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Review Questions
Multiple Choice
1. Taylor is collecting and analyzing data to generate evidence that will support the
organization’s decision-making processes. What will Taylor use to assist with this effort?
A. data processing
B. information systems*
C. information technology
D. computer science
LO: 1.1.1 Define the key concepts in information systems
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Moderate
2. Which component of information systems enables users to perform specific tasks?
A. hardware
B. data
C. software*
D. procedures
LO: 1.1.1 Define the key concepts in information systems
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
3. At your organization’s quarterly business meeting, Amal presented statistics and other facts
to help board members learn about the organization’s progress and understand the
quarterly reports. What are the statistics and facts that Amal presented called?
A. information*
B. procedures
C. data
D. transactions
LO: 1.1.1 Define the key concepts in information systems
Blooms: Remember
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Difficulty: Moderate
4. Which type of information system provides reports and summaries to help middle
managers with decision-making?
A. decision support system
B. executive information system
C. management information system*
D. interorganizational information system
LO: 1.1.1 Define the key concepts in information systems
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Moderate
5. Which type of information system enables two or more companies to conduct business
electronically?
A. decision support system
B. transaction processing system
C. management information system
D. interorganizational information system*
LO: 1.1.1 Define the key concepts in information systems
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Moderate
6. As your organization has grown, you need a system to handle functions such as human
resource management, customer service monitoring, and project management. What type
of system do you need?
A. point-of-sale system
B. transaction processing system
C. management information system
D. enterprise resource planning system*
LO: 1.1.1 Define the key concepts in information systems
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Moderate
7. What prevented early computers from being used as communication tools?
A. They were not part of information systems.
B. They did not have software.
C. They were not linked by data networks.*
D. They did not use transaction processing.
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LO: 1.1.2 Discuss the historical evolution of information systems
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
8. What feature of the ARPANET enabled information sharing in separate locations by
transferring data in small pieces as they are routed through a system?
A. packet-switching technology*
B. satellite links
C. list servers
D. FTP protocols
LO: 1.1.2 Discuss the historical evolution of information systems
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
9. One of your customers is amazed they can interact with your organization’s online
advertisements. During the 1990s, this customer worked for an advertising agency and used
Web 1.0, which only allowed customers to observe advertisements. Why did Web 1.0 not
offer users the option of interacting with content?
A. With Web 1.0, websites relied on packet-switching technology.
B. With Web 1.0, websites were static.*
C. With Web 1.0, websites relied on list servers.
D. With Web 1.0, websites used routers.
LO: 1.1.2 Discuss the historical evolution of information systems
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Difficult
10. Which part of a computer manages disk storage?
A. list server
B. operating system (OS)*
C. transaction processing system
D. application software
LO: 1.1.3 Describe the components, elements, and operations of information systems
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
11. You are looking at statistics and other numerical information about your organization’s
quarterly sales. What type of information is this?
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Chapter 01: Fundamentals of Information Systems
OpenStax Foundations of Information
Systems Test Bank
Chapter 01: Fundamentals of Information Systems
Review Questions
Multiple Choice
1. Taylor is collecting and analyzing data to generate evidence that will support the
organization’s decision-making processes. What will Taylor use to assist with this effort?
A. data processing
B. information systems*
C. information technology
D. computer science
LO: 1.1.1 Define the key concepts in information systems
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Moderate
2. Which component of information systems enables users to perform specific tasks?
A. hardware
B. data
C. software*
D. procedures
LO: 1.1.1 Define the key concepts in information systems
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
3. At your organization’s quarterly business meeting, Amal presented statistics and other facts
to help board members learn about the organization’s progress and understand the
quarterly reports. What are the statistics and facts that Amal presented called?
A. information*
B. procedures
C. data
D. transactions
LO: 1.1.1 Define the key concepts in information systems
Blooms: Remember
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Difficulty: Moderate
4. Which type of information system provides reports and summaries to help middle
managers with decision-making?
A. decision support system
B. executive information system
C. management information system*
D. interorganizational information system
LO: 1.1.1 Define the key concepts in information systems
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Moderate
5. Which type of information system enables two or more companies to conduct business
electronically?
A. decision support system
B. transaction processing system
C. management information system
D. interorganizational information system*
LO: 1.1.1 Define the key concepts in information systems
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Moderate
6. As your organization has grown, you need a system to handle functions such as human
resource management, customer service monitoring, and project management. What type
of system do you need?
A. point-of-sale system
B. transaction processing system
C. management information system
D. enterprise resource planning system*
LO: 1.1.1 Define the key concepts in information systems
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Moderate
7. What prevented early computers from being used as communication tools?
A. They were not part of information systems.
B. They did not have software.
C. They were not linked by data networks.*
D. They did not use transaction processing.
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Chapter 01: Fundamentals of Information Systems
LO: 1.1.2 Discuss the historical evolution of information systems
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
8. What feature of the ARPANET enabled information sharing in separate locations by
transferring data in small pieces as they are routed through a system?
A. packet-switching technology*
B. satellite links
C. list servers
D. FTP protocols
LO: 1.1.2 Discuss the historical evolution of information systems
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
9. One of your customers is amazed they can interact with your organization’s online
advertisements. During the 1990s, this customer worked for an advertising agency and used
Web 1.0, which only allowed customers to observe advertisements. Why did Web 1.0 not
offer users the option of interacting with content?
A. With Web 1.0, websites relied on packet-switching technology.
B. With Web 1.0, websites were static.*
C. With Web 1.0, websites relied on list servers.
D. With Web 1.0, websites used routers.
LO: 1.1.2 Discuss the historical evolution of information systems
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Difficult
10. Which part of a computer manages disk storage?
A. list server
B. operating system (OS)*
C. transaction processing system
D. application software
LO: 1.1.3 Describe the components, elements, and operations of information systems
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
11. You are looking at statistics and other numerical information about your organization’s
quarterly sales. What type of information is this?
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