WGU C724 - INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | 100%
CORRECT | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
• A _____ consists of all the components that work together to process data into useful
information -✓✓ Information System
• True or False. Information is data that have been organized to provide value to an
organization.
True
False -✓✓ True - Data that are organized are significant and can become useful
information.
• Information systems accept _____ as input and process it into _____ as output -✓✓
Data
Information
• What are two of the six major components of a computer-based information system?
Software and data
Telecommunication and hardware
Data and external influences
Software and telecommunications -✓✓ Software and data
• The input the system accepts to produce useful information -✓✓ Data
• The computer and all of its peripherals -✓✓ Hardware
• The programs comprised of pre-coded instructions written in a programming language
which the end user typically uses to interact directly with the IS -✓✓ Software
• A group of two or more computers and other devices connected to each other -✓✓
Network
• The information system professionals and users -✓✓ People
,• Management information systems focus on technology, people, and organizations.
They primarily serve _______.
first level managers
consumers
executives
front-line staff -✓✓ first level managers - Management information systems represent a
category of information systems that serve low level managers. MIS are usually focused
on short- to medium-term business decisions.
• A four-level pyramid depicts different types of information systems, as they relate to
different hierarchical levels within an organization. Select the correct ascending ordered
list of four systems (i.e., bottom to top of the pyramid), that relates to the end users'
increasing hierarchical level within an organization.
TPS, DSS, MIS, EIS
EIS, MIS, TPS, DSS
EIS, DSS, MIS, TPS
TPS, MIS, DSS, EIS -✓✓ TPS, MIS, DSS, EIS
• This system supports senior executives by providing important data in the form of
graphs and charts to analyze and identify long-term trends. -✓✓ Executive Info Systems
(EIS)
• This system provides modeling and analytical tools that support middle to senior
managers in all aspects of the decision-making process, when problems are unique,
unstructured, and not easily specified in advance, to project potential future trends. -✓✓
Decision Support Systems (DSS)
• This system provides first level managers with reports on current performance and
historical records to help keep an organization running smoothly. -✓✓ Management
Information Systems (MIS)
• This system tracks the flow of daily routine transactions that are necessary to conduct
business, such as payroll or order processing. -✓✓ Transaction Processing Systems
(TPS)
, • Managing information systems is a challenging role because of the constant changes
and threats to computer based information systems. Which of the following can be a
major threat to information systems?
Floods
Earthquakes
Power outages
All of the above -✓✓ All of the above
• Information systems executives must make difficult hardware decisions regarding
_____ issues that pose possible outside threats to the system. -✓✓ Security
• True of False. One of the most important IS management issues facing businesses
today is hiring skilled IS workers.
True
False -✓✓ True - The modern IS management function is extremely complex and
changes regularly. Finding qualified employees is critical to maintaining an effective IS.
• The IS function is _____ in structure and its success depends on its cooperation and
relationship with the other functions in an organization. -✓✓ Horizontal (Because
information systems encompass many different business functions in an organization,
the IS function is horizontal in nature and cannot work alone in a vertical structure)
• A large part of IS management's main agenda changes every _____ year(s) due to the
constant evolvement of information systems, confirming the highly dynamic nature of
the IS management function. -✓✓ 3 - (About one third of the IS management agenda is
expected to change every three years, confirming the highly dynamic nature of the IS
management function)
• _____ have shown tremendous growth in the last few decades, leading to more
sophisticated _____. -✓✓ Information Technologies
Information Systems
• True or False. The great advancement in information technology is due to the
development in information systems.
True
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | 100%
CORRECT | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
• A _____ consists of all the components that work together to process data into useful
information -✓✓ Information System
• True or False. Information is data that have been organized to provide value to an
organization.
True
False -✓✓ True - Data that are organized are significant and can become useful
information.
• Information systems accept _____ as input and process it into _____ as output -✓✓
Data
Information
• What are two of the six major components of a computer-based information system?
Software and data
Telecommunication and hardware
Data and external influences
Software and telecommunications -✓✓ Software and data
• The input the system accepts to produce useful information -✓✓ Data
• The computer and all of its peripherals -✓✓ Hardware
• The programs comprised of pre-coded instructions written in a programming language
which the end user typically uses to interact directly with the IS -✓✓ Software
• A group of two or more computers and other devices connected to each other -✓✓
Network
• The information system professionals and users -✓✓ People
,• Management information systems focus on technology, people, and organizations.
They primarily serve _______.
first level managers
consumers
executives
front-line staff -✓✓ first level managers - Management information systems represent a
category of information systems that serve low level managers. MIS are usually focused
on short- to medium-term business decisions.
• A four-level pyramid depicts different types of information systems, as they relate to
different hierarchical levels within an organization. Select the correct ascending ordered
list of four systems (i.e., bottom to top of the pyramid), that relates to the end users'
increasing hierarchical level within an organization.
TPS, DSS, MIS, EIS
EIS, MIS, TPS, DSS
EIS, DSS, MIS, TPS
TPS, MIS, DSS, EIS -✓✓ TPS, MIS, DSS, EIS
• This system supports senior executives by providing important data in the form of
graphs and charts to analyze and identify long-term trends. -✓✓ Executive Info Systems
(EIS)
• This system provides modeling and analytical tools that support middle to senior
managers in all aspects of the decision-making process, when problems are unique,
unstructured, and not easily specified in advance, to project potential future trends. -✓✓
Decision Support Systems (DSS)
• This system provides first level managers with reports on current performance and
historical records to help keep an organization running smoothly. -✓✓ Management
Information Systems (MIS)
• This system tracks the flow of daily routine transactions that are necessary to conduct
business, such as payroll or order processing. -✓✓ Transaction Processing Systems
(TPS)
, • Managing information systems is a challenging role because of the constant changes
and threats to computer based information systems. Which of the following can be a
major threat to information systems?
Floods
Earthquakes
Power outages
All of the above -✓✓ All of the above
• Information systems executives must make difficult hardware decisions regarding
_____ issues that pose possible outside threats to the system. -✓✓ Security
• True of False. One of the most important IS management issues facing businesses
today is hiring skilled IS workers.
True
False -✓✓ True - The modern IS management function is extremely complex and
changes regularly. Finding qualified employees is critical to maintaining an effective IS.
• The IS function is _____ in structure and its success depends on its cooperation and
relationship with the other functions in an organization. -✓✓ Horizontal (Because
information systems encompass many different business functions in an organization,
the IS function is horizontal in nature and cannot work alone in a vertical structure)
• A large part of IS management's main agenda changes every _____ year(s) due to the
constant evolvement of information systems, confirming the highly dynamic nature of
the IS management function. -✓✓ 3 - (About one third of the IS management agenda is
expected to change every three years, confirming the highly dynamic nature of the IS
management function)
• _____ have shown tremendous growth in the last few decades, leading to more
sophisticated _____. -✓✓ Information Technologies
Information Systems
• True or False. The great advancement in information technology is due to the
development in information systems.
True
