COMM 205 QUIZ #1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. 1. How does IT differ from IS?
a) IT costs money while IS doesn't
b) IT is a newer word for IS
c) IT refers to methods, invention, standards, and products while IS is a system of hardware, software,
data, procedures, and people that produces information.
d) IT and IS are the same
Answer:
C
Question:
2. 2. Information systems exist to help businesses to:
a) save money
b) achieve goals and objectives
c) be more profitable
d) be more competitive
Answer:
B
Question:
3. 3. What does ICT stand for?
a) Information and Communications Terminology
b) Information Computing Technology
c) Information and Communication Technology
d) Industrial Computing Technology
Answer:
C
Question:
4. 4. Google's use of "content extraction" with Gmail is a concern for?
a) Academics
b) Competitors
c) Privacy advocates
d) Governments
Answer:
C
Question:
5. 5. According to Moore's Law, an integrated chip's circuit density should [blank] every two years.
a) increase 50%
b) decrease 50%
c) gradually decrease
d) increase 100%
, Answer:
D
Question:
6. 6. Information technology focuses on the hardware, software, and [blank] components of an information
system.
a) data
b) security
c) procedures
d) people
Answer:
A
Question:
7. 7. Social networking sites generate revenue through:
a) government subsidy
b) subscription fees
c) corporate sponsorship
d) advertising
Answer:
D
Question:
8. 8. An information system must produce information that is:
a) worth its cost, timely, relevant, barely sufficient, accurate
b) relevant, timely, all encompassing, worth its cost
c) accurate and worth its cost
d) timely and accurate
Answer:
A
Question:
9. 9. Relevant information refers to information that is:
a) worth the value paid to generate it
b) useful to both the context and the subject at hand
c) correct and complete
d) produced in time for its intended use
Answer:
B
Question:
10. 10. Managerial decisions refer to:
a) day-to-day activities
b) broader-scope, organizational issues
c) an understood and accepted method for making decisions
d) the allocation and utilization of resources
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. 1. How does IT differ from IS?
a) IT costs money while IS doesn't
b) IT is a newer word for IS
c) IT refers to methods, invention, standards, and products while IS is a system of hardware, software,
data, procedures, and people that produces information.
d) IT and IS are the same
Answer:
C
Question:
2. 2. Information systems exist to help businesses to:
a) save money
b) achieve goals and objectives
c) be more profitable
d) be more competitive
Answer:
B
Question:
3. 3. What does ICT stand for?
a) Information and Communications Terminology
b) Information Computing Technology
c) Information and Communication Technology
d) Industrial Computing Technology
Answer:
C
Question:
4. 4. Google's use of "content extraction" with Gmail is a concern for?
a) Academics
b) Competitors
c) Privacy advocates
d) Governments
Answer:
C
Question:
5. 5. According to Moore's Law, an integrated chip's circuit density should [blank] every two years.
a) increase 50%
b) decrease 50%
c) gradually decrease
d) increase 100%
, Answer:
D
Question:
6. 6. Information technology focuses on the hardware, software, and [blank] components of an information
system.
a) data
b) security
c) procedures
d) people
Answer:
A
Question:
7. 7. Social networking sites generate revenue through:
a) government subsidy
b) subscription fees
c) corporate sponsorship
d) advertising
Answer:
D
Question:
8. 8. An information system must produce information that is:
a) worth its cost, timely, relevant, barely sufficient, accurate
b) relevant, timely, all encompassing, worth its cost
c) accurate and worth its cost
d) timely and accurate
Answer:
A
Question:
9. 9. Relevant information refers to information that is:
a) worth the value paid to generate it
b) useful to both the context and the subject at hand
c) correct and complete
d) produced in time for its intended use
Answer:
B
Question:
10. 10. Managerial decisions refer to:
a) day-to-day activities
b) broader-scope, organizational issues
c) an understood and accepted method for making decisions
d) the allocation and utilization of resources
