Solutions 2026-2027 Updated.
(1)In a manufacturing organization, the supply chain is a key value chain whose primary
activities include all of the following EXCEPT:
1.inbound logistics.
2.finance and accounting.
3.marketing and sales.
4.customer service. - Answer finance and accounting.
(1)Which of the following is NOT correct about an information system?
1.It is a set of interrelated components.
2.It is a structured set of related activities that takes input, adds value, and creates an output.
3.It is used to collect, process, store, and disseminate information.
4.It includes some form of feedback mechanism to monitor and control its operation. - Answer
It is a structured set of related activities that takes input, adds value, and creates an output.
(1)In a large IS organization, the professional who is responsible for maintaining the security and
integrity of the organization's systems and data is the __________.
1.data center manager
2.data security manager
3.system security operator
4. Information systems security analyst - Answer .information systems security analyst
(1)Which type of information system do organizations use to define structured interactions
among employees or between the organizational and external customers, suppliers, or business
partners?
1.personal information system
2.workgroup information system
3.enterprise information system
4.interorganizational information system - Answer 3.enterprise information system
(1)Which of the following is NOT one of the four main components in Leavitt's Diamond?
1.people
2.systems
3.processes
, 4.technology infrastructure - Answer 2.systems
(2)A type of memory whose contents are not lost if the power is turned off or interrupted is said
to be _____.
1.unarbitrary
2.nonvolatile
3.inaccessible
4.nonadjacent - Answer 2.nonvolatile
(2)Completing an instruction involves two phases—instruction and execution—which are each
broken down into two steps for a total of four steps. Which of the following is NOT one of the
four steps?
1.fetch instruction
2.store results
3.execute instruction
4.process data - Answer 4.process data
(2)The component of a computer that provides the CPU with a working storage area for
program instructions and data is called the __________.
1.main memory
2,input/output devices
3.bus
4.processor - Answer 1. main memory
(2) Which of the following is not a type of system software?
1.Operating systems
2.Utility programs
3.Middleware
4.Application programs - Answer 4.application programs
(2)Tim is a software developer who codes using a higher-level language utilizing a compiler.
Which is true of Tim's programs?
1.The compiler carries out the operations called for by the source code.
2.The compiler translates the programs into a machine language.
3.The CPU executes the code Tim writes directly.
4.After the code is compiled, it is passed to an interpreter. - Answer 2.The compiler translates
the programs into a machine language.