Test Bank for Business Driven Information Systems 7th Edition Baltzan.

Test Bank for Business
Driven Information
Systems 7th Edition
Baltzan.




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,ANSWERS ARE LOCATED IN THE SECOND PART OF THIS DOCUMENT
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Companies today are successful when they combine the power of the information age
with traditional business methods.
1)

⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's : Remember
Difficulty : 1 Easy
Learning Outcome : 01-01 Describe the information age and the differences among data, information, bu
Topic : Competing in the Information Age
Gradable : automatic



2) Competitive data is information collected from multiple sources such as suppliers,
customers, competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes patterns, trends, and relationships
for strategic decision making.

2)

⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's : Remember
Difficulty : 1 Easy
Learning Outcome : 01-01 Describe the information age and the differences among data, information, bu
Topic : Competing in the Information Age
Gradable : automatic



3) Business intelligence is information collected from multiple sources such as suppliers,
customers, competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes patterns, trends, and relationships
for strategic decision making.

3)




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, ⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's : Remember
Difficulty : 1 Easy
Learning Outcome : 01-01 Describe the information age and the differences among data, information, bu
Topic : Competing in the Information Age
Gradable : automatic



4) The information age is the present time, during which infinite quantities of facts are
widely available to anyone who can use a computer.

4)

⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's : Remember
Difficulty : 1 Easy
Learning Outcome : 01-01 Describe the information age and the differences among data, information, bu
Topic : Competing in the Information Age
Gradable : automatic



5) Top managers use facts to define the future of the business, analyzing markets, industries
and economies to determine the strategic direction the company must follow to remain
unprofitable.

5)

⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Learning Outcome : 01-01 Describe the information age and the differences among data, information, bu
Topic : Competing in the Information Age
Gradable : automatic
Bloom's : Understand
Difficulty : 2 Medium



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, 6) A variable is a business intelligence characteristic that stands for a value that cannot
change over time.

6)

⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Learning Outcome : 01-01 Describe the information age and the differences among data, information, bu
Topic : Competing in the Information Age
Gradable : automatic
Bloom's : Understand
Difficulty : 2 Medium



7) A fact is the confirmation or validation of an event or object. In the past, people primarily
learned facts from books.

7)

⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty : 1 Easy
Learning Outcome : 01-01 Describe the information age and the differences among data, information, bu
Topic : Competing in the Information Age
Gradable : automatic
Bloom's : Understand



8) Zappos is not a technology company; its primary business focus is to sell books and
competitive intelligence.

8)

⊚ true
⊚ false




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