COB 204 Final JMU Hartt
Groupthink is a phenomenon where the desire for group cohesion leads to improved
decision making. - ✔️✔️False
According to J. Richard Hackman, which of the following is a primary criterion for
judging team success? - ✔️✔️Successful Outcome
The Information Age is a period in history where the production, distribution, and control
of information is the primary driver of the economy. - ✔️✔️True
The Digital Revolution was the conversion from mechanical and analog devices to
digital devices. - ✔️✔️True
A person's strong abstract reasoning skills won't be able to easily construct models. -
✔️✔️False
The five-component framework applies to simple and complex information systems. -
✔️✔️True
Information systems exist to help people who work in an organization to achieve the
strategies of that business. - ✔️✔️True
In the five-component model of an information system, data is the bridge between the
computer and the human sides. - ✔️✔️True
Data is worth its cost when an appropriate relationship exists between the cost of data
and its value. - ✔️✔️True
Kryder's Law states that the storage density on magnetic disks is increasing at an
exponential rate. - ✔️✔️True
The lower the amount of work to be moved from the human side to the computer side of
an information system, the higher is the complexity of that system. - ✔️✔️False
Collaboration is defined as a group of people ________. - ✔️✔️working together to
achieve a common goal
________ is defined as a group of people working together to achieve a common goal
via a process of feedback and iteration. - ✔️✔️Collaboration
, Which of the following is a key difference between collaboration and cooperation? -
✔️✔️Unlike cooperation, collaboration emphasizes iteration and feedback.
Despite the rapid growth of technology, digital devices fail to impact the industry. -
✔️✔️False
Which of the following is the least important characteristic of an effective collaborator? -
✔️✔️Having experience as a collaborator
Identify a primary purpose of collaboration. - ✔️✔️Making Decisions
Operational decisions are those that support ________. - ✔️✔️Operational, day-to-day
activities
Managerial decisions are decisions about ________. - ✔️✔️the utilization of resources
________ decisions are those that support broad-scope, organizational issues. -
✔️✔️Strategic
An organization uses a formula to compute the reorder quantity of an item in inventory.
This is an example of a(n) ________ decision process. - ✔️✔️Structured
The need for collaboration is greatest for ________ decisions. - ✔️✔️Strategic
________ decisions are the most structured and have very little need for collaboration. -
✔️✔️Operational
Which of the following factors determines the structure, features, and functions of an
information system used in a company? - ✔️✔️Competitive Strategy
Porter's five forces model is used to assess ________. - ✔️✔️Industry Structure
Porter defined value as the ________. - ✔️✔️amount of money that a customer is
willing to pay for an offering
Identify the activity in the value chain that involves receiving and handling of raw
materials and other inputs to the product. - ✔️✔️Inbound logistics
Which of the following statements best describes the role of operations in a value
chain? - ✔️✔️transforming inputs into the final products
Groupthink is a phenomenon where the desire for group cohesion leads to improved
decision making. - ✔️✔️False
According to J. Richard Hackman, which of the following is a primary criterion for
judging team success? - ✔️✔️Successful Outcome
The Information Age is a period in history where the production, distribution, and control
of information is the primary driver of the economy. - ✔️✔️True
The Digital Revolution was the conversion from mechanical and analog devices to
digital devices. - ✔️✔️True
A person's strong abstract reasoning skills won't be able to easily construct models. -
✔️✔️False
The five-component framework applies to simple and complex information systems. -
✔️✔️True
Information systems exist to help people who work in an organization to achieve the
strategies of that business. - ✔️✔️True
In the five-component model of an information system, data is the bridge between the
computer and the human sides. - ✔️✔️True
Data is worth its cost when an appropriate relationship exists between the cost of data
and its value. - ✔️✔️True
Kryder's Law states that the storage density on magnetic disks is increasing at an
exponential rate. - ✔️✔️True
The lower the amount of work to be moved from the human side to the computer side of
an information system, the higher is the complexity of that system. - ✔️✔️False
Collaboration is defined as a group of people ________. - ✔️✔️working together to
achieve a common goal
________ is defined as a group of people working together to achieve a common goal
via a process of feedback and iteration. - ✔️✔️Collaboration
, Which of the following is a key difference between collaboration and cooperation? -
✔️✔️Unlike cooperation, collaboration emphasizes iteration and feedback.
Despite the rapid growth of technology, digital devices fail to impact the industry. -
✔️✔️False
Which of the following is the least important characteristic of an effective collaborator? -
✔️✔️Having experience as a collaborator
Identify a primary purpose of collaboration. - ✔️✔️Making Decisions
Operational decisions are those that support ________. - ✔️✔️Operational, day-to-day
activities
Managerial decisions are decisions about ________. - ✔️✔️the utilization of resources
________ decisions are those that support broad-scope, organizational issues. -
✔️✔️Strategic
An organization uses a formula to compute the reorder quantity of an item in inventory.
This is an example of a(n) ________ decision process. - ✔️✔️Structured
The need for collaboration is greatest for ________ decisions. - ✔️✔️Strategic
________ decisions are the most structured and have very little need for collaboration. -
✔️✔️Operational
Which of the following factors determines the structure, features, and functions of an
information system used in a company? - ✔️✔️Competitive Strategy
Porter's five forces model is used to assess ________. - ✔️✔️Industry Structure
Porter defined value as the ________. - ✔️✔️amount of money that a customer is
willing to pay for an offering
Identify the activity in the value chain that involves receiving and handling of raw
materials and other inputs to the product. - ✔️✔️Inbound logistics
Which of the following statements best describes the role of operations in a value
chain? - ✔️✔️transforming inputs into the final products
