OMIS Final Exam
Some of the radical changes brought on by technology include (quiz 1) -
correct answer ✔the creation of an unprecedented set of security and
espionage threats
Tech impact is reaching even beyond the confines of Earth itself. According to
an example in your chapter, how was a tool on the International Space Station
recently acquired? (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔it was printed on demand
using 3D printing technology
One contributor to the ease with which young entrepreneurs can have
success is low-cost
distribution to massive markets worldwide. This is enabled by: (quiz 1) -
correct answer ✔App stores
A MAJOR goal of OMIS 351 is to help OMIS 351 students, all future business
leaders, ... (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔learn to match business problems and
technology solutions
As discussed in class, the guy who "invented" sliced bread actually invented:
(quiz 1) - correct answer ✔neither bread or slicing (none of the above)
A company uses radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to keep track of its
inventory.
This is an example of the impact of technology in the area of _____. (quiz 1) -
correct answer ✔operations
,What's a good example of information as an asset? (quiz 1) - correct answer
✔MasterCard using your payment history to establish a credit score for you
and selling it
If the "light bulb" in your head goes on, and you get a great idea for a possible
information
technology solution to a business problem, the first thing you should do is:
(quiz 1) - correct answer ✔Begin progressing through the stages of the
SDLC
If it cost $1 to fix an error in the Planning (1st) step of the SDLC, how much
would that error
cost in the Development step? (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔$100
Which of the following is the best example of matching a technology solution
to a business
problem? (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔Using GPS to track Huskie bus
locations and giving that information to students
Two groups of three similar words are listed below. What word(s) is missing?
Computer Age, Efficiency, Speed ==> Information Age, Effectiveness,
__________. (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔competitive advantage
If you get to drop one of seven quizzes, and each quiz is 25 points, which is
the correct way
to calculate your quiz average in Excel if quizzes are stored in columns K
through Q? (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔= (sum(K2:Q2) - min(K2:Q2)) / 6 /25
*100.
,Which of the following is THE major theme of OMIS 351 this semester? (quiz
1) - correct answer ✔Information Technology should be used to serve the
goals of the business
In the VC1 assignment, in what format were the Excel Grades page and Excel
Formulas page
recommended to be posted to your web page? (quiz 1) - correct answer
✔pictures
Which of the following is NOT a good example of a way technology could
improve a
business process? (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔Use the most up-to-date smart
phone technology.
Business Process Automation (BPA) and Business Process Reengineering
(BPR) are: (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔Significantly different means of
bringing change to business processes
_____ has emerged as a catalyst for global change, with Facebook and
Twitter playing key
organizing roles in uprisings worldwide (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔Social
Media
The phrase _____________ is often used to describe the trend of putting
"smarts" (meaning
computing and telecommunications technology) into everyday products such
as lamps, watches,
thermostats, and door locks; as well as embedding tech into industrial goods.
(quiz 1) - correct answer ✔Internet of Things(IoT)
, Amazon was started by: (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔Jeff Bezos
What is the order of the Systems Development Life Cycle? (quiz 1) - correct
answer ✔Planning, Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Implementation,
Maintenance
In just five years, _____ has bought a whopping 103 firms (quiz 1) - correct
answer ✔Google
Which feasibility study ("If we build it, will they come?") involves using
stakeholder
analysis of project champion(s), organizational management, and system
users? (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔operational/organizational
What is the function that we have used in VC1 to search for relative grades in
Grades Table? (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔VLOOKUP
Which is the best reason that non-technical majors should care about OMIS
351? (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔Because every business student, regardless
of major, will be confronted with decisions
regarding matching technology solutions to business problems.
Which of the careers listed below can be found in consulting organizations?
(quiz 1) - correct answer ✔Analysts and computer programmers (both a and
b)
What is a website? (NIU Response 8/29) - correct answer ✔It's just a
computer file or files (in html) that's on a "web server", which is a computer
that can "serve", or present, pages to anyone with a browser.
Some of the radical changes brought on by technology include (quiz 1) -
correct answer ✔the creation of an unprecedented set of security and
espionage threats
Tech impact is reaching even beyond the confines of Earth itself. According to
an example in your chapter, how was a tool on the International Space Station
recently acquired? (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔it was printed on demand
using 3D printing technology
One contributor to the ease with which young entrepreneurs can have
success is low-cost
distribution to massive markets worldwide. This is enabled by: (quiz 1) -
correct answer ✔App stores
A MAJOR goal of OMIS 351 is to help OMIS 351 students, all future business
leaders, ... (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔learn to match business problems and
technology solutions
As discussed in class, the guy who "invented" sliced bread actually invented:
(quiz 1) - correct answer ✔neither bread or slicing (none of the above)
A company uses radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to keep track of its
inventory.
This is an example of the impact of technology in the area of _____. (quiz 1) -
correct answer ✔operations
,What's a good example of information as an asset? (quiz 1) - correct answer
✔MasterCard using your payment history to establish a credit score for you
and selling it
If the "light bulb" in your head goes on, and you get a great idea for a possible
information
technology solution to a business problem, the first thing you should do is:
(quiz 1) - correct answer ✔Begin progressing through the stages of the
SDLC
If it cost $1 to fix an error in the Planning (1st) step of the SDLC, how much
would that error
cost in the Development step? (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔$100
Which of the following is the best example of matching a technology solution
to a business
problem? (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔Using GPS to track Huskie bus
locations and giving that information to students
Two groups of three similar words are listed below. What word(s) is missing?
Computer Age, Efficiency, Speed ==> Information Age, Effectiveness,
__________. (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔competitive advantage
If you get to drop one of seven quizzes, and each quiz is 25 points, which is
the correct way
to calculate your quiz average in Excel if quizzes are stored in columns K
through Q? (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔= (sum(K2:Q2) - min(K2:Q2)) / 6 /25
*100.
,Which of the following is THE major theme of OMIS 351 this semester? (quiz
1) - correct answer ✔Information Technology should be used to serve the
goals of the business
In the VC1 assignment, in what format were the Excel Grades page and Excel
Formulas page
recommended to be posted to your web page? (quiz 1) - correct answer
✔pictures
Which of the following is NOT a good example of a way technology could
improve a
business process? (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔Use the most up-to-date smart
phone technology.
Business Process Automation (BPA) and Business Process Reengineering
(BPR) are: (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔Significantly different means of
bringing change to business processes
_____ has emerged as a catalyst for global change, with Facebook and
Twitter playing key
organizing roles in uprisings worldwide (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔Social
Media
The phrase _____________ is often used to describe the trend of putting
"smarts" (meaning
computing and telecommunications technology) into everyday products such
as lamps, watches,
thermostats, and door locks; as well as embedding tech into industrial goods.
(quiz 1) - correct answer ✔Internet of Things(IoT)
, Amazon was started by: (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔Jeff Bezos
What is the order of the Systems Development Life Cycle? (quiz 1) - correct
answer ✔Planning, Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Implementation,
Maintenance
In just five years, _____ has bought a whopping 103 firms (quiz 1) - correct
answer ✔Google
Which feasibility study ("If we build it, will they come?") involves using
stakeholder
analysis of project champion(s), organizational management, and system
users? (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔operational/organizational
What is the function that we have used in VC1 to search for relative grades in
Grades Table? (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔VLOOKUP
Which is the best reason that non-technical majors should care about OMIS
351? (quiz 1) - correct answer ✔Because every business student, regardless
of major, will be confronted with decisions
regarding matching technology solutions to business problems.
Which of the careers listed below can be found in consulting organizations?
(quiz 1) - correct answer ✔Analysts and computer programmers (both a and
b)
What is a website? (NIU Response 8/29) - correct answer ✔It's just a
computer file or files (in html) that's on a "web server", which is a computer
that can "serve", or present, pages to anyone with a browser.
