MCS FINAL EXAM Question and
answers correctly solved
An extranet is a system that shares data ________. - correct answer
✔across multiple organizations
A display which presents graphs and charts of key performance indicators on
a single screen for managing a company is called a ________. - correct
answer ✔Digital dashboard
A _______ consists of a networked system that can synchronize the value
chains of business partners______. - correct answer ✔A value web: Within
an industry
The competitive rivalry force of the internet is strong because it has
________. - correct answer ✔Made it easier for companies to compete on
price alone
Firms use a(n) __________ to coordinate their activities with other firms -
correct answer ✔Extranet
A key word in social business is ________. - correct answer ✔conversations
_____ is the worlds largest search engine - correct answer ✔Google
How a company produces, delivers and sells its products and services in the
marketplace is called a(n) ________. - correct answer ✔business model
,A large grocery chain has implemented a new "scan, bag, and go" technology
that allows customers to shop with greater independence. Which of the
following options BEST describes the effect of this technology on business? -
correct answer ✔Businesses are using information technology to achieve
higher levels of operational efficiency.
Advances in data storage techniques and the rapidly declining costs of data
storage threaten - correct answer ✔individual privacy
____ refers to the principles of right and wrong that individuals use to make
choices - correct answer ✔ethics
Information systems encompass all of the following tasks regarding
information except - correct answer ✔creates data
_____ includes components that collect, process, store and distribute
information to support decision making and control in a business - correct
answer ✔information systems
Which answer contains the correct list of moral dimensions in the Information
Age - correct answer ✔Information rights and obligations
Property rights and obligations
Accountability and control
System quality
Quality of life
A collection of routines for producing goods and services is called a(n)
________. - correct answer ✔business process
,Functional information systems that operate independently of one another are
becoming a thing of the past because - correct answer ✔they make sharing
information across functional systems difficult
A(n)_____ includes interdependent networks of suppliers, distributors and
outsourcing firms - correct answer ✔Business ecosystem
Which of the following statements about information systems and business
processes is correct? - correct answer ✔Information systems may make it
possible to completely change a business process.
Information systems can _____ the organization by empowering lower level
employees - correct answer ✔to flatten
Based on your reading, information systems can help businesses compete -
correct answer ✔But sustaining a competitive advantage is challenging
A ______ is traditionally made up of a series of eight 0 and 1 values - correct
answer ✔byte
computers represent data using - correct answer ✔binary digits
An emerging non-relational database management system is called
________. - correct answer ✔NoSQL
data cleansing, also known as _____, consists of activities for detecting and
correcting data in a database that are incorrect, incomplete, properly
formatted or redundant - correct answer ✔Data scrubbing
, A ____ is a component in the computer system data hierarchy that consists of
multiple records of the same type. - correct answer ✔file
Software systems designed to serve the unique needs of a specific industry
are _____ market applications - correct answer ✔vertical
A VPC, or Virtual Private Cloud, is a subset of a public cloud that has
________ and ________ access. - correct answer ✔Highly restricted, score
What makes a Blockchain system possible and attractive to business firms? -
correct answer ✔Its encryption and authentication processes make it highly
secure for storing many kinds of data.
The most popular type of database for today for PCs as well as for larger
computers and mainframes is _____ database - correct answer ✔The
relational
A collection of computers that transmit and/or receive electronic signals is
called - correct answer ✔A network
Despite all the benefits of the cloud and the explosive growth in network
technology, there are negative consequences as well. Which of the following
is not one? - correct answer ✔When you are connected to the Internet, you
are part of a network of networks.
The sales, manufacturing, and inventory systems at a bike manufacturer use
different codes to represent frame sizes. Ex. Sales system, a large bike frame
is coded with "L", while the inventory system codes a large bike frame with
"LG". This illustrates _____ - correct answer ✔Data inconsistency
answers correctly solved
An extranet is a system that shares data ________. - correct answer
✔across multiple organizations
A display which presents graphs and charts of key performance indicators on
a single screen for managing a company is called a ________. - correct
answer ✔Digital dashboard
A _______ consists of a networked system that can synchronize the value
chains of business partners______. - correct answer ✔A value web: Within
an industry
The competitive rivalry force of the internet is strong because it has
________. - correct answer ✔Made it easier for companies to compete on
price alone
Firms use a(n) __________ to coordinate their activities with other firms -
correct answer ✔Extranet
A key word in social business is ________. - correct answer ✔conversations
_____ is the worlds largest search engine - correct answer ✔Google
How a company produces, delivers and sells its products and services in the
marketplace is called a(n) ________. - correct answer ✔business model
,A large grocery chain has implemented a new "scan, bag, and go" technology
that allows customers to shop with greater independence. Which of the
following options BEST describes the effect of this technology on business? -
correct answer ✔Businesses are using information technology to achieve
higher levels of operational efficiency.
Advances in data storage techniques and the rapidly declining costs of data
storage threaten - correct answer ✔individual privacy
____ refers to the principles of right and wrong that individuals use to make
choices - correct answer ✔ethics
Information systems encompass all of the following tasks regarding
information except - correct answer ✔creates data
_____ includes components that collect, process, store and distribute
information to support decision making and control in a business - correct
answer ✔information systems
Which answer contains the correct list of moral dimensions in the Information
Age - correct answer ✔Information rights and obligations
Property rights and obligations
Accountability and control
System quality
Quality of life
A collection of routines for producing goods and services is called a(n)
________. - correct answer ✔business process
,Functional information systems that operate independently of one another are
becoming a thing of the past because - correct answer ✔they make sharing
information across functional systems difficult
A(n)_____ includes interdependent networks of suppliers, distributors and
outsourcing firms - correct answer ✔Business ecosystem
Which of the following statements about information systems and business
processes is correct? - correct answer ✔Information systems may make it
possible to completely change a business process.
Information systems can _____ the organization by empowering lower level
employees - correct answer ✔to flatten
Based on your reading, information systems can help businesses compete -
correct answer ✔But sustaining a competitive advantage is challenging
A ______ is traditionally made up of a series of eight 0 and 1 values - correct
answer ✔byte
computers represent data using - correct answer ✔binary digits
An emerging non-relational database management system is called
________. - correct answer ✔NoSQL
data cleansing, also known as _____, consists of activities for detecting and
correcting data in a database that are incorrect, incomplete, properly
formatted or redundant - correct answer ✔Data scrubbing
, A ____ is a component in the computer system data hierarchy that consists of
multiple records of the same type. - correct answer ✔file
Software systems designed to serve the unique needs of a specific industry
are _____ market applications - correct answer ✔vertical
A VPC, or Virtual Private Cloud, is a subset of a public cloud that has
________ and ________ access. - correct answer ✔Highly restricted, score
What makes a Blockchain system possible and attractive to business firms? -
correct answer ✔Its encryption and authentication processes make it highly
secure for storing many kinds of data.
The most popular type of database for today for PCs as well as for larger
computers and mainframes is _____ database - correct answer ✔The
relational
A collection of computers that transmit and/or receive electronic signals is
called - correct answer ✔A network
Despite all the benefits of the cloud and the explosive growth in network
technology, there are negative consequences as well. Which of the following
is not one? - correct answer ✔When you are connected to the Internet, you
are part of a network of networks.
The sales, manufacturing, and inventory systems at a bike manufacturer use
different codes to represent frame sizes. Ex. Sales system, a large bike frame
is coded with "L", while the inventory system codes a large bike frame with
"LG". This illustrates _____ - correct answer ✔Data inconsistency
