BCIS 3610 EXAM 1
A computer-based information system (CBIS) is a single set of hardware, databases,
networks, people, and procedures configured to collect, manipulate, store, and process data
into information, but the CBIS does not include software. -
False
Which of the following is NOT an organizational complement?
A. familiar processes
B. new decision rights
C. well-trained workers
D. system support -
A. familiar processes
Usability and user-interface design are key factors in delivering apps that business users will
adopt and use. -
True
Sara Beth and Taylor have developed a new software that they plan to distribute for free,
allowing other software professionals to study, change, and improved it. Their software is an
example of _________. -
open source software
When a customer buys products using the company's website, it results in transactions that
are recorded for later use by management information systems. -
True
A set of random or unrelated tasks performed to achieve a definite outcome is called a
process. -
False
____________ is a network based on Web technologies that allows selected outsiders, such
as business partners and customers, to access authorized resources of a company's intranet. -
Extranet
Systems development projects should always be outsourced in order to allow an organization
to focus on what it does best. -
False
Mobile commerce (m-commerce) is the use of mobile, wireless devices to place orders and
conduct business. -
True
QuickBooks is an accounting application used by many large, multinational organizations. -
False
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, Increasingly, companies are no longer incorporating computer-based information systems
into their products and services. -
False
The value of information is directly linked to how it helps decision makers achieve their
organization's _____. -
goals
_____ is/are considered to be the most important element in computer-based information
systems. -
People
The term data is used to label raw facts such as height and weight of a patient. -
True
Which of the following does not is NOT an application software?
A. SAP
B. Quicken
C. QuickBooks
D. Android -
D. Android
_____ is a strategy by which an organization determinedly and systematically gathers,
organizes, stores, analyzes, and shares its collective knowledge and experience. -
Knowledge management
The gulf between those who do and do not have access to modern information and
communications technology is described as the _____. -
digital divide
When an organization wants to develop a new information system to meet its needs, it can
_________.
A. all of these answers
B. choose a software service provider
C. build a custom application
D. buy software off the shelf -
A. all of these answers
Last week Jake and Gina used their computer programming skills to illegally gain access to a
local veterinary clinic's customer database. They stole the customers' names, addresses, and
credit card numbers, and they're now using this information to purchase things from the
Internet. Jake and Gina are _________. -
cybercriminals
The World Wide Web (WWW) is a network of links on the Internet to documents containing
text, graphics, video, and sound, but does not offer cloud computing capabilities. -
False
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A computer-based information system (CBIS) is a single set of hardware, databases,
networks, people, and procedures configured to collect, manipulate, store, and process data
into information, but the CBIS does not include software. -
False
Which of the following is NOT an organizational complement?
A. familiar processes
B. new decision rights
C. well-trained workers
D. system support -
A. familiar processes
Usability and user-interface design are key factors in delivering apps that business users will
adopt and use. -
True
Sara Beth and Taylor have developed a new software that they plan to distribute for free,
allowing other software professionals to study, change, and improved it. Their software is an
example of _________. -
open source software
When a customer buys products using the company's website, it results in transactions that
are recorded for later use by management information systems. -
True
A set of random or unrelated tasks performed to achieve a definite outcome is called a
process. -
False
____________ is a network based on Web technologies that allows selected outsiders, such
as business partners and customers, to access authorized resources of a company's intranet. -
Extranet
Systems development projects should always be outsourced in order to allow an organization
to focus on what it does best. -
False
Mobile commerce (m-commerce) is the use of mobile, wireless devices to place orders and
conduct business. -
True
QuickBooks is an accounting application used by many large, multinational organizations. -
False
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, Increasingly, companies are no longer incorporating computer-based information systems
into their products and services. -
False
The value of information is directly linked to how it helps decision makers achieve their
organization's _____. -
goals
_____ is/are considered to be the most important element in computer-based information
systems. -
People
The term data is used to label raw facts such as height and weight of a patient. -
True
Which of the following does not is NOT an application software?
A. SAP
B. Quicken
C. QuickBooks
D. Android -
D. Android
_____ is a strategy by which an organization determinedly and systematically gathers,
organizes, stores, analyzes, and shares its collective knowledge and experience. -
Knowledge management
The gulf between those who do and do not have access to modern information and
communications technology is described as the _____. -
digital divide
When an organization wants to develop a new information system to meet its needs, it can
_________.
A. all of these answers
B. choose a software service provider
C. build a custom application
D. buy software off the shelf -
A. all of these answers
Last week Jake and Gina used their computer programming skills to illegally gain access to a
local veterinary clinic's customer database. They stole the customers' names, addresses, and
credit card numbers, and they're now using this information to purchase things from the
Internet. Jake and Gina are _________. -
cybercriminals
The World Wide Web (WWW) is a network of links on the Internet to documents containing
text, graphics, video, and sound, but does not offer cloud computing capabilities. -
False
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