Test Bank for M: Information Systems 4thE
r r r r r r r
dition Baltzan
r
1-1
,Management Information Systems: Business Driven MIS
r r r r r
Truer/rFalserQuestions
1. Companiesrtodayrarersuccessfulrwhenrtheyrcombinertherpowerrofrtherinformationragerwith
traditionalrbusinessrmethods.
True False
2. Competitiverintelligencerisrinformationrcollectedrfromrmultiplersourcesrsuchrasrsuppliers,
customers,rcompetitors,rpartners,randrindustriesrthatranalyzesrpatterns,rtrends,randrrelationshipsrfo
rrstrategicrdecisionrmaking.
True False
3. Businessrintelligencerisrinformationrcollectedrfromrmultiplersourcesrsuchrasrsuppliers,rcustomers,
competitors,rpartners,randrindustriesrthatranalyzesrpatterns,rtrends,randrrelationshipsrforrstrategicrdecis
ionrmaking.
True False
4. Therinformationragerisrtherpresentrtime,rduringrwhichrinfiniterquantitiesrofrfactsrarerwidely
availablertoranyonerwhorcanruserarcomputer.
True False
5. Technologyrprovidesrcountlessrbusinessropportunities,rbutrcanralsorleadrtorpitfallsrandrtrapsrforra
business.
True False
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,6. Toprmanagersrusersocialrintelligencertordefinertherfuturerofrtherbusiness,ranalyzingrmarkets,
industriesrandreconomiesrtordeterminertherstrategicrdirectionrthercompanyrmustrfollowrtorremainrunpr
ofitable.
True False
7. Arvariablerisrarbusinessrintelligencercharacteristicrthatrstandsrforrarvaluerthatrcannotrchangerover
time.
True False
8. Arfactrisrtherconfirmationrorrvalidationrofranreventrorrobject.rInrtherpast,rpeoplerprimarilyrlearned
factsrfromrbooks.
True False
9. Zapposrisrnotrartechnologyrcompany;ritsrprimaryrbusinessrfocusrisrtorsellrbooks.
True False
10. Orderrdate,ramountrsold,randrcustomerrnumberrarerallrformsrofrdata.
True False
11. Choosingrnotrtorfirerarsalesrrepresentativerwhorisrunderperformingr knowingrthatrpersonris
experiencingrfamilyrproblemsrisrarformrofrknowledge.
True False
12. Informationrisrdatarconvertedrintorarmeaningfulrandrusefulrcontext.rThertruthraboutrinformationris
thatritsrvaluerisronlyrasrgoodrasrtherpeoplerwhoruserit.rPeoplerusingrthersamerinformationrcanrmakerdiff
erentrdecisionsrdependingronrhowrtheyrinterpretrorranalyzertherinformation.
True False
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, 13. TherInternetrofrThingsr(IoT)risrarworldrwhererinterconnected,rInternet-enabledrdevicesrorr"things"
canrcollectrandrsharerdatarwithoutrhumanrintervention.
True False
14. Machinertormachiner(M2M)rrefersrtordevicesrthatrconnectrdirectlyrtorotherrdevices.
True False
15. TherInternetrofrThingsr(IoT)rrefersrtordevicesrthatrconnectrdirectlyrtorotherrdevices.
True False
16. Predictiveranalyticsrextractsrinformationrfromrdatarandrusesritrtorpredictrfuturertrendsrandridentify
behavioralrpatterns.
True False
17. Predictiveranalyticsrisrarworldrwhererinterconnected,rInternet-enabledrdevicesrorr"things"rcan
collectrandrsharerdatarwithoutrhumanrintervention.
True False
18. Toprmanagersruserpredictiveranalyticsrtordefinertherfuturerofrtherbusiness,ranalyzingrmarkets,
industries,randreconomiesrtordeterminertherstrategicrdirectionrthercompanyrmustrfollowrtorremainrpr
ofitable.rTonyrwillrsetrtherstrategicrdirectionrforrhisrfirm,rwhichrmightrincluderintroducingrnewrflavorsro
frpotatorchipsrorrsportsrdrinksrasrnewrproductrlinesrorrschoolsrandrhospitalsrasrnewrmarketrsegments.
True False
19. Machinertormachiner(M2M)rextractsrinformationrfromrdatarandrusesritrtorpredictrfuturertrendsrand
identifyrbehavioralrpatterns.
True False
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r r r r r r r
dition Baltzan
r
1-1
,Management Information Systems: Business Driven MIS
r r r r r
Truer/rFalserQuestions
1. Companiesrtodayrarersuccessfulrwhenrtheyrcombinertherpowerrofrtherinformationragerwith
traditionalrbusinessrmethods.
True False
2. Competitiverintelligencerisrinformationrcollectedrfromrmultiplersourcesrsuchrasrsuppliers,
customers,rcompetitors,rpartners,randrindustriesrthatranalyzesrpatterns,rtrends,randrrelationshipsrfo
rrstrategicrdecisionrmaking.
True False
3. Businessrintelligencerisrinformationrcollectedrfromrmultiplersourcesrsuchrasrsuppliers,rcustomers,
competitors,rpartners,randrindustriesrthatranalyzesrpatterns,rtrends,randrrelationshipsrforrstrategicrdecis
ionrmaking.
True False
4. Therinformationragerisrtherpresentrtime,rduringrwhichrinfiniterquantitiesrofrfactsrarerwidely
availablertoranyonerwhorcanruserarcomputer.
True False
5. Technologyrprovidesrcountlessrbusinessropportunities,rbutrcanralsorleadrtorpitfallsrandrtrapsrforra
business.
True False
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,6. Toprmanagersrusersocialrintelligencertordefinertherfuturerofrtherbusiness,ranalyzingrmarkets,
industriesrandreconomiesrtordeterminertherstrategicrdirectionrthercompanyrmustrfollowrtorremainrunpr
ofitable.
True False
7. Arvariablerisrarbusinessrintelligencercharacteristicrthatrstandsrforrarvaluerthatrcannotrchangerover
time.
True False
8. Arfactrisrtherconfirmationrorrvalidationrofranreventrorrobject.rInrtherpast,rpeoplerprimarilyrlearned
factsrfromrbooks.
True False
9. Zapposrisrnotrartechnologyrcompany;ritsrprimaryrbusinessrfocusrisrtorsellrbooks.
True False
10. Orderrdate,ramountrsold,randrcustomerrnumberrarerallrformsrofrdata.
True False
11. Choosingrnotrtorfirerarsalesrrepresentativerwhorisrunderperformingr knowingrthatrpersonris
experiencingrfamilyrproblemsrisrarformrofrknowledge.
True False
12. Informationrisrdatarconvertedrintorarmeaningfulrandrusefulrcontext.rThertruthraboutrinformationris
thatritsrvaluerisronlyrasrgoodrasrtherpeoplerwhoruserit.rPeoplerusingrthersamerinformationrcanrmakerdiff
erentrdecisionsrdependingronrhowrtheyrinterpretrorranalyzertherinformation.
True False
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, 13. TherInternetrofrThingsr(IoT)risrarworldrwhererinterconnected,rInternet-enabledrdevicesrorr"things"
canrcollectrandrsharerdatarwithoutrhumanrintervention.
True False
14. Machinertormachiner(M2M)rrefersrtordevicesrthatrconnectrdirectlyrtorotherrdevices.
True False
15. TherInternetrofrThingsr(IoT)rrefersrtordevicesrthatrconnectrdirectlyrtorotherrdevices.
True False
16. Predictiveranalyticsrextractsrinformationrfromrdatarandrusesritrtorpredictrfuturertrendsrandridentify
behavioralrpatterns.
True False
17. Predictiveranalyticsrisrarworldrwhererinterconnected,rInternet-enabledrdevicesrorr"things"rcan
collectrandrsharerdatarwithoutrhumanrintervention.
True False
18. Toprmanagersruserpredictiveranalyticsrtordefinertherfuturerofrtherbusiness,ranalyzingrmarkets,
industries,randreconomiesrtordeterminertherstrategicrdirectionrthercompanyrmustrfollowrtorremainrpr
ofitable.rTonyrwillrsetrtherstrategicrdirectionrforrhisrfirm,rwhichrmightrincluderintroducingrnewrflavorsro
frpotatorchipsrorrsportsrdrinksrasrnewrproductrlinesrorrschoolsrandrhospitalsrasrnewrmarketrsegments.
True False
19. Machinertormachiner(M2M)rextractsrinformationrfromrdatarandrusesritrtorpredictrfuturertrendsrand
identifyrbehavioralrpatterns.
True False
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