Principles of Information Systems 14th Edition TEST BANK

TEST BANK for Principles of Information Systems,
14th Edition, by Ralph Stair and George Reynolds
All Chapters Completed

,ChapterE01E-EInformationESystems:EPeople,ETechnology,EProcesses,EandEStructure


TrueE/EFalse

1. AEsetEofErandomEorEunrelatedEtasksEperformedEtoEachieveEaEdefiniteEoutcomeEisEcalledEaEprocess.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE:
AEprocessEisEaEstructuredEsetEofErelatedEactivitiesEthatEtakesEinput,EaddsEv
alue,EandE createsEanEoutputEforEtheEcustomerEofEthatEprocess.
FEEDBACK: Correct AEprocessEisEaEstructuredEsetEofErelatedEactivitiesEthatEtakesEinput,EaddsEvalue,Eand
createsEanEoutputEforEtheEcustomerEofEthatEprocess.
IncorrectE AEprocessEisEaEstructuredEsetEofErelatedEactivitiesEthatEtakesEinput,EaddsEvalue,EandEcreatesE
anE outputEforEtheEcustomerEofEthatEprocess.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: InformationESystems—AEMeansEtoEAchieveECompetitiveEAdvantage
QUESTIONETYPE: TrueE/EFalse
HASEVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGEOBJECTIVES:E POIS.14e.1.2E-
EStateEthreeEreasonsEwhyEorganizationsEemployEtheELeavitt’sEDiamondE modelEt

oEintroduceEnewEsystemsEintoEtheEworkplace.
NATIONALESTANDARDS:EE UnitedEStatesE-EBUSPROG:ETechnology
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:ERemember
DATEECREATED: 11/19/2019E5:59EPM
DATEEMODIFIED: 11/27/2019E5:05EPM

2. AnEinformationEsystemEisEaEsetEofEinterrelatedEcomponentsEthatEworkEtogetherEtoEcollect,Eprocess,Estore,Ea
ndE disseminateEinformationEthatElacksEaEfeedbackEmechanismEtoEmonitorEandEcontrolEitsEoperation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE:
AnEinformationEsystemEisEaEsetEofEinterrelatedEcomponentsEthatEworkEto
getherEtoE collect,Eprocess,Estore,EandEdisseminateEinformation.EAEwell-
designedEinformationE systemEincludesEsomeEformEofEfeedbackEmechanismEtoE
monitorEandEcontrolEitsE operation.
FEEDBACK: Correct AnEinformationEsystemEisEaEsetEofEinterrelatedEcomponentsEthatEworkEtogetherEto
collect,Eprocess,Estore,EandEdisseminateEinformation.EAEwell-
designedEinformationE systemEincludesEsomeEformEofEfeedbackEmechanismEtoEmoni
torEandEcontrolEitsE operation.
IncorrectE AnEinformationEsystemEisEaEsetEofEinterrelatedEcomponentsEthatEworkEtogetherEtoE c
ollect,Eprocess,Estore,EandEdisseminateEinformation.EAEwell-
designedEinformationE systemEincludesEsomeEformEofEfeedbackEmechanismEtoEmoni
torEandEcontrolEitsE operation.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: WhatEisEanEInformationESystem

,QUESTIONETYPE: TrueE/EFalse
HASEVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGEOBJECTIVES:E POIS.14e.1.1E-
EIdentifyEtwoEkeyEmanagementEresponsibilitiesEinEimplementingEsuccessfulE informat

ionEsystems.

, NATIONALESTANDARDS:EE UnitedEStatesE-EBUSPROG:ETechnology
KEYWORDS: Blooms:ERemember
DATEECREATED: 11/19/2019E5:59EPM
DATEEMODIFIED: 11/28/2019E7:32EAM

3. OrganizationsEcannotEhaveEmanyEvalueEchains.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE:
TheEvalueEchainEisEaEseriesE(orEchain)EofEactivitiesEthatEanEorganizationEperformsEt
oE transformEinputsEintoEoutputsEinEsuchEaEwayEthatEtheEvalueEofEtheEinputEisEincreas
ed.EAnE organizationEmayEhaveEmanyEvalueEchains,EandEdifferentEorganizationsEinEdif
ferentE industriesEwillEhaveEdifferentEvalueEchains.
FEEDBACK: Correct TheEvalueEchainEisEaEseriesE(orEchain)EofEactivitiesEthatEanEorganizationEperformsEto
transformEinputsEintoEoutputsEinEsuchEaEwayEthatEtheEvalueEofEtheEinputEisEincreased.E
AnE organizationEmayEhaveEmanyEvalueEchains,EandEdifferentEorganizationsEinEdifferen
tE industriesEwillEhaveEdifferentEvalueEchains.
IncorrectE TheEvalueEchainEisEaEseriesE(orEchain)EofEactivitiesEthatEanEorganizationEperformsEtoE t
ransformEinputsEintoEoutputsEinEsuchEaEwayEthatEtheEvalueEofEtheEinputEisEincreased.E
AnE organizationEmayEhaveEmanyEvalueEchains,EandEdifferentEorganizationsEinEdifferen
tE industriesEwillEhaveEdifferentEvalueEchains.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: ValueEChain
QUESTIONETYPE: TrueE/EFalse
HASEVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGEOBJECTIVES:E POIS.14e.1.4E-
EDiscussEtheEtraditionalEandEcontemporaryEviewEofEtheEroleEthatE informationEsyste

msEplayEinEanEorganization’sEvalueEchains.
NATIONALESTANDARDS:EE UnitedEStatesE-EBUSPROG:ECommunicationE-ECommunication
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:ERemember
DATEECREATED: 11/19/2019E5:59EPM
DATEEMODIFIED: 11/27/2019E5:23EPM

4. TheEconceptEofEaEvalueEchainEisEnotEsignificantEtoEorganizationsEunlessEtheyEmanufactureEproducts.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE:
InEaEmanufacturingEorganization,EtheEsupplyEchainEisEaEkeyEvalueEchainEwhoseEpri
maryE processesEincludeEinboundElogistics,Eoperations,EoutboundElogistics,Emarketing
EandE sales,EandEservice.ETheEconceptEofEvalueEchainEisEalsoEmeaningfulEtoEcompanies

EthatE don’tEmanufactureEproducts.

FEEDBACK: Correct InEaEmanufacturingEorganization,EtheEsupplyEchainEisEaEkeyEvalueEchainEwhose
primaryEprocessesEincludeEinboundElogistics,Eoperations,EoutboundElogistics,E mark
etingEandEsales,EandEservice.ETheEconceptEofEvalueEchainEisEalsoEmeaningfulEtoE com
paniesEthatEdon’tEmanufactureEproducts.
IncorrectE InEaEmanufacturingEorganization,EtheEsupplyEchainEisEaEkeyEvalueEchainEwhoseEprimar
yE processesEincludeEinboundElogistics,Eoperations,EoutboundElogistics,EmarketingEand