Bus 237 Midterm (Chapter 1-6) ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Applications correct answers Computer programs
Hardware correct answers Refers to the electronic components and associated gadgetry that
constitute a computer system.
Five Component Framework correct answers The five fundamental components of an
information system—computer hardware, software, data, procedures, and people—that are
present in every information system, from the simplest to the most complex.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Sector correct answers Provides products
and services that other industries rely on to get their work done.
Information System (IS) correct answers A group of components that interact to produce
information.
Information Technology (IT) correct answers The products, methods, inventions, and
standards that are used for the purpose of producing information.
Management Information Systems (MIS) correct answers Information systems that help
businesses achieve their goals and objectives.
Moore's Law correct answers A law, created by Gordon Moore, stating that the number of
transistors per square inch on an integrated chip doubles every 18 months. Moore's prediction
has proved generally accurate in the 40 years since it was made. Sometimes, this law is stated
as the speed of a computer chip doubles every 18 months. While not strictly true, this version
gives the gist of the idea.
People correct answers As part of the five-component framework, one of the five
fundamental components of an information system; this component includes those who
operate and service the computers, those who maintain the data, those who support the
networks, and those who use the system.
Procedures correct answers Instructions for humans. One of the five fundamental components
of an information system.
Social Networking (SN) correct answers The social relationships among people with
common interests.
Software correct answers Instructions for computers. One of the five fundamental
components of an information system.
Accurate information correct answers Information that is factual and verifiable
Activities correct answers Parts of a business process that transform resources and
information of one type into resources and information of another type; can be manual or
automated.
, Alternatives formulation correct answers A step in the decision-making process in which
decision makers lay out various alternatives.
Automated system correct answers An information system in which the hardware and
software components do most of the work.
Business process correct answers A network of activities, resources, facilities, and
information that interact to achieve some business function; sometimes called a business
system.
Business process management (BPM) correct answers The process of generating information
that will be useful for management and strategy decisions.
Business Process Modelling Notation (BPMN) correct answers A standard set of terms and
graphical notations for documenting business processes.
Business system correct answers Another term for business process.
Choice correct answers A step in the decision-making process in which decision makers
analyze their alternatives and select one.
Facilities correct answers Structures used within a business process
Implementation correct answers A step in the decision-making process in which decision
makers implement the alternative they have selected.
Information correct answers (1) Knowledge derived from data, where the term data is defined
as recorded facts or figures. (2) Data presented in a meaningful context. (3) Data processed
by summing, ordering, averaging, grouping, comparing, or other similar operations. (4) A
difference that makes a difference
Intelligence gathering correct answers The first step in the decision-making process in which
decision makers determine what is to be decided, what the criteria for selection will be, and
what data are available.
Just barely so (information) correct answers Information that meets the purpose for which it
is generated, but just barely so.
Lean production correct answers A manufacturing method focused on using resources as
efficiently as possible.
Managerial decisions correct answers Decisions that concern the allocation and use of
resources.
Manual system correct answers An information system in which the activity of processing
information is done by people, without the use of automated processing.
Operational decisions correct answers Decisions that concern the day-to-day activities of an
organization.
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Applications correct answers Computer programs
Hardware correct answers Refers to the electronic components and associated gadgetry that
constitute a computer system.
Five Component Framework correct answers The five fundamental components of an
information system—computer hardware, software, data, procedures, and people—that are
present in every information system, from the simplest to the most complex.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Sector correct answers Provides products
and services that other industries rely on to get their work done.
Information System (IS) correct answers A group of components that interact to produce
information.
Information Technology (IT) correct answers The products, methods, inventions, and
standards that are used for the purpose of producing information.
Management Information Systems (MIS) correct answers Information systems that help
businesses achieve their goals and objectives.
Moore's Law correct answers A law, created by Gordon Moore, stating that the number of
transistors per square inch on an integrated chip doubles every 18 months. Moore's prediction
has proved generally accurate in the 40 years since it was made. Sometimes, this law is stated
as the speed of a computer chip doubles every 18 months. While not strictly true, this version
gives the gist of the idea.
People correct answers As part of the five-component framework, one of the five
fundamental components of an information system; this component includes those who
operate and service the computers, those who maintain the data, those who support the
networks, and those who use the system.
Procedures correct answers Instructions for humans. One of the five fundamental components
of an information system.
Social Networking (SN) correct answers The social relationships among people with
common interests.
Software correct answers Instructions for computers. One of the five fundamental
components of an information system.
Accurate information correct answers Information that is factual and verifiable
Activities correct answers Parts of a business process that transform resources and
information of one type into resources and information of another type; can be manual or
automated.
, Alternatives formulation correct answers A step in the decision-making process in which
decision makers lay out various alternatives.
Automated system correct answers An information system in which the hardware and
software components do most of the work.
Business process correct answers A network of activities, resources, facilities, and
information that interact to achieve some business function; sometimes called a business
system.
Business process management (BPM) correct answers The process of generating information
that will be useful for management and strategy decisions.
Business Process Modelling Notation (BPMN) correct answers A standard set of terms and
graphical notations for documenting business processes.
Business system correct answers Another term for business process.
Choice correct answers A step in the decision-making process in which decision makers
analyze their alternatives and select one.
Facilities correct answers Structures used within a business process
Implementation correct answers A step in the decision-making process in which decision
makers implement the alternative they have selected.
Information correct answers (1) Knowledge derived from data, where the term data is defined
as recorded facts or figures. (2) Data presented in a meaningful context. (3) Data processed
by summing, ordering, averaging, grouping, comparing, or other similar operations. (4) A
difference that makes a difference
Intelligence gathering correct answers The first step in the decision-making process in which
decision makers determine what is to be decided, what the criteria for selection will be, and
what data are available.
Just barely so (information) correct answers Information that meets the purpose for which it
is generated, but just barely so.
Lean production correct answers A manufacturing method focused on using resources as
efficiently as possible.
Managerial decisions correct answers Decisions that concern the allocation and use of
resources.
Manual system correct answers An information system in which the activity of processing
information is done by people, without the use of automated processing.
Operational decisions correct answers Decisions that concern the day-to-day activities of an
organization.
