SDSU - MIS 180 Exam 1 (Chapters 1-5)
Comprehensive Study Guide Complete Questions
and Correct Detailed Answers
1. What
•
is a fact?ANSWER the confirmation or validation of an event or object
2. What are the core drivers of the information age?ANSWER 1.
Data
2. Information
3. Business intelligence
4. Knowledge
3. What is the information age?ANSWER the present time, during which infinite
quantities of facts are widely available to anyone who can use a computer
4. What is data?ANSWER the raw facts that describe the characteristics of an even or
object
5. What is information?ANSWER data converted into meaningful and useful contex
6. What is business intelligence (BI)?ANSWER information collected from
multiple sources such as suppliers,
Customers, competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes patterns, trends, and relationshi
for strategic decision making
7. What is knowledge?ANSWER the skills, experience, and expertise, coupled with
information and intelligence, that
Creates a person's intellectual resources
8. What are knowledge workers?ANSWER individuals valued for their ability to
interpret and analyze information
9. What is systems thinking?ANSWER A way of monitoring the entire system by
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, SDSU - MIS 180 Exam 1 (Chapters 1-5)
Comprehensive Study Guide Complete Questions
viewing
and multiple
Correct inputs being
Detailed Answers
Processed or transformed to produce outputs while continuously gathering feedback on each
part•
10. What is feedback?ANSWER information that returns to its original transmitter
(input, transform, or output) and modifies the transmitter's actions
11. What are management information systems (MIS)?ANSWER A business
function, like accounting and human resources, which moves information about people,
products, and processes across the company to facilitate decision-making and problem-
solving
12. Chief Information Officer (CIO)ANSWER responsible for overseeing all uses
MIS and ensuring that MIS
Strategically aligns with business goals and objectives
13. Chief knowledge officer (CKO)ANSWER responsible for collecting,
maintaining, and distributing company knowledge
14. Chief privacy officer (CPO)ANSWER responsible for ensuring the ethical and
legal use of information within a company
15. Chief security officer (CSO)ANSWER responsible for ensuring the security of
business systems and developing strategies and safeguards against attacks by hackers and
viruses
16. Chief technology officer (CTO)ANSWER responsible for ensuring the speed,
accuracy, availability, and reliability of the MIS
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Comprehensive Study Guide Complete Questions
and Correct Detailed Answers
1. What
•
is a fact?ANSWER the confirmation or validation of an event or object
2. What are the core drivers of the information age?ANSWER 1.
Data
2. Information
3. Business intelligence
4. Knowledge
3. What is the information age?ANSWER the present time, during which infinite
quantities of facts are widely available to anyone who can use a computer
4. What is data?ANSWER the raw facts that describe the characteristics of an even or
object
5. What is information?ANSWER data converted into meaningful and useful contex
6. What is business intelligence (BI)?ANSWER information collected from
multiple sources such as suppliers,
Customers, competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes patterns, trends, and relationshi
for strategic decision making
7. What is knowledge?ANSWER the skills, experience, and expertise, coupled with
information and intelligence, that
Creates a person's intellectual resources
8. What are knowledge workers?ANSWER individuals valued for their ability to
interpret and analyze information
9. What is systems thinking?ANSWER A way of monitoring the entire system by
1/
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, SDSU - MIS 180 Exam 1 (Chapters 1-5)
Comprehensive Study Guide Complete Questions
viewing
and multiple
Correct inputs being
Detailed Answers
Processed or transformed to produce outputs while continuously gathering feedback on each
part•
10. What is feedback?ANSWER information that returns to its original transmitter
(input, transform, or output) and modifies the transmitter's actions
11. What are management information systems (MIS)?ANSWER A business
function, like accounting and human resources, which moves information about people,
products, and processes across the company to facilitate decision-making and problem-
solving
12. Chief Information Officer (CIO)ANSWER responsible for overseeing all uses
MIS and ensuring that MIS
Strategically aligns with business goals and objectives
13. Chief knowledge officer (CKO)ANSWER responsible for collecting,
maintaining, and distributing company knowledge
14. Chief privacy officer (CPO)ANSWER responsible for ensuring the ethical and
legal use of information within a company
15. Chief security officer (CSO)ANSWER responsible for ensuring the security of
business systems and developing strategies and safeguards against attacks by hackers and
viruses
16. Chief technology officer (CTO)ANSWER responsible for ensuring the speed,
accuracy, availability, and reliability of the MIS
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