IS 4410 EXAM 1 (CH. 1-6) QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
According to the five component model, as we move from the human side to the
computer side, we experience a higher degree of difficulty. - Answer -False (Ch. 1)
Changing personnel responsibilities to suit an information system is more disruptive to
an organization than ordering additional hardware for the information system. - Answer
-True (Ch. 1)
The 5 components of an information system are: - Answer -people, processes, data,
hardware, software (Ch. 1)
Brad, an employee who works in the production department, has the ability to
collaborate well with others. Brad's ability to collaborate is an example of a routine skill.
- Answer -False (Ch. 1)
Which of the following is a major implication of Moore's Law? - Answer -Costs of
communications and storage have become very low. (Ch. 1)
Which of the following best describes data? - Answer -recorded facts or figures (Ch. 1)
Which of the following is considered as information rather than mere data? - Answer -
the return on investment of an advertising campaign (Ch. 1)
Carlos is a business student doing an internship at Bruno and Venus, a firm specializing
in the export of sophisticated equipment to other countries. He finds that he is unable to
create a representative chart depicting the relation between processes such as
procurement, shipping, and billing. This indicates that he lacks ________ skills. -
Answer -abstract reasoning (Ch. 1)
Drudgen Fitness Inc. is a fitness equipment provider that markets its products through a
chain of retail outlets in four states. As part of its expansion strategy, the company
decides to open outlets in four more states and decides to revise its existing business
processes. According to the five-component model of information systems, which of the
following processes will be the least disruptive to the organization? - Answer -buying
and installing new computers in the new outlets (Ch. 1)
Being a perceptive listener is more important for a collaborator than being gregarious
and dynamic. - Answer -True (Ch. 2)
Operational decisions concern the allocation and utilization of resources. - Answer -
False (Ch. 2)
Managerial decisions is the answer - see page 42
, Need for collaboration increases as the decisions become more structured. - Answer -
False (Ch. 2)
Margaret finds that calling all her senior supervisors and quality managers for a face-to-
face meeting is not feasible. She arranges for a multiparty real-time text chatting
session involving all of them. This is an example of asynchronous communication. -
Answer -False (Ch. 2)
Synchronous - see page 48
Collaboration systems should ideally store data on team member's devices, rather than
on servers. - Answer -False (Ch. 2)
see page 53
Which of the following is a key difference between collaboration and cooperation? -
Answer -Unlike cooperation, collaboration emphasizes iteration and feedback. (Ch. 2)
key difference - see page 37-38
Which of the following is the most important trait that an effective collaborator should
have? - Answer -skillfulness at giving/receiving negative feedback (Ch. 2)
Kyra, an inventory manager, orders 500 units of Type-2 steel beams for the current
month from the company's usual vendor. In doing so, she has made a(n) ________
decision. - Answer -Operational (Ch. 2)
Identify a key difference between managerial decisions and operational decisions. -
Answer -Managerial decisions concern the allocation of resources, whereas operational
decisions concern day-to-day activities. (Ch. 2)
An organization establishes team roles, responsibilities, and authorities for the project
team. The project is in the ________ phase of project management. - Answer -starting
(Ch. 2)
see page 45
The competitive strategy of an organization is determined by its value chain. - Answer -
False (Ch. 3)
determined by assessment of industry structure - see page 84
In the context of Porter's five forces model, the bargaining power of suppliers (auto
dealers) is a weak force when considering the example of auto dealers setting the price
of new cars in which consumers are unable to verify the 'true price' of vehicles. -
Answer -False (Ch. 3)
According to the five component model, as we move from the human side to the
computer side, we experience a higher degree of difficulty. - Answer -False (Ch. 1)
Changing personnel responsibilities to suit an information system is more disruptive to
an organization than ordering additional hardware for the information system. - Answer
-True (Ch. 1)
The 5 components of an information system are: - Answer -people, processes, data,
hardware, software (Ch. 1)
Brad, an employee who works in the production department, has the ability to
collaborate well with others. Brad's ability to collaborate is an example of a routine skill.
- Answer -False (Ch. 1)
Which of the following is a major implication of Moore's Law? - Answer -Costs of
communications and storage have become very low. (Ch. 1)
Which of the following best describes data? - Answer -recorded facts or figures (Ch. 1)
Which of the following is considered as information rather than mere data? - Answer -
the return on investment of an advertising campaign (Ch. 1)
Carlos is a business student doing an internship at Bruno and Venus, a firm specializing
in the export of sophisticated equipment to other countries. He finds that he is unable to
create a representative chart depicting the relation between processes such as
procurement, shipping, and billing. This indicates that he lacks ________ skills. -
Answer -abstract reasoning (Ch. 1)
Drudgen Fitness Inc. is a fitness equipment provider that markets its products through a
chain of retail outlets in four states. As part of its expansion strategy, the company
decides to open outlets in four more states and decides to revise its existing business
processes. According to the five-component model of information systems, which of the
following processes will be the least disruptive to the organization? - Answer -buying
and installing new computers in the new outlets (Ch. 1)
Being a perceptive listener is more important for a collaborator than being gregarious
and dynamic. - Answer -True (Ch. 2)
Operational decisions concern the allocation and utilization of resources. - Answer -
False (Ch. 2)
Managerial decisions is the answer - see page 42
, Need for collaboration increases as the decisions become more structured. - Answer -
False (Ch. 2)
Margaret finds that calling all her senior supervisors and quality managers for a face-to-
face meeting is not feasible. She arranges for a multiparty real-time text chatting
session involving all of them. This is an example of asynchronous communication. -
Answer -False (Ch. 2)
Synchronous - see page 48
Collaboration systems should ideally store data on team member's devices, rather than
on servers. - Answer -False (Ch. 2)
see page 53
Which of the following is a key difference between collaboration and cooperation? -
Answer -Unlike cooperation, collaboration emphasizes iteration and feedback. (Ch. 2)
key difference - see page 37-38
Which of the following is the most important trait that an effective collaborator should
have? - Answer -skillfulness at giving/receiving negative feedback (Ch. 2)
Kyra, an inventory manager, orders 500 units of Type-2 steel beams for the current
month from the company's usual vendor. In doing so, she has made a(n) ________
decision. - Answer -Operational (Ch. 2)
Identify a key difference between managerial decisions and operational decisions. -
Answer -Managerial decisions concern the allocation of resources, whereas operational
decisions concern day-to-day activities. (Ch. 2)
An organization establishes team roles, responsibilities, and authorities for the project
team. The project is in the ________ phase of project management. - Answer -starting
(Ch. 2)
see page 45
The competitive strategy of an organization is determined by its value chain. - Answer -
False (Ch. 3)
determined by assessment of industry structure - see page 84
In the context of Porter's five forces model, the bargaining power of suppliers (auto
dealers) is a weak force when considering the example of auto dealers setting the price
of new cars in which consumers are unable to verify the 'true price' of vehicles. -
Answer -False (Ch. 3)
