MIS 304 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
Information systems today are (page 4) - Answers ubiquitous
Whereas data are raw unformatted symbols or lists of words or numbers, information is (page
191) - Answers data that have been organized in a form that is useful
Information systems were described in this chapter (1) as (page 18) - Answers the use of
information technology to collect, create, and distribute useful data
other teams that can be used to represent the knowledge society includes (page 6) - Answers
the new economy, network era, digital world
which of the following was not discussed as a common type, or category, of information system
used in organizations? (page 25) - Answers web graphics
what is meant by BYOD? (page 10) - Answers the use of personal devices and applications for
work-related purposes
a web site asking you for permission to send you a weekly newsletter is an example of (page 35)
- Answers opt-in
which of the following are considered an intellectual property violation? (page 36) - Answers
giving software licensed to your school of workplace to friends or family members; downloading
pirated movies or music; making copies of music for your friends
being ______, or knowing how to use the computer as a device to gather, store, organize, and
process information, can open up a myriad of information (page 13) - Answers computer literate
advances in cloud computing, allow for accessing e mails, files, notes, and the like from
different devices, enhancing portability and mobility computing (T or F) - Answers true
a key driver of outsourcing increase is - Answers decrease in telecommunication costs
connecting host computers and their networks together to form even larger networks is called -
Answers internetworking
inserting a pivot table in Excel allows the user to quickly _____ and analyze data - Answers
summarize
which of the following is an implication for firms that have a threat or new entrants in their
market? - Answers decreased market share
to assist _______ decision making, information systems are used to obtain aggregate
summaries of trends and projections of their future - Answers executive level
with respect to the five general classes of computers, _____ are typically used for mission
, critical applications, such as transaction processing - Answers mainframes
a column is a collection of related attributes about a single instance of an entity (T or F) -
Answers false (row)
it is possible for a database to consist of only a single file or table (T or F) - Answers false
web 2.0 is functionally the same as web 1.0; the 2.0 just means there are bug fixes (T or F) -
Answers false
why is Blendtec successful in their marketing videos? - Answers the videos are shocking
a query is used to - Answers retrieve results from a database
_____________ systems are designed to handle multiple concurrent transactions from customers
- Answers OLTP (online transaction processing)
which of the following is an example of synchronous communication? - Answers
videoconferencing
_____ is used in order to have small, well-defined tasks performed by a scalable ad hoc workfoce
of everyday people - Answers crowdsourcing
to create an Excel dashboard with dynamic filtering capability, you will likely use - Answers
slicers
firms analyze the value chain to highlight opportunities where IS can make an organization more
effective and efficient. Activities in the value chain include: - Answers sales and marketing
a dashboard provides short term information and is primarily used by - Answers managers
the Safeway chain made up of physical grocery stores is clearly able to take advantage of the
Long Tail (T or F) - Answers false
Porter's competitive forces framework includes which of the following sources of competition? -
Answers rivalry among existing firms in the industry; existence of substitute products that
customers can switch to; threat of potential new entrants to industry; bargaining power buyers
have in an industry
revenue models for e business include - Answers subscription, traditional sales, web advertising
which of the following best describes operational-level decision making in an organization? -
Answers day-to-day decisions that are structured and recurring
which of the following are examples of systems software? - Answers WiFi driver for Windows
10
in "eller.arizona.edu", eller is the: - Answers host name
Information systems today are (page 4) - Answers ubiquitous
Whereas data are raw unformatted symbols or lists of words or numbers, information is (page
191) - Answers data that have been organized in a form that is useful
Information systems were described in this chapter (1) as (page 18) - Answers the use of
information technology to collect, create, and distribute useful data
other teams that can be used to represent the knowledge society includes (page 6) - Answers
the new economy, network era, digital world
which of the following was not discussed as a common type, or category, of information system
used in organizations? (page 25) - Answers web graphics
what is meant by BYOD? (page 10) - Answers the use of personal devices and applications for
work-related purposes
a web site asking you for permission to send you a weekly newsletter is an example of (page 35)
- Answers opt-in
which of the following are considered an intellectual property violation? (page 36) - Answers
giving software licensed to your school of workplace to friends or family members; downloading
pirated movies or music; making copies of music for your friends
being ______, or knowing how to use the computer as a device to gather, store, organize, and
process information, can open up a myriad of information (page 13) - Answers computer literate
advances in cloud computing, allow for accessing e mails, files, notes, and the like from
different devices, enhancing portability and mobility computing (T or F) - Answers true
a key driver of outsourcing increase is - Answers decrease in telecommunication costs
connecting host computers and their networks together to form even larger networks is called -
Answers internetworking
inserting a pivot table in Excel allows the user to quickly _____ and analyze data - Answers
summarize
which of the following is an implication for firms that have a threat or new entrants in their
market? - Answers decreased market share
to assist _______ decision making, information systems are used to obtain aggregate
summaries of trends and projections of their future - Answers executive level
with respect to the five general classes of computers, _____ are typically used for mission
, critical applications, such as transaction processing - Answers mainframes
a column is a collection of related attributes about a single instance of an entity (T or F) -
Answers false (row)
it is possible for a database to consist of only a single file or table (T or F) - Answers false
web 2.0 is functionally the same as web 1.0; the 2.0 just means there are bug fixes (T or F) -
Answers false
why is Blendtec successful in their marketing videos? - Answers the videos are shocking
a query is used to - Answers retrieve results from a database
_____________ systems are designed to handle multiple concurrent transactions from customers
- Answers OLTP (online transaction processing)
which of the following is an example of synchronous communication? - Answers
videoconferencing
_____ is used in order to have small, well-defined tasks performed by a scalable ad hoc workfoce
of everyday people - Answers crowdsourcing
to create an Excel dashboard with dynamic filtering capability, you will likely use - Answers
slicers
firms analyze the value chain to highlight opportunities where IS can make an organization more
effective and efficient. Activities in the value chain include: - Answers sales and marketing
a dashboard provides short term information and is primarily used by - Answers managers
the Safeway chain made up of physical grocery stores is clearly able to take advantage of the
Long Tail (T or F) - Answers false
Porter's competitive forces framework includes which of the following sources of competition? -
Answers rivalry among existing firms in the industry; existence of substitute products that
customers can switch to; threat of potential new entrants to industry; bargaining power buyers
have in an industry
revenue models for e business include - Answers subscription, traditional sales, web advertising
which of the following best describes operational-level decision making in an organization? -
Answers day-to-day decisions that are structured and recurring
which of the following are examples of systems software? - Answers WiFi driver for Windows
10
in "eller.arizona.edu", eller is the: - Answers host name
