Test Bank for Management Information Systems, 10th Edition by Hossein Bidgoli

Management information systems
10th edition by Bidgoli
Chapter 1 to 14




TEST BANK

,TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Information Systems: An Overview.


2. Computers: The Machines Behind Computing.


3. Database Systems, Data Warehouses, and Data Marts.


4. Personal, Legal, Ethical, and Organizational Issues of Information Systems.


5. Protecting Information Resources.



6. Data Communication: Delivering Information Anywhere and Anytime.


7. The Internet, Intranets, and Extranets.


8. E-Commerce.


9. Global Information Systems.



10. Building Successful Information Systems.


11. Enterprise Systems.


12. Management Support Systems.


13. Intelligent Information Systems.


14. Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications.

,True / False – CHAPTER 1
1. The most common personal digital assistant (PDA) is a smartphone.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Correct
The most common PDA is a smartphone (such as an iPhone, Galaxy, Droid, or a
Blackberry). See 1-1: Computers and Information Systems in Daily Life
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Discuss common applications of computers and information systems.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS9.BIDG.19.01.01
TOPICS: Information systems
Information systems
importance
KEYWORDS: Remember
DATE CREATED: 6/6/2018 3:56 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/23/2018 12:24 PM

2. Information systems are broader in scope than information technologies.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Correct
Information systems are broader in scope than information technologies, but
the two overlap in many areas. Both are used to help organizations be more
competitive and to improve their overall efficiency and effectiveness. See 1-1:
Computers and Information Systems in Daily Life
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Discuss common applications of computers and information systems.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS9.BIDG.19.01.01
TOPICS: Information systems
Information systems
importance

, KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE CREATED: 6/6/2018 3:56 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/23/2018 12:24 PM

3. In a management information system (MIS) application, processes are usually methods for performing a
task.
a. True