CMIS 526 Midterm
PRACTICE TEST with
Questions and Answers
Network effect - Answer Refers to the notion that the value of a network increases with the
number of other users (or things)
Interactions - Answer Interactions (connected data) allow for anticipating changes, improving
coordination of resources, and personalizing product and service offerings
Drivers of continuous innovations and new business models - Answer - the API
economy
- digital density and today's work force
The API Economy - Answer - Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
- intermediaries allow different components of software to exchange data
and functionality using common web protocols
,- Business value of API - create new revenues streams
Digital Density and Today's Workforce - Answer - Creates unlimited potential for
innovative products
- Poses a variety of challenges operating in the digital world (evolving expectations for use of
computers and computer literacy)
Information Systems - Answer Information systems use of information technology
to collect, create, and distribute useful data
Five components of Info Systems - Answer - hardware
- software
- telecommunications
- data/information/knowledge
- people!
Data (in IS context) - Answer The root and purpose of information systems
Hardware, software, and telecommunications networks (in IS context) - Answer The
components of information systems
People (in IS context) - Answer The builders, managers, and users of
information systems
,Organizations - Answer The Context of Information Systems
Data - Answer Just raw facts, unformatted, no meaning, useless
Information - Answer Data that has been processed and made meaningful
Knowledge - Answer Ability to understand information to make decisions
and predictions
Examples of careers in IS include: - Answer - system analyst
- software developer
- IT consultant
- database administrator
- webmaster
- IS security manager
- chief information offer (CIO)
- University professor
- government scientist
Technical competency - Answer involves understanding of the "nuts and bolts"
, What makes IS personnel so valuable? - Answer A blend of technical, business, and system
skills
Business competency - Answer what separates IS professionals from mere "techies"
System competency - Answer separates good IS professionals from technicians, as it involves an
understanding of how technology integrates with organizations, people, and society
Organizations (context of using IS) - Answer Organizations use IS to be profitable and gain
advantages
- be more productive and profitable
- gain competitive advantage
- reach more customers
- improve customer service
Example of IS gone awry - Answer Zoom increased in popularity during the pandemic.
Zoom outages lead to disrupting almost everyone.
Examples of IS that works - Answer Fedex. Packages travel through an extensive
network of conveyor belts, where they are routed to their final destination
Enabling organizational strategy through IS - Answer - organizational decision-making levels
- organizational functional areas
PRACTICE TEST with
Questions and Answers
Network effect - Answer Refers to the notion that the value of a network increases with the
number of other users (or things)
Interactions - Answer Interactions (connected data) allow for anticipating changes, improving
coordination of resources, and personalizing product and service offerings
Drivers of continuous innovations and new business models - Answer - the API
economy
- digital density and today's work force
The API Economy - Answer - Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
- intermediaries allow different components of software to exchange data
and functionality using common web protocols
,- Business value of API - create new revenues streams
Digital Density and Today's Workforce - Answer - Creates unlimited potential for
innovative products
- Poses a variety of challenges operating in the digital world (evolving expectations for use of
computers and computer literacy)
Information Systems - Answer Information systems use of information technology
to collect, create, and distribute useful data
Five components of Info Systems - Answer - hardware
- software
- telecommunications
- data/information/knowledge
- people!
Data (in IS context) - Answer The root and purpose of information systems
Hardware, software, and telecommunications networks (in IS context) - Answer The
components of information systems
People (in IS context) - Answer The builders, managers, and users of
information systems
,Organizations - Answer The Context of Information Systems
Data - Answer Just raw facts, unformatted, no meaning, useless
Information - Answer Data that has been processed and made meaningful
Knowledge - Answer Ability to understand information to make decisions
and predictions
Examples of careers in IS include: - Answer - system analyst
- software developer
- IT consultant
- database administrator
- webmaster
- IS security manager
- chief information offer (CIO)
- University professor
- government scientist
Technical competency - Answer involves understanding of the "nuts and bolts"
, What makes IS personnel so valuable? - Answer A blend of technical, business, and system
skills
Business competency - Answer what separates IS professionals from mere "techies"
System competency - Answer separates good IS professionals from technicians, as it involves an
understanding of how technology integrates with organizations, people, and society
Organizations (context of using IS) - Answer Organizations use IS to be profitable and gain
advantages
- be more productive and profitable
- gain competitive advantage
- reach more customers
- improve customer service
Example of IS gone awry - Answer Zoom increased in popularity during the pandemic.
Zoom outages lead to disrupting almost everyone.
Examples of IS that works - Answer Fedex. Packages travel through an extensive
network of conveyor belts, where they are routed to their final destination
Enabling organizational strategy through IS - Answer - organizational decision-making levels
- organizational functional areas
