TEST BANK
INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS
5TH EDITION
CHAPTER NO. 01: INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND PEOPLE
1) Information systems should meet compliance standards set by governments and other
regulatory agencies, which may change from time to time and also vary by country or state.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
Chapter LO: 1.1 Describe the main roles that information systems play in organizations.
Difficulty: Easy
2) Commercially produced information systems are inept at handling back-office information
needs.
Answer: FALSE
AACSB: Information Technology
Chapter LO: 1.1 Describe the main roles that information systems play in organizations.
Difficulty: Easy
3) Information systems support data-driven decision making which draws on a large amount of
data to reveal important trends and patterns.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
Chapter LO: 1.1 Describe the main roles that information systems play in organizations.
Difficulty: Easy
4) Business intelligence refers to all the information available to managers, including
information from sources beyond the organization's own information systems.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
,Chapter LO: 1.1 Describe the main roles that information systems play in organizations.
Difficulty: Easy
5) The development and application of innovative information systems improve the operations
of an organization; however, they do not lead to any competitive advantage.
Answer: FALSE
AACSB: Information Technology
Chapter LO: 1.1 Describe the main roles that information systems play in organizations.
Difficulty: Easy
6) Binary code for SOS is an example of knowledge.
Answer: FALSE
AACSB: Information Technology
Chapter LO: 1.2 Compare the terms data, information, and knowledge, and describe three
characteristics that make information valuable.
Difficulty: Moderate
7) Social network usage has exploded in the number of users.
Answer: TRUE
Chapter LO: 1.1 Describe the main roles that information systems play in organizations.
Difficulty: Easy
8) Social network sites are for personal use and are not used in organizations.
Answer: FALSE
Chapter LO: 1.1 Describe the main roles that information systems play in organizations.
Difficulty: Easy
9) The binary code for SOS (01010011 01001111 01010011) can be considered data, while the
code's meaning, interpreted as "HELP!" is knowledge.
,Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
Chapter LO: 1.2 Compare the terms data, information, and knowledge, and describe three
characteristics that make information valuable.
Difficulty: Easy
10) A news agency requires an immediate account of the casualties in an airplane accident for a
news alert. In this situation, a quick, approximate report is preferred rather than a detailed,
accurate report that requires considerable time to prepare.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology; Analytical Thinking
Chapter LO: 1.2 Compare the terms data, information, and knowledge, and describe three
characteristics that make information valuable.
Difficulty: Moderate
11) Timeliness adds value to information as a means of avoiding bias.
Answer: FALSE
AACSB: Information Technology; Analytical Thinking
Chapter LO: 1.2 Compare the terms data, information, and knowledge, and describe three
characteristics that make information valuable.
Difficulty: Easy
12) Systems such as Wikipedia, eBay, Craigslist, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter would not exist
without extensive user-generated content from the community.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
Chapter LO: 1.3 Describe the four main components of an information system and the role
that each component plays.
Difficulty: Moderate
, 13) Organizations implement information systems to support and streamline business
processes, but never to eliminate them.
Answer: FALSE
AACSB: Information Technology
Chapter LO: 1.3 Describe the four main components of an information system and the role
that each component plays.
Difficulty: Moderate
14) If there is a pending legal case, businesses have a duty to destroy electronic files that might
be relevant, including email.
Answer: FALSE
AACSB: Information Technology
Chapter LO: 1.3 Describe the four main components of an information system and the role
that each component plays.
Difficulty: Moderate
15) Analysts can use software to simulate business processes and conduct "what if"
experiments to assist with the analysis.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology; Analytical Thinking
Chapter LO: 1.3 Describe the four main components of an information system and the role
that each component plays.
Difficulty: Easy
16) The study of information systems—how people, technology, processes, and data work
together—is referred to as management information systems (MIS).
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
Chapter LO: 1.4 Identify several research areas in the discipline of management information
systems (MIS).
Difficulty: Easy
INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS
5TH EDITION
CHAPTER NO. 01: INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND PEOPLE
1) Information systems should meet compliance standards set by governments and other
regulatory agencies, which may change from time to time and also vary by country or state.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
Chapter LO: 1.1 Describe the main roles that information systems play in organizations.
Difficulty: Easy
2) Commercially produced information systems are inept at handling back-office information
needs.
Answer: FALSE
AACSB: Information Technology
Chapter LO: 1.1 Describe the main roles that information systems play in organizations.
Difficulty: Easy
3) Information systems support data-driven decision making which draws on a large amount of
data to reveal important trends and patterns.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
Chapter LO: 1.1 Describe the main roles that information systems play in organizations.
Difficulty: Easy
4) Business intelligence refers to all the information available to managers, including
information from sources beyond the organization's own information systems.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
,Chapter LO: 1.1 Describe the main roles that information systems play in organizations.
Difficulty: Easy
5) The development and application of innovative information systems improve the operations
of an organization; however, they do not lead to any competitive advantage.
Answer: FALSE
AACSB: Information Technology
Chapter LO: 1.1 Describe the main roles that information systems play in organizations.
Difficulty: Easy
6) Binary code for SOS is an example of knowledge.
Answer: FALSE
AACSB: Information Technology
Chapter LO: 1.2 Compare the terms data, information, and knowledge, and describe three
characteristics that make information valuable.
Difficulty: Moderate
7) Social network usage has exploded in the number of users.
Answer: TRUE
Chapter LO: 1.1 Describe the main roles that information systems play in organizations.
Difficulty: Easy
8) Social network sites are for personal use and are not used in organizations.
Answer: FALSE
Chapter LO: 1.1 Describe the main roles that information systems play in organizations.
Difficulty: Easy
9) The binary code for SOS (01010011 01001111 01010011) can be considered data, while the
code's meaning, interpreted as "HELP!" is knowledge.
,Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
Chapter LO: 1.2 Compare the terms data, information, and knowledge, and describe three
characteristics that make information valuable.
Difficulty: Easy
10) A news agency requires an immediate account of the casualties in an airplane accident for a
news alert. In this situation, a quick, approximate report is preferred rather than a detailed,
accurate report that requires considerable time to prepare.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology; Analytical Thinking
Chapter LO: 1.2 Compare the terms data, information, and knowledge, and describe three
characteristics that make information valuable.
Difficulty: Moderate
11) Timeliness adds value to information as a means of avoiding bias.
Answer: FALSE
AACSB: Information Technology; Analytical Thinking
Chapter LO: 1.2 Compare the terms data, information, and knowledge, and describe three
characteristics that make information valuable.
Difficulty: Easy
12) Systems such as Wikipedia, eBay, Craigslist, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter would not exist
without extensive user-generated content from the community.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
Chapter LO: 1.3 Describe the four main components of an information system and the role
that each component plays.
Difficulty: Moderate
, 13) Organizations implement information systems to support and streamline business
processes, but never to eliminate them.
Answer: FALSE
AACSB: Information Technology
Chapter LO: 1.3 Describe the four main components of an information system and the role
that each component plays.
Difficulty: Moderate
14) If there is a pending legal case, businesses have a duty to destroy electronic files that might
be relevant, including email.
Answer: FALSE
AACSB: Information Technology
Chapter LO: 1.3 Describe the four main components of an information system and the role
that each component plays.
Difficulty: Moderate
15) Analysts can use software to simulate business processes and conduct "what if"
experiments to assist with the analysis.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology; Analytical Thinking
Chapter LO: 1.3 Describe the four main components of an information system and the role
that each component plays.
Difficulty: Easy
16) The study of information systems—how people, technology, processes, and data work
together—is referred to as management information systems (MIS).
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
Chapter LO: 1.4 Identify several research areas in the discipline of management information
systems (MIS).
Difficulty: Easy
