Information Systems Exam 1 (Ch:1,2,3)
True or False?
Career opportunities are strong in IS and are projected to remain strong for the next 10 years.
-
True
True or False?
Over the years, the MIS function has changed to a partnership between the MIS department
and the end users? -
True
True or False?
One of the big advantages of being an informed user and consumer of IT is that it enables you
to anticipate future innovations and their potential applications. -
True
True or False?
Process and procedures are important but not critical to the effective use of computer-based
information systems -
False
What are 2 IT components in CBIS? (Check question after teacher gets answer) -
Software & Database
True or False?
TPS stands for Transfer Processing Systems? -
False
True or False?
An App (Application) is a computer program designed to support a specific task? -
True
True or False?
One impact of IT will be to decrease the numbers of managers employed in organizations. -
True
Which of the following is a negative societal effect associated with the increased use of
information technology? -
IT can place employees on constant call.
FanDuel and DraftKings rely on ________ to manage the scalability of their websites; this
means ________ -
Cloud computing; they have to be ready to accept a huge increase in fans right
before big games.
What are traditional functions of the MIS department? -
-Managing systems development and systems project management
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, -Managing computer operations, including the computer center
-Staffing, training, and developing IS skills
-Providing technical services
-Infrastructure planning, development, and cont
Which of the following is NOT a challenge associated with food delivery services? -
Funding
The ________ manages all systems throughout the organization and the day-to-day
operations of the entire IS organization. -
IS Director
A(n) ________ focuses on designing solutions for business problems and interfaces closely
with users to demonstrate how IT can be used innovatively. -
Business Analyst
What are the (New) consultive functions of the MIS department? -
-initiating and designing specific strategic information systems
-Incorporating the Internet and electronic commerce into the business
-Managing system integration including the Internet, intranets, and extranets
-Educating the non-MIS managers about IT
-Educating the MIS staff about the business
-Partnering with business-unit executives
-Managing outsourcing
-Proactively using business and technical knowledge to seed innovative ideas about IT
-Creating business alliances with business partners
________ refer to an elementary description of things, events, activities, and transactions that
are recorded, classified, and stored but are not organized to convey any specific meaning. -
Data
Your professor hands you a piece of paper with the number 75 on it and tells you this is your
current average in the class. Since this is your fourth year as a college student, you know you
could work hard to bring that average up to a B by the end of the semester. This is ________.
-
knowledge
________ is a program or collection of programs that enable the hardware to process data. -
________ is a program or collection of programs that enable the hardware to
process data.
________ are the instructions for combining components to process information and generate
the desired output. -
Procedures
A(n) ________ supports the monitoring, collection, storage, and processing of data from the
organization's basic business transactions, each of which generates data. -
TPS (Transaction Processing System)
A(n) ________ is an intraorganizational system. -
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True or False?
Career opportunities are strong in IS and are projected to remain strong for the next 10 years.
-
True
True or False?
Over the years, the MIS function has changed to a partnership between the MIS department
and the end users? -
True
True or False?
One of the big advantages of being an informed user and consumer of IT is that it enables you
to anticipate future innovations and their potential applications. -
True
True or False?
Process and procedures are important but not critical to the effective use of computer-based
information systems -
False
What are 2 IT components in CBIS? (Check question after teacher gets answer) -
Software & Database
True or False?
TPS stands for Transfer Processing Systems? -
False
True or False?
An App (Application) is a computer program designed to support a specific task? -
True
True or False?
One impact of IT will be to decrease the numbers of managers employed in organizations. -
True
Which of the following is a negative societal effect associated with the increased use of
information technology? -
IT can place employees on constant call.
FanDuel and DraftKings rely on ________ to manage the scalability of their websites; this
means ________ -
Cloud computing; they have to be ready to accept a huge increase in fans right
before big games.
What are traditional functions of the MIS department? -
-Managing systems development and systems project management
1|Page
, -Managing computer operations, including the computer center
-Staffing, training, and developing IS skills
-Providing technical services
-Infrastructure planning, development, and cont
Which of the following is NOT a challenge associated with food delivery services? -
Funding
The ________ manages all systems throughout the organization and the day-to-day
operations of the entire IS organization. -
IS Director
A(n) ________ focuses on designing solutions for business problems and interfaces closely
with users to demonstrate how IT can be used innovatively. -
Business Analyst
What are the (New) consultive functions of the MIS department? -
-initiating and designing specific strategic information systems
-Incorporating the Internet and electronic commerce into the business
-Managing system integration including the Internet, intranets, and extranets
-Educating the non-MIS managers about IT
-Educating the MIS staff about the business
-Partnering with business-unit executives
-Managing outsourcing
-Proactively using business and technical knowledge to seed innovative ideas about IT
-Creating business alliances with business partners
________ refer to an elementary description of things, events, activities, and transactions that
are recorded, classified, and stored but are not organized to convey any specific meaning. -
Data
Your professor hands you a piece of paper with the number 75 on it and tells you this is your
current average in the class. Since this is your fourth year as a college student, you know you
could work hard to bring that average up to a B by the end of the semester. This is ________.
-
knowledge
________ is a program or collection of programs that enable the hardware to process data. -
________ is a program or collection of programs that enable the hardware to
process data.
________ are the instructions for combining components to process information and generate
the desired output. -
Procedures
A(n) ________ supports the monitoring, collection, storage, and processing of data from the
organization's basic business transactions, each of which generates data. -
TPS (Transaction Processing System)
A(n) ________ is an intraorganizational system. -
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