OMIS 351 EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Unit 1: Which of the following is false when thinking about matching business process problems
and technology solution, as described in unit 1? - If your technology solution involves
programming or building a system, you need to enroll in a training course to obtain that skill.
Unit 1: Which of the following is NOT a benefit of using Excel and web pages, as done in VC1? -
If you want to drop the lowest value (like a quiz) in a range, and get the average of the
remaining values, use =avg(<range>;-1).
Unit 1: If a person gets a great idea for a possible information technology solution to a business
process problem, the first thing he/she should do is... - Begin processing through the
stages of the SLDC, starting with "Planning".
Unit 2: The ______ strategic lens (1 of 7) will almost always involve improving technology option
and connections with suppliers and customers. - Value Chain Analysis.
Unit 2: Chuck and Kyle's coffee shop is now offering a "buy 5 cups of coffee, get 1 free",
promotion. This loyalty program has the purpose of...? - Reducing the buyer power.
Unit 2: You learn that a party at Frat House A will have 150 people, and a party at Frat House B
will have 5 more people. You don't know any of the people and each party costs $5 to get in.
You choose Frat House A because of...? - Network Effects.
Unit 3: As discussed in lecture, telecom "talks" in _______ and hardware storage "talks" in
________? - Bits, Bytes.
Unit 3: Cloud computing is not suited for situations: - Where complex legacy systems
have to be ported (transferred).
Unit 3: All of the following are true of the intent of an ERP system, like SAP, EXCEPT? -
Should be ideally configured to use different database systems, instead of the central
database system, to avoid the possibility of data redundancy.
Unit 4: Why would a digital cellular network be better than an analog cellular network? -
The 1's and 0's allow for multiple calls on one frequency (multiplexing) making it cheaper,
as well as better quality checks making in clearer.
Unit 4: It is _____, yet _______ for an organization to implement internet security? -
Inefficient, Effective.
,Unit 4: If there are about 2 billion internet users, about how many internet users consider the
internet SAFE for E-Commerce? - 800,000,000
Unit 5: If there are 80 million power drills in the US used for an average of 13 minutes each per
year, a good sharing economy/collaborative consumption business idea would be....? - An
app or site that allowed multiple users in close proximity to "check out" and return a single drill.
Unit 5: User- generated concept online means firms may: - All of the above.
-Get early user feedback of their products and services
-Need to manage their online image
-Have positive or negative effects from viral content
-Have proprietary information released by employees
Unit 6: An _______ is a tool for extracting, combining, and displaying data from one or more
tables, according to any criteria specified? - Query.
Unit 6: What is a data warehouse? - A large, batch- updated and "cleaned" database
storing organization wide data.
Unit 6: With regard to data, for you to make a large contribution to your organization, you could
suggest which? - Move organization information out of spreadsheets, into a relational
DBMS, and then centralizes the database.
Unit 7: How did Dr. Downing improve the organic search results for his Kirk Herbstreit joke in fall
2012 (How would anyone improve results)? - By linking text like the "NIU BCS Kirk
Herbstreit joke" to chuckdowning.com from webpages.
Unit 7: Search engines use _______ to discover documents for indexing and retrieval? -
Web crawlers.
Unit 1: Some of the radical changes brought about by new technologies include...? - The
creation of unprecedented set of security and espionage threats.
Unit 1: Tech impact is reaching even beyond the confines of Earth itself. According to an
example in your chapter, how was a tool on the International Space Station recently acquired? -
It was printed on-demand using 3D printing technology.
Unit 1: One contributor to the ease with which young entrepreneurs can have success is low-
cost distribution to massive markets worldwide. This is enabled by....? - App stores.
, Unit 1: A MAJOR goal of OMIS 351 students, all future business leaders... - ... Learn to
match technology solutions to business problems.
Unit 1: As discussed in class, the guy who "invented" slice bread actually invented: - None
of the above
-Bread
-Slicing
Unit 1: A company uses radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to keep track of its inventory.
This is an example of the impact of technology in the area of ______? - Operations.
Unit 1: What's a good example of information as an asset? - MasterCard using your
payment history to establish a credit score for you and selling it.
Unit 1: If the "light bulb" in your head goes on, and you get a great idea for a possible
information technology solution to a business problem, the first thing you should do is: -
Begin progressing through the stages of the SDLC.
Unit 1: If it costs $1 to fix an error in the Planning (1st) step of the SDLC, how much would that
error cost in the Development step? - $1,000.
Unit 1: Which of the following is the best example of matching a technology solution to a
business problem? - Using GPS to track Huskie bus locations and giving that information
to students.
Unit 1: Two groups of three similar words are listed below. What word(s) is/are missing?
Computer Age, Efficiency, Speed--> Information Age, Effectiveness, _______? -
Competitive Advantage.
Unit 1: If you get to drop one of seven quizzes, and each quiz is 25 points, which is the correct
way to calculate your quiz average in Excel if quizzes are stored in columns K through Q? -
=(sum(K2:Q2)-min(K2:Q2))/6/25*100
Unit 1: Which of the following is THE major theme of OMIS 351 this semester? -
Information technology should be used to serve the goals of the business.
Unit 1: In the VC1 assignment, in what format were the Excel Grades page and Excel Formulas
page recommended to be posted to your web page? - Picture.
Unit 1: Which of the following is NOT a good example of a way technology could improve a
business process? - Use the most up-to-date smart phone technology.
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Unit 1: Which of the following is false when thinking about matching business process problems
and technology solution, as described in unit 1? - If your technology solution involves
programming or building a system, you need to enroll in a training course to obtain that skill.
Unit 1: Which of the following is NOT a benefit of using Excel and web pages, as done in VC1? -
If you want to drop the lowest value (like a quiz) in a range, and get the average of the
remaining values, use =avg(<range>;-1).
Unit 1: If a person gets a great idea for a possible information technology solution to a business
process problem, the first thing he/she should do is... - Begin processing through the
stages of the SLDC, starting with "Planning".
Unit 2: The ______ strategic lens (1 of 7) will almost always involve improving technology option
and connections with suppliers and customers. - Value Chain Analysis.
Unit 2: Chuck and Kyle's coffee shop is now offering a "buy 5 cups of coffee, get 1 free",
promotion. This loyalty program has the purpose of...? - Reducing the buyer power.
Unit 2: You learn that a party at Frat House A will have 150 people, and a party at Frat House B
will have 5 more people. You don't know any of the people and each party costs $5 to get in.
You choose Frat House A because of...? - Network Effects.
Unit 3: As discussed in lecture, telecom "talks" in _______ and hardware storage "talks" in
________? - Bits, Bytes.
Unit 3: Cloud computing is not suited for situations: - Where complex legacy systems
have to be ported (transferred).
Unit 3: All of the following are true of the intent of an ERP system, like SAP, EXCEPT? -
Should be ideally configured to use different database systems, instead of the central
database system, to avoid the possibility of data redundancy.
Unit 4: Why would a digital cellular network be better than an analog cellular network? -
The 1's and 0's allow for multiple calls on one frequency (multiplexing) making it cheaper,
as well as better quality checks making in clearer.
Unit 4: It is _____, yet _______ for an organization to implement internet security? -
Inefficient, Effective.
,Unit 4: If there are about 2 billion internet users, about how many internet users consider the
internet SAFE for E-Commerce? - 800,000,000
Unit 5: If there are 80 million power drills in the US used for an average of 13 minutes each per
year, a good sharing economy/collaborative consumption business idea would be....? - An
app or site that allowed multiple users in close proximity to "check out" and return a single drill.
Unit 5: User- generated concept online means firms may: - All of the above.
-Get early user feedback of their products and services
-Need to manage their online image
-Have positive or negative effects from viral content
-Have proprietary information released by employees
Unit 6: An _______ is a tool for extracting, combining, and displaying data from one or more
tables, according to any criteria specified? - Query.
Unit 6: What is a data warehouse? - A large, batch- updated and "cleaned" database
storing organization wide data.
Unit 6: With regard to data, for you to make a large contribution to your organization, you could
suggest which? - Move organization information out of spreadsheets, into a relational
DBMS, and then centralizes the database.
Unit 7: How did Dr. Downing improve the organic search results for his Kirk Herbstreit joke in fall
2012 (How would anyone improve results)? - By linking text like the "NIU BCS Kirk
Herbstreit joke" to chuckdowning.com from webpages.
Unit 7: Search engines use _______ to discover documents for indexing and retrieval? -
Web crawlers.
Unit 1: Some of the radical changes brought about by new technologies include...? - The
creation of unprecedented set of security and espionage threats.
Unit 1: Tech impact is reaching even beyond the confines of Earth itself. According to an
example in your chapter, how was a tool on the International Space Station recently acquired? -
It was printed on-demand using 3D printing technology.
Unit 1: One contributor to the ease with which young entrepreneurs can have success is low-
cost distribution to massive markets worldwide. This is enabled by....? - App stores.
, Unit 1: A MAJOR goal of OMIS 351 students, all future business leaders... - ... Learn to
match technology solutions to business problems.
Unit 1: As discussed in class, the guy who "invented" slice bread actually invented: - None
of the above
-Bread
-Slicing
Unit 1: A company uses radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to keep track of its inventory.
This is an example of the impact of technology in the area of ______? - Operations.
Unit 1: What's a good example of information as an asset? - MasterCard using your
payment history to establish a credit score for you and selling it.
Unit 1: If the "light bulb" in your head goes on, and you get a great idea for a possible
information technology solution to a business problem, the first thing you should do is: -
Begin progressing through the stages of the SDLC.
Unit 1: If it costs $1 to fix an error in the Planning (1st) step of the SDLC, how much would that
error cost in the Development step? - $1,000.
Unit 1: Which of the following is the best example of matching a technology solution to a
business problem? - Using GPS to track Huskie bus locations and giving that information
to students.
Unit 1: Two groups of three similar words are listed below. What word(s) is/are missing?
Computer Age, Efficiency, Speed--> Information Age, Effectiveness, _______? -
Competitive Advantage.
Unit 1: If you get to drop one of seven quizzes, and each quiz is 25 points, which is the correct
way to calculate your quiz average in Excel if quizzes are stored in columns K through Q? -
=(sum(K2:Q2)-min(K2:Q2))/6/25*100
Unit 1: Which of the following is THE major theme of OMIS 351 this semester? -
Information technology should be used to serve the goals of the business.
Unit 1: In the VC1 assignment, in what format were the Excel Grades page and Excel Formulas
page recommended to be posted to your web page? - Picture.
Unit 1: Which of the following is NOT a good example of a way technology could improve a
business process? - Use the most up-to-date smart phone technology.
