University of Alabama MIS 200 Exam 1
Review Questions and Answers
Personnel records - -These are an example of internal sources of data for an
information system
- True - -A personnel information system helps in choosing the best job
candidate.
- False - -An effective financial information system (FIS) should provide
timely, accurate, and integrated information about the marketing mix.
- True - -Business Intelligence (BI) includes historical views and predictive
views of business operations
- False - -Buyer power is high when customers have few choices and low
when they have many choices.
- True - -Computers are most beneficial in transaction-processing
operations.
- Artificial intelligence - -Future progress in _____ includes further
development in natural language processing that should make information
systems easier to use
- False - -Customers, competitors, and suppliers are examples of internal
data sources.
- supplier - -In accordance with Porter's Five Forces model, _____ power is
high when customers have fewer options and low when customers have
more options
- objectives - -In designing a management information system, the first task
is to define the system's _____ clearly
- False - -In the context of an information systems job, a database
administrator writes computer programs or software segments that allow the
information system to perform a specific task
- software components - -Management information system's (MIS) _____
include programs developed in-house
- False - -Most information systems avoid using graphical user interfaces
, - True - -Rivalry among existing competitors is high when many competitors
occupy the same marketplace position
- False - -Skill in using word processing software is an example of
information literacy
- False - -The focus of a top-line strategy for successfully competing in a
marketplace is improving efficiency by reducing overall costs
- manpower, machinery, materials, and money - -The four Ms of resources
are _____
- information - -The output of an information system is _____.
- True - -The terms "information systems" and "information technologies"
are used interchangeably.
- database administrator - -Within the context of the various categories of IT
jobs, a _____ must have knowledge and understanding of data warehouse
and data-mining tools
- Automated payroll - -_____ is an example of transaction-processing
system.
- False - -Twitter is an example of a management information system (MIS).
- True - -The quality of information is determined by its usefulness to users.
- Information literacy - -____ is understanding the role of information in
generating and using business intelligence
- False - -The data component of an information system is considered the
output to the system
- True - -A redundant array of independent disks (RAID) system is a
collection of disk drives used for fault tolerance and improved performance.
- False - -An object code must be translated into source code in order for
the computer to be able to read and execute
- True - -Flash memory is used in memory cards.
- Job management - -The control programs managing computer hardware
and software perform the ____ function to control and prioritize tasks
performed by the CPU.
Review Questions and Answers
Personnel records - -These are an example of internal sources of data for an
information system
- True - -A personnel information system helps in choosing the best job
candidate.
- False - -An effective financial information system (FIS) should provide
timely, accurate, and integrated information about the marketing mix.
- True - -Business Intelligence (BI) includes historical views and predictive
views of business operations
- False - -Buyer power is high when customers have few choices and low
when they have many choices.
- True - -Computers are most beneficial in transaction-processing
operations.
- Artificial intelligence - -Future progress in _____ includes further
development in natural language processing that should make information
systems easier to use
- False - -Customers, competitors, and suppliers are examples of internal
data sources.
- supplier - -In accordance with Porter's Five Forces model, _____ power is
high when customers have fewer options and low when customers have
more options
- objectives - -In designing a management information system, the first task
is to define the system's _____ clearly
- False - -In the context of an information systems job, a database
administrator writes computer programs or software segments that allow the
information system to perform a specific task
- software components - -Management information system's (MIS) _____
include programs developed in-house
- False - -Most information systems avoid using graphical user interfaces
, - True - -Rivalry among existing competitors is high when many competitors
occupy the same marketplace position
- False - -Skill in using word processing software is an example of
information literacy
- False - -The focus of a top-line strategy for successfully competing in a
marketplace is improving efficiency by reducing overall costs
- manpower, machinery, materials, and money - -The four Ms of resources
are _____
- information - -The output of an information system is _____.
- True - -The terms "information systems" and "information technologies"
are used interchangeably.
- database administrator - -Within the context of the various categories of IT
jobs, a _____ must have knowledge and understanding of data warehouse
and data-mining tools
- Automated payroll - -_____ is an example of transaction-processing
system.
- False - -Twitter is an example of a management information system (MIS).
- True - -The quality of information is determined by its usefulness to users.
- Information literacy - -____ is understanding the role of information in
generating and using business intelligence
- False - -The data component of an information system is considered the
output to the system
- True - -A redundant array of independent disks (RAID) system is a
collection of disk drives used for fault tolerance and improved performance.
- False - -An object code must be translated into source code in order for
the computer to be able to read and execute
- True - -Flash memory is used in memory cards.
- Job management - -The control programs managing computer hardware
and software perform the ____ function to control and prioritize tasks
performed by the CPU.
