CIS 2200 MIDTERM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 2025 LATEST UPDATE
D - ANSWER 1) Which one of the following integrates the data base files from several
different corporate functions (e.g. sales, marketing, inventory etc. ) so that employees
can process/view enterprise wide information.
a)CRM
b)DBMS
c)SCM
d)None of the above
B - ANSWER True(A)/False(b) An organization which introduces a new technology to
the market place 6-12 months before the competition will always be successful i.e.
strong sales and strong market share driven by sales of the products/services
incorporating the new technology.
A - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) The standards for Help Line calls are 30 seconds
response time, and solution on the first call.
B - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) Inbound logistics involve the movement of product from
the manufacturer to the retailer.
B - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) If a student loses half of his/her credits when he/she
transfers to Baruch from another school this could be considered a SWITCHING COST.
B - ANSWER A data base consists of multiple data warehouses.
A - ANSWER True(a)/False(B) A system which does not exceed the 3-5 second
response time standard regardless of transaction volume is considered to have good
SCALING capability.
A - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) Drill down is the effort to move from coarse data e.g.
regional information, to granular information e.g.street address, zip code etc., when
querying files.
B - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) Real time and on-line processing are synonomous terms
and can be used interchangeably.
A - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) The number and width of the BUSES in a computer are
directly correlated to its speed of processing.
A - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) When dealing with SCM, INBOUND LOGISTICS and
OUTBOUND LOGISTICS are considered primary activities while Human Resources is
considered a secondary activity,
, C - ANSWER The technology to use electronic tags and labels to identify objects
wirelessly over short unobstructed distances is referred to as
a)SCM
b)CRM
c)RFID
d)None of the above
A - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) Unstructured decision making occurs primarily at the
strategic level.
A - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) Porter's Model includes the impact of "NEW
ENTRANTS" into the market place.
C - ANSWER 17) Trying to sell an existing client an upgraded and more expensive
model of a product he has bought several times before is referred to as
a)Cross selling
b)Sample selling
c)Up selling
d)None of the above
B - ANSWER 18)True(a)/False(B) 8 bytes equal 1 bit
B - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) If the local supermarket gives me a free frozen turkey
when I spend more than $400 during the period from Thanksgiving to the New Year's
holiday this is referred to as a Switching Cost.
A - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) DBMS is the software which extracts copies of the data
requested by the
application program from the data base.
A - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) The ROM component of the PC contains part of the
operating System.
A - ANSWER True (a)/False (b) Information is crucial to a manager's ability to reduce
inventory and human resource requirements to a competitive level.
A - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) If a user visits a specific website 15 times in one day
he/she counts only once as a SINGLE visitor.
A - ANSWER True (a)/False (b) A virtual team is a group of people who are
geographically dispersed but through the use of specialized software can work
collectively on a project as if they were physically in the same room.
A - ANSWER True (a)/False(b) In Website Metrics an "abandoned shopping cart"
implies that a registered user accessed the website with the intent of purchasing a
ANSWERS 2025 LATEST UPDATE
D - ANSWER 1) Which one of the following integrates the data base files from several
different corporate functions (e.g. sales, marketing, inventory etc. ) so that employees
can process/view enterprise wide information.
a)CRM
b)DBMS
c)SCM
d)None of the above
B - ANSWER True(A)/False(b) An organization which introduces a new technology to
the market place 6-12 months before the competition will always be successful i.e.
strong sales and strong market share driven by sales of the products/services
incorporating the new technology.
A - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) The standards for Help Line calls are 30 seconds
response time, and solution on the first call.
B - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) Inbound logistics involve the movement of product from
the manufacturer to the retailer.
B - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) If a student loses half of his/her credits when he/she
transfers to Baruch from another school this could be considered a SWITCHING COST.
B - ANSWER A data base consists of multiple data warehouses.
A - ANSWER True(a)/False(B) A system which does not exceed the 3-5 second
response time standard regardless of transaction volume is considered to have good
SCALING capability.
A - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) Drill down is the effort to move from coarse data e.g.
regional information, to granular information e.g.street address, zip code etc., when
querying files.
B - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) Real time and on-line processing are synonomous terms
and can be used interchangeably.
A - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) The number and width of the BUSES in a computer are
directly correlated to its speed of processing.
A - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) When dealing with SCM, INBOUND LOGISTICS and
OUTBOUND LOGISTICS are considered primary activities while Human Resources is
considered a secondary activity,
, C - ANSWER The technology to use electronic tags and labels to identify objects
wirelessly over short unobstructed distances is referred to as
a)SCM
b)CRM
c)RFID
d)None of the above
A - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) Unstructured decision making occurs primarily at the
strategic level.
A - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) Porter's Model includes the impact of "NEW
ENTRANTS" into the market place.
C - ANSWER 17) Trying to sell an existing client an upgraded and more expensive
model of a product he has bought several times before is referred to as
a)Cross selling
b)Sample selling
c)Up selling
d)None of the above
B - ANSWER 18)True(a)/False(B) 8 bytes equal 1 bit
B - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) If the local supermarket gives me a free frozen turkey
when I spend more than $400 during the period from Thanksgiving to the New Year's
holiday this is referred to as a Switching Cost.
A - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) DBMS is the software which extracts copies of the data
requested by the
application program from the data base.
A - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) The ROM component of the PC contains part of the
operating System.
A - ANSWER True (a)/False (b) Information is crucial to a manager's ability to reduce
inventory and human resource requirements to a competitive level.
A - ANSWER True(a)/False(b) If a user visits a specific website 15 times in one day
he/she counts only once as a SINGLE visitor.
A - ANSWER True (a)/False (b) A virtual team is a group of people who are
geographically dispersed but through the use of specialized software can work
collectively on a project as if they were physically in the same room.
A - ANSWER True (a)/False(b) In Website Metrics an "abandoned shopping cart"
implies that a registered user accessed the website with the intent of purchasing a
