TEST BANK for Managing and Using Information Syst
m m m m m m m
ems: A Strategic Approach, 7th Edition by Keri E. Pear
m m m m m m m m m
lson, Carol S. Saunders and Dennis F. Galletta.
m m m m m m m
All 13 Chapters
m m
, Chapter 0 (Introduction)
m m
MultiplemChoice
1. Whatmrequiresmamunitmofmanalysis,mhasmbeenmprocessed,mandmrequiresmhumanmmediation?
a) Data
b) Information
c) Knowledge
d) Legacy
e) Nonemofmthemabove
Ans:mbm(Medium)mRes
ponse:mSeempagem11
2. Rolesmthatmmanagersmfill,maccordingmtomMintzberg,mincludemallmofmth
emfollowingmexcept:
a) Figurehead
b) Disseminator
c) Disciplinarian
d) Entrepreneur
e) ResourcemAllocator
Ans:mcm(Hard)mRespon
se:mSeempagem9
3. WhichmofmthemfollowingmismnotmamDecisionalmrole?
a) Entrepreneur
b) Disturbancemhandler
, c) Negotiator
d) Resourcemallocator
e) Spokesperson
Ans:mem(Medium)mRes
ponse:mSeempagem9
4. Whatmskillsmwouldmbemrequiredmtombemamvisionarymmanager?
a) CommunicationmandmInformationmgathering
b) Flexibilitymandmcreativity
c) Analyticalmandmorganizational
d) Allmofmthemabove
e) Nonemofmthemabov
emAns:mbm(Easy)
Response:mSeempagem7
5. DefinemWisdom:
a) knowledgeminfusedmwithmintuitionmandmjudgmentmthatmfacilitatesmthemabilitymtomma
kemdecisions
b) amprocess
c) allmformsmofmtechnologymusedmtomcreatemdata
d) anythingmthatmmakesmampersonmclever
e) onlymdmandmb
Ans:mam(Easy)mRespon
se:mSeempagem12
6. Datamis:
a) informationmendowedmwithmrelevancemandmpurpose
b) setmofmspecificmobjectivemfactsmormobservations
c) someminformation
d) allmofmthemabove
e) onlymamandmc
, Ans:mbm(Medium)mRespons
e:mSeempagesm10-12
True/False
7. Informationmsystemsm(IS)mmanagersmshouldmparticipateminmallmofmthemimportantm
ISmdecisions,mevenmifmthosemdecisionsmdomnotmimpactmthemISmdepartment.
Ans:mTruem(Easy)mRes
ponse:mSeempagem2
8. Informationmformtopmmanagementmismusuallymbasedmonmamlongmtim
emhorizon,mwithmgreatmdetailmandmhighmstructuredness.
Ans:mFalsem(Medium)m
Response:mSeempagem1
1
ShortmAnswer
9. Pricingmofmthingsmismmostmoftenmbasedmonm
whilempricingmofminformationmgoodsmismmostmoftenmbasedmonm
Ans:mcost,mvaluem(Hard
)mResponse:mSeempagem
13
10. Ifmammanagermexhibitsmcreativity,mcuriosity,mandmconfidence,mwemwouldmsaymthatmhem
ormshemsupportsmthemrolemofm verymwell.
m m m m m m m
ems: A Strategic Approach, 7th Edition by Keri E. Pear
m m m m m m m m m
lson, Carol S. Saunders and Dennis F. Galletta.
m m m m m m m
All 13 Chapters
m m
, Chapter 0 (Introduction)
m m
MultiplemChoice
1. Whatmrequiresmamunitmofmanalysis,mhasmbeenmprocessed,mandmrequiresmhumanmmediation?
a) Data
b) Information
c) Knowledge
d) Legacy
e) Nonemofmthemabove
Ans:mbm(Medium)mRes
ponse:mSeempagem11
2. Rolesmthatmmanagersmfill,maccordingmtomMintzberg,mincludemallmofmth
emfollowingmexcept:
a) Figurehead
b) Disseminator
c) Disciplinarian
d) Entrepreneur
e) ResourcemAllocator
Ans:mcm(Hard)mRespon
se:mSeempagem9
3. WhichmofmthemfollowingmismnotmamDecisionalmrole?
a) Entrepreneur
b) Disturbancemhandler
, c) Negotiator
d) Resourcemallocator
e) Spokesperson
Ans:mem(Medium)mRes
ponse:mSeempagem9
4. Whatmskillsmwouldmbemrequiredmtombemamvisionarymmanager?
a) CommunicationmandmInformationmgathering
b) Flexibilitymandmcreativity
c) Analyticalmandmorganizational
d) Allmofmthemabove
e) Nonemofmthemabov
emAns:mbm(Easy)
Response:mSeempagem7
5. DefinemWisdom:
a) knowledgeminfusedmwithmintuitionmandmjudgmentmthatmfacilitatesmthemabilitymtomma
kemdecisions
b) amprocess
c) allmformsmofmtechnologymusedmtomcreatemdata
d) anythingmthatmmakesmampersonmclever
e) onlymdmandmb
Ans:mam(Easy)mRespon
se:mSeempagem12
6. Datamis:
a) informationmendowedmwithmrelevancemandmpurpose
b) setmofmspecificmobjectivemfactsmormobservations
c) someminformation
d) allmofmthemabove
e) onlymamandmc
, Ans:mbm(Medium)mRespons
e:mSeempagesm10-12
True/False
7. Informationmsystemsm(IS)mmanagersmshouldmparticipateminmallmofmthemimportantm
ISmdecisions,mevenmifmthosemdecisionsmdomnotmimpactmthemISmdepartment.
Ans:mTruem(Easy)mRes
ponse:mSeempagem2
8. Informationmformtopmmanagementmismusuallymbasedmonmamlongmtim
emhorizon,mwithmgreatmdetailmandmhighmstructuredness.
Ans:mFalsem(Medium)m
Response:mSeempagem1
1
ShortmAnswer
9. Pricingmofmthingsmismmostmoftenmbasedmonm
whilempricingmofminformationmgoodsmismmostmoftenmbasedmonm
Ans:mcost,mvaluem(Hard
)mResponse:mSeempagem
13
10. Ifmammanagermexhibitsmcreativity,mcuriosity,mandmconfidence,mwemwouldmsaymthatmhem
ormshemsupportsmthemrolemofm verymwell.