TEST BANK FOR SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN METHODS - 7TH EDITION BY WHITTEN & BENTLEY

TEST BANK FOR
SYSTEM ANALYSIS
AND DESIGN
METHODS - 7TH
EDITION BY
WHITTEN &
BENTLEY
SYSTEMANALYSIS
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,\| AND DESIGN
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\| METHODS - 7TH \| \|




\| EDITION BY
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\| WHITTEN & \|




\| BENTLEY

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, Chapter 1 The Context of Systems Analysis and Design Methods
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True/False Questions \|




1. An information system is an arrangement of people, data, processes, and information
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technology that interact to collect, process, store, and provide as output the
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information needed to support the organization.
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Answer: True \| \| \| Page: 6 \| \| \| LOD: Easy \|




2. An information system must have computer hardware and software to be valid.
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Answer: False Page: 6 LOD: Medium \| \| \| \| \| \| \|


Rationale: An information system is an arrangement of people, data, processes, and
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information technology that interact to collect, process, store, and provide as output
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the information needed to support the organization
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3. A management information system can use data provided by a transaction processing
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system.
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Answer: True \| \| \| Page: 6 \| \| \| LOD: Easy \|




4. Decision support systems are tailored to the unique information needs of executives.
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Answer: False \| \| \| Page: 7 \| \| \| LOD: Easy \|




5. Communication and collaboration systems enhance communication between people \| \| \| \| \| \| \|


both inside and outside of the organization.
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Answer: True \| \| \| Page: 7 \| \| \| LOD: Easy \|




6. Upper management people t ypically are the direct users of transaction processing
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systems.
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Answer: False Page: 6-7 LOD: Medium \| \| \| \| \| \| \|


Rationale: Upper management people generally use only DSS and EIS.
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7. A stakeholder for an information system is a technical employee working on the
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systems analysis and design.
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Answer: False Page: 7 LOD: Easy \| \| \| \| \| \| \|


Rationale: A stakeholder can be anyone who has an interest in the information system.
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Whitten/Bentley, \|Systems \|Analysis \|&\|Design \|Methods, \|Seventh \|Edition 1