ISDS 351 Final UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
In terms of information systems, a collaboration tool that helps a team communicate, organize,
plan, schedule, track, and delegate jobs would be an example of _________.
A. a workgroup information system
B. an organizational complement
C. a personal information system
D. an enterprise information system - CORRECT ANSWER - A. A workgroup
information system
_____ is/are considered to be the most important element in computer-based information
systems.
A. Software applications
B. People
C. Standard operating procedures
D. Bandwidth - CORRECT ANSWER - B. People
Which of the following is NOT one of the four main components in Leavitt's Diamond?
A. technology infrastructure
B. people
C. systems
D. processes - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Systems
In a large IS organization, the professional who is responsible for maintaining the security and
integrity of the organization's systems and data is the __________.
A. System security operator
B. Data security manager
C. Information systems security analyst
,D. Data center manager - CORRECT ANSWER - C. information systems security analyst
When IS managers introduce new systems within an organization, they often experience a rough
system start-up and frustrated employees because they focus too narrowly on _____.
A. people
B. human structure
C. processes
D. technology infrastructure - CORRECT ANSWER - D. technology infrastructure
Which type of strategic planning begins by identifying and analyzing key problems facing the
organization, setting strategies to address those problems, and identifying projects and initiatives
that are consistent with those strategies?
A. organic strategic planning
B. goals-based strategic planning
C. issues-based strategic planning
D. this does not describe any of the major strategic planning approaches - CORRECT
ANSWER - C. issues-based strategic planning
Which of the following tasks is the first step in goals-based strategic planning?
A. analyze situation
B. deploy plan
C. set direction
D. define strategies - CORRECT ANSWER - A. analyze situation
Your new employer wishes to use strategic planning to grow the business. Which of the
following would you advise is the most essential task?
A. define the yearly goals
B. create a vision/mission statement
C. plan several new initiatives
,D. list the business objectives - CORRECT ANSWER - B. create a vision/mission
statement
Which of the following is considered a core competency of an organization?
A. ability to keep its employees motivated
B. ability to do something that its competition cannot imitate
C. ability to pay employees on time
D. ability to deliver goods on time - CORRECT ANSWER - B. ability to do something
that its competition cannot imitate
A building, office equipment, computer hardware, and network equipment are examples of
_____.
A. expense items
B. internal cross-charges
C. project variables
D. capital assets - CORRECT ANSWER - D. capital assets
When you use your lab computer to access a printer, you are using the local area network (LAN).
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER - True, A network that connects computer systems and
devices within a small area, such as an office, home, or several floors in a building is a local area
network (LAN).
A _____ network is one in which all network devices are connected to one another through a
single central device called the hub node.
A. mesh
B. bus
C. star
D. personal - CORRECT ANSWER - C. star
, A _____ is a telecommunications network that connects users and their computers in a
geographical area that spans a campus or a city.
A. Local area network (LAN)
B. Personal area network (PAN)
C. Wide area network (WAN)
D. metropolitan area network (MAN) - CORRECT ANSWER - D. metropolitan area
network (MAN)
The World Wide Web uses the _____ Protocol for transmitting content.
A. Hypertext transfer
B. Mail transfer
C. Domain Name Server
D. Uniform Resource Location - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Hypertext transfer
Stacey is developing code that will enable users of her software to display the customized text
and images sent by Web servers as Web pages. She is engaged in _____.
A. server-side programming
B. client-side programming
C. software-defined networking
D. database administration - CORRECT ANSWER - B. client-side programming
Which of the following statements is true of a database?
A. It is a collection of unstructured data.
B. It is accessed only by an organization's database administrator and data administrator.
C. It provides an essential foundation for an organization's knowledge management and artificial
intelligence systems.
D. It helps companies analyze information to identify new market opportunities. - CORRECT
ANSWER - D. It helps companies analyze information to identify new market
opportunities.
and CORRECT Answers
In terms of information systems, a collaboration tool that helps a team communicate, organize,
plan, schedule, track, and delegate jobs would be an example of _________.
A. a workgroup information system
B. an organizational complement
C. a personal information system
D. an enterprise information system - CORRECT ANSWER - A. A workgroup
information system
_____ is/are considered to be the most important element in computer-based information
systems.
A. Software applications
B. People
C. Standard operating procedures
D. Bandwidth - CORRECT ANSWER - B. People
Which of the following is NOT one of the four main components in Leavitt's Diamond?
A. technology infrastructure
B. people
C. systems
D. processes - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Systems
In a large IS organization, the professional who is responsible for maintaining the security and
integrity of the organization's systems and data is the __________.
A. System security operator
B. Data security manager
C. Information systems security analyst
,D. Data center manager - CORRECT ANSWER - C. information systems security analyst
When IS managers introduce new systems within an organization, they often experience a rough
system start-up and frustrated employees because they focus too narrowly on _____.
A. people
B. human structure
C. processes
D. technology infrastructure - CORRECT ANSWER - D. technology infrastructure
Which type of strategic planning begins by identifying and analyzing key problems facing the
organization, setting strategies to address those problems, and identifying projects and initiatives
that are consistent with those strategies?
A. organic strategic planning
B. goals-based strategic planning
C. issues-based strategic planning
D. this does not describe any of the major strategic planning approaches - CORRECT
ANSWER - C. issues-based strategic planning
Which of the following tasks is the first step in goals-based strategic planning?
A. analyze situation
B. deploy plan
C. set direction
D. define strategies - CORRECT ANSWER - A. analyze situation
Your new employer wishes to use strategic planning to grow the business. Which of the
following would you advise is the most essential task?
A. define the yearly goals
B. create a vision/mission statement
C. plan several new initiatives
,D. list the business objectives - CORRECT ANSWER - B. create a vision/mission
statement
Which of the following is considered a core competency of an organization?
A. ability to keep its employees motivated
B. ability to do something that its competition cannot imitate
C. ability to pay employees on time
D. ability to deliver goods on time - CORRECT ANSWER - B. ability to do something
that its competition cannot imitate
A building, office equipment, computer hardware, and network equipment are examples of
_____.
A. expense items
B. internal cross-charges
C. project variables
D. capital assets - CORRECT ANSWER - D. capital assets
When you use your lab computer to access a printer, you are using the local area network (LAN).
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER - True, A network that connects computer systems and
devices within a small area, such as an office, home, or several floors in a building is a local area
network (LAN).
A _____ network is one in which all network devices are connected to one another through a
single central device called the hub node.
A. mesh
B. bus
C. star
D. personal - CORRECT ANSWER - C. star
, A _____ is a telecommunications network that connects users and their computers in a
geographical area that spans a campus or a city.
A. Local area network (LAN)
B. Personal area network (PAN)
C. Wide area network (WAN)
D. metropolitan area network (MAN) - CORRECT ANSWER - D. metropolitan area
network (MAN)
The World Wide Web uses the _____ Protocol for transmitting content.
A. Hypertext transfer
B. Mail transfer
C. Domain Name Server
D. Uniform Resource Location - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Hypertext transfer
Stacey is developing code that will enable users of her software to display the customized text
and images sent by Web servers as Web pages. She is engaged in _____.
A. server-side programming
B. client-side programming
C. software-defined networking
D. database administration - CORRECT ANSWER - B. client-side programming
Which of the following statements is true of a database?
A. It is a collection of unstructured data.
B. It is accessed only by an organization's database administrator and data administrator.
C. It provides an essential foundation for an organization's knowledge management and artificial
intelligence systems.
D. It helps companies analyze information to identify new market opportunities. - CORRECT
ANSWER - D. It helps companies analyze information to identify new market
opportunities.
