MIS Exam 1 Chapter 1-4 Questions
and Answers9
GUI - ANSWERS -uses icons and menus displayed on screen to send commands to the computer
system: windows, ubunutu
Mobile OS's - ANSWERS -IOS 9, android 5(lollipop), blackberry 10, windows 8
Programming languages (types and history) - ANSWERS -machine (1940), assembly (1950), high-
level(1960), query/database(1970),natural/intellignet(1980)
freeware - ANSWERS -Software that is made available to the public for free ($0)
Information System - ANSWERS -a set of interrelated components that:
1. collect (input)
2. manipulate (process)
3. store
4. disseminate (output) data and info
5. provide corrective reaction (feedback)
- can be manual or computerized
Data - ANSWERS -raw facts
examples:
15 mph
, 10,000 cars on highway
location: going South
destination: airport
Information - ANSWERS -collection of facts organized in such a way that they have VALUE
BEYOND THE FACTS
examples:
traffic is congested in midtown due to accident in location X
Knowledge - ANSWERS -awareness and understanding of a set of information
*you now have the information necessary to make a knowledgeable decision on how to get
around the accident
Input - ANSWERS -activity of gathering and capturing raw data
processing - ANSWERS -converting or transforming data into useful outputs
output - ANSWERS -production of useful information int he form of documents/reports
Characteristics of valuable information - ANSWERS -1. Accessible
2. Accurate
3.. Complete
4. Economical
5. Flexible
6. Relevant
and Answers9
GUI - ANSWERS -uses icons and menus displayed on screen to send commands to the computer
system: windows, ubunutu
Mobile OS's - ANSWERS -IOS 9, android 5(lollipop), blackberry 10, windows 8
Programming languages (types and history) - ANSWERS -machine (1940), assembly (1950), high-
level(1960), query/database(1970),natural/intellignet(1980)
freeware - ANSWERS -Software that is made available to the public for free ($0)
Information System - ANSWERS -a set of interrelated components that:
1. collect (input)
2. manipulate (process)
3. store
4. disseminate (output) data and info
5. provide corrective reaction (feedback)
- can be manual or computerized
Data - ANSWERS -raw facts
examples:
15 mph
, 10,000 cars on highway
location: going South
destination: airport
Information - ANSWERS -collection of facts organized in such a way that they have VALUE
BEYOND THE FACTS
examples:
traffic is congested in midtown due to accident in location X
Knowledge - ANSWERS -awareness and understanding of a set of information
*you now have the information necessary to make a knowledgeable decision on how to get
around the accident
Input - ANSWERS -activity of gathering and capturing raw data
processing - ANSWERS -converting or transforming data into useful outputs
output - ANSWERS -production of useful information int he form of documents/reports
Characteristics of valuable information - ANSWERS -1. Accessible
2. Accurate
3.. Complete
4. Economical
5. Flexible
6. Relevant
