TEST BANK For Management Information Systems,
11th Edition by Hossein Bidgoli, Chapters 1 - 14
Table of Contents
1. Information Systems in Business.
2. Computers and Their Business Applications.
3. Data and Business Intelligence.
4. Personal, Legal, Ethical, and Organizational Issues.
5. Protecting Information Resources.
6. Data Communication: Delivering Information Anywhere and Anytime.
7. A Connected World.
8. E-Commerce.
9. Global Information Systems.
10. Building Successful Information Systems.
11. Enterprise Systems.
12. Supporting Decisions and Processes.
13. Artificial Intelligence and Automation.
14. Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications.
1. Information Systems in Business. 2.
,True / False
1. When repetitive transaction-processing operations are automated, human involvement is increasingly required.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Correct
Computers are most beneficial in transaction- processing operations. These operations are
repetitive, such as printing numerous checks, or involve enormous volumes of data, such as
inventory control in a multinational textile company. When these systems are automated,
human involvement is minimal. See 1-3:The Beginning: Transaction-Processing Systems
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Define transaction-processing systems
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.1.3
TOPICS: Information systems Information
systems importance
KEYWORDS: Remember
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:26 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/20/2019 7:17 PM
2. Information systems are broader in scope than information technologies.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Correct
Information systems are broader in scope than information technologies, but the two
overlap in many areas. Both are used to help organizations be more competitive and to
improve their overall efficiency and effectiveness. See 1-1: Computers and Information
Systems in Daily Life
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Discuss common applications of computers and information systems.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.1.1
TOPICS: Information systems Information
systems importance
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:26 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/22/2019 1:26 PM
3. In a management information system (MIS) application, processes are usually methods for performing a task.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Correct
, In an MIS application, processes are usually methods for performing a task. See 1-4:
Management Information Systems
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Define management information systems.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.1.4
TOPICS: Management information systems
KEYWORDS: Remember
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:26 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/22/2019 1:26 PM
4. In designing a management information system (MIS), the first task is to collect data and analyze it.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Correct
In designing an MIS, the first task is to clearly define the system’s objectives. See 1-4:
Management Information Systems
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Define management information systems.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.1.4
TOPICS: Management information systems
KEYWORDS: Remember
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:26 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/22/2019 1:26 PM
5. An information system should collect data from both external and internal sources, although organizational objectives
and the type of application also determine what sources to use.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Correct
The information that users need affects the type of data that is collected and used. An
information system should collect data from both external and internal sources, although
organizational objectives and the type of application also determine what sources to use.
See 1-5: Major Components of an Information System
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Describe the four major components of an information system.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.1.1
TOPICS: Information system components
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:26 PM
, DATE MODIFIED: 10/22/2019 1:26 PM
6. Customers, competitors, and suppliers are examples of internal data sources of an information system.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Correct
Customers, competitors, and suppliers are examples of external data sources of an
information system. See 1-5: Major Components of an Information System
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Discuss the differences between data and information.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING aOBJECTIVES: a MIS.10e.1.1
TOPICS: Information asystem acomponents
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE aCREATED: 10/22/2019 a1:26 aPM
DATE aMODIFIED: 10/22/2019 a1:26 aPM
7. In aa amanagement ainformation asystem a(MIS), athe aquality aof ainformation ais adetermined aby aits ausefulness ato
ausers, aand aits a usefulness adetermines athe asuccess aof aan ainformation asystem.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Correct
In aan aMIS, athe aquality aof ainformation ais adetermined aby aits ausefulness ato ausers,
aand aits a usefulness adetermines athe asuccess a of aan ainformation asystem. aSee a1-5:
aMajor aComponents a of aan aInformation aSystem
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Describe athe adifferences abetween adata aand ainformation.
QUESTION aTYPE: True a/ aFalse
HAS aVARIABLES: False
LEARNING aOBJECTIVES: a MIS.10e.1.1
TOPICS: Information asystem acomponents
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE aCREATED: 10/22/2019 a1:26 aPM
DATE aMODIFIED: 11/19/2019 a1:53 aPM
8. To abe auseful, ainformation amust abe aable ato aintegrate awith aother adata aand ainformation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Correct
To abe auseful, ainformation a must abe aable ato aintegrate awith aother a data aand
ainformation. a See a1- a 5: aMajor a Components a of aan aInformation aSystem
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Describe athe adifferences abetween adata aand ainformation.
11th Edition by Hossein Bidgoli, Chapters 1 - 14
Table of Contents
1. Information Systems in Business.
2. Computers and Their Business Applications.
3. Data and Business Intelligence.
4. Personal, Legal, Ethical, and Organizational Issues.
5. Protecting Information Resources.
6. Data Communication: Delivering Information Anywhere and Anytime.
7. A Connected World.
8. E-Commerce.
9. Global Information Systems.
10. Building Successful Information Systems.
11. Enterprise Systems.
12. Supporting Decisions and Processes.
13. Artificial Intelligence and Automation.
14. Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications.
1. Information Systems in Business. 2.
,True / False
1. When repetitive transaction-processing operations are automated, human involvement is increasingly required.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Correct
Computers are most beneficial in transaction- processing operations. These operations are
repetitive, such as printing numerous checks, or involve enormous volumes of data, such as
inventory control in a multinational textile company. When these systems are automated,
human involvement is minimal. See 1-3:The Beginning: Transaction-Processing Systems
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Define transaction-processing systems
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.1.3
TOPICS: Information systems Information
systems importance
KEYWORDS: Remember
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:26 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/20/2019 7:17 PM
2. Information systems are broader in scope than information technologies.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Correct
Information systems are broader in scope than information technologies, but the two
overlap in many areas. Both are used to help organizations be more competitive and to
improve their overall efficiency and effectiveness. See 1-1: Computers and Information
Systems in Daily Life
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Discuss common applications of computers and information systems.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.1.1
TOPICS: Information systems Information
systems importance
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:26 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/22/2019 1:26 PM
3. In a management information system (MIS) application, processes are usually methods for performing a task.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Correct
, In an MIS application, processes are usually methods for performing a task. See 1-4:
Management Information Systems
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Define management information systems.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.1.4
TOPICS: Management information systems
KEYWORDS: Remember
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:26 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/22/2019 1:26 PM
4. In designing a management information system (MIS), the first task is to collect data and analyze it.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Correct
In designing an MIS, the first task is to clearly define the system’s objectives. See 1-4:
Management Information Systems
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Define management information systems.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.1.4
TOPICS: Management information systems
KEYWORDS: Remember
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:26 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/22/2019 1:26 PM
5. An information system should collect data from both external and internal sources, although organizational objectives
and the type of application also determine what sources to use.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Correct
The information that users need affects the type of data that is collected and used. An
information system should collect data from both external and internal sources, although
organizational objectives and the type of application also determine what sources to use.
See 1-5: Major Components of an Information System
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Describe the four major components of an information system.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.1.1
TOPICS: Information system components
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:26 PM
, DATE MODIFIED: 10/22/2019 1:26 PM
6. Customers, competitors, and suppliers are examples of internal data sources of an information system.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Correct
Customers, competitors, and suppliers are examples of external data sources of an
information system. See 1-5: Major Components of an Information System
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Discuss the differences between data and information.
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING aOBJECTIVES: a MIS.10e.1.1
TOPICS: Information asystem acomponents
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE aCREATED: 10/22/2019 a1:26 aPM
DATE aMODIFIED: 10/22/2019 a1:26 aPM
7. In aa amanagement ainformation asystem a(MIS), athe aquality aof ainformation ais adetermined aby aits ausefulness ato
ausers, aand aits a usefulness adetermines athe asuccess aof aan ainformation asystem.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Correct
In aan aMIS, athe aquality aof ainformation ais adetermined aby aits ausefulness ato ausers,
aand aits a usefulness adetermines athe asuccess a of aan ainformation asystem. aSee a1-5:
aMajor aComponents a of aan aInformation aSystem
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Describe athe adifferences abetween adata aand ainformation.
QUESTION aTYPE: True a/ aFalse
HAS aVARIABLES: False
LEARNING aOBJECTIVES: a MIS.10e.1.1
TOPICS: Information asystem acomponents
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATE aCREATED: 10/22/2019 a1:26 aPM
DATE aMODIFIED: 11/19/2019 a1:53 aPM
8. To abe auseful, ainformation amust abe aable ato aintegrate awith aother adata aand ainformation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Correct
To abe auseful, ainformation a must abe aable ato aintegrate awith aother a data aand
ainformation. a See a1- a 5: aMajor a Components a of aan aInformation aSystem
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Describe athe adifferences abetween adata aand ainformation.
