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For Systems Analysis and Design 12th Edition By Tilley Scott
All Chapters (1 - 12) Latest Version ||Complete A+ Guide
,Chapter 01 - Introduction to Systems
̣ Analysis
̣ and Design
True / False
1. Most firms give their IT budgets a low priority ̣ in good economic times.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Most firms give their IT budgets a high priority,̣ in good times or bad.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTỴ: Easy ̣
REFERENCES: 3
QUESTION TỴPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SAD.12e.01.01 - Describe the impact of information technology ̣ on society ̣
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Technology ̣
TOPICS: What is Information Technology?̣
KEỴWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 1/30/2019 11:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 4/8/2019 3:37 PM
2. A mission-critical system
̣ is one that is unimportant to a company’s ̣ operations.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: A mission-critical system
̣ is one that is vital to a company’s
̣ operations.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTỴ: Easy ̣
REFERENCES: 5
QUESTION TỴPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SAD.12e.01.02 - Describe the five main components of an information syṣ tem
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Technology ̣
TOPICS: Information Syṣ tem Components
KEỴWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 1/30/2019 11:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 4/13/2019 9:54 AM
3. In an information system,
̣ data is information that has been transformed into input that is valuable to users.
a. True
b. False
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,ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Information is data that has been transformed into output that is valuable to users.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTỴ: Easy ̣
REFERENCES: 5
QUESTION TỴPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SAD.12e.01.02 - Describe the five main components of an information syṣ tem
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Technology ̣
TOPICS: Information Syṣ tem Components
KEỴWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 1/30/2019 11:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 4/8/2019 3:37 PM
4. Transaction processing (TP) systemṣ are inefficient because they ̣ process a set of transaction-related commands
individually ̣ rather than as a group.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Transaction processing (TP) systems
̣ are efficient because they ̣ process a set of transaction-
related commands as a group rather than individually.̣
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTỴ: Easy ̣
REFERENCES: 12
QUESTION TỴPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SAD.12e.01.05 - Identify ̣ the seven typ̣ es of information syṣ tems used in business
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Technology ̣
TOPICS: Business Information Syṣ tems
KEỴWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 1/30/2019 11:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 4/8/2019 3:37 PM
5. In a knowledge management system,
̣ a knowledge base consists of logical rules that identify ̣ data patterns and
relationships.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: A knowledge management system ̣ uses inference rules, which are logical rules that identify ̣
data patterns and relationships.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTỴ: Easy ̣
REFERENCES: 13
QUESTION TỴPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SAD.12e.01.05 - Identify ̣ the seven typ̣ es of information syṣ tems used in business
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, NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Technology ̣
TOPICS: Business Information Syṣ tems
KEỴWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 1/30/2019 11:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 4/8/2019 3:37 PM
6. Most large companies require systems
̣ that combine transaction processing, business support, knowledge management,
and user productivity ̣ features.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Most large companies require systems
̣ that combine transaction processing, business
support, knowledge management, and user productivity ̣ features.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTỴ: Moderate
REFERENCES: 15
QUESTION TỴPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SAD.12e.01.05 - Identify ̣ the seven typ̣ es of information syṣ tems used in business
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Technology ̣
TOPICS: Business Information Syṣ tems
KEỴWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 1/30/2019 11:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 4/13/2019 10:00 AM
7. Since middle managers focus on a longer time frame, they ̣ need less detailed information than top managers, but
somewhat more than supervisors who oversee day-to-day
̣ ̣ operations.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Because they ̣ focus on a somewhat shorter time frame, middle managers need more
detailed information than top managers but somewhat less than supervisors who oversee
day-to-day
̣ ̣ operations.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTỴ: Moderate
REFERENCES: 17
QUESTION TỴPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SAD.12e.01.06 - Describe the typ̣ es of information the four classes of users need
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Technology ̣
TOPICS: What Information Do Users Need?
KEỴWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 1/30/2019 11:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 4/8/2019 3:37 PM
8. Many ̣ companies find that a trend called empowerment, which gives employees
̣ more responsibility ̣ and accountability,̣
improves employeẹ motivation and increases customer satisfaction.
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