EXPERIENCING MIS
5TH CANADIAN EDITION
CHAPTER NO. 01: THE IMPORTANCE OF MIS
1) MIS only matters to MIS majors and not to students in other business disciplines.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 8
Study Question: Q2
Skill: RECALL
2) Information systems are not created for the sheer joy of exploring technology.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 9
Study Question: Q2
Skill: RECALL
4) Moore's Law can be expressed as "the speed of a computer chip doubles every 20 months."
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 14
Study Question: Q6
Skill: RECALL
5) In the next decade unlimited storage will be almost free.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 17
Study Question: Q6
Skill: RECALL
6) Google uses a function called "content extraction" for Gmail accounts to understand the
content of users' e-mails.
Answer: TRUE
,Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 16
Study Question: Q6
Skill: RECALL
7) Information system is a group of components that interact to produce information.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 6
Study Question: Q1
Skill: RECALL
8) Information systems must include the use of a computer.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 6
Study Question: Q1
Skill: RECALL
9) According to Industry Canada, Canada's ICT industry has grown faster than the country's
overall GDP since 2007.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 11
Study Question: Q4
Skill: RECALL
10) Information technology (IT) refers to methods, inventions, standards, and products.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 10
Study Question: Q3
Skill: RECALL
11) Most managers will get involved in purchasing computer hardware and building systems.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 8
Study Question: Q2
,Skill: APPLIED
12) MIS stands for "Management Information Sciences."
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 7
Study Question: Q1
Skill: RECALL
13) MIS is embedded in an IT system.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 10
Study Question: Q3
Skill: RECALL
14) Information systems are created to solve business needs.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 8
Study Question: Q2
Skill: APPLIED
15) Email is an example of an information system.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 13
Study Question: Q5, Q6
Skill: RECALL
16) To gain a competitive advantage it is important that one be an IT developer.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 14
Study Question: Q5
Skill: RECALL
17) An important skill in business is to be able to identify opportunities for innovation through
, the use of information systems.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 13 & 14
Study Question: Q5
Skill: APPLIED
18) MIS is the development and use of information systems to help organizations accomplish
their goals and objectives.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 7
Study Question: Q2
Skill: RECALL
19) Most innovative uses of IT have already been invented.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: various implied
Study Question: Q4
Skill: APPLIED
20) The decreasing price and increasing power of computer chips is one of the main drivers for
improvements in information systems.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 15
Study Question: Q6
Skill: APPLIED
21) Moore's Law states that the number of circuits (microprocessor transistors) will double every
four years.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 15
Study Question: Q6
Skill: RECALL