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Contents
Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Information Systems ......................................................................... 3
Chapter 2: Data Management and Information Systems Business Strategies ............................... 9
Chapter 3: Database Management Systems ................................................................................ 16
Chapter 4: Systems Analysis, Design, and Development.............................................................. 21
Chapter 5: Information Systems Security Risk Management ....................................................... 28
Chapter 6: Enterprise Security, Data Privacy, and Risk Management .......................................... 34
Chapter 7: Cloud Computing and Managing the Cloud Infrastructure ........................................ 42
Chapter 8: Data Analytics and Modeling ...................................................................................... 50
Chapter 9: Information Systems Project Management ................................................................ 55
Chapter 10: Emerging Technologies and Frontiers of Information Systems ................................ 61
Chapter 11: Global Information Systems...................................................................................... 66
Chapter 12: Ethics, Sustainability, and Social Issues in Information Systems .............................. 72
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Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Information Systems
Review Questions
1. What type of information system is used by everyone in an organization to integrate various
business processes and functions across an organization?
a. management information system (MIS)
b. enterprise resource planning (ERP)
c. transaction processing system (TPS)
d. decision support system (DSS)
[Answer: B]
2. What invention is credited with providing ordinary people with access to information and
ideas that were previously unavailable?
a. telegraph
b. telephone
c. printing press
d. internet
[Answer: C]
3. What invention provided a vital framework for the development of computers?
a. Jacquard loom
b. printing press
c. digital calculators
d. typewriters
[Answer: A]
4. What do computers require to manage the computer’s memory and other resources such
as disk storage while providing the interface for computer users?
a. application software
b. operating system software
c. hardware
d. data processing
[Answer: B]
5. What element of an information system is concerned with the policies and procedures that
ensure an information system functions effectively, efficiently, and securely?
a. processing
b. environment
c. feedback
d. control
[Answer: D]
6. You are the project manager of a team of IS professionals working together to develop an
information system, and you need a suitable structure to guide your team’s work. What is
this structure called?
a. guideline
b. best practice
c. framework
d. industry standard
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[Answer: C]
7. As your team works to develop an information system, they review the policies, procedures,
and requirements that apply to your organization’s system. What are they reviewing?
a. guidelines
b. best practices
c. frameworks
d. industry standards
[Answer: D]
8. As the member of a team developing the information system for your organization, you
have been assigned to review best practices and make recommendations to the team on
which best practices are most applicable to your organization’s system. What resource do
you use to access the most comprehensive information on best practices?
a. Agile
b. ITIL
c. SFIA
d. COBIT
[Answer: B]
9. When IS professionals work for a government agency or a private business that contracts
with the government, what must they follow to meet system security requirements?
a. COBIT
b. ITIL
c. FISMA
d. ISO/IEC 27001
[Answer: C]
10. Your new job in IS requires you to transform raw data into useful information that your
organization can use in decision-making and other operations. What is your job?
a. data analytics and modeling
b. cloud computing
c. database management
d. IS project management
[Answer: A]
11. Imagine you are part of the hiring team tasked with filling your organization’s IS jobs. You
are concerned about one of the candidates recommended by a coworker because you do
not agree that this person has the integrity, initiative, and willingness to learn required for
the role. What competency do you think this candidate is lacking?
a. academic
b. workplace
c. technical
d. personal effectiveness
[Answer: D]
12. Your colleague has excellent skills in teamwork, creative thinking, and problem solving.
What competency does your colleague have?
a. academic
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Contents
Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Information Systems ......................................................................... 3
Chapter 2: Data Management and Information Systems Business Strategies ............................... 9
Chapter 3: Database Management Systems ................................................................................ 16
Chapter 4: Systems Analysis, Design, and Development.............................................................. 21
Chapter 5: Information Systems Security Risk Management ....................................................... 28
Chapter 6: Enterprise Security, Data Privacy, and Risk Management .......................................... 34
Chapter 7: Cloud Computing and Managing the Cloud Infrastructure ........................................ 42
Chapter 8: Data Analytics and Modeling ...................................................................................... 50
Chapter 9: Information Systems Project Management ................................................................ 55
Chapter 10: Emerging Technologies and Frontiers of Information Systems ................................ 61
Chapter 11: Global Information Systems...................................................................................... 66
Chapter 12: Ethics, Sustainability, and Social Issues in Information Systems .............................. 72
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Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Information Systems
Review Questions
1. What type of information system is used by everyone in an organization to integrate various
business processes and functions across an organization?
a. management information system (MIS)
b. enterprise resource planning (ERP)
c. transaction processing system (TPS)
d. decision support system (DSS)
[Answer: B]
2. What invention is credited with providing ordinary people with access to information and
ideas that were previously unavailable?
a. telegraph
b. telephone
c. printing press
d. internet
[Answer: C]
3. What invention provided a vital framework for the development of computers?
a. Jacquard loom
b. printing press
c. digital calculators
d. typewriters
[Answer: A]
4. What do computers require to manage the computer’s memory and other resources such
as disk storage while providing the interface for computer users?
a. application software
b. operating system software
c. hardware
d. data processing
[Answer: B]
5. What element of an information system is concerned with the policies and procedures that
ensure an information system functions effectively, efficiently, and securely?
a. processing
b. environment
c. feedback
d. control
[Answer: D]
6. You are the project manager of a team of IS professionals working together to develop an
information system, and you need a suitable structure to guide your team’s work. What is
this structure called?
a. guideline
b. best practice
c. framework
d. industry standard
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[Answer: C]
7. As your team works to develop an information system, they review the policies, procedures,
and requirements that apply to your organization’s system. What are they reviewing?
a. guidelines
b. best practices
c. frameworks
d. industry standards
[Answer: D]
8. As the member of a team developing the information system for your organization, you
have been assigned to review best practices and make recommendations to the team on
which best practices are most applicable to your organization’s system. What resource do
you use to access the most comprehensive information on best practices?
a. Agile
b. ITIL
c. SFIA
d. COBIT
[Answer: B]
9. When IS professionals work for a government agency or a private business that contracts
with the government, what must they follow to meet system security requirements?
a. COBIT
b. ITIL
c. FISMA
d. ISO/IEC 27001
[Answer: C]
10. Your new job in IS requires you to transform raw data into useful information that your
organization can use in decision-making and other operations. What is your job?
a. data analytics and modeling
b. cloud computing
c. database management
d. IS project management
[Answer: A]
11. Imagine you are part of the hiring team tasked with filling your organization’s IS jobs. You
are concerned about one of the candidates recommended by a coworker because you do
not agree that this person has the integrity, initiative, and willingness to learn required for
the role. What competency do you think this candidate is lacking?
a. academic
b. workplace
c. technical
d. personal effectiveness
[Answer: D]
12. Your colleague has excellent skills in teamwork, creative thinking, and problem solving.
What competency does your colleague have?
a. academic
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