TEST BANK For Management Information Systems, 10 th Edition by Hossein Bidgol

,Module 01: Information Systems in Business
Truem/mFalse

1. Whenmrepetitivemtransaction-processingmoperationsmaremautomated,mhumanminvolvementmismincreasinglym required.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Correct
Computersmaremmostmbeneficialminmtransaction-
mprocessingmoperations.mThesemoperationsmaremrepetitive,msuchmasmprintingmnumerousmcheck

s,morminvolvemenormousmvolumesmofmdata,msuchmasminventorymcontrolminmammultinationalmtex
tilemcompany.mWhenmthesemsystemsmaremautomated,mhumanminvolvementmismminimal.mSeem
1-3:ThemBeginning:mTransaction-ProcessingmSystems

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Definemtransaction-processingmsystems
QUESTIONmTYPE: Truem/mFalse
HASmVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m MIS.10e.1.3
TOPICS:
Informationmsystemsm Infor
mationmsystemsmimportance
KEYWORDS: Remember
DATEmCREATED: 10/22/2019m1:26mPM
DATEmMODIFIED: 11/20/2019m7:17mPM

2. Informationmsystemsmarembroaderminmscopemthanminformationmtechnologies.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Correct
Informationmsystemsmarembroaderminmscopemthanminformationmtechnologies,mbutmthemtwomov
erlapminmmanymareas.mBothmaremusedmtomhelpmorganizationsmbemmoremcompetitivemandmtomi
mprovemtheirmoverallmefficiencymandmeffectiveness.mSeem1-
1:mComputersmandmInformationmSystemsminmDailymLife
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Discussmcommonmapplicationsmofmcomputersmandminformationmsystems.
QUESTIONmTYPE: Truem/mFalse
HASmVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m MIS.10e.1.1
TOPICS:
Informationmsystemsm Infor
mationmsystemsmimportance
KEYWORDS: Understand
DATEmCREATED: 10/22/2019m1:26mPM
DATEmMODIFIED: 10/22/2019m1:26mPM
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3. Inmammanagementminformationmsystemm(MIS)mapplication,mprocessesmaremusuallymmethodsmformperformingmamtask.
a. True




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b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Correct
InmanmMISmapplication,mprocessesmaremusuallymmethodsmformperformingmamtask.mSeem1-
4:mManagementmInformationmSystems
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Definemmanagementminformationmsystems.
QUESTIONmTYPE: Truem/mFalse
HASmVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m MIS.10e.1.4
TOPICS: Managementminformationmsystems
KEYWORDS: Remember
DATEmCREATED: 10/22/2019m1:26mPM
DATEmMODIFIED: 10/22/2019m1:26mPM

4. Inmdesigningmammanagementminformationmsystemm(MIS),mthemfirstmtaskmismtomcollectmdatamandmanalyzemit.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Correct
InmdesigningmanmMIS,mthemfirstmtaskmismtomclearlymdefinemthemsystem’smobjectives.mSeem1-
4:mManagementmInformationmSystems
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Definemmanagementminformationmsystems.
QUESTIONmTYPE: Truem/mFalse
HASmVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m MIS.10e.1.4
TOPICS: Managementminformationmsystems
KEYWORDS: Remember
DATEmCREATED: 10/22/2019m1:26mPM
DATEmMODIFIED: 10/22/2019m1:26mPM

5. Anminformationmsystemmshouldmcollectmdatamfrommbothmexternalmandminternalmsources,malthoughmorganizationalmobjecti
vesmandmthemtypemofmapplicationmalsomdeterminemwhatmsourcesmtomuse.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Correct
Theminformationmthatmusersmneedmaffectsmthemtypemofmdatamthatmismcollectedmandmused.mA
nminformationmsystemmshouldmcollectmdatamfrommbothmexternalmandminternalmsources,maltho
ughmorganizationalmobjectivesmandmthemtypemofmapplicationmalsomdeterminemwhatmsourcesm
tomuse.mSeem1-5:mMajormComponentsmofmanmInformationmSystem
POINTS: 1

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