ITM 102 MIDTERM FINAL PAPER PRACTICE
SOLUTION TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
●● When raw data is changed into a form that carries meaning, the
activity that does this is called:
- Organizing
- Capturing
- Processing
- Feedback
Answer: Processing
●● Maria is studying the question, "why do people drive and text?".
What approach to information systems is Maria seeking answers to?
- Behavioural approach
- Legal approach
- Technical approach
- Sociological approach
Answer: Behavioural Approach
●● When one understands information systems as well as its
management, organizational and technical dimensions, one is said to be:
,- Information systems literate
- Computer literate
- Management information systems literate
- Literate in organizational theory and behaviour
Answer: Information systems literate
●● Tools for consolidating, analyzing, and providing access to vast
amounts of data to help users make better business decisions are known
as:
- OLTP - Online Transaction Processing
- Data warehousing
- DSS - Decision-making Support System
- Business intelligence
Answer: Business Intelligence
●● Some firms use data warehouses whilst others might use data marts.
What is the difference between a data warehouse and a data mart?
- A data mart typically costs between 10 and 20 million dollars whereas
a data warehouse costs less
- A data mart contains data found in a DSS and a data warehouse
contains data found in an ESS (Employee Self-Service)
,- A data mart contains a subset of the data that might be found in a data
warehouse
- A data mart is a large data warehouse
Answer: A data mart contains a subset of the data that might be found in
a data warehouse
●● Sanjay has observed that there is duplicate data in multiple data files.
This problem is referred to as:
- Data multiplication
- Data independence
- Data redundancy
- Data backups
Answer: Data redundancy
●● Which of the following statements about data warehouses is false?
- It is used to discover customers (and non-customers) with the same
characteristics
- It is used for the processing of daily transactions
- It is used to give a company a competitive edge
- It is used to discover trends in the data
Answer: It is used for the processing of daily transactions
, ●● What are the technology trends that have raised ethical issues related
to how information technology have been used?
- Doubling of computer power every 18 months, declining data storage
costs, data analysis advances, ease in file sharing and copying
- Doubling of computer power every 18 months, declining data storage
costs, data analysis advances, lack of international standards for data
protection
- Doubling of computer power every 18 months, declining data storage
costs, data analysis advances, networking advances and the Internet
- Doubling of computer power every 18 months, data analysis advances,
networking advances, the Internet
Answer: Doubling of computer power every 18 months, declining data
storage costs, data analysis advances, networking advances, and the
Internet
●● Larry has been a data entry operator for the last 25 years. He now
has tremendous pain in his right hand b/c of the constant repetition of
keystrokes on his keyboard. What kind of health problem does Larry
have?
- Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
- Techno-stress
- Repetitive stress injury
SOLUTION TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
●● When raw data is changed into a form that carries meaning, the
activity that does this is called:
- Organizing
- Capturing
- Processing
- Feedback
Answer: Processing
●● Maria is studying the question, "why do people drive and text?".
What approach to information systems is Maria seeking answers to?
- Behavioural approach
- Legal approach
- Technical approach
- Sociological approach
Answer: Behavioural Approach
●● When one understands information systems as well as its
management, organizational and technical dimensions, one is said to be:
,- Information systems literate
- Computer literate
- Management information systems literate
- Literate in organizational theory and behaviour
Answer: Information systems literate
●● Tools for consolidating, analyzing, and providing access to vast
amounts of data to help users make better business decisions are known
as:
- OLTP - Online Transaction Processing
- Data warehousing
- DSS - Decision-making Support System
- Business intelligence
Answer: Business Intelligence
●● Some firms use data warehouses whilst others might use data marts.
What is the difference between a data warehouse and a data mart?
- A data mart typically costs between 10 and 20 million dollars whereas
a data warehouse costs less
- A data mart contains data found in a DSS and a data warehouse
contains data found in an ESS (Employee Self-Service)
,- A data mart contains a subset of the data that might be found in a data
warehouse
- A data mart is a large data warehouse
Answer: A data mart contains a subset of the data that might be found in
a data warehouse
●● Sanjay has observed that there is duplicate data in multiple data files.
This problem is referred to as:
- Data multiplication
- Data independence
- Data redundancy
- Data backups
Answer: Data redundancy
●● Which of the following statements about data warehouses is false?
- It is used to discover customers (and non-customers) with the same
characteristics
- It is used for the processing of daily transactions
- It is used to give a company a competitive edge
- It is used to discover trends in the data
Answer: It is used for the processing of daily transactions
, ●● What are the technology trends that have raised ethical issues related
to how information technology have been used?
- Doubling of computer power every 18 months, declining data storage
costs, data analysis advances, ease in file sharing and copying
- Doubling of computer power every 18 months, declining data storage
costs, data analysis advances, lack of international standards for data
protection
- Doubling of computer power every 18 months, declining data storage
costs, data analysis advances, networking advances and the Internet
- Doubling of computer power every 18 months, data analysis advances,
networking advances, the Internet
Answer: Doubling of computer power every 18 months, declining data
storage costs, data analysis advances, networking advances, and the
Internet
●● Larry has been a data entry operator for the last 25 years. He now
has tremendous pain in his right hand b/c of the constant repetition of
keystrokes on his keyboard. What kind of health problem does Larry
have?
- Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
- Techno-stress
- Repetitive stress injury
