Kroenkev-vUsingvMISv12thvEdv-vInstructor’svManual
SOLUTION MANUAL FOR v v
Using MIS, 12th edition By David M. Kroenke, Randall J. Boyle|
v v v v v v v v v v
Chapter 1-12
v
1. The Importance of MIS
v v v v
LEARNING OBJECTIVESv
Q1-1
WhyvisvIntroductionvtovMISvthevmostvimportantvclassvinvthevbusinessvschool?v
Q1-2 vHowvMISvwillvaffectvyou?
Q1-3 WhatvisvMIS?
Q1-4 Howvcanvyouvusevthevfive-
componentvmodel?vQ1-5 Whatvisvinformation?
Q1-6
Whatvarevnecessaryvdatavcharacteristics?v
Q1-7 2031?
CHAPTER OUTLINEv
Q1-1 WhyvisvIntroductionvtovMISvthevmostvimportantvclassvinvthevbusinessvschool?
v
ThevDigitalvRevolution
Evolvingvcapabilities
Moore’svLaw
Metcalfe’svLaw
Othervforcesvpushingvdigitalvchange
Thisvisvthevmostvimportantvclassvinvthevschoolvofvbusinessv
Q1-2 HowvwillvMISvaffectvyou?
Howvcanvyouvattainvjobvsecurity?
HowvcanvIntrovtovMISvhelpvyouvlearnvnonroutinevskills?
o AbstractvReasoning
o SystemsvThinking
o Collaboration
o AbilityvtovExperiment
o Jobs
Whatvisvthevbottomvline?v
Q1-3 WhatvisvMIS?
Componentsvofvanvinformationvsystem
Managementvandvusevofvinformationvsystems
Achievingvstrategies
Q1-4 Howvcanvyouvusevthevfive-componentvmodel?
Thevmostvimportantvcomponent—You
Allvcomponentsvmustvwork
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High-techvversusvlow-techvinformationvsystems
Understandingvthevscopevofvnewvinformationvsystems
Componentsvorderedvbyvdifficultyvandvdisruptionv
Q1-5 Whatvisvinformation?
Definitionsvvary
Wherevisvinformation?
Q1-6 Whatvarevnecessaryvdatavcharacteristics?
Accurate
Timely
Relevant
Justvbarelyvsufficient
Worthvitsvcostv
Q1-7 2031?
SECURITY GUIDE v
PasswordsvandvPasswordvEtiquette
1. HerevisvavlinevfromvShakespeare’svMacbeth:v—Tomorrowvandvtomorrowvand
tomorrow,vcreepsvinvitsvpettyvpace.‖vExplainvhowvtovusevthesevlinesvtovcreatevavpassword
.vHowvcouldvyouvaddvnumbersvandvspecialvcharactersvtovthevpasswordvinvavwayvthatvyouv
willvbevablevtovremember?
Therevarevseveralvcorrectvwaysvtovcreatevavpasswordvfromvthisvline.vOnevwayvmightvbevt
ovtakevthevfirstvlettersvfromveachvword.vThevpasswordvwouldvthenvbev—
tatatciipp.‖vYouvcouldvthenvcapitalizevavcouplevofvthevlettersvandvaddvinvavspecialvcharact
ervorvnumbers.vThevresultingvpasswordvcouldvbev—
T&2morrow&tciiPP.‖vThisvwouldvbevavveryvsecurevpassword.
2. Listvtwovdifferentvphrasesvthatvyouvcanvusevtovcreatevavstrongvpassword.vShowvthevp
asswordvcreatedvbyveach.
Therevwillvbevmanyvcorrectvanswersvtovthisvquestion.vUsingvavpassphrasevtovcreatevavpas
swordvisvdonevbyvusingvthevfirstvlettersvinvthevphrase,vthenvchangingvsomevofvthevlettersv
byvsubstitutingvinvspecialvcharacters,vnumbers,vorvchangesvofvcase.vForvexample,vthevph
rase,v—
Ivnevervcountvmyvchickensvbeforevtheveggsvhavevhatched!‖vcouldvcreatevthevpasswordv—
iNcmCHKNSb4t3ggsHH!‖vThisvwouldvbevavgreatvpassword.
3. Onevofvthevproblemsvofvlifevinvthevcyberworldvisvthatvwevallvarevrequiredvtovhavevmultiple
vpasswords—
onevforvworkvorvschool,vonevforvbankvaccounts,vanothervforveBayvorvothervauctionvsites,va
ndvsovforth.vOfvcourse,vitvisvbettervtovusevdifferentvpasswordsvforveach.vButvinvthatvcase,vy
ouvhavevtovremembervthreevorvfourvdifferentvpasswords.vThinkvofvdifferentvphrasesvyouvc
anvusevtovcreatevavmemorable,vstrongvpasswordvforveachvofvthesevdifferentvaccounts.vRel
atevthevphrasevtovthevpurposevofvthevaccount.vShowvthevpasswordsvforveach.
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Therevwillvbevmanyvcorrectvanswersvtovthisvquestion.vForvexample,vavpassphrasevforvavu
niversityvaccountvmayvlookvsomethingvlike,v—
Ivwillvgraduatevfromvstatevuniversityvbeforev2020vorvbust!‖vThisvcouldvyieldvavpasswordv
thatvwouldvlookvlike
—IwgfSUb42020ORB!‖
4. Explainvpropervbehaviorvwhenvyouvarevusingvyourvcomputervandvyouvneedvtoventer,vfo
rvsomevvalidvreason,vanothervperson’svpassword.
Invthisvcase,vsayvtovthevothervperson,v—
Wevneedvyourvpassword,‖vandvthenvgetvoutvofvyourvchair,voffervyourvkeyboardvtovthevoth
ervperson,vandvlookvawayvwhilevsheventersvthevpassword.vAmongvprofessionalsvworkin
gvinvorganizationsvthatvtakevsecurityvseriously,vthisvlittlev—do-si-do‖vmove—
onevpersonvgettingvoutvofvthevwayvsovanothervpersonvcanventervhervpassword—
isvcommonvandvaccepted.
5. Explainvpropervbehaviorvwhenvsomeonevelsevisvusingvhervcomputervandvthatvpersonvn
eedsvtoventer,vforvsomevvalidvreason,vyourvpassword.
Ifvsomeonevasksvforvyourvpassword,vdovnotvgivevitvout.vInstead,vgetvup,vgovovervtovthatvpe
rson’svmachine,vandventervyourvownvpasswordvyourself.vStayvpresentvwhilevyourvpassw
ordvisvinvuse,vandvensurevthatvyourvaccountvisvloggedvoutvatvthevendvofvthevactivity.vNovo
nevshouldvmindvorvbevoffendedvinvanyvwayvwhenvyouvdovthis.vItvisvthevmarkvofvavprofessi
onal.
SO WHAT?
v
IOTrends
1. PeoplevoftenvusevthevtermsvWebvandvInternetvinterchangeably,vbutvtheyvarevnotvthevsam
e.vDovyourvbestvtovdefineveachvandvidentifyvexactlyvhowvtheyvarevdifferent.v Studentvansw
ersvwillvvaryvbutvavgoodvexplanationvcanvbevfoundvatvthevwebsitevhttps://www.geeksfor
geeks.org/whats-difference-internet-
web/#:~:text=The%20Internet%20is%20a%20global,on%20top%20of%20that%20invf
rastructure.vItvstates:v—
ThevInternetvisvavglobalvnetworkvofvnetworksvwhilevthevWeb,valsovreferredvformallyvasv
WorldvWidevWebv(www)visvcollectionvofvinformationvwhichvisvaccessedvviavthevInterne
t.vAnothervwayvtovlookvatvthisvdifferencevis;vthevInternetvisvinfrastructurevwhilevthevWeb
visvservicevonvtopvofvthatvinfrastructure.‖
2. ThevarticlevtalksvaboutvWebv1.0vandvWebv2.0.vYouvmayvbevwonderingvifvWebv2.0visvtheven
dvofvthevline.vWhatvdovyouvthink—
willvtherevbevavWebv3.0,vandvifvso,vwhatvwouldvitventail?
Studentvresponsesvwillvvary,vbutvshouldvcovervsomevideasvandvconceptsvthatvarevnotvalre
adyvpartvofvWebv1.0vorvWebv2.0vspecifically.
3. Whilev IoTvisvclearlyvhavingvanvimpactvonvbusinessesv(e.g.,vtrackingv manufacturing
vusingvsensorsvinvproductionvlines)vandvcitiesv(e.g.,vtrackingvtrafficvflows, vlighting,vp
ublicvtransportation),vhowvhasvIoTvimpactedvyourvlife?vDovyouvhavevanyvIoTvdevice
svinvyourvapartmentvorvhome?vIfvnot,vwhichvIoTvdevicesvwouldvyouvbevinterestedvinvo
Copyrightv©v2022vPearsonvEducation,vInc.
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wning?
Copyrightv©v2022vPearsonvEducation,vInc.
SOLUTION MANUAL FOR v v
Using MIS, 12th edition By David M. Kroenke, Randall J. Boyle|
v v v v v v v v v v
Chapter 1-12
v
1. The Importance of MIS
v v v v
LEARNING OBJECTIVESv
Q1-1
WhyvisvIntroductionvtovMISvthevmostvimportantvclassvinvthevbusinessvschool?v
Q1-2 vHowvMISvwillvaffectvyou?
Q1-3 WhatvisvMIS?
Q1-4 Howvcanvyouvusevthevfive-
componentvmodel?vQ1-5 Whatvisvinformation?
Q1-6
Whatvarevnecessaryvdatavcharacteristics?v
Q1-7 2031?
CHAPTER OUTLINEv
Q1-1 WhyvisvIntroductionvtovMISvthevmostvimportantvclassvinvthevbusinessvschool?
v
ThevDigitalvRevolution
Evolvingvcapabilities
Moore’svLaw
Metcalfe’svLaw
Othervforcesvpushingvdigitalvchange
Thisvisvthevmostvimportantvclassvinvthevschoolvofvbusinessv
Q1-2 HowvwillvMISvaffectvyou?
Howvcanvyouvattainvjobvsecurity?
HowvcanvIntrovtovMISvhelpvyouvlearnvnonroutinevskills?
o AbstractvReasoning
o SystemsvThinking
o Collaboration
o AbilityvtovExperiment
o Jobs
Whatvisvthevbottomvline?v
Q1-3 WhatvisvMIS?
Componentsvofvanvinformationvsystem
Managementvandvusevofvinformationvsystems
Achievingvstrategies
Q1-4 Howvcanvyouvusevthevfive-componentvmodel?
Thevmostvimportantvcomponent—You
Allvcomponentsvmustvwork
Copyrightv©v2022vPearsonvEducation,vInc.
, Kroenkev-vUsingvMISv12thvEdv-vInstructor’svManual 1-2
High-techvversusvlow-techvinformationvsystems
Understandingvthevscopevofvnewvinformationvsystems
Componentsvorderedvbyvdifficultyvandvdisruptionv
Q1-5 Whatvisvinformation?
Definitionsvvary
Wherevisvinformation?
Q1-6 Whatvarevnecessaryvdatavcharacteristics?
Accurate
Timely
Relevant
Justvbarelyvsufficient
Worthvitsvcostv
Q1-7 2031?
SECURITY GUIDE v
PasswordsvandvPasswordvEtiquette
1. HerevisvavlinevfromvShakespeare’svMacbeth:v—Tomorrowvandvtomorrowvand
tomorrow,vcreepsvinvitsvpettyvpace.‖vExplainvhowvtovusevthesevlinesvtovcreatevavpassword
.vHowvcouldvyouvaddvnumbersvandvspecialvcharactersvtovthevpasswordvinvavwayvthatvyouv
willvbevablevtovremember?
Therevarevseveralvcorrectvwaysvtovcreatevavpasswordvfromvthisvline.vOnevwayvmightvbevt
ovtakevthevfirstvlettersvfromveachvword.vThevpasswordvwouldvthenvbev—
tatatciipp.‖vYouvcouldvthenvcapitalizevavcouplevofvthevlettersvandvaddvinvavspecialvcharact
ervorvnumbers.vThevresultingvpasswordvcouldvbev—
T&2morrow&tciiPP.‖vThisvwouldvbevavveryvsecurevpassword.
2. Listvtwovdifferentvphrasesvthatvyouvcanvusevtovcreatevavstrongvpassword.vShowvthevp
asswordvcreatedvbyveach.
Therevwillvbevmanyvcorrectvanswersvtovthisvquestion.vUsingvavpassphrasevtovcreatevavpas
swordvisvdonevbyvusingvthevfirstvlettersvinvthevphrase,vthenvchangingvsomevofvthevlettersv
byvsubstitutingvinvspecialvcharacters,vnumbers,vorvchangesvofvcase.vForvexample,vthevph
rase,v—
Ivnevervcountvmyvchickensvbeforevtheveggsvhavevhatched!‖vcouldvcreatevthevpasswordv—
iNcmCHKNSb4t3ggsHH!‖vThisvwouldvbevavgreatvpassword.
3. Onevofvthevproblemsvofvlifevinvthevcyberworldvisvthatvwevallvarevrequiredvtovhavevmultiple
vpasswords—
onevforvworkvorvschool,vonevforvbankvaccounts,vanothervforveBayvorvothervauctionvsites,va
ndvsovforth.vOfvcourse,vitvisvbettervtovusevdifferentvpasswordsvforveach.vButvinvthatvcase,vy
ouvhavevtovremembervthreevorvfourvdifferentvpasswords.vThinkvofvdifferentvphrasesvyouvc
anvusevtovcreatevavmemorable,vstrongvpasswordvforveachvofvthesevdifferentvaccounts.vRel
atevthevphrasevtovthevpurposevofvthevaccount.vShowvthevpasswordsvforveach.
Copyrightv©v2022vPearsonvEducation,vInc.
, Kroenkev-vUsingvMISv12thvEdv-vInstructor’svManual 1-3
Therevwillvbevmanyvcorrectvanswersvtovthisvquestion.vForvexample,vavpassphrasevforvavu
niversityvaccountvmayvlookvsomethingvlike,v—
Ivwillvgraduatevfromvstatevuniversityvbeforev2020vorvbust!‖vThisvcouldvyieldvavpasswordv
thatvwouldvlookvlike
—IwgfSUb42020ORB!‖
4. Explainvpropervbehaviorvwhenvyouvarevusingvyourvcomputervandvyouvneedvtoventer,vfo
rvsomevvalidvreason,vanothervperson’svpassword.
Invthisvcase,vsayvtovthevothervperson,v—
Wevneedvyourvpassword,‖vandvthenvgetvoutvofvyourvchair,voffervyourvkeyboardvtovthevoth
ervperson,vandvlookvawayvwhilevsheventersvthevpassword.vAmongvprofessionalsvworkin
gvinvorganizationsvthatvtakevsecurityvseriously,vthisvlittlev—do-si-do‖vmove—
onevpersonvgettingvoutvofvthevwayvsovanothervpersonvcanventervhervpassword—
isvcommonvandvaccepted.
5. Explainvpropervbehaviorvwhenvsomeonevelsevisvusingvhervcomputervandvthatvpersonvn
eedsvtoventer,vforvsomevvalidvreason,vyourvpassword.
Ifvsomeonevasksvforvyourvpassword,vdovnotvgivevitvout.vInstead,vgetvup,vgovovervtovthatvpe
rson’svmachine,vandventervyourvownvpasswordvyourself.vStayvpresentvwhilevyourvpassw
ordvisvinvuse,vandvensurevthatvyourvaccountvisvloggedvoutvatvthevendvofvthevactivity.vNovo
nevshouldvmindvorvbevoffendedvinvanyvwayvwhenvyouvdovthis.vItvisvthevmarkvofvavprofessi
onal.
SO WHAT?
v
IOTrends
1. PeoplevoftenvusevthevtermsvWebvandvInternetvinterchangeably,vbutvtheyvarevnotvthevsam
e.vDovyourvbestvtovdefineveachvandvidentifyvexactlyvhowvtheyvarevdifferent.v Studentvansw
ersvwillvvaryvbutvavgoodvexplanationvcanvbevfoundvatvthevwebsitevhttps://www.geeksfor
geeks.org/whats-difference-internet-
web/#:~:text=The%20Internet%20is%20a%20global,on%20top%20of%20that%20invf
rastructure.vItvstates:v—
ThevInternetvisvavglobalvnetworkvofvnetworksvwhilevthevWeb,valsovreferredvformallyvasv
WorldvWidevWebv(www)visvcollectionvofvinformationvwhichvisvaccessedvviavthevInterne
t.vAnothervwayvtovlookvatvthisvdifferencevis;vthevInternetvisvinfrastructurevwhilevthevWeb
visvservicevonvtopvofvthatvinfrastructure.‖
2. ThevarticlevtalksvaboutvWebv1.0vandvWebv2.0.vYouvmayvbevwonderingvifvWebv2.0visvtheven
dvofvthevline.vWhatvdovyouvthink—
willvtherevbevavWebv3.0,vandvifvso,vwhatvwouldvitventail?
Studentvresponsesvwillvvary,vbutvshouldvcovervsomevideasvandvconceptsvthatvarevnotvalre
adyvpartvofvWebv1.0vorvWebv2.0vspecifically.
3. Whilev IoTvisvclearlyvhavingvanvimpactvonvbusinessesv(e.g.,vtrackingv manufacturing
vusingvsensorsvinvproductionvlines)vandvcitiesv(e.g.,vtrackingvtrafficvflows, vlighting,vp
ublicvtransportation),vhowvhasvIoTvimpactedvyourvlife?vDovyouvhavevanyvIoTvdevice
svinvyourvapartmentvorvhome?vIfvnot,vwhichvIoTvdevicesvwouldvyouvbevinterestedvinvo
Copyrightv©v2022vPearsonvEducation,vInc.
, Kroenkev-vUsingvMISv12thvEdv-vInstructor’svManual 1-4
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