Chapter0(Introduction)
,Multiple Choice
1. Whatrequires a unit ofanalysis, has been processed, and requires human mediation?
a) Data
b) Information
c) Knowledge
d) Legacy
e) Noneof the above
Ans: b (Medium)
Response:Seepage11
2. Roles that managers fill, according to Mintzberg, include all of the
following except:
a) Figurehead
b) Disseminator
c) Disciplinarian
d) Entrepreneur
e) Resource Allocator
Ans: c (Hard)
Response:Seepage9
3. Which of the following is not a Decisional role?
a) Entrepreneur
b) Disturbancehandler
, c) Negotiator
d) Resourceallocator
e) Spokesperson
Ans: e (Medium)
Response:Seepage9
4. What skills would be required to be a visionarymanager?
a) Communicationand Information gathering
b) Flexibilityand creativity
c) Analytical and organizational
d) All of the above
e) Noneoftheabove
Ans: b (Easy)
Response: See page 7
5. DefineWisdom:
a) knowledgeinfused withintuitionandjudgmentthatfacilitatestheabilitytomake
decisions
b) a process
c) all forms of technologyused to create data
d) anythingthat makes a person clever
e) onlyd and b
Ans: a (Easy)
Response:Seepage12
6. Data is:
a) information endowed with relevance and purpose
b) set of specific objective facts or observations
c) some information
d) all of the above
e) onlya and c
, Ans: b (Medium)
Response:Seepages 10-12
True/False
7. Informationsystems(IS) managersshouldparticipateinalloftheimportant IS
decisions, even if those decisions do not impact the IS department.
Ans: True (Easy)
Response:Seepage2
8. Information for top management is usually based on a long time
horizon, with great detail and high structuredness.
Ans: False (Medium)
Response: Seepage 11
ShortAnswer
9. Pricing of things is most often based on whilepricingofinformationgoodsis
most often based on
Ans:cost,value(Hard)
Response: See page 13
10. Ifa managerexhibitscreativity, curiosity, andconfidence, wewouldsaythatheor she
supports the role of very well.
Ans:visionary(Hard)
,Multiple Choice
1. Whatrequires a unit ofanalysis, has been processed, and requires human mediation?
a) Data
b) Information
c) Knowledge
d) Legacy
e) Noneof the above
Ans: b (Medium)
Response:Seepage11
2. Roles that managers fill, according to Mintzberg, include all of the
following except:
a) Figurehead
b) Disseminator
c) Disciplinarian
d) Entrepreneur
e) Resource Allocator
Ans: c (Hard)
Response:Seepage9
3. Which of the following is not a Decisional role?
a) Entrepreneur
b) Disturbancehandler
, c) Negotiator
d) Resourceallocator
e) Spokesperson
Ans: e (Medium)
Response:Seepage9
4. What skills would be required to be a visionarymanager?
a) Communicationand Information gathering
b) Flexibilityand creativity
c) Analytical and organizational
d) All of the above
e) Noneoftheabove
Ans: b (Easy)
Response: See page 7
5. DefineWisdom:
a) knowledgeinfused withintuitionandjudgmentthatfacilitatestheabilitytomake
decisions
b) a process
c) all forms of technologyused to create data
d) anythingthat makes a person clever
e) onlyd and b
Ans: a (Easy)
Response:Seepage12
6. Data is:
a) information endowed with relevance and purpose
b) set of specific objective facts or observations
c) some information
d) all of the above
e) onlya and c
, Ans: b (Medium)
Response:Seepages 10-12
True/False
7. Informationsystems(IS) managersshouldparticipateinalloftheimportant IS
decisions, even if those decisions do not impact the IS department.
Ans: True (Easy)
Response:Seepage2
8. Information for top management is usually based on a long time
horizon, with great detail and high structuredness.
Ans: False (Medium)
Response: Seepage 11
ShortAnswer
9. Pricing of things is most often based on whilepricingofinformationgoodsis
most often based on
Ans:cost,value(Hard)
Response: See page 13
10. Ifa managerexhibitscreativity, curiosity, andconfidence, wewouldsaythatheor she
supports the role of very well.
Ans:visionary(Hard)
