BSNS115 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is ethics in depth - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-It's about
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understanding how your actions affect others | | | | |
| Knowing what is right and wrong
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| Taking personal responsibility for your actions
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| It is NOT the law - even though what is ethical may or may not be legal
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|Ethics is based on cultural, religious, and societal values. What may be
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ethical in one place may be unethical somewhere else. Since there is no
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standard what is ethical or unethical may also vary from one individual
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to another
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What is algorithmic bias - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-when a computer
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system behaves in ways that reflects the implicit values of humans
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involved in that data collection, selection, or use.[2] Algorithmic bias has
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|been identified and critiqued for its impact on search engine results,[3]
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social media platforms,[4] privacy,[5] and racial profiling.[6]
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Lack of attention to diversity
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Reflect data, which reflects complexity of society
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Different lifestyle factors lead o different things.
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,What is information - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Processed and
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contextualised data |
How does information flow - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Information flows
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through organizations horizontally and vertically, inwardly and
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outwardly.
- Required granularity of information changes as we move from
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operational to strategic decision making | | | |
What is information technology and information systems - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Technology used to deal with information | | | | |
Deal = Store, manipulate, communicate.
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Encompasses both hardware and software | | | | |
Information system |
- A system for managing information for a particular purpose.
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- Both technology and organization.
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- Different systems support a different activity.
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What does information 'sit on' - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a 'foundation' of
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information technology.
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,What is strategical IS - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Strategic systems attempt
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to optimise or encourage the long-term goals of the organisation, or
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create a point of difference (e.g., optimal route planning for a courier
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company) - try gain advantage. | | | |
What is operational IS - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Operational information
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systems focus improving the performance of day-to-day activities (e.g.,
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point of sale, payroll, staff rostering).
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What are transaction processing systems - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
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form of IS | |
- Oldest type of information system
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- Reduce costs through automating routine, labour-intensive
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transactions.
What is a transaction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-any business-related
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exchange
How does a transaction processing system work? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Business event/ transaction - transaction processing | | | | | |
system - detailed reports regarding inventory, sales etc to both
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organizations data base | |
Very important system is reliable
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, What does a tps do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-are the basis for providing
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business intelligence: ◆But not producing BI directly
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◆... are the simplest type of information system to build and
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understand: |
◆Requirements usually easy to determine | | | |
◆"If you understand a transaction processing system, you understand
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basic business operations and functions" ◆
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What is an accounting information system? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Supports accounting activity
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◆Goal: To manage money flows into, within, and out of organisations
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| ◆Supported activities |
◆Financial planning and budgeting ◆Managing financial transactions
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◆Investment management ◆Control and auditing | | | |
What is a marketing information system? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--
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Goal: Manage relationship with customer; customize marketing and
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advertising |
- Requires data collection, integration and analysis
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- ◆Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems support
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customer engagement strategy| |
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is ethics in depth - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-It's about
| | | | | | | | |
understanding how your actions affect others | | | | |
| Knowing what is right and wrong
| | | | |
| Taking personal responsibility for your actions
| | | | |
| It is NOT the law - even though what is ethical may or may not be legal
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|Ethics is based on cultural, religious, and societal values. What may be
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ethical in one place may be unethical somewhere else. Since there is no
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
standard what is ethical or unethical may also vary from one individual
| | | | | | | | | | | |
to another
|
What is algorithmic bias - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-when a computer
| | | | | | | | |
system behaves in ways that reflects the implicit values of humans
| | | | | | | | | | |
involved in that data collection, selection, or use.[2] Algorithmic bias has
| | | | | | | | | |
|been identified and critiqued for its impact on search engine results,[3]
| | | | | | | | | | |
social media platforms,[4] privacy,[5] and racial profiling.[6]
| | | | | |
Lack of attention to diversity
| | | |
Reflect data, which reflects complexity of society
| | | | | | |
Different lifestyle factors lead o different things.
| | | | | |
,What is information - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Processed and
| | | | | | |
contextualised data |
How does information flow - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Information flows
| | | | | | | | |
through organizations horizontally and vertically, inwardly and
| | | | | | |
outwardly.
- Required granularity of information changes as we move from
| | | | | | | | | |
operational to strategic decision making | | | |
What is information technology and information systems - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Technology used to deal with information | | | | |
Deal = Store, manipulate, communicate.
| | | |
Encompasses both hardware and software | | | | |
Information system |
- A system for managing information for a particular purpose.
| | | | | | | | |
- Both technology and organization.
| | | |
- Different systems support a different activity.
| | | | | |
What does information 'sit on' - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a 'foundation' of
| | | | | | | | |
information technology.
| |
,What is strategical IS - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Strategic systems attempt
| | | | | | | |
to optimise or encourage the long-term goals of the organisation, or
| | | | | | | | | | | |
create a point of difference (e.g., optimal route planning for a courier
| | | | | | | | | | | |
company) - try gain advantage. | | | |
What is operational IS - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Operational information
| | | | | | | |
systems focus improving the performance of day-to-day activities (e.g.,
| | | | | | | | |
point of sale, payroll, staff rostering).
| | | | |
What are transaction processing systems - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
| | | | | | | |
form of IS | |
- Oldest type of information system
| | | | |
- Reduce costs through automating routine, labour-intensive
| | | | | | |
transactions.
What is a transaction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-any business-related
| | | | | | | |
exchange
How does a transaction processing system work? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Business event/ transaction - transaction processing | | | | | |
system - detailed reports regarding inventory, sales etc to both
| | | | | | | | | |
organizations data base | |
Very important system is reliable
| | | |
, What does a tps do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-are the basis for providing
| | | | | | | | | | |
business intelligence: ◆But not producing BI directly
| | | | | | |
◆... are the simplest type of information system to build and
| | | | | | | | | | | |
understand: |
◆Requirements usually easy to determine | | | |
◆"If you understand a transaction processing system, you understand
| | | | | | | | | |
basic business operations and functions" ◆
| | | | |
What is an accounting information system? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | |
Supports accounting activity
| | |
◆Goal: To manage money flows into, within, and out of organisations
| | | | | | | | | |
| ◆Supported activities |
◆Financial planning and budgeting ◆Managing financial transactions
| | | | | | | |
◆Investment management ◆Control and auditing | | | |
What is a marketing information system? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--
| | | | | | | | |
Goal: Manage relationship with customer; customize marketing and
| | | | | | | |
advertising |
- Requires data collection, integration and analysis
| | | | | |
- ◆Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems support
| | | | | | |
customer engagement strategy| |
