MIS 304 UPDATED EXAMS SCRIPT TIPS QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The gap between those individuals in our society who are computer literate and
have access to information resources like the internet and those who do not is referred
to as the
1. knowledge divide
2. electronic gap
3. horizontal disparity
4. power distance
5. digital divide - ✔✔digital divide
✔✔Which of the following is/are examples of system software?
1. office 365
2. microsoft excel
3. android ios
4. A & B - ✔✔android, iOS
✔✔T/F - the most significant trend affecting organizational IS personnel in the next
decade - according to research firm Gartner- is consumerization of IT - ✔✔true
,✔✔Wendy's uses IT to generate
1. Metrics for store comparisons
2. an increase in time to service customers
3. tasty hamburgers
4. none of the options is correct - ✔✔Metrics for store comparisons
✔✔T/F - The "Safeway" chain made up of physical grocery stores is clearly able to take
advantage of the Long Tail - ✔✔false
✔✔T/F - your local convenience store is clearly able to take advantage of the Long Tail
- ✔✔false
✔✔Which of the following is an economic change brought about by globalization
enabled by information technology?
Which of the following is an economic change brought about by globalization enabled
by information technology?
1. increase in the outsourcing of labor
2. development of low cost computing platforms
3. availability of low cost communication systems
4. increase in the frequency of worldwide fads and phenomena
5. decentralization of organizations - ✔✔increasing outsourcing of labor
✔✔Why is googles data center located in the Dalles, OR
- fiber optic network connectivity
- cheap hydroelectric power
- cheap access to water to cool the data center
- all of the above - ✔✔all of the above
✔✔T/F- cloud computing systems such as Azure use "regions" or "locations" to improve
content delivery. - ✔✔true
✔✔revenue models for e-businesses include
- subscription
- web advertising
- traditional sales
- all of the above - ✔✔- all of the above
✔✔"Big Data" is usually associated with
, 1. large data volumes
2.data variety
3. elimination of security problems
4. both large data volume and data variety - ✔✔both large data volume and data variety
✔✔T/F -Target's use of data to "target" customers generates a competitive advantage -
✔✔true
✔✔Which of the following businesses are good candidates for cloud computing?
1. website selling superbowl merchandise
2. political campaign merchandise site
3. netflix
4. all of the above
5. none of the above - ✔✔all of the above
✔✔In "eller.arizona.edu", eller is the
1. top level domain name
2. host name
3. domain name - ✔✔host name
✔✔T/F - one of the main reasons persuading a company to outsource its business is to
be able to focus on non-core business activities. - ✔✔false
✔✔With respect to the 5 general classes of computers,___________ are typically used
for mission critical applications, such as transaction processing
1. mainframes
2. servers
3. workstations
4. personal computers
5. supercomputers - ✔✔mainframes
✔✔To assist_________ decision making, information systems are sued to obtain
aggregate summaries of trends and projections of the future
1. executive level
2. managerial level
3. operational level
4. tactical level
5. functional level - ✔✔executive level
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The gap between those individuals in our society who are computer literate and
have access to information resources like the internet and those who do not is referred
to as the
1. knowledge divide
2. electronic gap
3. horizontal disparity
4. power distance
5. digital divide - ✔✔digital divide
✔✔Which of the following is/are examples of system software?
1. office 365
2. microsoft excel
3. android ios
4. A & B - ✔✔android, iOS
✔✔T/F - the most significant trend affecting organizational IS personnel in the next
decade - according to research firm Gartner- is consumerization of IT - ✔✔true
,✔✔Wendy's uses IT to generate
1. Metrics for store comparisons
2. an increase in time to service customers
3. tasty hamburgers
4. none of the options is correct - ✔✔Metrics for store comparisons
✔✔T/F - The "Safeway" chain made up of physical grocery stores is clearly able to take
advantage of the Long Tail - ✔✔false
✔✔T/F - your local convenience store is clearly able to take advantage of the Long Tail
- ✔✔false
✔✔Which of the following is an economic change brought about by globalization
enabled by information technology?
Which of the following is an economic change brought about by globalization enabled
by information technology?
1. increase in the outsourcing of labor
2. development of low cost computing platforms
3. availability of low cost communication systems
4. increase in the frequency of worldwide fads and phenomena
5. decentralization of organizations - ✔✔increasing outsourcing of labor
✔✔Why is googles data center located in the Dalles, OR
- fiber optic network connectivity
- cheap hydroelectric power
- cheap access to water to cool the data center
- all of the above - ✔✔all of the above
✔✔T/F- cloud computing systems such as Azure use "regions" or "locations" to improve
content delivery. - ✔✔true
✔✔revenue models for e-businesses include
- subscription
- web advertising
- traditional sales
- all of the above - ✔✔- all of the above
✔✔"Big Data" is usually associated with
, 1. large data volumes
2.data variety
3. elimination of security problems
4. both large data volume and data variety - ✔✔both large data volume and data variety
✔✔T/F -Target's use of data to "target" customers generates a competitive advantage -
✔✔true
✔✔Which of the following businesses are good candidates for cloud computing?
1. website selling superbowl merchandise
2. political campaign merchandise site
3. netflix
4. all of the above
5. none of the above - ✔✔all of the above
✔✔In "eller.arizona.edu", eller is the
1. top level domain name
2. host name
3. domain name - ✔✔host name
✔✔T/F - one of the main reasons persuading a company to outsource its business is to
be able to focus on non-core business activities. - ✔✔false
✔✔With respect to the 5 general classes of computers,___________ are typically used
for mission critical applications, such as transaction processing
1. mainframes
2. servers
3. workstations
4. personal computers
5. supercomputers - ✔✔mainframes
✔✔To assist_________ decision making, information systems are sued to obtain
aggregate summaries of trends and projections of the future
1. executive level
2. managerial level
3. operational level
4. tactical level
5. functional level - ✔✔executive level
