ISTM 210 TAMU PHINNEY EXAM III
INFORMATION SYSTEMS REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE
SET
●● Paul Reuters
Answer: Used homing pigeons in the 1840s to quickly get accurate
business information
●● People
Answer: The most important factor of Business Information Technology
●● People, tools, best practice, and critical thinking
Answer: The four factors of successful implementation of business
technology
●● Gordon Moore
Answer: Founder of Intel
●● Moore's Law
Answer: "Computer processing power doubles every 18 months"
,●● Leader/First Adapter
Answer: First person (business) to adopt new technology; might give
them a temporary edge
●● continue
Answer: Amazon is so successful because they _________________ to
lead and adapt
●● Follower
Answer: Person or business that waits to see what works before
investing in new technology
●● Super-Computer
Answer: Large computing hardware; mostly used for large-scale
research, not really used in business
●● End-users
Answer: People that use computers
●● Competency
Answer: The knowledge that enables a person to understand something
●● Attitude
, Answer: Plays a pivotal role toward gaining computer competency; it
should be thought of as a tool with boundaries that are only limited by
the user's imagination and ingenuity
●● critical thinking
Answer: "Individuals with the capacity for ______________________
have the humility to understand that a task can always be done better"
●● Best Practice
Answer: A management process, technique, or method that is most
effective at arriving at a desired outcome
●● Application
Answer: A program with a practical use and an expected outcome
●● Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Answer: Law that attempts to protect investors from accounting and
reporting fraud
●● Midrange Computers
Answer: Smaller in physical size than mainframes, but essentially
perform the same function; used by companies that can't afford large
mainframes
INFORMATION SYSTEMS REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE
SET
●● Paul Reuters
Answer: Used homing pigeons in the 1840s to quickly get accurate
business information
●● People
Answer: The most important factor of Business Information Technology
●● People, tools, best practice, and critical thinking
Answer: The four factors of successful implementation of business
technology
●● Gordon Moore
Answer: Founder of Intel
●● Moore's Law
Answer: "Computer processing power doubles every 18 months"
,●● Leader/First Adapter
Answer: First person (business) to adopt new technology; might give
them a temporary edge
●● continue
Answer: Amazon is so successful because they _________________ to
lead and adapt
●● Follower
Answer: Person or business that waits to see what works before
investing in new technology
●● Super-Computer
Answer: Large computing hardware; mostly used for large-scale
research, not really used in business
●● End-users
Answer: People that use computers
●● Competency
Answer: The knowledge that enables a person to understand something
●● Attitude
, Answer: Plays a pivotal role toward gaining computer competency; it
should be thought of as a tool with boundaries that are only limited by
the user's imagination and ingenuity
●● critical thinking
Answer: "Individuals with the capacity for ______________________
have the humility to understand that a task can always be done better"
●● Best Practice
Answer: A management process, technique, or method that is most
effective at arriving at a desired outcome
●● Application
Answer: A program with a practical use and an expected outcome
●● Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Answer: Law that attempts to protect investors from accounting and
reporting fraud
●● Midrange Computers
Answer: Smaller in physical size than mainframes, but essentially
perform the same function; used by companies that can't afford large
mainframes
