TEST BANK FOR M: Information Systems 4th Edition Baltzan

Test Bank for M: Information Systems 4thE
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,Management Information Systems: Business Driven MIS
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Trued/dFalsedQuestions



1. Companiesdtodaydaredsuccessfuldwhendtheydcombinedthedpowerdofdthedinformationdagedwith
traditionaldbusinessdmethods.


True False


2. Competitivedintelligencedisdinformationdcollecteddfromdmultipledsourcesdsuchdasdsuppliers,
customers,dcompetitors,dpartners,danddindustriesdthatdanalyzesdpatterns,dtrends,danddrelationships
d fordstrategicddecisiondmaking.


True False


3. Businessdintelligencedisdinformationdcollecteddfromdmultipledsourcesdsuchdasdsuppliers,dcustomers,
competitors,dpartners,danddindustriesdthatdanalyzesdpatterns,dtrends,danddrelationshipsdfordstrategicdd
ecisiondmaking.


True False


4. Thedinformationdagedisdthedpresentdtime,dduringdwhichdinfinitedquantitiesdofdfactsdaredwidely
availabledtodanyonedwhodcandusedadcomputer.


True False


5. Technologydprovidesdcountlessdbusinessdopportunities,dbutdcandalsodleaddtodpitfallsdanddtrapsdforda
business.


True False




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,6. Topdmanagersdusedsocialdintelligencedtoddefinedthedfuturedofdthedbusiness,danalyzingdmarkets,
industriesdanddeconomiesdtoddeterminedthedstrategicddirectiondthedcompanydmustdfollowdtodremaindu
nprofitable.


True False


7. Advariabledisdadbusinessdintelligencedcharacteristicdthatdstandsdfordadvaluedthatdcannotdchangedover
time.


True False


8. Adfactdisdthedconfirmationdordvalidationdofdandeventdordobject.dIndthedpast,dpeopledprimarilydlearned
factsdfromdbooks.


True False


9. Zapposdisdnotdadtechnologydcompany;ditsdprimarydbusinessdfocusdisdtodselldbooks.


True False


10. Orderddate,damountdsold,danddcustomerdnumberdaredalldformsdofddata.


True False


11. Choosingdnotdtodfiredadsalesdrepresentativedwhodisdunderperformingd knowingdthatdpersondis
experiencingdfamilydproblemsdisdadformdofdknowledge.


True False


12. Informationdisddatadconverteddintodadmeaningfuldanddusefuldcontext.dThedtruthdaboutdinformationdis
thatditsdvaluedisdonlydasdgooddasdthedpeopledwhodusedit.dPeopledusingdthedsamedinformationdcandmak
eddifferentddecisionsddependingdondhowdtheydinterpretdordanalyzedthedinformation.


True False




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, 13. ThedInternetdofdThingsd(IoT)disdadworlddwheredinterconnected,dInternet-enabledddevicesdord"things"
candcollectdanddshareddatadwithoutdhumandintervention.


True False


14. Machinedtodmachined(M2M)drefersdtoddevicesdthatdconnectddirectlydtodotherddevices.


True False


15. ThedInternetdofdThingsd(IoT)drefersdtoddevicesdthatdconnectddirectlydtodotherddevices.


True False


16. Predictivedanalyticsdextractsdinformationdfromddatadanddusesditdtodpredictdfuturedtrendsdanddidentify
behavioraldpatterns.


True False


17. Predictivedanalyticsdisdadworlddwheredinterconnected,dInternet-enabledddevicesdord"things"dcan
collectdanddshareddatadwithoutdhumandintervention.


True False


18. Topdmanagersdusedpredictivedanalyticsdtoddefinedthedfuturedofdthedbusiness,danalyzingdmarkets,
industries,danddeconomiesdtoddeterminedthedstrategicddirectiondthedcompanydmustdfollowdtodremai
ndprofitable.dTonydwilldsetdthedstrategicddirectiondfordhisdfirm,dwhichdmightdincludedintroducingdnewdf
lavorsdofdpotatodchipsdordsportsddrinksdasdnewdproductdlinesdordschoolsdanddhospitalsdasdnewdmarke
tdsegments.


True False


19. Machinedtodmachined(M2M)dextractsdinformationdfromddatadanddusesditdtodpredictdfuturedtrendsdand
identifydbehavioraldpatterns.


True False




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