IS 4410 Exam 2 !!! EXAM WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
________ is the activity of altering existing and designing new business processes to
take advantage of new information systems. [Processes] - ANSbusiness process
engineering
Companies should establish security policies and procedures for the termination of
employees. [Security] - ANStrue
All business processes must include at least one or more information systems. [IS
Development] - ANSFalse
Data mining is the application of statistical techniques to find patterns and relationships
among data for classification and prediction. [Business Intelligence] - ANStrue
The term ________ refers to the fact that as more people use a site, the more value it
has, and the more people will visit. [Social Media] - ANSuser increases value
In learning IS security, which of the following is considered a threat caused by human
error? [Security] - ANSAn employee inadvertently installing an old database on top of
the current one
The acquisition and operation of hardware infrastructure cannot be outsourced. [IS
Management] - ANSfalse
In the systems development life cycle (SDLC), the work done during the ________
phase of the SDLC is either to fix the system so that it works correctly or to adapt it to
changes in requirements. [IS Development] - ANSmaintenence
In preparing business intelligence, ________ is the process of obtaining, cleaning,
organizing, relating, and cataloging source data. [Business Intelligence] - ANSdata
acquisition
Tony is a junior project manager with HomeDepot. His last web project was behind by 2
months. He started hiring more developers hoping to still finish on time. In learning
about IS software development and according to Brooks' Law, this is not a
good idea since adding more people to a late project will _______. [IS Development] -
ANScreate diseconomies of scale.
, In Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN), diamonds represent decisions and
usually contain a question that is answered with yes or no. [IS Development] - ANStrue
Both structured processes and dynamic processes are formally defined processes.
[Processes] - ANSfalse
In all companies, the chief information officer (CIO) always reports directly to chief
financial officer. This is because for all companies, the primary information systems
support only accounting and finance activities. [IS Management] - ANSfalse
Which of the following is a risk of outsourcing information systems (IS)/ information
technology (IT) functions? [IS Management] - ANSIt involves the potential loss of
intellectual capital.
The following is a principle of SDLC -- Systems are created to help organizations and
people achieve strategies, so the more the requirements change, the closer they come
to facilitating strategies. [IS Development] - ANSfalse
In learning social media, the three roles of organizational units in social media
information system (SMIS) are users, testers, and
developers. [Social Media] - ANSfalse
Karim is tasked with creating business processes for his firm's vacation application
system. He was told to use ________ which is a standard set of terms and graphical
notations for documenting business processes. [IS Development] - ANSBusiness
Process Modeling Notation (BPMN)
In the information system (IS) department, the ________ group manages the process of
creating new information systems as well as maintaining existing information systems.
[IS Management] - ANSdevelopment
Every information systems (IS) user has the right to a secure computing environment.
This means that the ________. [IS Management] - ANSorganization should protect the
user's computer and its files
Teams A and B are two sales teams in NBAWearables, an NBA apparel retailer. Due to
intense competition, both teams decided to create and maintain their own
respective/separate customer
systems. This is _______________ (pick your best answer). [Processes] - ANSa bad
approach because over time, this will result in information silos.
With reference to the picture below on RFM Analysis, whichcustomer has not ordered in
recent times but
when it did order its orders were of the highest frequency and monetary value.
[Business Intelligence] - ANSSt. Louis Soccer Club
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
________ is the activity of altering existing and designing new business processes to
take advantage of new information systems. [Processes] - ANSbusiness process
engineering
Companies should establish security policies and procedures for the termination of
employees. [Security] - ANStrue
All business processes must include at least one or more information systems. [IS
Development] - ANSFalse
Data mining is the application of statistical techniques to find patterns and relationships
among data for classification and prediction. [Business Intelligence] - ANStrue
The term ________ refers to the fact that as more people use a site, the more value it
has, and the more people will visit. [Social Media] - ANSuser increases value
In learning IS security, which of the following is considered a threat caused by human
error? [Security] - ANSAn employee inadvertently installing an old database on top of
the current one
The acquisition and operation of hardware infrastructure cannot be outsourced. [IS
Management] - ANSfalse
In the systems development life cycle (SDLC), the work done during the ________
phase of the SDLC is either to fix the system so that it works correctly or to adapt it to
changes in requirements. [IS Development] - ANSmaintenence
In preparing business intelligence, ________ is the process of obtaining, cleaning,
organizing, relating, and cataloging source data. [Business Intelligence] - ANSdata
acquisition
Tony is a junior project manager with HomeDepot. His last web project was behind by 2
months. He started hiring more developers hoping to still finish on time. In learning
about IS software development and according to Brooks' Law, this is not a
good idea since adding more people to a late project will _______. [IS Development] -
ANScreate diseconomies of scale.
, In Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN), diamonds represent decisions and
usually contain a question that is answered with yes or no. [IS Development] - ANStrue
Both structured processes and dynamic processes are formally defined processes.
[Processes] - ANSfalse
In all companies, the chief information officer (CIO) always reports directly to chief
financial officer. This is because for all companies, the primary information systems
support only accounting and finance activities. [IS Management] - ANSfalse
Which of the following is a risk of outsourcing information systems (IS)/ information
technology (IT) functions? [IS Management] - ANSIt involves the potential loss of
intellectual capital.
The following is a principle of SDLC -- Systems are created to help organizations and
people achieve strategies, so the more the requirements change, the closer they come
to facilitating strategies. [IS Development] - ANSfalse
In learning social media, the three roles of organizational units in social media
information system (SMIS) are users, testers, and
developers. [Social Media] - ANSfalse
Karim is tasked with creating business processes for his firm's vacation application
system. He was told to use ________ which is a standard set of terms and graphical
notations for documenting business processes. [IS Development] - ANSBusiness
Process Modeling Notation (BPMN)
In the information system (IS) department, the ________ group manages the process of
creating new information systems as well as maintaining existing information systems.
[IS Management] - ANSdevelopment
Every information systems (IS) user has the right to a secure computing environment.
This means that the ________. [IS Management] - ANSorganization should protect the
user's computer and its files
Teams A and B are two sales teams in NBAWearables, an NBA apparel retailer. Due to
intense competition, both teams decided to create and maintain their own
respective/separate customer
systems. This is _______________ (pick your best answer). [Processes] - ANSa bad
approach because over time, this will result in information silos.
With reference to the picture below on RFM Analysis, whichcustomer has not ordered in
recent times but
when it did order its orders were of the highest frequency and monetary value.
[Business Intelligence] - ANSSt. Louis Soccer Club
