MIS 304 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The process of connecting separate information systems and data to improve business
processes and decision making is known as ___ - Answer-systems integration
Which of the following types of information systems facilitates collaboration and
knowledge sharing? - Answer-social software
Which of the following types of information systems enables people to communicate,
team up, and coordinate with each other? - Answer-collaborative system
Which of the following types of information systems creates, stores, analyzes, and
manages spatial data? - Answer-geographic information system
Which of the following types of information systems enables customers to buy goods
and services from a firm's Web site? - Answer-electronic commerce system
Which of the following types of information systems supports the coordination of
suppliers, product or service production, and distribution? - Answer-supply chain
management system
Identify the purpose of a transaction processing system used in organizations. -
Answer-to handle day-to-day business event data at the operational level of the
organization
Which of the following statements is true about a Uniform Resource Locator? - Answer-
it is used to identify and locate a particular webpage
In a URL, the _____ is the particular Web server or group of Web servers (if it is a larger
website) that will respond to the Web request - Answer-host name
Which of the following is the host name in the URL "labs.google.co.in/jack carver -
Answer-labs`
The protocol used by the Internet is called the ___ - Answer-Transmission Control
Protocol (TCP)
Data centers managed by a third party that rents out space to multiple organizational
customers are known as - Answer-collocation facilities
, ___ requires companies to maintain financial controls (usually IS-based) and holds
senior management responsible for failure - Answer-Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Based on the video we watched in class, Sheldon was stuck in an infinite loop because
- Answer-He did not properly interpret and take into account the problem requirements
The Pricing model used by cloud computing systems such as Azure already include
software licensing (for pre-installed software) - Answer-TRUE
Knowledge workers are professionals who - Answer-create, modify, and/or synthesize
knowledge as a fundamental part of their jobs
Which of the following predictions made by Peter Drucker is true? - Answer-knowledge
workers are continually learning how to do their jobs better
Who among the following coined the term "knowledge worker" - Answer-Peter Drucker
Which of the following occurred when Alvin Toffler's "third wave" gained speed? -
Answer-Information became the currency of the team
The various services offered by Google (such as Gmail), Google Drive or Google
Calander, all of which are accessed via web browser, freeing users from the task of
installing or updating traditional desktop applications or worrying about storying or
backing up data, are good examples of - Answer-cloud computing
Which of the following means "knowing how to use a computer" - Answer-computer
literacy
The ability to independently learn new technologies as they emerge an assess their
impact on your work and life is called - Answer-computer fluency
Which of the following is an economic change brought about by globalization enabled
by information technology - Answer-Increase in the outsourcing of labor
Which of the following is a technological change brought about by globalization enabled
by information technology? - Answer-enforcement of global patent and copyright laws
Which is a cultural change brought about by globalization enabled by information
technology? - Answer-the frequency of worldwide fads and phenomena
Which operating system released by Microsoft has become the de facto world standard
in PC operating systems over time, enabling people from all over the world to us a
common computing platform? - Answer-Windows
ANSWERS
The process of connecting separate information systems and data to improve business
processes and decision making is known as ___ - Answer-systems integration
Which of the following types of information systems facilitates collaboration and
knowledge sharing? - Answer-social software
Which of the following types of information systems enables people to communicate,
team up, and coordinate with each other? - Answer-collaborative system
Which of the following types of information systems creates, stores, analyzes, and
manages spatial data? - Answer-geographic information system
Which of the following types of information systems enables customers to buy goods
and services from a firm's Web site? - Answer-electronic commerce system
Which of the following types of information systems supports the coordination of
suppliers, product or service production, and distribution? - Answer-supply chain
management system
Identify the purpose of a transaction processing system used in organizations. -
Answer-to handle day-to-day business event data at the operational level of the
organization
Which of the following statements is true about a Uniform Resource Locator? - Answer-
it is used to identify and locate a particular webpage
In a URL, the _____ is the particular Web server or group of Web servers (if it is a larger
website) that will respond to the Web request - Answer-host name
Which of the following is the host name in the URL "labs.google.co.in/jack carver -
Answer-labs`
The protocol used by the Internet is called the ___ - Answer-Transmission Control
Protocol (TCP)
Data centers managed by a third party that rents out space to multiple organizational
customers are known as - Answer-collocation facilities
, ___ requires companies to maintain financial controls (usually IS-based) and holds
senior management responsible for failure - Answer-Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Based on the video we watched in class, Sheldon was stuck in an infinite loop because
- Answer-He did not properly interpret and take into account the problem requirements
The Pricing model used by cloud computing systems such as Azure already include
software licensing (for pre-installed software) - Answer-TRUE
Knowledge workers are professionals who - Answer-create, modify, and/or synthesize
knowledge as a fundamental part of their jobs
Which of the following predictions made by Peter Drucker is true? - Answer-knowledge
workers are continually learning how to do their jobs better
Who among the following coined the term "knowledge worker" - Answer-Peter Drucker
Which of the following occurred when Alvin Toffler's "third wave" gained speed? -
Answer-Information became the currency of the team
The various services offered by Google (such as Gmail), Google Drive or Google
Calander, all of which are accessed via web browser, freeing users from the task of
installing or updating traditional desktop applications or worrying about storying or
backing up data, are good examples of - Answer-cloud computing
Which of the following means "knowing how to use a computer" - Answer-computer
literacy
The ability to independently learn new technologies as they emerge an assess their
impact on your work and life is called - Answer-computer fluency
Which of the following is an economic change brought about by globalization enabled
by information technology - Answer-Increase in the outsourcing of labor
Which of the following is a technological change brought about by globalization enabled
by information technology? - Answer-enforcement of global patent and copyright laws
Which is a cultural change brought about by globalization enabled by information
technology? - Answer-the frequency of worldwide fads and phenomena
Which operating system released by Microsoft has become the de facto world standard
in PC operating systems over time, enabling people from all over the world to us a
common computing platform? - Answer-Windows
