MIS exam 1 questions with completed
and verified solutions8
Malware - ANSWERS -software designed to harm your computer or security
1. Virus- software written with malicious intent to
cause annoyance or damage
2. Worm- spreads itself from computer to
computer via e-mail and other network traffic
3. Spyware- collects information about you and
reports it to someone else without your
permission
Client/server network - ANSWERS -a network in which one or more computers are servers and
provide services to the other computers, called clients
3 Key resources in MIS - ANSWERS -1. Information
2. People
3. Information technology (IT)
Data - ANSWERS -raw facts that describe a particular phenomenon such as the current
temperature, the price of movie rental, or your age
Information - ANSWERS -data that have a particular meaning within a specific context
Business Intelligence (BI) - ANSWERS -collective information about...
, - Customers
- Competitors
- Business partners
- Competitive environment
Internal information - ANSWERS -specific operational aspects of the organization
External information - ANSWERS -environment surrounding the organization
Objective information - ANSWERS -describes something that is known
Subjective information - ANSWERS -attempts to describe something that is unknown
Information technology (IT) - ANSWERS -computer based tools that people use to work with
information (Hardware and Software)
Hardware - ANSWERS -physical devices that make up a computer:
➢ Input device- tool for entering information and
commands
➢ Output device- tool for see or hearing results
➢ Storage device- tool for storing information
➢ CPU- interprets and execute instructions
➢ RAM- temporarily stores information and
software for the CPU
➢ Telecommunications device- for sending info
➢ Connecting devices- like cables, ports, etc
and verified solutions8
Malware - ANSWERS -software designed to harm your computer or security
1. Virus- software written with malicious intent to
cause annoyance or damage
2. Worm- spreads itself from computer to
computer via e-mail and other network traffic
3. Spyware- collects information about you and
reports it to someone else without your
permission
Client/server network - ANSWERS -a network in which one or more computers are servers and
provide services to the other computers, called clients
3 Key resources in MIS - ANSWERS -1. Information
2. People
3. Information technology (IT)
Data - ANSWERS -raw facts that describe a particular phenomenon such as the current
temperature, the price of movie rental, or your age
Information - ANSWERS -data that have a particular meaning within a specific context
Business Intelligence (BI) - ANSWERS -collective information about...
, - Customers
- Competitors
- Business partners
- Competitive environment
Internal information - ANSWERS -specific operational aspects of the organization
External information - ANSWERS -environment surrounding the organization
Objective information - ANSWERS -describes something that is known
Subjective information - ANSWERS -attempts to describe something that is unknown
Information technology (IT) - ANSWERS -computer based tools that people use to work with
information (Hardware and Software)
Hardware - ANSWERS -physical devices that make up a computer:
➢ Input device- tool for entering information and
commands
➢ Output device- tool for see or hearing results
➢ Storage device- tool for storing information
➢ CPU- interprets and execute instructions
➢ RAM- temporarily stores information and
software for the CPU
➢ Telecommunications device- for sending info
➢ Connecting devices- like cables, ports, etc
