SDSU - MIS 180 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) | NEW VERSION
2025
What is a fact? - ANSWER✔✔the confirmation or validation of an event or object
What are the core drivers of the information age? - ANSWER✔✔1. data
2. information
3. business intelligence
4. knowledge
What is the information age? - ANSWER✔✔the present time, during which
infinite quantities of facts are widely available to anyone who can use a computer
What is data? - ANSWER✔✔the raw facts that describe the characteristics of an
even or object
What is information? - ANSWER✔✔data converted into meaningful and useful
context
What is business intelligence (BI)? - ANSWER✔✔information collected from
multiple sources such as suppliers, customers, competitors, partners, and industries
that analyzes patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic decision making
What is knowledge? - ANSWER✔✔the skills, experience, and expertise, coupled
with information and intelligence, that creates a person's intellectual resources
, What are knowledge workers? - ANSWER✔✔individuals valued for their ability
to interpret and analyze information
What is systems thinking? - ANSWER✔✔A way of monitoring the entire system
by viewing multiple inputs being processed or transformed to produce outputs
while continuously gathering feedback on each part
What is feedback? - ANSWER✔✔information that returns to its original
transmitter (input, transform, or output) and modifies the transmitter's actions
What are management information systems (MIS)? - ANSWER✔✔A business
function, like accounting and human resources, which moves information about
people, products, and processes across the company to facilitate decision-making
and problem-solving
chief Information Officer (CIO) - ANSWER✔✔responsible for overseeing all uses
of MIS and ensuring that MIS strategically aligns with business goals and
objectives
chief knowledge officer (CKO) - ANSWER✔✔responsible for collecting,
maintaining, and distributing company knowledge
chief privacy officer (CPO) - ANSWER✔✔responsible for ensuring the ethical and
legal use of information within a company
chief security officer (CSO) - ANSWER✔✔responsible for ensuring the security
of business systems and developing strategies and safeguards against attacks by
hackers and viruses
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) | NEW VERSION
2025
What is a fact? - ANSWER✔✔the confirmation or validation of an event or object
What are the core drivers of the information age? - ANSWER✔✔1. data
2. information
3. business intelligence
4. knowledge
What is the information age? - ANSWER✔✔the present time, during which
infinite quantities of facts are widely available to anyone who can use a computer
What is data? - ANSWER✔✔the raw facts that describe the characteristics of an
even or object
What is information? - ANSWER✔✔data converted into meaningful and useful
context
What is business intelligence (BI)? - ANSWER✔✔information collected from
multiple sources such as suppliers, customers, competitors, partners, and industries
that analyzes patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic decision making
What is knowledge? - ANSWER✔✔the skills, experience, and expertise, coupled
with information and intelligence, that creates a person's intellectual resources
, What are knowledge workers? - ANSWER✔✔individuals valued for their ability
to interpret and analyze information
What is systems thinking? - ANSWER✔✔A way of monitoring the entire system
by viewing multiple inputs being processed or transformed to produce outputs
while continuously gathering feedback on each part
What is feedback? - ANSWER✔✔information that returns to its original
transmitter (input, transform, or output) and modifies the transmitter's actions
What are management information systems (MIS)? - ANSWER✔✔A business
function, like accounting and human resources, which moves information about
people, products, and processes across the company to facilitate decision-making
and problem-solving
chief Information Officer (CIO) - ANSWER✔✔responsible for overseeing all uses
of MIS and ensuring that MIS strategically aligns with business goals and
objectives
chief knowledge officer (CKO) - ANSWER✔✔responsible for collecting,
maintaining, and distributing company knowledge
chief privacy officer (CPO) - ANSWER✔✔responsible for ensuring the ethical and
legal use of information within a company
chief security officer (CSO) - ANSWER✔✔responsible for ensuring the security
of business systems and developing strategies and safeguards against attacks by
hackers and viruses
