WileyPlus Ch. 1 Quiz – Flashcards

Career Opportunities are strong in IS and are projected to remain strong for the next 10 years True/False

Over the years, the MIS function has changed to a partnership between the MIS department and the end users? True/False

Which of the following is an IT job within an organization? A. CIO B. Network Manager C. Program Manager D. System Analyst E. All of These

What are 2 IT components in CBIS? A. Procedures and Software B. Hardware and Procedures C. Software and Database D. Procedures and Hardware

TPS stands for Transfer Processing System? True/False

Sales and marketing professionals use IT for which of the following functions? A. Process Analysis B. Promotion Analysis C. Site Analysis D. Payment Analysis E. All of These

An App is a computer program designed to support a specific task? True/False

IT affects middle managers by ________ A. increasing the number of managers needed in a department B. increasing their opportunities for promotion C. increasing their productivity D. reducing the number of people who can report them

Which of the following is a negative societal effect associated with the increased use of information technology? A. IT can provide opportunities for people with Disabilities B. It can provide flexibility within the workplace C. IT can improve healthcare D. It can place employees on constant call

A Network is a connecting system that can only be wireless? True/False

Global Outsourcing helps an organization to: A. Find the best person for the job B. Find more economical resources C. Implement spatial and temporal flexibility D. All of these

Managing information systems in a modern organization is challenging because: A. The systems are very expensive to acquire, operate, and maintain B. The systems are critical to the organization's operations C. The systems are easily replaced D. Both of the following are correct: A/B E. Both of the following are correct: B/C

HR information systems, POM information systems, CRM information systems, and marketing information systems are usually classified as: A. ERP systems B. Strategic information systems C. Transaction processing systems D. Functional area information systems E. None of these

Which of the following is not a characteristic of today's business environment? A. Interconnected B. Global C. Hypercompetitive D. Static

____ consists of information that has been processed to convey expertise as it applies to a business problem A. Information B. Wisdom C. Data D. Knowledge

The title of the executive who is in charge of the people who design and build information systems, the people who use those systems, and the people responsible for managing those systems is the A. CEO B. CFO C. CIO D. CIS E. CIT

_____ is (are) data that have been organized to have meaning and value to a recipient A. Insights B. Information C. Knowledge D. Experience E. Wisdom

A listing of all courses offered at your university would be ____, whereas a listing of all courses required in your major would be considered ____. A. information, data B. knowledge, information C. information, knowledge D. data, information E. data, knowledge

A list of football scores with the names of the teams that played the games would be considered information. True/False

Information is data that have been organized to provide value True/False

While information systems, such as transaction processing systems, generate more information for managers to process, other information systems, such as ___, help them analyze this information to make better-informed decisions A. Business intelligence applications B. Desktop publication applications C. Office automation systems D. Electronic commerce systems

Telepresence systems can help make ____ a more popular choice for small and medium enterprises A. The automation of manual tasks B. Accounting software C. Global outsourcing D. All of the above

Which of the following is a useful, cost-effective, hands-on, and safe teaching tool in the medical field? A. Simulation environments B. Medical robots C. Videoconferencing D. All of these

One of the big advantages of being an informed user and consumer of IT is that it enables you to anticipate future innovations and their potential applications. True/False

One impact of IT will be to decrease the numbers of managers employed in organizations. True/False