ExperiencingMIS,7e(Kroenke)

Chapter1TheImportanceofMIS

1)Thenumberoftransistorspersquareinchonanintegratedchipdoublesevery18months.This

observationisknownasLaw.

A)Murphy's

B)Moore*s

C)Amdahfs

D)Metcalfe*s

Answer:B

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Describethemajortypesofcomputerhardwareandsoftwareusedbycompanies.

LearningObj:LO1.1:WhyisintroductiontoMISthemostimportantclassinthebusiness

school?

Classification:Concept

2)WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofMoore'sLaw?

A)Itisbasedonthetechnologicaladvancementsinweaponmanufacturing.

B)Itmadethecostofdataprocessing,communications,andstorageessentiallyzero.

C)Itstatesthatthetotalnumberoftransistorsproducedintheworlddoublesevery18months.

D)Ithasmadetheuseoftransistorsobsolete.

Answer:B

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:2:Moderate

CourseLO:Describethemajortypesofcomputerhardwareandsoftwareusedbycompanies.

LearningObj:LO1.1:WhyisintroductiontoMISthemostimportantclassinthebusiness

school?

Classification:Concept

3)WhichofthefollowingisaresultofMoore'slaw?

A)Theriskoftechnologybecomingobsoletehasdecreased.

B)Thepricetoperformanceratioofcomputershasfallendramatically.

C)Theoutsourcingofnonroutineskillshasincreaseddrastically.

D)Thecostofdataprocessinghasincreasedconsiderably.

Answer:B

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:2:Moderate

CourseLO:ExplainhowIScanbeusedtogainandsustaincompetitiveadvantage.

LearningObj:LO1.1:WhyisintroductiontoMISthemostimportantclassinthebusiness

school?

Classification:Concept

4)WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheimpactofMoore*sLawonbusinessprofessionals?

A)Theyneedtobeabletoassess,evaluate,andapplyemerginginformationtechnologyto

business.

B)Theyhavetoconcentratemoreondevelopingroutineskillsthannonroutineskills.

C)Theyneedtobeabletodevelopbettercommunicationandinformationtechnologies.

D)Theynolongerneedtofocusonskillssuchasabstractreasoningandcollaboration.

Answer:A

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:ExplainhowIScanbeusedtogainandsustaincompetitiveadvantage.

LearningObj:LO1.1:WhyisintroductiontoMISthemostimportantclassinthebusiness

school?

Classification:Concept

5)statesthatthevalueofanetworkisequaltothesquareofthenumberofusers

connectedtoit.

A)Kryder'sLaw

B)Metcalfe'sLaw

C)Moore*sLaw

D)Nielsen*sLaw

Answer:B

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:ExplainhowIScanbeusedtogainandsustaincompetitiveadvantage.

LearningObj:LO1.1:WhyisintroductiontoMISthemostimportantclassinthebusiness

school?

Classification:Concept

6)Whichofthefollowinglawsspeaksaboutthestoragedensityonmagneticdisks?

A)Metcalfe*sLaw

B)KrydefsLaw

C)Nielsen'sLaw

D)Moore'sLaw

Answer:B

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:ExplainhowIScanbeusedtogainandsustaincompetitiveadvantage.

LearningObj:LO1.1:WhyisintroductiontoMISthemostimportantclassinthebusiness

school?

Classification:Concept

7)Moore*sLawstatesthatthespeedofacomputerdoublesevery18months.

Answer:FALSE

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Describethemajortypesofcomputerhardwareandsoftwareusedbycompanies.

LearningObj:LO1.1:WhyisintroductiontoMISthemostimportantclassinthebusiness

school?

Classification:Concept

8)Futurebusinessprofessionalsneedtobeabletoapplyinformationtechnologytobusiness.

Answer:TRUE

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:ExplainhowIScanbeusedtogainandsustaincompetitiveadvantage.

LearningObj:LO1.1:WhyisintroductiontoMISthemostimportantclassinthebusiness

school?

Classification:Concept

9)Thenumberofbusinessesadoptingnewtechnologieshasseenadownfallovertheyears.

Answer:FALSE

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:ExplainhowIScanbeusedtogainandsustaincompetitiveadvantage.

LearningObj:LO1.1:WhyisintroductiontoMISthemostimportantclassinthebusiness

school?

Classification:Concept

10)DefineMoore'sLawandexplainhowthephenomenondescribedbyitaffectsbusiness.

Answer:Moore'sLawstatesthatthenumberoftransistorspersquareinchonanintegrated

chipdoublesevery18months.Themorecommonversionofthisisexpressedas,"Thespeedof

acomputerchipdoublesevery18months,"whichisincorrect.DuetotheimpactofMoore*s

Law,thepricetoperformanceratioofcomputershasfallendramatically.Moore*sLawisthe

principalreasonwhydatastorageanddatatransmissionareessentiallyfreetoday.New

businesseslikeYouTubeandFacebookhavetakenadvantageoftheopportunitiesofferedbythis

development.

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:2:Moderate

CourseLO:ExplainhowIScanbeusedtogainandsustaincompetitiveadvantage.

LearningObj:LO1.1:WhyisintroductiontoMISthemostimportantclassinthebusiness

school?

Classification:Concept

11)Asthecostofdataprocessing,storage,andcommunicationsisessentiallyzero,anyroutine

skillcanandwillbe.

A)consideredanonroutinecognitiveskill

B)astrongmarketableskill

C)outsourcedtothelowestbidder

D)sufficienttoattainjobsecurity

Answer:C

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:ExplainhowIScanbeusedtogainandsustaincompetitiveadvantage.

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Concept

12)Whichofthefollowingisanimpactofrapidtechnologicalchangeonjobsecurity?

A)Routineskillshavemoredemand.

B)Nonroutinecognitiveskillshavegainedmoremarketvalue.

C)Nonroutinejobsareoutsourced,thusreducingtheneedofanin-houseworkforce.

D)Routineskillsarenolongerrequiredtocompleteatask.

Answer:B

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:2:Moderate

CourseLO:Discusstheethicalandsocialissuesraisedbytheuseofinformationsystems.

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Concept

13)Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofnonroutinecognitiveskills?

A)Theyhavebecomelessmarketable.

B)TheyincreaseanindividuaVsjobsecurity.

C)Theydonotexperiencetheimpactoftechnologicalchanges.

D)Theyareusuallyoutsourcedbyorganizationstothelowestbidder.

Answer:B

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:2:Moderate

CourseLO:Discusstheethicalandsocialissuesraisedbytheuseofinformationsystems.

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Concept

14)istheabilitytomakeandmanipulatemodels.

A)Abstractreasoning

B)Cognitiveacceleration

C)Adaptivelearning

D)Holacracy

Answer:A

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Concept

15)istheabilitytomodelthecomponentsofaunittoconnecttheinputsandoutputs

amongthosecomponentsintoasensiblewholethatreflectsthestructureanddynamicsofthe

phenomenonobserved.

A)Systemsthinking

B)Collaboration

C)Adaptivelearning

D)Criticalreasoning

Answer:A

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Concept

16)Whichofthefollowingbestdescribescollaboration?

A)Itistheabilityofanindividualtomodelthecomponentsofthesystem,toconnecttheinputs

andoutputsamongthosecomponentsintoasensiblewholethatreflectsthestructureand

dynamicsofthephenomenonobserved.

B)Itistheabilitytoassess,evaluate,andapplyemerginginformationtechnologytobusiness.

C)Itistheactivityoftwoormorepeopleworkingtogethertoachieveacommongoal,result,or

workproduct.

D)Itistheactivityofconstructingormodifyingmodelswiththehelpofone'snonroutine

cognitiveskills.

Answer:C

AACSB:InterpersonalRelationsandTeamwork

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:ExplainhowIScanenhancesystemsofcollaborationandteamwork.

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Concept

17)Inajobinterview,Lillianisaskedtobepartofathree-membergroupanddesignamock

businessprocessbasedonthestrengthsandskillsofthegroup*smembers.Inthiscase,whichof

thefollowingskillsistheinterviewertryingtotest?

A)collaboration

B)cognitiveacceleration

C)systemsthinking

D)facilitation

Answer:A

AACSB:ReflectiveThinking

Difficulty:2:Moderate

CourseLO:ExplainhowIScanenhancesystemsofcollaborationandteamwork.

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Application

18)Patricia,themarketingmanagerofamanufacturingfirm,plansnewmarketingstrategies

withthehelpofhersubordinatesbyprovidingandreceivingcriticalfeedback.Patriciais

displayingeffective.

A)collaboration

B)cognitiveacceleration

C)virtualization

D)abstraction

Answer:A

AACSB:ReflectiveThinking

Difficulty:2:Moderate

CourseLO:ExplainhowIScanenhancesystemsofcollaborationandteamwork.

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Application

19)Whichofthefollowingisnecessaryforeffectivecollaboration?

A)modelingthecomponentsofasystem

B)focusingonindividualgoals

C)properdivisionoftasks

D)givingandreceivingcriticalfeedback

Answer:D

AACSB:InterpersonalRelationsandTeamwork

Difficulty:2:Moderate

CourseLO:ExplainhowIScanenhancesystemsofcollaborationandteamwork.

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Concept

20)ismakingareasonedanalysisofanopportunity,envisioningpotentialsolutions,

evaluatingthosepossibilities,anddevelopingthemostpromisingones,consistentwiththe

availableresources.

A)Experimentation

B)Abstraction

C)Systemsthinking

D)Collaboration

Answer:A

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Concept

21)Marketingmanagersplanningtousenewsocialnetworkingtechnologiestostrengthentheir

marketpresenceareportrayingtheir.

A)abilitytoexperiment

B)routineskills

C)collaborationskills

D)abilitytooutsourcework

Answer:A

AACSB:AnalyticalThinking

Difficulty:2:Moderate

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Concept

22)Inajobinterview,Royisaskedtouseaproductthathehasneverusedbeforeandis

unfamiliarwithitsfunctioning.Whichofthefollowingskillsistheinterviewertryingtotest?

A)systemsthinking

B)abstractreasoning

C)collaborationskills

D)abilitytoexperiment

Answer:D

AACSB:ReflectiveThinking

Difficulty:2:Moderate

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Application

23)Theknowledgeofmanaginginformationsystemscanleadtogreaterjobsecurity.

Answer:TRUE

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Discusstheethicalandsocialissuesraisedbytheuseofinformationsystems.

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Concept

24)Amarketableskillhasnoimpactonjobsecurity.

Answer:FALSE

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:ExplainhowIScanbeusedtogainandsustaincompetitiveadvantage.

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Concept

25)Strongnonroutinecognitiveskillsaremoreindemandthanroutineskills.

Answer:TRUE

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Concept

26)Abstractreasoningisoneofthecomponentsofstrongnonroutinecognitiveskills.

Answer:TRUE

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Concept

27)Criticalfeedbackunderminescollaboration.

Answer:FALSE

AACSB:InterpersonalRelationsandTeamwork

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:ExplainhowIScanenhancesystemsofcollaborationandteamwork.

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Concept

28)Effectivecollaborationisallaboutbeingnicetoone'steammembers.

Answer:FALSE

AACSB:InterpersonalRelationsandTeamwork

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Concept

29)Professionalsinthe21stcenturyneedtobeabletoexperimentinordertohavegreaterjob

security.

Answer:TRUE

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:ExplainhowIScanbeusedtogainandsustaincompetitiveadvantage.

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Concept

30)Successfulexperimentationischaracterizedbytheinvestmentofhugesumsofmoneyat

everyideathatentersone*shead.

Answer:FALSE

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Concept

31)Whenauserisprovidedwithanunfamiliarprogramandaskedtouseit,heorsheisbeing

testedontheirabilitytocollaborateeffectively.

Answer:FALSE

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:2:Moderate

CourseLO:ExplainhowIScanenhancesystemsofcollaborationandteamwork.

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Concept

32)Whatisamarketableskill?

Answer:Amarketableskillusedtobethatonecouldnameparticularskills,suchascomputer

programming,taxaccounting,ormarketing,asexamplesofmarketableskills.Buttoday,

becauseofMoore'sLaw,becausethecostofdataprocessing,storage,andcommunicationsis

essentiallyzero,anyroutineskillcanandwillbeoutsourcedtothelowestbidder.Onehasto

developstrongnonroutinecognitiveskillstobemoresuccessfulandsuchskillsarecalled

marketableskills.Abstractreasoning,systemsthinking,collaboration,andtheabilityto

experimentarealsoclassifiedasmarketableskills.

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:2:Moderate

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Concept

33)Whatisabstractreasoning?

Answer:Abstractreasoningistheabilitytomakeandmanipulatemodels.Constructinga

modelfromthefivecomponentsofaninformationsystemisanexampleofabstractreasoning.

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Concept

34)Whatissystemsthinking?

Answer:Systemsthinkingistheabilitytomodelthecomponentsofasystem,toconnectthe

inputsandoutputsamongthosecomponentsintoasensiblewholethatreflectsthestructureand

dynamicsofthephenomenonobserved.Itshowshowcomponents*inputsandoutputsrelateto

oneanother.

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Concept

35)Whatiscollaboration?Howcanoneensureeffectivecollaboration?

Answer:Collaborationistheactivityoftwoormorepeopleworkingtogethertoachievea

commongoal,result,orworkproduct.Itmeanstodevelopideasandplanswithothersinateam

andtoprovideandreceivecriticalfeedback.Effectivecollaborationisnotaboutbeingnice.

Surveysindicatethesinglemostimportantskillforeffectivecollaborationistogiveandreceive

criticalfeedback.

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Concept

36)Whatisexperimentation?Explainitsimportance.

Answer:Experimentationismakingareasonedanalysisofanopportunity,envisioning

potentialsolutions,evaluatingthosepossibilities,anddevelopingthemostpromisingones,

consistentwiththeresourcesonehas.Fearoffailureparalyzesmanygoodpeopleandmany

goodideas.Thiscanbeovercomebyhavingtheabilitytoexperiment.

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:2:Moderate

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.2:HowwillMISaffectme?

Classification:Concept

37)Whichofthefollowingistrueoftradablejobs?

A)Theyaredependentonaparticularlocation.

B)Theycanbeoutsourcedoverseas.

C)Theyonlyincludetechnicalpositions.

D)Theyonlyincludenontechnicalandmanagerialpositions.

Answer:B

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:ExplainhowIScanbeusedtogainandsustaincompetitiveadvantage.

LearningObj:LO1.3:WhyareMIS-relatedjobsinhighdemand?

Classification:Concept

38)AccordingtotheU.S.BureauofLaborStatistics,allgoodcomputerjobshavegone

overseas.

Answer:FALSE

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:ExplainhowIScanbeusedtogainandsustaincompetitiveadvantage.

LearningObj:LO1.3:WhyareMIS-relatedjobsinhighdemand?

Classification:Concept

39)referstotheproducts,methods,inventions,andstandardsthatareusedtoproduce

information.

A)Informationtechnology

B)Informationprocessing

C)Simulation

D)Productspecification

Answer:A

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.4:WhatisMIS?

Classification:Concept

40)Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutinformationsystems?

A)Theycanbeboughtofftheshelf.

B)Theyareagroupofcomponentsthatproduceinformation.

C)Theydrivethedevelopmentofinformationtechnology.

D)Theyarenotsusceptibletothechangingneedsofthemarket.

Answer:B

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.4:WhatisMIS?

Classification:Concept

41)Whichofthefollowingcomponentsdistinguishesinformationsystemsfrominformation

technology?

A)people

B)procedure

C)software

D)hardware

Answer:A

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:2:Moderate

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.4:WhatisMIS?

Classification:Concept

42)Agroupofcomponentsthatinteracttoachievesomepurposeisreferredtoasa(n).

A)system

B)element

C)unit

D)entity

Answer:A

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.4:WhatisMIS?

Classification:Concept

43)Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofahardwarecomponentofaninformationsystem?

A)Webbrowser

B)operatingsystem

C)storagedisk

D)datafile

Answer:C

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Describethemajortypesofcomputerhardwareandsoftwareusedbycompanies.

LearningObj:LO1.4:WhatisMIS?

Classification:Concept

44)Thefive-componentframeworkofaninformationsystemconsistsofcomputerhardware,

software,data,people,and.

A)documents

B)procedures

C)objectives

D)results

Answer:B

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.4:WhatisMIS?

Classification:Concept

45)Inagrocerystore,aclerkusesabarcodescannertoreadthebarcodeonanitem.Whichof

thefollowingcomponentsofaninformationsystemincludesthisscanningdevice?

A)hardware

B)software

C)data

D)procedure

Answer:A

AACSB:ReflectiveThinking

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.4:WhatisMIS?

Classification:Application

46)Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutthemanagementanduseofinformation

systems?

A)Anemployeemustbeaprogrammertomanageinformationsystems.

B)Informationsystemsmustbeadaptedtonewrequirements.

C)Informationsystemsneednotbemaintainedafterdevelopment.

D)Organizationswithdynamicbusinessenvironmentsdonotuseinformationsystems.

Answer:B

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:2:Moderate

CourseLO:Discussbestpracticesforselecting,evaluating,andmanaginginformationsystems

projects.

LearningObj:LO1.4:WhatisMIS?

Classification:Concept

47)Whyisitimportantforbusinessprofessionalstotakeanactiveroleindevelopingand

managinginformationsystems?

A)Theyknowhowtocreateadatabaseandconfigurecomputers.

B)Theyarethepeoplewhoknowhowtobuildnetworks.

C)Theyknowwhetherasystemmeetstheirneedsandrequirements.

D)Theyaretheloneusersofinformationsystems.

Answer:C

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Discussbestpracticesforselecting,evaluating,andmanaginginformationsystems

projects.

LearningObj:LO1.4:WhatisMIS?

Classification:Concept

48)Whichofthefollowingisacriticalresponsibilityofbusinessprofessionalsinusing

informationsystems?

A)protectingthesecurityofasystemanditsdata

B)reprogrammingasystemtomeetchangingneeds

C)creatingandmodifyingasystem*sdatabases

D)buildingandconfiguringadditionalnetworks

Answer:A

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:2:Moderate

CourseLO:Discussbestpracticesforselecting,evaluating,andmanaginginformationsystems

projects.

LearningObj:LO1.4:WhatisMIS?

Classification:Concept

49)Informationsystemsandinformationtechnologyarenotthesame.

Answer:TRUE

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Discusstheroleofinformationsystemsinsupportingbusinessprocesses.

LearningObj:LO1.4:WhatisMIS?

Classification:Concept

50)Informationsystemscanbebought,whereasinformationtechnologycannotbebought.

Answer:FALSE

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.4:WhatisMIS?

Classification:Concept

51)Aninformationsystemisagroupofcomponentsthatinteracttoproduceinformation.

Answer:TRUE

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.4:WhatisMIS?

Classification:Concept

52)Themethodsusedtostartaprogramandsaveafilearereferredtoasprocedures.

Answer:TRUE

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.4:WhatisMIS?

Classification:Concept

53)Buildinginformationsystemsrequiresmanydifferentskillsbesidesthoseofprogrammers.

Answer:TRUE

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.4:WhatisMIS?

Classification:Concept

54)Theuseofinformationsystemsisrestrictedtothefieldofbusiness.

Answer:FALSE

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:2:Moderate

CourseLO:Discusstheroleofinformationsystemsinsupportingbusinessprocesses.

LearningObj:LO1.4:WhatisMIS?

Classification:Concept

55)Informationsystemsshouldbecreatedbyabusinessonlyiftheyhelpachievethestrategies

ofthatbusiness.

Answer:TRUE

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:2:Moderate

CourseLO:Discusstheroleofinformationsystemsinsupportingbusinessprocesses.

LearningObj:LO1.4:WhatisMIS?

Classification:Concept

56)Explainthedifferenceandtherelationshipbetweeninformationtechnology(IT)and

informationsystems(IS).

Answer:Informationtechnologyandinformationsystemsaretwocloselyrelatedterms,but

theyaredifferent.Informationtechnology(IT)referstotheproducts,methods,inventions,and

standardsthatareusedforthepurposeofproducinginformation.ITpertainstothehardware,

software,anddatacomponents.Aninformationsystem(IS)isanassemblyofhardware,software,

data,procedures,andpeoplethatproducesinformation.Informationtechnologydrivesthe

developmentofnewinformationsystems.

UserscanbuyIT;theycanbuyorleasehardware,theycanlicenseprogramsanddatabases,and

theycanevenobtainpredesignedprocedures.Ultimately,however,itisthepeoplewhoexecute

thoseprocedurestoemploythenewIT.

Foranynewsystem,userswillalwayshavetrainingtasks(andcosts),theywillalwayshavethe

needtoovercomeemployees*resistancetochange,andtheywillalwaysneedtomanagethe

employeesastheyusethenewsystem.Hence,onecanbuyIT,butnotIS.

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:2:Moderate

CourseLO:DiscussthekeyissuesinvolvedinmanagingthecomponentsofITinfrastructure.

LearningObj:LO1.4:WhatisMIS?

Classification:Concept

57)Describeaninformationsystem.

Answer:Asystemisagroupofcomponentsthatinteracttoachievesomepurpose.An

informationsystem(IS)isagroupofcomponentsthatinteracttoproduceinformation.AnISis

basedonthefive-componentframeworkofcomputerhardware,software,data,procedures,and

people.Thesefivecomponentsarepresentineveryinformationsystem一fromthemostsimple

tothemostcomplex.

AACSB:InformationTechnology

Difficulty:1:Easy

CourseLO:Describethecomponentsofaninformationsystem(IS).

LearningObj:LO1.4:WhatisMIS?

Classification:Concept

58)Describethefivecomponentsofaninformationsystemusinganexample.

Answer:Thefivecomponentsofaninformationsystemarecomputerhardware,software,data,

procedures,andp