MGMT CHPT 1 questions

The impact of information technology on the global business environment is equivalent to the printing presses impact on ____________ and electricity's impact on ___________. A. publishing B. presentation C. projects

A

True or false: A report can cover a wide range of subjects or specific subject for a certain time period or event. A. True B. False

A

Which of the following are types of unstructured data? A. emails B. text messages C. input data D. Twitter tweets E. click-stream data

A, B, D

Which of the following are types of human-generated structured data? A. gaming data B. web log data C. click-stream data D. point-of-sale data E. input data

A, C, E

What type of data is not defined and does not follow a specified format and is typically free-form text such as emails, Twitter tweets, and text messages? A. snapshot data B. structured data C. big data D. unstructured data

D

True or false: A snapshot is a view of data at a particular moment in time. A. True B. False

A

Which type of data is created by a machine without human intervention? A. machine-generated data B. big data C. snapshot D. human-generated data

A

In the _________ age infinite quantities of facts are widely available to anyone who can use a computer. A. intelligence B. information C. people D. knowledge

B

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a world where interconnected Internet-enabled devices or "things" have the ability to collect and share data __________ human intervention. A. with B. without

B

Which of the following are confirmed or validated with a fact? A. event B. object C. dream

A, B

Which of the following are examples of information as opposed to just data? (Select all that apply) A. Best-selling product B. Customer number C. Best customer D. Worst selling product

A, B, C

What are the raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event or object? A. variables B. data C. knowledge D. digital

B

What is a world where interconnected Internet-enabled devices or "things" have the ability to collect and share data without human intervention? A. structured data B. internet of things C. fact D. machine-to-person

B

What is data that humans, in interaction with computers, generate? A. big data B. human-generated data C. machine-generated data

B

What refers to devices that connect directly to other devices? A. unstructured data B. machine-to-machine (M2M) C. dynamic report D. structured data

B

Which of the following are types of machine-generated structured data? A. click-stream data B. point-of-sale data C. gaming data D. sensor data E. web log data

B, D, E

A(n) ________ is the confirmation or validation of an event or object. A. knowledge B. information C. fact

C

In analyzing a business, the characteristics of an individual sale, such as the order date, are best referred to as ______. A. information B. knowledge C. data D. business intelligence

C

Select the four core drivers of the information age. A. Digital, information, business integration, knowledge B. Facts, variables, processes, business C. Data, information, business intelligence, knowledge D. Facts, people, processes, business

C

What age are we currently living in when infinite quantities of facts are widely available to anyone who can use a computer? A. Management age B. Knowledge age C. Information age D. Fact age

C

What is a report that is created once based on data that does not change? A. dynamic report B. big data report C. static report

C

True or false: A dynamic report changes automatically during creation. Dynamic reports can include updating daily stock market prices or the calculation of available inventory. A. True B. False

A

What is a view of data at a particular moment in time? A. behavioral analytics B. big data C. snapshot D. analytics

C

Select the question that can be answered using only raw data. A. What is the date, amount sold, and customer number for a sale transaction? B. What is the lowest sales per week compared with the economic interest rates? C. Which of the perishable items used by a restaurant should be ordered first?

A

True or false: When they lacked data, managers often found themselves making business decisions about how many products to make, how much material to order, or how many employees to hire based on intuition or gut feelings. A. true B. false

A

What has a defined length, type, and format and includes numbers, dates, or strings such as Customer Address? A. structured data B. Internet of Things C. facts D. big data

A

What is typically stored in a traditional system such as a relational database or spreadsheet and accounts for about 20 percent of the data that surrounds us. A. structured data B. big data C. facts D. Internet of Things

A

Which of the following terms is commonly associated with the Internet of Things? A. dynamic report B. analytics C. machine-to-machine (M2M) D. behavioral analytics

C