MIDTERM INFORMATION SYSTEMS

The AIDA model of mass sales messages is aimed at getting potential customers to think

"I want this product or service"

From the following list, select the statement that correctly defines that type of network.

- A PAN connects devices around an individual - the internet connects LANs, WANs, and other internet networks together

Which of the following is an example of an organization combining data analytics with GIS information? More than one answer may be correct.

- A restaurant uses the location of users when they enter key word searches that lead to their online menu to determine where they should focus advertisements on their new delivery options. - A clothing store texts a 25 percent off coupon to customers who have shopped in their store when they are within a two-mile radius of the store. - A car dealership sends all residences in the city printed advertisements five times a year. - a fitness center sends all new moms a complimentary one month membership six weeks after they have given birth

Which of the following scenarios depicts an employment situation that Elton Mayo believed would result in an employee becoming more engaged and productive? More than one answer may be correct.

- At its annual conference, a real estate agency provides information on the amount of revenue generated each year from referrals from previous customers and awards the top three referral generating agents with an award.

Firms at the forefront of developing new drugs at lower cost and faster times include

- Atomwise - Insilico Medicine - Kebotix

________ was launched in 2014 by Skype co-founders, Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis. The company's vision is to revolutionize food and package deliveries across the globe. Starship robots can carry items within a 4-mile radius.

- Atomwise - Insilico Medicine - Kebotix

Which statement correctly defines the components of the World Wide Web (WWW)? More than one answer may be correct.

- HTTP is a protocol for the transmission of hypermedia documents and was designed for communication between web browsers and web servers - a URL is the address of a document or other content/resources found on the web - W3C is the architecture of the WWW, which is created by its standards and protocols

From the following list, select all the ideas that Henri Fayol identified as a guiding principle of management.

- Managers must have the power and the right to give orders to subordinates - managers can expect subordinates to follow orders and discipline them if needed - the organizations interest must take priority over the interests of individuals - there must be at least one person assisting every manager, under their direct command - organizational objectives require department managers to lead together, collaboratively

In which of the following scenarios is a learning management system (LMS) being used to document student activity? More than one answer may be correct.

- Students taking online classes are required to use the discussion board each week to comment on the readings and reply to three classmates comments - auto-graded quizzes become available in the LMS after a student has completed the assigned readings that accompany each quiz - students taking an online class are required to attend a weekly class video call and to type "present" in the chat box to indicate they are present for class - students are able to use the grade book within their LMS to know what their grade is throughout the semester based on the grades of assignments already submitted and graded

What services does Quickbooks provide to its customers? More than one answer may be correct.

- accounting services, payroll management, human resource services - supply chain management services, operations management services

Which of the following are important questions to ask before signing a service level agreement (SLA) with a cloud services security vendor? More than one answer may be selected.

- are you in compliance with local, state, and federal security standards and regulations? - do you go through external security audits? - how is data from different corporations kept separate? - how are blocks of transactions linked together?

From the following list, select all the ways in which Henri Fayol's guiding principles of management address the welfare of employees.

- by requiring that all employees be fairly compensated - by requiring managers to be fair and kind to employees

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and LiteCoin all use blockchain algorithms to control quantity and verify the validity of transactions. They are referred to as

- cryptocurrency

What are the major issues faced by organizations in terms of data and information that were addressed by cloud computing? More than one answer may be correct.

- data management - costs

List disadvantages of cloud computing. More than one answer may be correct.

- downtime - security risks - limited control - file size limitations

Which of the following are examples of cryptocurrencies?

- ethereum - bitcoin - litecoin - flashcash

Which of the following statements are true about Nanorobots?

- have the capacity to carry medication or miniature tools - used to constantly monitor our bodies for maladies and other symptoms - can build and manipulate things precisely where components are at a scale of a nanometer

For the IoT to work properly, you must have which of the following?

- network - device - data - offline capabilities

Who are well-known manufacturers of customer relationship management software? More than one answer may be correct.

- salesforce - hubspot - fresh sales - electronic arts

Which of the following are ways Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) has been used during the pandemic?

- self screening at home - administration of COVID-19 vaccines - Rapid COVID screening

Machine learning is the field of study that gives computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed. Which of the following are categories of machine learning?

- supervised - unsupervised - reinforced

Which are important considerations when purchasing a new computer?

- what is its price? - how much ram comes with it? - does it come with Windows NT? Does the device have USB ports?

What was Weber's view on the use of physical force?

A police force overseen by a local government enforces laws within a community

Headquartered in Toronto, ________ has developed a software application that serves as an early warning system for identifying pandemics.

BlueDot

George is an editorial manager at a publishing company. He wants to give one of his supervisors an "Employee of the Year" award. Which supervisor should he choose if he is looking for an employee with a strong sense of caring?

Cho, who helps her employees develop the skills that will allow them to advance

What type of system is used to assist with processes that rely on a large number of inputs that frequently change?

Decision support system

One of Google's companies that is investigating AI and Machine Learning is called

DeepMind

Business applications that specifically assist senior executives in gaining a broader view of the competitive landscape are referred to as

EIS

T/F - Traditional hard drives have no moving parts

FALSE

What is characteristic of egalitarian cultures?

Leaders can be approached directly by subordinates.

Which person demonstrates projected cognitive similarity?

Marisol assumes that other cultural groups have the same values as hers

The information in ________ is dumped when a computer is shut down.

RAM

The type of storage that retains data and information when the power is turned off is called ________.

ROM ( read only memory)

________ was launched in 2014 by Skype co-founders, Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis. The company's vision is to revolutionize food and package deliveries across the globe. Starship robots can carry items within a 4-mile radius.

Starship

Which business software company develops software known to integrate well with existing apps, competes in the same environment as PayPal, and had both Elon Musk and Peter Thiel as early investors?

Stripe

What is a benefit a student gains by using and LMS?

Student performance is more easily tracked through the gradebook, giving a student a constantly updated view of what their grade will be

How can picturing a long series of "if-then" statements best explain how the model of a decision support system works?

The DSS model adapts its processes based on the success of every prior decision

A bus is a channel over which information flows. A bus has two parts: the ______ and the ______

The address bus: the data bus

What is a key characteristic of the post trust era?

The public believes businesses operate against the publics best interests

The wireless network protocol is called ________.

Wi-Fi

Which of the following are designed as a network operating system?

Windows NT, Windows Server, and UNIX

Character refers to

a reputation for adhering to high moral and ethical values

What bought about the post-trust era?

a series of business scandals and economic crises

Learning platforms that use algorithms to adjust the content that each student sees in order to maximize learning efficiency is called ________ learning.

adaptive

What is the main difference between merchant service providers (ISOs) and merchant service aggregators?

aggregators work with banks to let small businesses accept credit cards

Devices which house every component except the keyboard and mouse inside the same case as the monitor are called ________ computers.

all in one

What advice is useful for conducting business across cultures with those who have limited English ability?

allow those with limited English ability enough time to process their thoughts into English

arul is a manager who is preparing to send a memo to members of her team. What will best help her evaluate the memo before she sends it?

applying the FAIR test

It is important to ask colleagues to review persuasive messages because persuasive messages

are directed to people who resist your ideas, products, or services

Celebrity endorsements in advertising are based on the ________ principle of influence

authority

Before the invention of modern transaction processing systems, what other invention had a similar impact on the way that trade was conducted?

cash money

Which of the following was invented by a saloonkeeper in 1879 and became the most common transaction processing system for 100 years?

cash register

Geoff is the purchasing manager at a company that manufactures clothing. He knows he could save his company money by using cheaper, thinner cotton, but he says, "Our customers count on us to provide a durable product. I do not want to let them down." What quality does this demonstrate?

character

Armen has been sent to build a factory in a small village. When he arrives, Armen finds that the employees he will be managing see the work as an obligation to the community and the company and that they show less interest about what job they will be performing. Which term best describes the primary trait of this culture?

collectivism

A computer network must be connected to the Internet to support

communicating via email with people on other networks

A digital device that accepts input, processes and stores the input, and provides output is a ________.

computer

What is the term for the stated and lived values of a company?

corporate values

Which situation is an example of disrespecting the dignity and worth of others?

criticizing a subordinate in front of others

Ayanna says, "You're so generous!" in a sarcastic tone. Marvin decides that Ayanna thinks he is cheap. What process has Marvin just completed?

decoding

Which device carries a relatively large footprint and separate system unit?

desktop

How is the screen size of a laptop computer measured?

diagonally from left corner to right corner

n the Durable Manufacturing Company, the president, Alicia Hernandez, makes no more than five times what the lowest-paid worker earns. Alicia is often seen eating in the workers' lunchroom because she likes to hear opinions about how the work is going. Which term best describes the culture at the Durable Manufacturing Company?

egalitartian

Which dimension of emotional intelligence is the "ability to accurately pick up on emotions in other people and understand what is really going on with them"?

empathy

To provide senior management with visibility of nearly all aspects of an organization's operations many firms integrate their SCM apps with their

enterprise resource planning systems

In which of the following scenarios would an executive benefit from the insights provided by operations management systems software?

executive wants to know why it is taking longer to manufacture their product

Which quality is characteristic of people who are hubs?

flexible

A series of questions that attempt to deconstruct a business issue by moving from general to specific are known as ________ questions.

funnel

When Dana found out her proposal was rejected, she stormed into her boss's office and yelled at him. Dana was experiencing emotiona

hijacking

Dr. Deborah Tannen studies gendered communication in the workplace. She found that the way men and women speak is related to

how they socialized as children

Sandra is preparing for a business meeting in a foreign country. What is most important for her to do to ensure proper etiquette?

identify acceptable conversation topics

Which statement accurately describes persuasion in the post-trust era?

in the post-trust era, persuasion is becoming increasingly difficultq

What is a result of making tangible statements in persuasive messages?

it allows readers to interpret the message on a personal level

Computing is considered "green" or environmentally responsible when

it reduces the consumption of natural resources and the associated environmental impact

A mobile hinged computer with an integrated keyboard that uses a full operating system is called a notebook or a ________ computer.

laptop

Typically, internal persuasive messages focus mostly on

logical appeals

An electronic element that stores data by changing its resistance based on the current that has passed through it (similar to RRAM) is called a

memristor

In low gender egalitarianism cultures,

men and women are expected to occupy different roles in society.

Monica is a partner at a law firm that employs two people who are on the autism spectrum and a person who has ADHD. She says that having these people on staff makes her lawyers more aware of the issues they face and better able to defend people like them. Monica is referring to their

neurodiversity

The most successful people are those whose

personal values align with the corporate values where they work

An electrical company has decided to open a new location in California. While it will be relocating a small percentage of executives to this new location, most employees will need to be hired from the local area. The company uses its human resource information system to sort resumes based on key words used to describe skills, college attended, and number of years' experience. Any resumes that do not fit within these parameters are not scheduled for in-person interviews. What function is this HR management system helping the company perform

recruiting

What is the primary purpose of fragmenting your hard drive?

reduces the time it takes to find files on a hard drive

When Kian listens to a customer, he paraphrases the customer's request or complaint to make sure he understands it. Which active listening skill is he using?

reflecting

When a user has determined their destination, GIS can assist in providing directions. This is called

route information

What is the process of understanding your own emotions as they occur and how they affect your behaviors and thoughts?

self- awareness

Currently, app that run on the cloud are __________ as compared to apps that run on local machines.

slower

What is a principle of influence whereby people determine what is right, correct, or desirable by seeing what others do?

social proof

Introverts can work more effectively with extroverts by

speaking up more quickly than feels comfortable to them

Candy is writing a brochure to explain the benefits of buying produce from local farmers at the farmers' market rather than from chain grocery stores. What information will most likely make her brochure effective?

stories about local farm families who participate in the farmers market

As Chula explains her dissatisfaction with her current salary, her supervisor abruptly looks away and sighs. What does the supervisor's nonverbal behavior indicate?

strong displeasure

Mary Parker Follett's theory of management is based on the principle that

success depends on the flow of ideas from all levels of an organization

Which of the following statements most clearly describes Mary Parker Follett's contribution to management theory?

the most important elements of an organization are relationships, informal processes, and communications

Which statement about business ethics is true?

they are commonly help principles in the business community for acceptable behavior

To convince his manager that a new copier was needed, Darrin kept track of the lost productivity that resulted from employees having to wait for a repair person, needing to redo projects when the copier destroyed parts of them, and having to go out of the office to get copies made. He also showed the increase in cost of paper. Darrin presented the manager with a spreadsheet containing all the data, and after a week of asking for more information and considering it, the manager agreed to his proposal. Using Williams and Miller's decision-making styles, Darrin's manager is most likely a(n)

thinker

When you notice someone is using a different speech pattern than yours, you should

try to overcome biases

maintenance type tasks and be executed using _______ programs that are included with most operating systems

utility

Recognizing others' needs, wants, ideas, and preferences as legitimate and reasonable is known as

validation

Collaboration software is designed to increase collaboration and productivity primarily by enabling team members to

view, edit, and add shared information in real time, from anywhere

Using the FAIR test involves providing access to ________ and explaining how you made your decisions, particularly in complicated and emotionally charged situations

your real motivations