MISY 3310

Which of the following is an example of data that would best be conveyed using data visualization to help a manager make a decision?

A manager at a startup wants to decide which city to target based on the percentage of a city's citizens that do not have at home internet access but do have a smartphone. The company has this information for the citizens of 15 similar-sized cities.

Data analysts must blend facts and data with knowledge about the ___

Business organization

Possesses the knowledge of processing software and the skill to deliver reports that create informed decisions

Data analyst

Which of the following actions would violate an organization's prohibitions on the personal use of company computers?

Distributing company-owned software without authorization

What system will model the profit changes that would happen at 1, 2 & 5 year points, if spending is increased/decreasd?

Enterprise resource planning system

Which is the best explanation of why technology is highlighted in a PESTEL analysis?

Failing to keep up with advances in technology can harm an organization's competitiveness.

If you wish to keep a column visible while you scroll through the rest of the spreadsheet, you can use the ___ options

Freeze

MIS for communication directly support organizational decision making by ____

Helping managers communicate, obtain, discuss, and understand information

DBMS assign users different access rules to protect the data and users from ______ data leaks and misuse of data.

Identity theft

What type of firewall would filter messages coming from a specific, predefined IP address to a spam filter

Packet filter

Databases are designed to keep data & information about different types of objects, events, ______ and places

People

How your private data & info are used, who has access, which techniques protect them are components of internet ___

Privacy

___ software allows managers to take control of an employee's computer and record the computer's mouse & keyboard entries

Remote Desktop

What is the only way to guarantee that computers and networks are safe from cyberattacks

Take them offline

Why is the meeting between all project stakeholders and key players scheduled as the final step in the planning phase?

The budgets and timelines need to be finalized before stakeholders and key players can understand the scope of the projects and their role within the project.

What piece of executive information system has become more vital as organizations become more geographically dispersed?

The communications element

Which statement best describes how managers use management information systems to develop SWOT analysis?

They use multiple management information systems to examine the key factors that influence the internal strengths and weaknesses of any business.

Function that looks for a value in a table, and then returns a value is called a ___

Vlookup