Chapter 1 Quiz

Which are the three major dimensions of business problem solving?

Organizational dimensions, people dimensions, and technology dimensions

Inadequate database capacity is an example of the _______ dimension of business problems.

Technology

Which of the following is the best definition of an information system?

A set of interrelated components that collect (or retrieve), process, store, and distribute information to support decision making and control in an organization

Data is information that has been shaped into a form that is meaningful to human beings.

False

Information systems literacy describes the behavioral approach to information systems, while computer literacy describes the technical approach.

False

All of the following are examples of environmental factors in an information system except:

Feedback

A business model describes how a company produces, delivers, and sells a product or service to create wealth.

True

A firm's IT infrastructure provides the platform on which the firm can build its information systems.

True

An extranet is a private intranet extended to authorized users outside the organization.

True

Developing a new product, fulfilling an order, and hiring a new employee are all examples of business processes.

True

The enormous volume of data generated by Internet activity, such as web traffic, email, and social media is referred to as:

big data

All of the following are new technology-related trends in MIS except:

co-creation of business value

The six important business objectives of information system investment include all of the following except:

employee morale

The final step in the four-step model of business problem solving is:

implementation

Output:

transfers processed information to the people who will use it or to the activities for which it will be used.