Quiz #1-3 answers for Test #1

Which one of the following games gained 50 million users in about 35 days from release? 1. Zelda 2. Angry Birds 3. Donky Kong 4. Mario Smash Brothers

Angry Birds

The trend of employees using their own devices in the workplace to do work is known as ______. 1. cloud computing 2. wearable computing 3. BYOD 4. self computing

BYOD

Which of the following is an example of a cross-functional business process? 1. paying creditors 2. identifying customers 3.assembling a product 4. creating and producing a new product

Creating and producing a new product

Complete the equation: IT = Hardware + Software + _____ 1. IS 2. People 3. Procedures 4. Data

Data

A suite of integrated software modules for finance and accounting, human resources, manufacturing and production, and sales and marketing that allows data to be used by multiple functions and business processes best describes 1. SCM systems 2. ERP systems 3. Groupware 4. Application software

ERP systems

You, as a future business professional, need to be able to Assess, _____, and Apply--emerging information technology to business, which is why you are required to take a MIS class as part of your undergraduate work at WFU. 1. Purchase 2. Outsource 3. Decide 4. Evaluate

Evaluate

IT infrastructure technology is purely a set of physical devices and software applications that are required to operate the entire enterprise. True False

False

Push-based refers to a supply chain driven by actual customer orders or purchases so that members of the supply chain produce and deliver only what customers have ordered. True False

False

The ethical "no free lunch" rule states that one should take the action that produces the least harm or incurs the least cost. True False

False

Complete the equation: IS = ____ + People + Procedures 1. Software 2. IT 3. Hardware 4. Data

IT

________ is permission given with knowledge of all the facts needed to make a rational decision. 1. Informed consent 2. Opt-out 3. Opt-in 4. Affirmation

Informed consent

Which one of the following is not one of the top companies selling Enterprise Software Applications? Oracle IBM Linux SAP

Linux

_______ are standards you set for yourself to live by, which are often formed by one's culture, parents, role models, etc. 1. Quality factors 2. Character issues 3. Personal values 4. Personality

Personal values

Hosting and managing access to software applications delivered over the Internet to clients on a subscription basis is known as _____. PaaS SaaS CaaS IaaS

SaaS

________ systems integrate supplier, manufacturer, distributor, and customer logistics processes. 1. Collaborative distribution 2. Enterprise planning 3. Supply-chain management 4. Reverse logistics

Supply-chain management

An example of raw data from a national chain of automobile stores would be: 1. Toyota RAV4 sold March 3, 2008 in Louisville, Kentucky 2. 30 percent increase in Toyota RAV 4 sales during September in Kentucky. 3. all of these. 4. an average of 13 Toyotas are sold daily in Kentucky.

Toyota RAV4 sold March 3, 2008 in Louisville, Kentucky

A cookie is a small file containing information about you and your Web activities that is deposited on your hard disk by a Web site. True False

True

CRM software can help organizations identify high-value customers for preferential treatment. True False

True

Scalability refers to the ability of a computer, product, or system to expand to serve a large number of users without breaking down. True False

True

A(n) ________ is a set of logically related activities for accomplishing a specific business result. 1. information system 2. operations function 3. managerial function 4. business process

business process

A client computer networked to a server computer, with processing split between the two types of machines, is called a(n) 1. mainframe architecture. 2. on-demand architecture. 3. service-oriented architecture. 4. client/server architecture.

client/server architecture.

Which of the following would not be used as an input for an information system? 1. bar-code scanner 2. smart phone 3. digital dashboard 4. handheld computer

digital dashboard

A(n) ________ system collects data from various key business processes and stores the data in a single, comprehensive data repository, usable by other parts of the business. 1. enterprise 2. automatic reporting 3. corporate exchange processing 4. transaction processing

enterprise

The principles of right and wrong that can be used by individuals acting as free moral agents to make choices to guide their behavior are called ________. 1. responsibility 2. ethics 3. accountability 4. morality

ethics

Ethics is the right to be left alone when you want to be, without surveillance or interference from other individuals or organizations. True False

false

There is only one "cloud" and it is owned by the United States. True False

false

The average number of movie tickets sold daily online is an example of: 1. feedback 2. data 3. information 4. input

information

The field that deals with behavioral issues as well as technical issues surrounding the development, use, and impact of information systems used by managers and employees in the firm is called: 1. management information systems 2. information systems architecture. 3. information technology infrastructure. 4. information systems literacy.

management information systems

European privacy protection is ________ than in the United States. less far-reaching much less stringent less liable to laws much more stringent

much more stringent

A(n) ________ model of informed consent permits the collection of personal information until the consumer specifically requests that the data not be collected. 1. PGP 2. P3P 3. opt-out 4. opt-in

opt-out

Converting raw data into a more meaningful form is called: 1. capturing 2. feedback. 3. processing 4. organizing.

processing

A build-to-order supply-chain model is also called a ________ model. 1. Just-in-time 2. supply-based 3. pull-based 4. push-based

pull-based

Accepting the potential costs, duties, and obligations for the decisions you make is referred to as 1. due process. 2. accountability. 3. responsibility 4. liability.

responsibility

Identifying customers is a responsibility of the ________ function. 1. finance and accounting 2. human resources 3. manufacturing and production 4. sales and marketing

sales and marketing

A ____ is a computer that supports networks, thereby enabling users to share files, software, and other network devices. 1. mainframe 2. client 3. IaaS 4. server

server

Which type of infrastructure service provides voice and video connectivity to employees, customers, and suppliers? 1. cloud computing 2. telecommunications 3. telephone 4. networking

telecommunications

A Facebook users' visit to a Web site can be tracked even if they do not click a Like button. True False

true

In a push-based model, production master schedules are based on forecasts of demand for products. True False

true

Snapchat users share more than 100 million "snaps" daily. True False

true

Software that manages the resources of the computer is called the operating system. True False

true

Supply chain management systems are more externally oriented than enterprise systems. True False

true

We talked in class about how information technologies are deeply embedded in your lives. True False

true

A company's suppliers and it's suppliers' suppliers constitutes the ________ portion of the supply chain. 1. upstream 2. retail 3. downstream 4. manufacturing

upstream