BIS 255 Exam 2 Questions

GIS

A(n) _____ uses spatial and non-spatial data and specialized techniques for storing coordinates of networks of lines ( roads, rivers, streets) and reporting zones (zip codes, cities, counties)

Customers

External users of an organizations information system ____

Push

With _____ technology, a Web server delivers information to users who have signed up for the service instead of waiting for them to request the information to be sent to them.

Nearshore outsourcing

With _____, an organization chooses an outsourcing company in a neighboring country, such as when a US organization chooses a company in Canada or Mexico.

Offshore outsourcing

With ______, an organization chooses an outsourcing company in any part of the world (usually a country farther away than a neighboring country), as long as it can provide the needed services.

Software as a service

With the ____ model, users do not need to be concerned with new software versions and compatibility problems because the application service providers offer the most recent version of the software.

Metropolitan area networks

Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) is designed for

Passive

____ RFID tags have no internal power supply

Biometrics

____ could be useful for authentication purposes in voting via the internet.

Internal Users

_____ are employees who will use an information system regularly

Structured

_____ decisions can be automated because a well-defined standard ooperating procedure exists for these types of decisions.

Semi-Structured

_____ decisions include a structed aspect that benefits from information retrieval, analytical models, and information systems technology.

Visual Reality

_____ uses computer-generated, three dimensional images to create illusion of interaction.

Economic Feasibility

______ assesses an information systems costs and benefits

operational feasibility

______ is the measure of how well a proposed solution will work in an organization and how internal and external customers will react to it

opportunity cost

_______ measure what an individual would miss by not having an information system or failure

True

A geographic information system (GIS) can integrate maps and database data with queries

increased company profits

Which of the following is categorized as a tangible benefit of an information system?

Spotting trends

Which of the following tasks performed by managers uses an executive information system (EIS)?

Biometrics

Which of the following technologies could be used to prevent one coworker from checking in for another in a n organization?

True

A request for information (RFI) can help manage the selection of vendors by focusing on the project requirements that are crucial for selecting vendors.

Decision support system

A(n) ____, used in the choice phase, helps sort through possible solutions to choose the best one for an organization.

True

A radio frequency identification tag (RFID) provides unique identification for a credit or debit card.

proof-of-concept prototype

A ____ shows users how a particular task that was not technically feasible can be done

QR Code

A _____ is a matrix barcode consisting of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background

flowchart

A_____ is a tool used in structure systems analysis and design analysis model that illustrates the logical steps in a process but does not show data elements and associations

False

Active radio frequency identification tags have no internal power supply.

parallel conversion

During the implementation phase of the systems development life cycle, in ____ the old and new systems run simultaneously for a short time to ensure the new systems works correctly

False

Bluetooth has line of sight limitations.

True

Executive information systems (EISs) are used in spotting trends.

True

Criteria are goals and objectives that decision makers establish in order to achieve certain performance levels.

True

Information system projects are often an extension of existing systems or involve replacing an old technology with a new one.

False

Groupware is a software that helps a group of decision makers work with the same applications they work in the same location.

A lengthy time frames makes a request for proposal less appealing

Identify a disadvantage of a request for proposal (RFP).

Unnecessary meetings

Identify a disadvantage of group support systems (GSS)?

*Find zip codes of areas with high population*

Identify a task performed by a geographic information system (GIS).

Variance Reporting

Identify a technique under the executive information systems that allow managers to flag data that is unusual or out of normal boundaries.

The decision maker's intuition plays a major role in one time decisions.

Identify a true statement about unstructured decisions.

The technique works by determining the critical path for interrelated activities with zero slack time.

Identify a true statement of the Critical Path Method (CPM).

False

In an exocentric environment of virtual reality (VR), users can interact with objects.

Intelligence Phase

In the ____ of the decision-making process, data is collected from internal and external sources and processed.

True

It is important to project an organization's growth rate when designing information systems.

Push

Network administrators use ____ technology to get antivirus updates to be automatically downloaded on employees' workstations.

pilot conversion

The analyst introduces an information system in only a limited part of an organization, such as a division or department

True

The guidelines for designing a management support system say that when benefits are intangible, the design team should associate the benefits with a measurable factor, such as increased sales.

Internal rate of return

The most common cost effectiveness analysis methods are payback, its present value, return on investment, and ______.

False

Users and top management should not be included in the construction phase of a prototype because construction is purely a technical matter.

Outsourcing

Which of the following increases the risk of leaking confidential information to competitors?

Management voicing concern about the organization's lack of competitive edge

Which of the following is an internally identified problem in information systems?