Quiz 1
A network requires at least three computers and a shared resource.
False
Business processes are those logically related tasks for accomplishing tasks that have been formally encoded by an organization.
False
Data is information that has been shaped into a form that is meaningful to human beings.
False
IT managerial jobs are outsourced easily because of the universal standards used by the Internet.
False
Information systems consist of all the hardware and software that a firm needs to use in order to achieve its business objectives.
False
Information systems literacy describes the behavioral approach to information systems, while computer literacy describes the technical approach.
False
Intranets are private corporate networks extended to authorized users outside the organization.
False
Political conflict is an example of the people dimension of business problems.
False
Purchase of information systems hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment will constitute more than half of all capital investment in the United States in 2015.
False
There are two types of outsourcing: offshore outsourcing and foreign outsourcing.
False
Whereas marketing and financial careers have been transformed by the growth in information systems, thus far the job of management has remained relatively unaffected.
False
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
An understanding of enterprise-wide systems for customer relationship management is one of the skills relevant to careers in marketing.
True
As a result of new public laws, accountants are beginning to perform more technical duties, such as auditing systems and networks.
True
Developing a new product, fulfilling an order, and hiring a new employee are all examples of business processes.
True
Employee attitudes about their jobs, employers, or technology can have a powerful effect on their abilities to use information systems productively.
True
Encouraging employees to adapt to new business processes is an important factor in change management.
True
Federal law requires many businesses to keep email messages for five years.
True
Feedback is output returned to appropriate members of the organization to help them evaluate or correct the input stage.
True
Identifying a problem includes agreeing that a problem exists.
True
In order to understand how a specific business firm uses information systems, you need to know something about the history and culture of the company.
True
People, organizations, and information technology are all dimensions of information systems.
True