Concept 1 test (Info. Systems)
______is specialized business information systems in which the computer takes on the characteristics of human intelligence.
AI
The use of computer to keep class attendance is an example of ________
CBIS
A process for testing skills and knowledge
Certification
Provides significant and ideally long-term benefit to a company over its competition
Competitive Advantage
A(n) _____ is an organized collection of people, procedures, software, databases, and devices that support problem-specific decision making.
DSS
Upper level management uses _____drawn from historical date, for example, sales over 5 years to make effective decision.
DSS
CISM test grades is an example of _______
Data
A theory developed by E.M. Rogers explains how a new idea or product gains acceptance and diffuses (or spreads) through a specific population or subset of an organization
Diffusion of Innovation Theory
An _____ is a network based on Web technologies that allows only selected outsiders, such as business partners and customers, to access authorized resources of a company's intranet.
Extranet
A decision support system (DSS) is an organized collection of people, procedures, software, databases, and devices that provides routine information to managers and decision makers.
False
Information and data are essentially the same thing.
False
Information is simply a collection of raw facts such as an employee number or the total hours worked in a week.
False
In information systems, _____ is used to make changes to input or processing activities.
Feedback
Data that can be used for a variety of purposes is said to be ______.
Flexible
Cultural challenges and language, Time and distance challenges, State, regional, and national laws
Global Challenges in Information Systems
CISM Test 1 average is an example of __________
Information
A catalyst for the growth and success of an organization
Innovation
The systems that capture and use experts knowledge that avoids "re-inventing the wheel" to solve similar problems for different clients is achieved by the use of ______
KMS
The process of defining relationships among data to create useful information requires ______
Knowledge
______ are people who create, use, and disseminate knowledge and are usually professionals in science, engineering, business, and other areas.
Knowledge workers
A theory that proposes that every organizational system is made up of four main components—people, tasks, structure, and technology—with an interaction among the four components
Leavitt's Diamond
The use of paper and pencil to keep class attendance is an example of _______
MBIS
----- gets its input from transaction processing system.
MIS
_____ is a branch of artificial intelligence that allows computers to recognize and act on patterns or trends.
Neural networks
A group of people that is structured and managed to meet its mission or set of group goals
Organization
_____ is (are) considered to be the most important element in a computer-based information system.
People
_____is a traditional process or activity of creating or modifying information systems.
SDLC
_____ consists of computer programs that govern the operation of the computer.
Software
key value chain in a manufacturing organization
Supply chain
Systems development involves several well-defined stages
Systems Development Life Cycle
Data collected at point of sales, for example, at Home Depot is an example of
TPS
A management information system (MIS) typically provides standard reports generated with data and information from a transaction processing system (TPS) or enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
True
Both system software and application software are needed for all types of computers, from small handheld computers to large supercomputers.
True
Global opportunities introduce numerous obstacles and issues, including challenges involving culture and language.
True
Mobile commerce (m-commerce) is the use of mobile, wireless devices to place orders and conduct business.
True
Software is needed for computers of all sizes from cell phones and small hand held devices to the largest supercomputers.
True
The World Wide Web is a network of links on the Internet to documents containing text, graphics, video, and sound.
True
The technology infrastructure is a set of shared IS resources that form the foundation of each computer-based information system.
True
While all types of personal computers have their own advantages and disadvantages, many people favor the mobility, functionality, and cost associated with tablet computers.
True
A series (chain) of activities that an organization performs to transform inputs into outputs
Value chain
_____ involves using information systems and the Internet to acquire parts and supplies.
e-procurement
A set of integrated programs that manages vital business operations for an entire multisite, global organization.
enterprise resource planning system
The ______ is an organized collection of people, procedures, software, databases, and devices to create, store, share, and use the organization's knowledge and experience.
knowledge management system
Hiring an outside company to perform some or all of a systems development project is called _____
outsourcing
The goal of the _____ phase of systems development is to gain a clear understanding of the problem to be solved or opportunity to be addressed.
systems investigation
An organized collection of people, procedures, software, databases, and devices used to perform and record business transactions.
transaction processing system
Information about the documents on the Web and access to these documents are controlled and provided by tens of thousands of special computers called Web servers.
true