ISAM Chapter 1-6 Quiz
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
___ is a feature of social institutions that means mechanisms are in palace to determine responsibility for an action.
Accountability
Non-relational databases:
Are used to store structured and unstructured data
All of the following are steps in the process for analyzing an ethical issue except:
Assigning responsibility
The smallest unit of data a computer can handle is called a:
Bit
DSS (decision support system) and MIS (management information system) are also referred to as ___ systems
Business intelligence
CVS refers to:
Computer vision syndrome. Eyestrain related to computer display screen use
A ____ is a dedicated computer in a client/server environment that hosts a DBMS.
Database server
Which of the following adjusts copyrights laws to the internet age by making it illegal to circumvent technology-based protections of copyrighted materials?
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
The ________ strategy is characterized by heavy centralization of corporate activities in the home country of origin
Domestic exporter
____ is a feature of law-governed society and involves having laws that are known and understood, along with the ability to appeal to higher authorities to ensure that the laws are applied correctly.
Due process
The six important business objectives of information system investment include all of the following except? a.) new products b.) improved decision making c.) survival d.) employee morale e.) competitive advantage
Employee moral
A(n) ________ collects data from various key business processes and stores the data in a single comprehensive data repository, usable by many parts of the business.
Enterprise system
Which of the following is not one of the competitive forces? a.) suppliers b.) other competitors c.) customers d.) external environment
External environment
Data is information that has been shaped into a form that is meaningful to human beings
False. Information is data that has been shaped..
A network requires at least three computers and a shared resource.
False. The linking of two or more computers to share data or resources such as a printer.
Due process is a feature of political systems and allows individuals to recover damages done to them by others.
False; not due process, liability
The first step in the model of business problem solving discussed in the chapter is ___.
Identifying the problem
The ethical "no free lunch" rule states that:
If something someone else has created is useful to you, it has value, and you should assume the creator wants compensation for this work.
The final step in the 4 step model of business problem solving is?
Implementation
The three activities in an information system that produce the information organizations use to control operations are:
Input, processing & output
Producing a bill of materials is a responsibility of the __ function.
Manufacturing and production
When a firm provides a specialized product or service for a narrow target market better than competitors, they are using a _____ strategy.
Market niche
The average number of baseball tickets sold at a particular price is an example of ____.
Meaningful information.
A manufacturer of deep-sea oil rigs may be least concerned about this marketplace force.
New market entrants
In the ___ model of informed consent, personal information can be collected until the consumer specifically requests that his or her data not be collected.
Opt-out
The reduction of errors to 3.4 defects per million opportunities is central to the concept of:
Six sigma
________ consists of detailed, preprogrammed instructions that control and coordinate the computer hardware components in an information system.
Software
Data management technology consists of the:
Software governing the organization of data on physical storage media
___ systems integrate and share information from suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and logistics companies.
Supply chain management
________ technology allows a videoconference participant to give the appearance of being present at a location other than his or her true physical location.
Telepresence
Businesses use ___ tools to search and analyze unstructured data sets, such as emails and memos
Text mining
___ is a service provided by the internet that uses universally accepted standards for storing, retrieving, formatting, and displaying information in a page format.
The world wide web
A computerized system that performs and records the daily activities necessary to conduct business is classified as a(n):
Transaction processing system
A DSS (decision support system) often uses internal information as well as information from external sources.
True
A KMS (knowledge management system) and a CRM (customer relationship management) system are both types of enterprise applications
True
A TPS (transaction processing system) helps managers monitor the firm's relations with the external environment
True
A data warehouse extracts current and historical data from multiple operational systems in an organization
True
A firm can be said to have competitive advantage when they have higher stock market valuations than their competitors.
True
A firm's IT infrastructure provides the platform on which the firm can build its information systems.
True
A firm's information policy lays out who is responsible for updating and maintaining the information in a database system.
True
Computer abuse refers to acts involving a computer that may not be illegal but are considered unethical
True
Data administration is a special organizational function that manages the policies and procedures through which data can be managed as an organizational resource.
True
Data cleansing is the same process as data scrubbing.
True
Ethics describes the principles of right and wrong that can be used by individuals to make choices to guide their behavior.
True
Hadoop is an open source software framework for processing large quantities of any type of data, including video and Twitter feeds
True
Low-cost leadership is one of the four basic competitive strategies.
True
People, organizations, and information technology are all dimensions of information systems.
True
The principle purpose of a TPS (transaction processing system) is to answer routine questions and track the flow of transactions through an organization.
True
Intranets
Use internet technology for a private company network
A ____ is a collection of independent firms that use information technology to coordinate their value chains to produce a product or service for a market collectively is called a(n):
Value web
A grouping of characters into a word, a group of words, or a complete number is called a tuple
false. Field
In network economics, the value of a commercial software vendor's software products:
increases as more people use them.
When the output of some units can be used as inputs to other units, or if two organizations pool markets and expertise that result in lower costs and generate profits it is often referred to as creating:
synergies
Output: a.) transfers raw data to the people who will use it for to the activities for which it will be used b.)is feedback that has been processed to create meaningful information c.) is information that is returned to appropriate members of the organization to help them evaluate the input stage d.) is a stream of raw facts representing events occurring in organizations or the physical environment e.) transfers processed information to the people who will use it or to the activities for which it will be used.
transfers processed information to the people who will use it or to the activities for which it will be used.