MIS Midterm Pearsons

When Sam describes diagramming a business process and understanding the purpose of the IS she is designing she is referring to​ _____. A. procedural thinking B. abstract thinking C. process correlation D. systems thinking E. strategic thinking

abstract thinking

As explained in this​ video, an inventory management program is an example of​ _____. A. marketplace software B. resource control software C. application software D. operating system software E. EMR software

application software

As Julie explains to​ Trey, she needs information obtained from high-quality data to help her make good decisions. Which of the following four documents would not be a good source of information for​ Julie? A. A monthly purchase report that summarizes ingredient purchases B. An inventory master report that lists product ingredients and unit prices C. A social media report that shows the total number of​ "likes" for each cookie. D. A sales analysis report that itemizes Internet sales by cookie type E. A weekly sales projection spreadsheet that provides estimates of future demand

A social media report that shows the total number of​ "likes" for each cookie.

How do enterprise social networking tools create business​ value? A. By limiting the amount of time employees can use social media while at work B. By connecting the members of an organization through​ profiles, updates, and​ notifications, similar to Facebook​ features, but tailored to internal corporate uses C. By connecting the customers of an organization through​ profiles, updates, and notifications on Facebook and Instagram D. By monitoring employees and prospective​ employees' social media presence E. By monitoring vendors and​ competitors' social media presence

By connecting the members of an organization through​ profiles, updates, and​ notifications, similar to Facebook​ features, but tailored to internal corporate uses

Who is responsible for educating and training users and information systems specialists about​ security, keeping management aware of security threats and​ breakdowns, and maintaining the tools and policies chosen to implement​ security? A. Chief executive officer​ (CEO) B. Chief security officer​ (CSO) C. Chief information officer​ (CIO) D. Local law enforcement agency​ (LLEA) E. Chief data officer​ (CDO)

Chief security officer​ (CSO)

Which one of the following is NOT one of the major business functions or specialized tasks performed by business organizations and supported by information​ systems? A. Collective bargaining B. Manufacturing and production C. Sales and marketing D. Human resources E. Finance and accounting

Collective bargaining

The study of information systems is a multidisciplinary field. Which of the following lists accurately includes all of the​ disciplines? A. Psychology, Operations​ Research, Sociology, Management​ Science, Economics B. Computer​ Science, Operations​ Research, Sociology, Management​ Science, Psychology C. Computer​ Science, Operations​ Research, Sociology, Management​ Science, Economics, Psychology D. Management​ Science, Operations​ Research, Sociology, Computer​ Science, Environmental​ Research, Psychology E. Computer​ Science, Operations​ Research, Sociology,​ Mathematics, Economics, Psychology

Computer​ Science, Operations​ Research, Sociology, Management​ Science, Economics, Psychology

​_________ is a method of optimizing cloud computing systems by performing some data processing on a set of linked servers near to the source of the data. A. Quantum computing B. Tablet computing C. Virtualization D. Public cloud E. Edge computing

Edge computing

What type of system is used by senior management to help make decisions such as nonroutine decisions requiring​ judgment, evaluation, and​ insight? A. Sales management system​ (SMS) B. Supply chain management system​ (SCMS) C. Knowledge management system​ (KMS) D. Customer relations management software​ (CRMS) E. Executive support system​ (ESS)

Executive support system​ (ESS)

What does HTML stand​ for? A. Highlight-Text Markup Language B. Hypertext Markup Link C. Hypertext Manual Link D. Hypertext Markup Language E. Hyperthread Markup Language

Hypertext Markup Language

Which of the following statements about information systems and business processes is​ correct? A. Information systems may make it possible to completely change a business process. B. Information systems have no relation to the business process. C. Information systems create and complete all business processes. D. Information systems are used solely as a reporting tool for sales and marketing. E. Information systems have caused many processes in business to be performed manually.

Information systems may make it possible to completely change a business process.

Which of the following statements is NOT accurate regarding how information systems are transforming​ business? A. By early​ 2020, Netflix had attracted more than 167 million subscribers worldwide to the Internet TV revolution. B. Businesses are starting to use social networking tools to connect to their​ employees, customers, and managers worldwide. C. Mobile retail​ e-commerce approached​ $300 billion in 2020​ (and is growing more than 20 percent a​ year). D. In​ 2019, global spending on information technology and information technology services was nearly​ $8.3 billion. E. E-commerce sales worldwide amounted to nearly​ $3.6 trillion in 2019.

In​ 2019, global spending on information technology and information technology services was nearly​ $8.3 billion.

Based on the information in this​ video, which of the following describes high-quality​ data? A. It is​ correct, current, and concise. B. It is​ clear, compact, and complete. C. It is​ correct, current, and compact. D. It is​ correct, current, and complete. E. It is​ clear, compact, and current.

It is​ correct, current, and complete.

Which of the following is an open source operating​ system? A. Windows 7 B. Adobe Bridge C. Windows 10 D. Linux E. OSx

Linux

Which list below contains all the factors you can use to answer the​ question: How much should our firm spend on IT​ infrastructure? A. Your​ firm's business​ strategy, your​ firm's IT​ strategy, infrastructure, and​ cost, information technology​ assessment, competitor software​ services, and competitor firm IT infrastructure investments B. Market demand for your​ competitor's services, your​ competitor's IT​ strategy, infrastructure, and​ cost, information technology​ assessment, competitor firm​ services, and competitor firm IT infrastructure investments C. Market demand for your​ firm's cloud​ services, your​ firm's software​ strategy, infrastructure, and​ cost, information technology​ assessment, competitor firm​ services, and competitor firm IT infrastructure investments D. Market demand for your​ firm's services, your​ firm's business​ strategy, your​ firm's IT​ strategy, infrastructure, and​ cost, information technology​ assessment, and competitor firm services E. Market demand for your​ firm's services, your​ firm's business​ strategy, your​ firm's IT​ strategy, infrastructure and​ cost, information technology​ assessment, competitor firm​ services, and competitor firm IT infrastructure investments

Market demand for your​ firm's services, your​ firm's business​ strategy, your​ firm's IT​ strategy, infrastructure and​ cost, information technology​ assessment, competitor firm​ services, and competitor firm IT infrastructure investments

According to the information presented in this​ video, which of the following is NOT an operating system​ software? A. Linux B. Mac OS C. Microsoft Windows 8 D. Microsoft Windows 7 E. Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office

Select the answer that lists all of the business benefits of collaboration and social business. A. Productivity, quantity,​ innovation, customer​ service, and financial performance B. Productivity, quality, customer​ service, and financial performance C. Productivity, quality,​ innovation, and financial performance D. Productivity, quality,​ innovation, customer​ service, and financial performance E. Productivity, quality,​ innovation, customer​ retention, and financial performance

Productivity, quality,​ innovation, customer​ service, and financial performance

What does the term​ "scalability" refer​ to? A. The ability of a​ computer, product, or system to expand to serve a large number of users without breaking down B. The ability to add one application to another​ (add a database onto a web​ page) on your systems C. The ability to access web resources on a desktop or mobile device D. The ability to weight links to your Web resource E. The ability of a system to​ "scale" across different operating systems

The ability of a​ computer, product, or system to expand to serve a large number of users without breaking down

Which statement contains business processes associated with the correct functional​ area? A. The business processes of assembling the​ product, checking the​ quality, and identifying the customer are in the functional area of manufacturing and marketing. B. The business processes of assembling the​ product, checking for​ quality, and selling the product are in the functional area of manufacturing and production. C. The business processes of paying​ creditors, creating financial​ statements, and producing bills of materials are in the functional area of finance and accounting. D. The business processes of paying​ creditors, creating financial​ statements, and managing cash accounts are in the functional area of finance and accounting. E. The business processes of hiring​ employees, selling the​ product, and evaluating​ employees' job performance are in the functional area of human resources.

The business processes of paying​ creditors, creating financial​ statements, and managing cash accounts are in the functional area of finance and accounting.

Based on the information in this​ video, which of the following statements is true about the field of management information​ systems? A. The focus of MIS is on planning and managing​ data, procedures, and people. B. MIS professionals need to have technical hardware support skills. C. The focus of MIS is on database design and implementation. D. The focus of MIS is on hiring and managing IT personnel. E. MIS professionals need to have​ high-level computer programming skills.

The focus of MIS is on planning and managing​ data, procedures, and people.

Which answer best describes what the information systems department is responsible for​ maintaining? A. The information systems department is responsible for maintaining the​ hardware, software, data​ storage, and networks that comprise the​ firm's IT infrastructure. B. The information systems department is not responsible for maintenance. C. The information systems department is responsible for maintaining the databases that comprise the​ firm's IT data infrastructure. D. The information systems department is responsible for maintaining the data storage and networks that comprise the​ firm's IT infrastructure. E. The information systems department is responsible for maintaining the software of the​ firm's IT infrastructure.

The information systems department is responsible for maintaining the​ hardware, software, data​ storage, and networks that comprise the​ firm's IT infrastructure.

Select the item below that is NOT one of the ways in which computer science contributes to the understanding of information systems. A. Methods of computation B. Establishing theories of computability C. Methods of efficient data storage D. Theory of business process development E. Methods of efficient data access

Theory of business process development

Over 80 percent of all PCs use which​ OS? A. Unix B. Windows C. Linux D. OSx E. Java

Windows

Systems that focus on delivering information to support management decision-making are termed​ ________? A. business intelligence systems B. general ledger​ (GL) systems C. point of sale​ (POS) systems D. forecasting systems E. transaction processing systems​ (TPS)

business intelligence systems

BYOD is one aspect of the consumerization of​ IT, in which new information technology first emerges in the​ ________ and spreads into​ ________. A. smartphone​ market; PC market B. American​ market; European market C. PC​ market; smartphone market D. business​ organizations; consumer market E. consumer​ market; business organizations

consumer​ market; business organizations

Information systems encompass all of the following tasks regarding information EXCEPT​ ________. A. creates data B. stores C. processes D. collects E. distributes

creates data

As the two characters describe in this​ video, all of the following are a function of operating systems software except​ _____. A. writing data to computer memory B. creating a presentation C. allocating computer memory D. performing backups E. managing the​ computer's central processing unit

creating a presentation

Based on​ Sam's description of an information​ system, all of the following are components of an IS EXCEPT​ _____. A. culture B. software C. procedures D. hardware E. data

culture

In this video​ dramatization, Julie and Trey discuss the need to document any changes they make to a cookie recipe. If they change the recipe for red velvet cookies and​ don't change the list of ingredients they use for the procurement of​ inputs, this is an example of failure of data to be​ _____. A. concise B. current C. complete D. clear E. concurrent

current

As explained in this​ video, the​ _____ component of an information system is considered a bridge that connects the computer side and the human side of the system. A. hardware B. procedures C. data D. software E. people

data

A(n) ________ is one in which nearly all the​ organization's significant business relationships with​ customers, suppliers, and employees are digitally enabled and mediated. A. on-trend firm B. modern company C. traditional firm D. digital firm E. emerging company

digital firm

The IT infrastructure in organizations today is an outgrowth of more than 50 years of evolution in computing platforms. There have been five stages in this​ evolution, each representing a different configuration of computing power and infrastructure elements. Select the list below with the correct five eras. A. vacuum tube​ computers, transistor​ computers, microprocessor​ computer, enterprise​ computing, and cloud and mobile computing B. general-purpose mainframe and minicomputer​ computing, military​ computers, client/server​ networks, enterprise​ computing, and cloud and mobile computing C. academic mainframe and commercial​ computing, military​ computers, client/server​ networks, enterprise​ computing, and cloud and mobile computing D. general-purpose mainframe and minicomputer​ computing, personal​ computers, client/server​ networks, enterprise​ computing, and cloud and mobile computing E. ​special-purpose mainframe, personal​ computers, server​ networks, enterprise​ computing, and cloud computing

general-purpose mainframe and minicomputer​ computing, personal​ computers, client/server​ networks, enterprise​ computing, and cloud and mobile computing

The amount that firms worldwide are expected to spend in 2020 on​ ________ is​ $688 billion. A. hardware devices B. database management systems C. legacy software D. software E. networks

hardware devices

When Julie describes calculating the average number of cookies sold in​ February, she is describing an example of obtaining​ _____ from​ _____. A. knowledge; information B. a​ subset; a superset C. ​wisdom; data D. data; information E. information; data

information; data

According to this​ video, Linux is an example of​ _____. A. open-source software B. vertical-market software C. application software D. desktop software E. proprietary software

open-source software

As Julie explains to​ Trey, she needs sales data in order to plan future cookie production. Based on her​ explanation, data is defined as​ _____. A. processed information B. unbiased information C. interpreted facts D. recorded facts or figures E. anecdotal information

recorded facts or figures

When Sam describes modeling the inputs and outputs of an IS and understanding how they relate to other systems she is describing​ _____. A. systems thinking B. management thinking C. strategic thinking D. process correlation E. abstract thinking

systems thinking

American​ Airlines, working with​ IBM, was able to dramatically accelerate development of the new Dynamic Rebooking app through​ ________. A. exclusive​ in-house hosting B. exclusive​ cloud-hosting C. the​ cross-factor cloud D. the services of cloud computing E. existing IT infrastructure

the services of cloud computing

AccuMed is a software package used by doctors to schedule patient appointments. According to the information presented in this​ video, AccuMed is​ _____. A. open-source software B. vertical-market software C. horizontal-market software D. operating system software E. firmware

vertical-market software