Question 1

Which of the following statements about information is not true?

Accepted Answer

A) Information helps managers plan and organize operations. 
B) Information helps to highlight actual and potential problems. 
C) Information does not help to create operational plans. 
D) Information helps managers properly use their resources. 
A) Information helps managers plan and organize operations. 
B) Information helps to highlight actual and potential problems. 
C) Information does not help to create operational plans. 
D) Information helps managers properly use their resources.

Question 2

Match the options below with the correct phrase:
-group decision support system (GDSS)

Accepted Answer

A) the electronic linking of two or more computers 
B) software that stores the knowledge of a group of authorities for access by nonexperts faced with the need to make topic-related decisions 
C) a formal collection of processes designed to serve the specific information needs of all decision makers 
D) allows groups focusing on a problem to interact with one another 
E) top-level management uses this system to forecast and plan
F)a computer procedure in which data are collected over time and entered into databases according to prescribed policies and procedures
G)a complex set of instructions that manage the operation of a computer and its application programs
H)useful data
I)manual and electronic means for creating and handling intellectual capital
J)collection of technologies to operate offices efficiently
K)merging of a company's human and technical knowledge assets
L)data expressed as a string of 0's and 1's
M)data are collected over time and entered into databases
N)integrates multiple data sources and ties together the processes
O)enables an organizaiton to share intellectual capital 
A) the electronic linking of two or more computers 
B) software that stores the knowledge of a group of authorities for access by nonexperts faced with the need to make topic-related decisions 
C) a formal collection of processes designed to serve the specific information needs of all decision makers 
D) allows groups focusing on a problem to interact with one another 
E) top-level management uses this system to forecast and plan
F)a computer procedure in which data are collected over time and entered into databases according to prescribed policies and procedures
G)a complex set of instructions that manage the operation of a computer and its application programs
H)useful data
I)manual and electronic means for creating and handling intellectual capital
J)collection of technologies to operate offices efficiently
K)merging of a company's human and technical knowledge assets
L)data expressed as a string of 0's and 1's
M)data are collected over time and entered into databases
N)integrates multiple data sources and ties together the processes
O)enables an organizaiton to share intellectual capital

Question 3

Match the options below with the correct phrase:
-operating system

Accepted Answer

A) the electronic linking of two or more computers 
B) software that stores the knowledge of a group of authorities for access by nonexperts faced with the need to make topic-related decisions 
C) a formal collection of processes designed to serve the specific information needs of all decision makers 
D) allows groups focusing on a problem to interact with one another 
E) top-level management uses this system to forecast and plan
F)a computer procedure in which data are collected over time and entered into databases according to prescribed policies and procedures
G)a complex set of instructions that manage the operation of a computer and its application programs
H)useful data
I)manual and electronic means for creating and handling intellectual capital
J)collection of technologies to operate offices efficiently
K)merging of a company's human and technical knowledge assets
L)data expressed as a string of 0's and 1's
M)data are collected over time and entered into databases
N)integrates multiple data sources and ties together the processes
O)enables an organizaiton to share intellectual capital 
A) the electronic linking of two or more computers 
B) software that stores the knowledge of a group of authorities for access by nonexperts faced with the need to make topic-related decisions 
C) a formal collection of processes designed to serve the specific information needs of all decision makers 
D) allows groups focusing on a problem to interact with one another 
E) top-level management uses this system to forecast and plan
F)a computer procedure in which data are collected over time and entered into databases according to prescribed policies and procedures
G)a complex set of instructions that manage the operation of a computer and its application programs
H)useful data
I)manual and electronic means for creating and handling intellectual capital
J)collection of technologies to operate offices efficiently
K)merging of a company's human and technical knowledge assets
L)data expressed as a string of 0's and 1's
M)data are collected over time and entered into databases
N)integrates multiple data sources and ties together the processes
O)enables an organizaiton to share intellectual capital

Question 4

The most important characteristic of organizational information is its ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) adaptability 
B) usefulness 
C) understandability 
D) thoroughness 
A) adaptability 
B) usefulness 
C) understandability 
D) thoroughness

Question 5

Match the options below with the correct phrases:
-data

Accepted Answer

A) an MIS built upon computer hardware and software 
B) unprocessed facts and figures 
C) the use of IT by people who are free from control by top management 
D) a unit within a decentralized CIS that operates to serve its unit's members with their own sets of hardware, software, and specialists 
E) the mechanical machine capability to learn, sense, and think
F)software programs designed to execute specific sets of tasks
G)an analytical model that couples the manager's experience, judgment, and intuition with the computer's data access, display, and calculation processes.
H)also known as a data bank
I)a computer procedure in which data are received about a company's ongoing operations and entered into data banks as each transaction occurs. 
A) an MIS built upon computer hardware and software 
B) unprocessed facts and figures 
C) the use of IT by people who are free from control by top management 
D) a unit within a decentralized CIS that operates to serve its unit's members with their own sets of hardware, software, and specialists 
E) the mechanical machine capability to learn, sense, and think
F)software programs designed to execute specific sets of tasks
G)an analytical model that couples the manager's experience, judgment, and intuition with the computer's data access, display, and calculation processes.
H)also known as a data bank
I)a computer procedure in which data are received about a company's ongoing operations and entered into data banks as each transaction occurs.

Question 6

Match the options below with the correct phrase:
-management information system (MIS)

Accepted Answer

A) the electronic linking of two or more computers 
B) software that stores the knowledge of a group of authorities for access by nonexperts faced with the need to make topic-related decisions 
C) a formal collection of processes designed to serve the specific information needs of all decision makers 
D) allows groups focusing on a problem to interact with one another 
E) top-level management uses this system to forecast and plan
F)a computer procedure in which data are collected over time and entered into databases according to prescribed policies and procedures
G)a complex set of instructions that manage the operation of a computer and its application programs
H)useful data
I)manual and electronic means for creating and handling intellectual capital
J)collection of technologies to operate offices efficiently
K)merging of a company's human and technical knowledge assets
L)data expressed as a string of 0's and 1's
M)data are collected over time and entered into databases
N)integrates multiple data sources and ties together the processes
O)enables an organizaiton to share intellectual capital 
A) the electronic linking of two or more computers 
B) software that stores the knowledge of a group of authorities for access by nonexperts faced with the need to make topic-related decisions 
C) a formal collection of processes designed to serve the specific information needs of all decision makers 
D) allows groups focusing on a problem to interact with one another 
E) top-level management uses this system to forecast and plan
F)a computer procedure in which data are collected over time and entered into databases according to prescribed policies and procedures
G)a complex set of instructions that manage the operation of a computer and its application programs
H)useful data
I)manual and electronic means for creating and handling intellectual capital
J)collection of technologies to operate offices efficiently
K)merging of a company's human and technical knowledge assets
L)data expressed as a string of 0's and 1's
M)data are collected over time and entered into databases
N)integrates multiple data sources and ties together the processes
O)enables an organizaiton to share intellectual capital

Question 7

Computer artificial intelligence (AI)is merely a feature of speech.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is information and not mere data?

Accepted Answer

A) 200 grams 
B) 6 + 2 - 4 
C) the Roman numeral XVII 
D) the emergency telephone number 911 
A) 200 grams 
B) 6 + 2 - 4 
C) the Roman numeral XVII 
D) the emergency telephone number 911

Question 9

When top management directs and controls all functions of the computer information system through a chief information officer,the system is said to be:

Accepted Answer

A) centralized. 
B) decentralized. 
C) effective. 
D) outsourced. 
A) centralized. 
B) decentralized. 
C) effective. 
D) outsourced.

Question 10

Computer operating systems are a complex array of ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) personnel 
B) programs 
C) finances 
D) statistics 
A) personnel 
B) programs 
C) finances 
D) statistics

Question 11

Match the options below with the correct phrases:
-data center

Accepted Answer

A) an MIS built upon computer hardware and software 
B) unprocessed facts and figures 
C) the use of IT by people who are free from control by top management 
D) a unit within a decentralized CIS that operates to serve its unit's members with their own sets of hardware, software, and specialists 
E) the mechanical machine capability to learn, sense, and think
F)software programs designed to execute specific sets of tasks
G)an analytical model that couples the manager's experience, judgment, and intuition with the computer's data access, display, and calculation processes.
H)also known as a data bank
I)a computer procedure in which data are received about a company's ongoing operations and entered into data banks as each transaction occurs. 
A) an MIS built upon computer hardware and software 
B) unprocessed facts and figures 
C) the use of IT by people who are free from control by top management 
D) a unit within a decentralized CIS that operates to serve its unit's members with their own sets of hardware, software, and specialists 
E) the mechanical machine capability to learn, sense, and think
F)software programs designed to execute specific sets of tasks
G)an analytical model that couples the manager's experience, judgment, and intuition with the computer's data access, display, and calculation processes.
H)also known as a data bank
I)a computer procedure in which data are received about a company's ongoing operations and entered into data banks as each transaction occurs.

Question 12

Match the options below with the correct phrase:
-digital

Accepted Answer

A) the electronic linking of two or more computers 
B) software that stores the knowledge of a group of authorities for access by nonexperts faced with the need to make topic-related decisions 
C) a formal collection of processes designed to serve the specific information needs of all decision makers 
D) allows groups focusing on a problem to interact with one another 
E) top-level management uses this system to forecast and plan
F)a computer procedure in which data are collected over time and entered into databases according to prescribed policies and procedures
G)a complex set of instructions that manage the operation of a computer and its application programs
H)useful data
I)manual and electronic means for creating and handling intellectual capital
J)collection of technologies to operate offices efficiently
K)merging of a company's human and technical knowledge assets
L)data expressed as a string of 0's and 1's
M)data are collected over time and entered into databases
N)integrates multiple data sources and ties together the processes
O)enables an organizaiton to share intellectual capital 
A) the electronic linking of two or more computers 
B) software that stores the knowledge of a group of authorities for access by nonexperts faced with the need to make topic-related decisions 
C) a formal collection of processes designed to serve the specific information needs of all decision makers 
D) allows groups focusing on a problem to interact with one another 
E) top-level management uses this system to forecast and plan
F)a computer procedure in which data are collected over time and entered into databases according to prescribed policies and procedures
G)a complex set of instructions that manage the operation of a computer and its application programs
H)useful data
I)manual and electronic means for creating and handling intellectual capital
J)collection of technologies to operate offices efficiently
K)merging of a company's human and technical knowledge assets
L)data expressed as a string of 0's and 1's
M)data are collected over time and entered into databases
N)integrates multiple data sources and ties together the processes
O)enables an organizaiton to share intellectual capital

Question 13

Along with its technology,information is an organization's most vital resource.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Photoshop,Quicken,and Outlook are all application programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Decentralized CISs result in end-user computing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A DSS is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) decision maker. 
B) analytic support system. 
C) both a and b 
D) none of the above. 
A) decision maker. 
B) analytic support system. 
C) both a and b 
D) none of the above.

Which of the following statements about information is not true?

Match the options below with the correct phrase: -group decision support system (GDSS)

Match the options below with the correct phrase: -operating system

The most important characteristic of organizational information is its ____________.

Match the options below with the correct phrases: -data

Match the options below with the correct phrase: -management information system (MIS)

Computer artificial intelligence (AI)is merely a feature of speech.

Which of the following is information and not mere data?

When top management directs and controls all functions of the computer information system through a chief information officer,the system is said to be:

Computer operating systems are a complex array of ____________.

Match the options below with the correct phrases: -data center

Match the options below with the correct phrase: -digital

Along with its technology,information is an organization's most vital resource.

Photoshop,Quicken,and Outlook are all application programs.

Decentralized CISs result in end-user computing.

A DSS is a(n):

Management: An Overview

Management Thought: Past and Present

The Managers Environment

Planning and Strategy

Managements Commitments to Quality and Productivity

Making Decisions

Organizing Principles

Organizational Design, Culture, and Change

Management Ethics and Social Responsibility

Staffing the Workforce

Communication: Interpersonal and Organizational

Human Motivation

Leadership

Team Management and Conflict

Control: Purpose, Process, and Techniques

Filters

Exam 15: Information Management Systems

Which of the following statements about information is not true?

Match the options below with the correct phrase: -group decision support system (GDSS)

Match the options below with the correct phrase: -operating system

The most important characteristic of organizational information is its ____________.

Match the options below with the correct phrases: -data

Match the options below with the correct phrase: -management information system (MIS)

Computer artificial intelligence (AI)is merely a feature of speech.

Which of the following is information and not mere data?

When top management directs and controls all functions of the computer information system through a chief information officer,the system is said to be:

Computer operating systems are a complex array of ____________.

Match the options below with the correct phrases: -data center

Match the options below with the correct phrase: -digital

Along with its technology,information is an organization's most vital resource.

Photoshop,Quicken,and Outlook are all application programs.

Decentralized CISs result in end-user computing.

A DSS is a(n):

Management: An Overview

Management Thought: Past and Present

The Managers Environment

Planning and Strategy

Managements Commitments to Quality and Productivity

Making Decisions

Organizing Principles

Organizational Design, Culture, and Change

Management Ethics and Social Responsibility

Staffing the Workforce

Communication: Interpersonal and Organizational

Human Motivation

Leadership

Team Management and Conflict

Control: Purpose, Process, and Techniques

Filters