Question 1

Which of the following is not a common approach to closing an MIS skills gap?

Accepted Answer

A) Social recruiting. 
B) Off-site training. 
C) Competitive salary. 
D) Mentoring services. 
A) Social recruiting. 
B) Off-site training. 
C) Competitive salary. 
D) Mentoring services.

Question 2

In recruiting lingo, what are perfect MIS candidates sometimes called?

Accepted Answer

A) Turquoise turtles. 
B) Red rabbits. 
C) Purple squirrels. 
D) White unicorns. 
A) Turquoise turtles. 
B) Red rabbits. 
C) Purple squirrels. 
D) White unicorns.

Question 3

What is a report?

Accepted Answer

A) A document containing data organized in a table, matrix, or graphical format allowing users to easily comprehend and understand information. 
B) A collection of large complex data sets, including structured and unstructured, which cannot be analyzed using traditional database methods and tools. 
C) A view of data at a particular moment in time. 
D) A world where interconnected, Internet-enabled devices or "things" can collect and share data without human intervention. 
A) A document containing data organized in a table, matrix, or graphical format allowing users to easily comprehend and understand information. 
B) A collection of large complex data sets, including structured and unstructured, which cannot be analyzed using traditional database methods and tools. 
C) A view of data at a particular moment in time. 
D) A world where interconnected, Internet-enabled devices or "things" can collect and share data without human intervention.

Question 4

There are many different stakeholders found in an organization. Stakeholders drive business strategies, and depending on the stakeholder's perspective, the business strategy can change. Which of the following is a main concern for employees?

Accepted Answer

A) Exceptional customer service. 
B) Fair compensation. 
C) Professional associations. 
D) Reliable contracts. 
A) Exceptional customer service. 
B) Fair compensation. 
C) Professional associations. 
D) Reliable contracts.

Question 5

Technology provides countless business opportunities, but can also lead to pitfalls and traps for a business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In a SWOT analysis, which of the following could you discover as potential inner weaknesses (harmful)?

Accepted Answer

A) Cost advantages. 
B) Damaged reputation. 
C) New markets. 
D) Competitor issues. 
A) Cost advantages. 
B) Damaged reputation. 
C) New markets. 
D) Competitor issues.

Question 7

Which of the following is not a typical way that a company would duplicate a competitive advantage?

Accepted Answer

A) Acquiring the new technology. 
B) Copying the business operations. 
C) Hiring away key employees. 
D) Carrying large product inventories. 
A) Acquiring the new technology. 
B) Copying the business operations. 
C) Hiring away key employees. 
D) Carrying large product inventories.

Question 8

Which of the following is considered a good?

Accepted Answer

A) Milk and eggs 
B) Managing a team 
C) Selling groceries 
D) All of the above 
A) Milk and eggs 
B) Managing a team 
C) Selling groceries 
D) All of the above

Question 9

What helps acquire and catalog the knowledge assets in an organization?

Accepted Answer

A) Knowledge assets. 
B) Knowledge facilitators. 
C) Predictive analytics. 
D) Business analytics. 
A) Knowledge assets. 
B) Knowledge facilitators. 
C) Predictive analytics. 
D) Business analytics.

Question 10

What is production?

Accepted Answer

A) Material items or products that customers will buy to satisfy a want or need. 
B) Tasks performed by people that customers will buy to satisfy a want or need. 
C) The process where a business takes raw materials and processes them or converts them into a finished product for its goods or services. 
D) The rate at which goods and services are produced based upon total output given total inputs. 
A) Material items or products that customers will buy to satisfy a want or need. 
B) Tasks performed by people that customers will buy to satisfy a want or need. 
C) The process where a business takes raw materials and processes them or converts them into a finished product for its goods or services. 
D) The rate at which goods and services are produced based upon total output given total inputs.

Question 11

Who is responsible for collecting, maintaining, and distributing company knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A) Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO). 
B) Chief Privacy Officer (CPO). 
C) Chief Technology Officer (CTO). 
D) Chief Information Officer (CIO). 
A) Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO). 
B) Chief Privacy Officer (CPO). 
C) Chief Technology Officer (CTO). 
D) Chief Information Officer (CIO).

Question 12

The chief technology officer is responsible for ensuring the security of business systems and developing strategies and safeguards against attacks from hackers and viruses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In terms of system thinking, what is input?

Accepted Answer

A) Data entered in a computer 
B) Controls to ensure correct processes 
C) The resulting information from the computer program 
D) The computer program that processes the data 
A) Data entered in a computer 
B) Controls to ensure correct processes 
C) The resulting information from the computer program 
D) The computer program that processes the data

Question 14

Why do students need to study information technology?

Accepted Answer

A) Information technology is everywhere in business 
B) Information technology is rarely discussed in business 
C) Information technology is rarely used in organizations 
D) Information technology is found in only a few businesses 
A) Information technology is everywhere in business 
B) Information technology is rarely discussed in business 
C) Information technology is rarely used in organizations 
D) Information technology is found in only a few businesses

Question 15

Which of the following represents the types of data commonly found in the accounting department?

Accepted Answer

A) Tax data. 
B) Payroll data. 
C) Transactional data. 
D) All of the above. 
A) Tax data. 
B) Payroll data. 
C) Transactional data. 
D) All of the above.

Question 16

Who is responsible for ensuring the security of business systems and developing strategies and safeguards against attacks by hackers and viruses?

Accepted Answer

A) Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO). 
B) Chief Security Office (CSO). 
C) Chief Technology Officer (CTO). 
D) Chief Information Officer (CIO). 
A) Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO). 
B) Chief Security Office (CSO). 
C) Chief Technology Officer (CTO). 
D) Chief Information Officer (CIO).

Question 17

Polaroid had a unique competitive advantage for many years until it forgot to observe competitive intelligence. The firm went bankrupt when people began taking digital pictures. Polaroid provides a great example of Porter's supplier power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Where would you categorize weaknesses in a SWOT analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) Internal, helpful 
B) Internal, harmful 
C) External, helpful 
D) External, harmful 
A) Internal, helpful 
B) Internal, harmful 
C) External, helpful 
D) External, harmful

Question 19

What includes support value activities and primary value activities and is used to determine how to create the greatest possible value for customers?

Accepted Answer

A) Supplier power. 
B) Operations management. 
C) Porter's Five Forces Model. 
D) The Value Chain analysis. 
A) Supplier power. 
B) Operations management. 
C) Porter's Five Forces Model. 
D) The Value Chain analysis.

Question 20

Teaching, waiting tables, and cutting hair belong in which category?

Accepted Answer

A) Goods 
B) Services 
C) Production 
D) Productivity 
A) Goods 
B) Services 
C) Production 
D) Productivity

Which of the following is not a common approach to closing an MIS skills gap?

In recruiting lingo, what are perfect MIS candidates sometimes called?

What is a report?

There are many different stakeholders found in an organization. Stakeholders drive business strategies, and depending on the stakeholder's perspective, the business strategy can change. Which of the following is a main concern for employees?

Technology provides countless business opportunities, but can also lead to pitfalls and traps for a business.

In a SWOT analysis, which of the following could you discover as potential inner weaknesses (harmful)?

Which of the following is not a typical way that a company would duplicate a competitive advantage?

Which of the following is considered a good?

What helps acquire and catalog the knowledge assets in an organization?

What is production?

Who is responsible for collecting, maintaining, and distributing company knowledge?

The chief technology officer is responsible for ensuring the security of business systems and developing strategies and safeguards against attacks from hackers and viruses.

In terms of system thinking, what is input?

Why do students need to study information technology?

Which of the following represents the types of data commonly found in the accounting department?

Who is responsible for ensuring the security of business systems and developing strategies and safeguards against attacks by hackers and viruses?

Polaroid had a unique competitive advantage for many years until it forgot to observe competitive intelligence. The firm went bankrupt when people began taking digital pictures. Polaroid provides a great example of Porter's supplier power.

Where would you categorize weaknesses in a SWOT analysis?

What includes support value activities and primary value activities and is used to determine how to create the greatest possible value for customers?

Teaching, waiting tables, and cutting hair belong in which category?

Decisions and Processes: Value Driven Business

Ebusiness: Electronic Business Value

Ethics and Information Security: MIS Business Concerns

Infrastructures: Sustainable Technologies

Data: Business Intelligence

Networks: Mobile Business

Enterprise Applications: Business Communications

Systems Development and Project Management: Corporate Responsibility

Hardware and Software Basics

Networks and Telecommunications

Designing Databases

Emerging Trends and Technologies

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Exam 1: Management Information Systems: Business Driven MIS

Which of the following is not a common approach to closing an MIS skills gap?

In recruiting lingo, what are perfect MIS candidates sometimes called?

What is a report?

There are many different stakeholders found in an organization. Stakeholders drive business strategies, and depending on the stakeholder's perspective, the business strategy can change. Which of the following is a main concern for employees?

Technology provides countless business opportunities, but can also lead to pitfalls and traps for a business.

In a SWOT analysis, which of the following could you discover as potential inner weaknesses (harmful)?

Which of the following is not a typical way that a company would duplicate a competitive advantage?

Which of the following is considered a good?

What helps acquire and catalog the knowledge assets in an organization?

What is production?

Who is responsible for collecting, maintaining, and distributing company knowledge?

The chief technology officer is responsible for ensuring the security of business systems and developing strategies and safeguards against attacks from hackers and viruses.

In terms of system thinking, what is input?

Why do students need to study information technology?

Which of the following represents the types of data commonly found in the accounting department?

Who is responsible for ensuring the security of business systems and developing strategies and safeguards against attacks by hackers and viruses?

Polaroid had a unique competitive advantage for many years until it forgot to observe competitive intelligence. The firm went bankrupt when people began taking digital pictures. Polaroid provides a great example of Porter's supplier power.

Where would you categorize weaknesses in a SWOT analysis?

What includes support value activities and primary value activities and is used to determine how to create the greatest possible value for customers?

Teaching, waiting tables, and cutting hair belong in which category?

Decisions and Processes: Value Driven Business

Ebusiness: Electronic Business Value

Ethics and Information Security: MIS Business Concerns

Infrastructures: Sustainable Technologies

Data: Business Intelligence

Networks: Mobile Business

Enterprise Applications: Business Communications

Systems Development and Project Management: Corporate Responsibility

Hardware and Software Basics

Networks and Telecommunications

Designing Databases

Emerging Trends and Technologies

Filters