Question 1

What data is data that humans, in interaction with computers, generate?

Accepted Answer

A) Human-generated 
B) Machine-generated 
C) Machine-to-machine (M2M) 
D) Static report 
A) Human-generated 
B) Machine-generated 
C) Machine-to-machine (M2M) 
D) Static report

Question 2

The department within a company that supports the sales by planning, pricing, and promoting goods or services is called ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) Sales 
B) Operations management 
C) Accounting 
D) Marketing 
A) Sales 
B) Operations management 
C) Accounting 
D) Marketing

Question 3

Bread, cheese, and butter are included in the process of making a grilled cheese sandwich.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is big data?

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, that 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, that 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 5

A snapshot is a view of data at a particular moment in time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The business decisions made by the sales department include potential customer data, sales report data, commission data, and customer support data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) Promotional data 
B) Payroll data 
C) Tax data 
D) Employee data 
A) Promotional data 
B) Payroll data 
C) Tax data 
D) Employee data

Question 8

Describe the information age and the differences between data, information, business intelligence, and knowledge.

Accepted Answer

We live in the information age, when inf

Question 9

What extracts information from data and uses it to predict future trends and identify behavioral patterns?

Accepted Answer

A) Internet of things 
B) Predictive analytics 
C) Machine to machine 
D) Flat world 
A) Internet of things 
B) Predictive analytics 
C) Machine to machine 
D) Flat world

Question 10

Assume you are in the business of producing and selling hamburgers.If you could produce more hamburgers with the same input, what would happen to your productivity and profits assuming the price of your hamburgers remains the same?

Accepted Answer

A) Increase in productivity, decrease in profits. 
B) Increase in productivity, increase in profits. 
C) Decrease in productivity, decrease in profits. 
D) Decrease in productivity, increase in profits. 
A) Increase in productivity, decrease in profits. 
B) Increase in productivity, increase in profits. 
C) Decrease in productivity, decrease in profits. 
D) Decrease in productivity, increase in profits.

Question 11

Which data types are typically found in the accounting department?

Accepted Answer

A) Promotion data, sales data, advertising data. 
B) Employee data, promotion data, vacation data. 
C) Investment data, monetary data, reporting data. 
D) Transactional data, purchasing data, payroll data, tax data. 
A) Promotion data, sales data, advertising data. 
B) Employee data, promotion data, vacation data. 
C) Investment data, monetary data, reporting data. 
D) Transactional data, purchasing data, payroll data, tax data.

Question 12

Which of the following is considered a good?

Accepted Answer

A) Cars 
B) Teaching 
C) Waiting tables 
D) All of these 
A) Cars 
B) Teaching 
C) Waiting tables 
D) All of these

Question 13

Structured data is data that is not defined and does not follow a specified format and is typically free-form text such as emails, Twitter tweets, and text messages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is business intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event or object. 
B) Data converted into a meaningful and useful context. 
C) Information collected from multiple sources that analyzes patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic decision making. 
D) Skills, experience, and expertise, coupled with information and intelligence, that create a person's intellectual resources. 
A) Raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event or object. 
B) Data converted into a meaningful and useful context. 
C) Information collected from multiple sources that analyzes patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic decision making. 
D) Skills, experience, and expertise, coupled with information and intelligence, that create a person's intellectual resources.

Question 15

Unstructured data extracts information from data and uses it to predict future trends and identify behavioral patterns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Today's workers are referred to as _______________ and they use BI along with personal experience to make decisions based on both information and intuition, a valuable resource for any company.

Accepted Answer

A) Knowledge workers 
B) Knowledge thinkers 
C) Knowledge resources 
D) Knowledge players 
A) Knowledge workers 
B) Knowledge thinkers 
C) Knowledge resources 
D) Knowledge players

Question 17

Cooking a patty and putting the ingredients together are included in which category of making a hamburger?

Accepted Answer

A) Input 
B) Process 
C) Output 
D) All of these 
A) Input 
B) Process 
C) Output 
D) All of these

Question 18

If you were thinking about a home theater system, which of the following represents the inputs?

Accepted Answer

A) The DVD player, DVD movie, speakers, TV, and electricity. 
B) Playing the movie including the audio through the speakers and the video on the TV. 
C) A message stating that the disk is dirty and cannot be played. 
D) Spinning the disk to play, pause, rewind, or fast forward. 
A) The DVD player, DVD movie, speakers, TV, and electricity. 
B) Playing the movie including the audio through the speakers and the video on the TV. 
C) A message stating that the disk is dirty and cannot be played. 
D) Spinning the disk to play, pause, rewind, or fast forward.

Question 19

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 20

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.

Exam 1: Business Driven Technology

What data is data that humans, in interaction with computers, generate?

The department within a company that supports the sales by planning, pricing, and promoting goods or services is called ___________.

Bread, cheese, and butter are included in the process of making a grilled cheese sandwich.

What is big data?

A snapshot is a view of data at a particular moment in time.

The business decisions made by the sales department include potential customer data, sales report data, commission data, and customer support data.

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

Describe the information age and the differences between data, information, business intelligence, and knowledge.

What extracts information from data and uses it to predict future trends and identify behavioral patterns?

Assume you are in the business of producing and selling hamburgers.If you could produce more hamburgers with the same input, what would happen to your productivity and profits assuming the price of your hamburgers remains the same?

Which data types are typically found in the accounting department?

Which of the following is considered a good?

Structured data is data that is not defined and does not follow a specified format and is typically free-form text such as emails, Twitter tweets, and text messages.

What is business intelligence?

Unstructured data extracts information from data and uses it to predict future trends and identify behavioral patterns.

Today's workers are referred to as _______________ and they use BI along with personal experience to make decisions based on both information and intuition, a valuable resource for any company.

Cooking a patty and putting the ingredients together are included in which category of making a hamburger?

If you were thinking about a home theater system, which of the following represents the inputs?

Why do students need to study information technology?

In terms of system thinking, what is input?

Identifying Competitive Advantages

Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages

Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

Organizational Structures That Support Strategic Initiatives

Valuing and Storing Organizational Information Databases

Accessing Organizational Information Data Warehouses

Understanding Big Data and Its Impact on Business

Enabling the Organization Decision Making

Extending the Organization Supply Chain Management

Building a Customer-Centric Organization Customer Relationship Management

Integrating the Organization From End to End Enterprise Resource Planning

Creating Innovative Organizations

E-business

Creating Collaborative Partnerships

Integrating Wireless Technology in Business

Developing Software to Streamline Operations

Methodologies for Supporting Agile Organizations

Managing Organizational Projects

B: Extension: A Business Basics

B: Extension: A Business Process

B: Extension: A Hardware and Software Basics

B: Extension: A Mis Infrastructures

B: Extension: A Networks and Telecommunications

B: Extension: A Information Security

B: Extension: A Ethics

B: Extension: A Operations Management

B: Extension: A Sustainable Mis Infrastructures

B: Extension: A Business Intelligence

B: Extension: A Global Information Systems

B: Extension: A Global Trends

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