Question 1

Business intelligence refers to all the information available to managers from many sources beyond the organization's own information systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A patient lodges a complaint with the management of a hospital because he is unsatisfied with their policies on safeguarding patient information. In this situation, which of the following individuals is responsible for ensuring that the hospital policies safeguard the information of the patients?

Accepted Answer

A) the Chief Executive Officer 
B) the Chief Technology Officer 
C) the Chief Knowledge Officer 
D) the Chief Privacy Officer 
A) the Chief Executive Officer 
B) the Chief Technology Officer 
C) the Chief Knowledge Officer 
D) the Chief Privacy Officer

Question 3

Why are wireless transmission systems favored over wired transmission systems?

Accepted Answer

The main role of the telecommunications

Question 4

Mark, a 22-year old with a viral infection, is admitted to a hospital. On the second day post-admission, a nurse takes a single high-temperature reading and enters it into the patient records information system. This single reading when combined with Mark's other symptoms and previous medical records, becomes ________.

Accepted Answer

A) knowledge 
B) data 
C) information 
D) analysis 
A) knowledge 
B) data 
C) information 
D) analysis

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true about the ethical issues surrounding information systems?

Accepted Answer

A) It is easy to determine who is responsible for the damage caused by accidental leaks of private information. 
B) People tend to judge the severity of ethical violations in information systems partly on the basis of the number of people affected. 
C) Information systems are powerful and contain vast amounts of personal data making the ethicality of its use a tertiary concern. 
D) The amplification effect of information systems minimizes the harm caused by ethical violations of information systems. 
A) It is easy to determine who is responsible for the damage caused by accidental leaks of private information. 
B) People tend to judge the severity of ethical violations in information systems partly on the basis of the number of people affected. 
C) Information systems are powerful and contain vast amounts of personal data making the ethicality of its use a tertiary concern. 
D) The amplification effect of information systems minimizes the harm caused by ethical violations of information systems.

Question 6

Information systems support data-driven decision making which draws on a large amount of data to reveal important trends and patterns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A single high-temperature reading of a patient at Patient First, a 24-hour walk-in clinic in Florida, is a piece of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) information 
B) intuition 
C) evidence 
D) data 
A) information 
B) intuition 
C) evidence 
D) data

Question 8

________ is responsible for identifying, assessing, and addressing threats to an organization from unforeseen circumstances.

Accepted Answer

A) The crisis management team 
B) The customer relationship management team 
C) The supply chain management team 
D) The operations management team 
A) The crisis management team 
B) The customer relationship management team 
C) The supply chain management team 
D) The operations management team

Question 9

An information system is used to centralize information related to voting behavior in Texas. One of the indicators measured by the system is the average waiting time to vote. The time people spend waiting in line to vote at each polling booth is aggregated for each region. This is then used to create a graph that depicts the average waiting times by location. According to this scenario, which of the following refers to information?

Accepted Answer

A) the waiting time of each voter 
B) a single cell in the information system's database 
C) the waiting time of a specific polling booth 
D) the graph with average waiting times 
A) the waiting time of each voter 
B) a single cell in the information system's database 
C) the waiting time of a specific polling booth 
D) the graph with average waiting times

Question 10

Compared to older information systems, privacy breaches in modern information systems involve lesser risk and affect fewer people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is the reason why privacy breaches present major risks in this era of information system computing?

Accepted Answer

A) The amount of information that is stored in information systems is vast and very private. 
B) It is not possible to identify the source of a security breach. 
C) The information systems are isolated from each other. 
D) Cheaper storage devices offer faster transport of confidential information from one geographical location to another. 
A) The amount of information that is stored in information systems is vast and very private. 
B) It is not possible to identify the source of a security breach. 
C) The information systems are isolated from each other. 
D) Cheaper storage devices offer faster transport of confidential information from one geographical location to another.

Question 12

In order to safeguard individuals' sensitive information, which of the following organizations would typically restrict its employees' Internet usage?

Accepted Answer

A) a hospital 
B) a start-up IT company 
C) a travel agency 
D) a child development NGO 
A) a hospital 
B) a start-up IT company 
C) a travel agency 
D) a child development NGO

Question 13

Orange fiber-optic cables, the coaxial cables used by cable TV companies, and the slender copper telephone wiring common in homes are an important part of the infrastructure of information systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following refers to individual facts or pieces of information?

Accepted Answer

A) data 
B) bytes 
C) insights 
D) knowledge 
A) data 
B) bytes 
C) insights 
D) knowledge

Question 15

Anything that gives a firm a lead over its rivals is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) economies of scale 
B) business growth 
C) break-even 
D) competitive advantage 
A) economies of scale 
B) business growth 
C) break-even 
D) competitive advantage

Question 16

How do information systems improve business processes?

Accepted Answer

Organizations implement information syst

Question 17

Which of the following statements is true of management information systems?

Accepted Answer

A) This discipline draws interest from researchers and practitioners from the computer science field exclusively. 
B) This field has been in existence for the last fifty years. 
C) They seldom change and hence require no upgradation. 
D) They support tactical decision making at the managerial level. 
A) This discipline draws interest from researchers and practitioners from the computer science field exclusively. 
B) This field has been in existence for the last fifty years. 
C) They seldom change and hence require no upgradation. 
D) They support tactical decision making at the managerial level.

Question 18

Explain, with an example, how data might be aggregated and analyzed to create information and knowledge.

Accepted Answer

The term data refers to individual facts

Question 19

Which of the following is a method employed by some organizations to prevent access to USB ports in order to keep employees from copying data?

Accepted Answer

A) using epoxy glue 
B) using a captcha 
C) performing a warm boot 
D) upgrading middleware 
A) using epoxy glue 
B) using a captcha 
C) performing a warm boot 
D) upgrading middleware

Question 20

Which of the following is a function of the telecommunications component?

Accepted Answer

A) protecting the anonymity of users 
B) routing traffic to different locations 
C) enabling client-side processing of data 
D) providing better systems to store electronic data 
A) protecting the anonymity of users 
B) routing traffic to different locations 
C) enabling client-side processing of data 
D) providing better systems to store electronic data

Business intelligence refers to all the information available to managers from many sources beyond the organization's own information systems.

A patient lodges a complaint with the management of a hospital because he is unsatisfied with their policies on safeguarding patient information. In this situation, which of the following individuals is responsible for ensuring that the hospital policies safeguard the information of the patients?

Why are wireless transmission systems favored over wired transmission systems?

Which of the following statements is true about the ethical issues surrounding information systems?

Information systems support data-driven decision making which draws on a large amount of data to reveal important trends and patterns.

A single high-temperature reading of a patient at Patient First, a 24-hour walk-in clinic in Florida, is a piece of ________.

________ is responsible for identifying, assessing, and addressing threats to an organization from unforeseen circumstances.

Compared to older information systems, privacy breaches in modern information systems involve lesser risk and affect fewer people.

Which of the following is the reason why privacy breaches present major risks in this era of information system computing?

In order to safeguard individuals' sensitive information, which of the following organizations would typically restrict its employees' Internet usage?

Orange fiber-optic cables, the coaxial cables used by cable TV companies, and the slender copper telephone wiring common in homes are an important part of the infrastructure of information systems.

Which of the following refers to individual facts or pieces of information?

Anything that gives a firm a lead over its rivals is called ________.

How do information systems improve business processes?

Which of the following statements is true of management information systems?

Explain, with an example, how data might be aggregated and analyzed to create information and knowledge.

Which of the following is a method employed by some organizations to prevent access to USB ports in order to keep employees from copying data?

Which of the following is a function of the telecommunications component?

Information Systems and Strategy

Information and Communications Technologies: The Enterprise Architecture

Databases and Datawarehouses

Information Systems for the Enterprise

The Web, E-Commerce, and M-Commerce

Business Intelligence and Decision Making

Collaborating With Technology

Knowledge Management and E-Learning

Ethics, Privacy, and Security

Systems Development and Procurement

Project Management and Strategic Planning

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Exam 1: Information Systems and People

Business intelligence refers to all the information available to managers from many sources beyond the organization's own information systems.

A patient lodges a complaint with the management of a hospital because he is unsatisfied with their policies on safeguarding patient information. In this situation, which of the following individuals is responsible for ensuring that the hospital policies safeguard the information of the patients?

Why are wireless transmission systems favored over wired transmission systems?

Which of the following statements is true about the ethical issues surrounding information systems?

Information systems support data-driven decision making which draws on a large amount of data to reveal important trends and patterns.

A single high-temperature reading of a patient at Patient First, a 24-hour walk-in clinic in Florida, is a piece of ________.

________ is responsible for identifying, assessing, and addressing threats to an organization from unforeseen circumstances.

Compared to older information systems, privacy breaches in modern information systems involve lesser risk and affect fewer people.

Which of the following is the reason why privacy breaches present major risks in this era of information system computing?

In order to safeguard individuals' sensitive information, which of the following organizations would typically restrict its employees' Internet usage?

Orange fiber-optic cables, the coaxial cables used by cable TV companies, and the slender copper telephone wiring common in homes are an important part of the infrastructure of information systems.

Which of the following refers to individual facts or pieces of information?

Anything that gives a firm a lead over its rivals is called ________.

How do information systems improve business processes?

Which of the following statements is true of management information systems?

Explain, with an example, how data might be aggregated and analyzed to create information and knowledge.

Which of the following is a method employed by some organizations to prevent access to USB ports in order to keep employees from copying data?

Which of the following is a function of the telecommunications component?

Information Systems and Strategy

Information and Communications Technologies: The Enterprise Architecture

Databases and Datawarehouses

Information Systems for the Enterprise

The Web, E-Commerce, and M-Commerce

Business Intelligence and Decision Making

Collaborating With Technology

Knowledge Management and E-Learning

Ethics, Privacy, and Security

Systems Development and Procurement

Project Management and Strategic Planning

Filters