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MIS, 10th Edition, Hossein Bidgoli Test Bank

Midterm Questions: Information Technology (IT) correct answers -hardware, software, data Information Systems (IS) correct answers -hardware, software, data, procedures, people 5 Component Framework of IS correct answers -hardware, software, data, procedures, people Fact that Joe had 357 base hits in his last 1000 at bats is correct answers data Reich's 4 Skills correct answers -abstract reasoning -systems thinking -collaboration -experimentation modeling system component and...

Series of well-defined phases performed in sequence that serves as framework for developing system or project - Each phase's output becomes the input for the next phase - Suitable for an information system that needs to be designed from scratch correct answers Systems development life cycle (SDLC) What are the phases of the SDLC? correct answers planning, analysis, design, implementation, maintenance When dealing with Planning, systems designer must _____ the organization faces corr...

Computer Hardware - Answer- consists of electronic components and related gadgetry that input, process, and store data according to instruction encoded in computer programs or software Central processing unit - Answer- the brain of the computer Central Processing Unit (CPU) - Answer- what selects instructions, processes them, performs arithmetic and logical comparisons, and stores results in the memory hertz - Answer- what is the cpu's speed expressed in Main Memory (RAM) - Answer- ...

Facts collected, recorded, stored, and processed by an information system. A fact could be a #, date, name, etc. - Answer- Data is data which is organized and processed to provide meaning and thus improving decision-making - Answer- Information As the quantity and quality of information increase, users make _____ decisions - Answer- Better Information is _____ when the benefits exceed the costs of gathering, maintaining, and storing the data. - Answer- Valuable Relevant Reliable Co...

If an attacker disrupts a service (meaning you are unable to conduct business on the website), the problem is an issue to which part of the triad? - Answer- Availability An employee who accidentally views data that they shouldn't have is a breach to which part of the triad? - Answer- Confidentiality For the following items, match the computer items to either an input, process, or output. Printer Processor Keyboard - Answer- Output Process Input ______ is like the refrigerator an...

The dimensions of information systems are people, organizations, and information technology. - Answer- True In order to understand how a specific business firm uses information systems, you need to know something about the history and culture of the company. - Answer- True UPS's use of Web-based tools that allow customers to embed UPS functions, such as tracking and cost calculations, into their own Web sites was an information systems solution used to achieve customer intimacy. - Answer-...

In the ________ phase, a BigData collection is broken into pieces and hundreds or thousands of independent processors search these pieces for something of interest. - Answer- map ________ requires users to request business intelligence results. - Answer- pull pushing Which of the following statements is true of data with granularity? - Answer- It can be too fine or too coarse and also have wrong granularity. ________ are reports produced when something out of predefined bounds occurs. -...

The use of information systems because of necessity describes the business objective of a) survival. b) improved business practices. c) competitive advantage. d) improved flexibility. - Answer- a) survival. A word processing program would be an example of: a) hardware. b) software. c) data. d) procedures. - Answer- b) software. All of the following are components of an information system except: a. software. b. culture. c. hardware. d. procedures. e. people. - Answer- b. cult...

Disciplines that contribute to the technical approach to information systems are - Answer- operations research, management science, and computer science. (T/F) Investment in IT is over 50% of all invested capital. - Answer- True (T/F) In order to understand how a specific business firm uses information systems, you need to know something about the hierarchy and culture of the company. - Answer- True Which main business function is responsible for maintaining employee records? - Answer- ...