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95 Cards in this Set
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The value of information is directly linked to how it helps decision makers achieve their organization's _____ |
goals |
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A(n) _____ is an organized collection of people, procedures, software, databases, and devices that support problem-specific decision making. |
DSS |
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Electronic business goes beyond e-commerce and e-procurement by using information systems and the Internet to perform all business-related tasks and functions. |
True |
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While technologically advanced, unfortunately, e-commerce offers few advantages for streamlining work activities. |
False |
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An organization is a system, which means that it has inputs, processing, outputs, and feedback |
True |
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______ consists of computer equipment used to perform input, processing, and output activities. |
Hardware |
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_____ connect computers and equipment in a building, around the country, or around the world to enable electronic communications. |
Networks |
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Hiring an outside company to perform some or all of a systems development project is called _____ |
outsourcing |
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A common type of information system used in business organizations are those designed for _____ |
____ |
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A Computer Based Information System is a single set of hardware, software, databases, telecommunications, people, and procedures configured to collect, manipulate, store, and process data into information. |
True |
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____ consists of computer programs that govern the operation of the computer. |
Software |
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The goal of the _____ phase of systems development is to gain a clear understanding of the problem to be solved or opportunity to be addressed. |
System investigation |
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C2C stands for computer-to-computer e-commerce. |
False |
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____ is (are) considered to be the most important element in a computer-based information systems. |
People |
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Information and data are essentially the same thing. |
False |
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Systems analysis defines the problems and opportunities of the existing system. |
True |
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A Decision Support System can include a collection of models to support a decision maker, a collection of facts, and procedures that help decision makers to interact with the DSS. |
True |
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The unique value of learning systems is that they allow organizations to capture and use the wisdom of experts and specialists. |
False |
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Software is needed for computers of all sizes from cell phones and small hand held devices to the largest supercomputers. |
True |
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Keyboards, automatic scanning devices, and equipment that can read magnetic ink characters are examples of _____ hardware. |
Input |
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Organizational culture consists of the major understandings and assumptions for a business or other organization. |
True |
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An organization must understand its culture before it can implement information systems |
True |
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Non-technical skills such as communication skills and knowledge of the organization are not important to information systems personnel. |
False |
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When the class presented on the culture, mission, and values of an organization, one of the groups chose to speak about "Trader Joe's." |
False |
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An organization is a formal collection of people and other resources established to accomplish a set of goals. |
True |
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Re engineering and continuous improvement mean the same thing. |
False |
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Quality means the ability of a product or service to meet or exceed customer expectations. |
True |
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Michael Porter proposed a widely accepted competitive forces model, called the five-forces model. |
True |
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The CEO is the chief information officer within an organization. |
False |
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The role of a systems analyst is narrowly defined and seldom involves communication with others. |
False |
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The ability of an organization to achieve its goals is often a function of the organization's _____. |
______ |
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____ involves reducing the number of employees to cut costs. |
Downsizing |
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____ is a competitive advantage strategy that Walmart and other retailers have followed for years and focuses on becoming more efficient and reducing costs. |
Cost leadership |
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Cirque de Soleil is an example of a company with a _____ strategy for gaining competitive advantage, producing a high-performance circus for adults. |
niche |
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_____ investigates the additional profits or benefits that are generated as a percentage of the investment in IS technology. |
Return on investment |
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Primary memory, which holds program instructions and data, is not associated with the CPU. |
False |
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RAM stands for random access memory, a form of memory that holds its contents even if the current is turned off or disrupted. |
False |
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Parallel processing is a form of multiprocessing, and speeds processing by linking several processors to operate at the same time. |
True |
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Sequential access storage devices allow data to be accessed more quickly than direct access storage devices. |
False |
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Business needs and their importance are roughly the same for all companies, so the IS solutions they choose are quite similar. |
False |
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The faster the clock speed of the CPU, the more heat the processor generates. |
True |
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Multiprocessing involves the simultaneous execution of two or more instructions as the same time. |
True |
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A "thin client" is a centrally managed computer with essential but limited capabilities. |
True |
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Green computing is about saving the environment; there are no real business benefits associated with this program. |
False |
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_____ is/are used to temporarily hold small units of program instructions and data immediately before, during, and after execution by the CPU. |
Register |
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_____ is/are used to temporarily hold small units of program instructions and data immediately before, during, and after execution by the CPU. |
control |
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The CPU and memory of a computer are housed in the same box called the _____ unit. |
system |
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The type of memory whose contents are not lost if the power is turned off is said to be ____ |
nonvolatile |
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Secondary storage is also called _____. |
permanent storage |
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____ means that data must be accessed in the order in which it is stored. |
sequential data |
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____ are the most powerful computers with the fastest processing speed and highest performance. |
supercomputers |
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_____ is the ability to increase the processing capability of a computer system so that it can handle more users, more data, or more transactions in a given period. |
scalability |
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Which of the following CPU components provides a high-speed storage area to temporarily hold small units of program instruction and data immediately before, during, and after execution by the CPU? |
register |
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Which represents the largest amount of data? |
exabyte |
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___ allows businesses to subscribe to Web-delivered business application software by paying a monthly service charge or a per-use fee. |
Software as a Service (SaaS) |
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Programming languages are sets of keywords, symbols, and rules for constructing statements that people can use to communicate instructions to a computer. |
True |
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__ refers to the use of computing resources, including software and data storage, on the internet rather than on local computers. |
cloud computing |
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Proprietary software is mass-produced by software vendors to address needs that are common across business; an example is Payroll. |
False |
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A software suite is a collection of single programs packaged together as a bundle and typically include word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, and more. |
True |
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Software as a service allows businesses to subscribe to Web-delivered business application software by paying a monthly service charge or a per use fee. |
True |
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An operating system is a set of programs that controls the computer hardware and acts as interface with appplications. |
True |
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The ability of a computer to handle an increasing number of concurrent users smoothly is called scalability. |
true |
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Single-user license is software license that permits you to install the software on one or more computers, used by one person. |
True |
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The smallest piece of data used by a computer is the ____ |
bit |
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The _____ is the heart of the operating system and controls the most critical processes. |
kernel |
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An example of "application software" is: |
word processing |
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Financial management software helps plan, schedule, allocate, and control people and resources needed to complete a project according to schedule. |
False |
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Application programs interact with systems software, and the systems software directs computer hardware to perform the necessary tasks. |
True |
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Most software purchased to run on a personal computer uses a _____ license. |
single-user |
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A special software program called a _____ converts the programmer's source code into machine-language instructions. |
compiler |
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___ is a form of software that includes a wide range of built-in functions for statistical, financial, logical, database, graphics, and date and time calculations. |
spreadsheet |
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____ allows users to tweak the software to their own needs. |
open-source software |
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The API links application software to the operating system, providing hardware independence for software developers. |
True |
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Programming languages used to create artificial intelligence or expert system applications are often called _____. |
fifth- generation languages |
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A collection of fields about a specific object is a record |
True |
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A database, a database management system, and the application programs that use the data to make up a database environment. |
True |
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Today, few organizations use the database approach to data management, where multiple information systems share a pool of related data. |
False |
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In the relational model, each row of a table represents a data entity or row and each column of the table represents an attribute or field |
True |
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Selecting involves combining two or more tables |
False |
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The relational database modes is by far the most widely used. |
True |
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A rational database model is by far the most widely used. |
True |
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A database administrator (DBA) is a skilled and trained IS professional who directs all activities related to an organization's database. |
True |
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The traditional approach to data management is the database approach. |
False |
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A data center is a climate-controlled building that houses database servers. |
True |
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Data mining is an information-analysis tool that involves the automated discovery of patterns and relationships in a data warehouse. |
True |
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A group of programs that manipulate and provide an interface between the database and the user of the database and other application programs is called a(n)____. |
DBMS |
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What database model places data in two-dimensional tables? |
relational |
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______ involves combining two or more database tables? |
joining |
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Access is a popular DBMS for _______. |
personal computers |
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An information-analysis tool that involves the automated discovery of patterns and relationships in a data warehouse is called _____. |
Data mining |
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A _______ is a field or set of fields in a record that uniquely defines the record. |
Primary key |
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_____ is a standardized data manipulation language developed in the 1970s that allows programmers to use one powerful language and use it on a variety of systems |
SQL |
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____ is a form of database that supports top-down, query-driven data analysis. |
Online analytical processing (OLAP) |
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Data warehouses allow managers to ____ to get increasing levels of detail about business conditions. |
drill down |
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The smallest piece of data used by a computer is the ______. |
bit |