Information Systems

Front 1

Transaction Processing system supports the monitoring, collection, storage, and processing of data from the organizations basic business transactions, each of which generates data.

Back 1

True

Front 2

Information technology and information systems are the same thing.

Back 2

False

Front 3

A business process has inputs and outputs.

Back 3

True

Front 4

Information is data that have been organized to provide value.

Back 4

True

Front 5

Business process management includes methods and tools to support the design, analysis, implementation, management, and optimization of business processes.

Back 5

True

Front 6

Which of the following statements concerning business processes is FALSE?

Back 6

A process cannot cross functional area boundaries.

Front 7

For many organizations, business process re-engineering...

Back 7

Has major impact on the corporate culture.

Front 8

Business pressures on organizations are created when the changes are in...

Back 8

Social, economic, and legal factors.

Hint 8

VEGAS ODDS

Front 9

How does the internet affect the way you purchase your textbooks?

Back 9

The internet INCREASES your bargaining power.

Front 10

Walmart's automatic replenishment system, which enables the company go reduce inventory storage requirements, thereby reducing the cost associated with inventory, is an example of which strategy for competitive advantage?

Back 10

Cost leadership.

Front 11

An individual or organization faced with the ethical decision is basically considering whether to break the law.

Back 11

False

Front 12

A code of ethics is a collection of principles that are intended to guide decision making by members of the organization.

Back 12

True

Front 13

The right of privacy is absolute.

Back 13

False

Front 14

Human errors cause more than half of the security-related problems in many organizations.

Back 14

True

Front 15

The computing skills necessary to be a hacker are decreasing.

Back 15

True

Front 16

Ethical issues fall within the following four general categories: privacy, accuracy, property, and accessibility.

Back 16

True

Front 17

A ______ is any danger to which an information resource may be exposed.

Back 17

Threat.

Front 18

The possibility that an information resource will be harmed by the threat.

Back 18

Vulnerability.

Front 19

The computing skills necessary to be a hacker are decreasing for which of the following reasons?

Back 19

Computer attack programs, called scripts, are available for download from the internet.

Front 20

______ involves building an inappropriate trust relationship with employees for the purpose of gaining sensitive information or unauthorized access privileges.

Back 20

Social engineering.

Front 21

An entity is a person, place, thing, or event about which information is maintained.

Back 21

True

Front 22

The secondary key is the field that identifies a record with complete uniqueness.

Back 22

False (The primary key)

Front 23

When data are normalized, attributes in the table depend on the primary key and any secondary keys.

Back 23

False (Only primary keys, no secondary keys)

Front 24

A local area network connects two or more communicating devices in a limited geographical area.

Back 24

True

Front 25

The internet is a global network of computer networks.

Back 25

True

Front 26

Which of the following are advantages of computer networks?

Back 26

They enable organizations to be more flexible, share hardware, computer applications, and data, and provide a critical link between businesses and their customers.

Hint 26

VEGAS ODDS

Front 27

A ______ connects dissimilar networks.

Back 27

Gateway.

Front 28

The cable medium with the highest bandwidth is:

Back 28

Fiber-optic cable

Front 29

The part of the network that handles the major traffic is the _______.

Back 29

Backbone.

Front 30

The function of _______ is to convert digital signals to analog signals and vice-versa.

Back 30

Modems.

Front 31

Virtual banks are those banks that are dedicated only to internet transactions.

Back 31

True

Front 32

Smart cards can be used as credit cards, debit cards, and/or loyalty cards.

Back 32

True

Front 33

E-commerce affects only businesses that sell products online.

Back 33

False

Front 34

The higher the orbit of a satellite, the larger its footprint.

Back 34

True

Front 35

Bluetooth is a wireless standard that enables temporary, short-range connection between mobile devices.

Back 35

True

Front 36

The area of the earth reached by a satellite's transmission is referred to as its _______.

Back 36

Footprint.

Front 37

The most common wireless technology for TV and DVD remote control is _______.

Back 37

Infrared.

Front 38

_______, with the shortest range of any wireless network, is designed to be used with contactless credit cards.

Back 38

Near-field communications.

Front 39

A small geographical perimiter within which a wireless access point provides service to a number of users is called a _______.

Back 39

Hotspot.

Front 40

Individuals are finding it convenient and productive to use wireless devices for which of the following reasons?

Back 40

To make use of time that was formerly wasted, become more efficient, and making work locations more flexible.

Hint 40

VEGAS ODDS

Front 41

Web 2.0 is a loose collection of information technologies and applications.

Back 41

True

Front 42

AJAX is a Web tool that reloads ENTIRE Web pages quickly.

Back 42

False

Front 43

The data processed by transaction processing systems provide the inputs for other organizational information systems.

Back 43

True

Front 44

In general, organizations try to automate data entry as much as possible.

Back 44

True

Front 45

Business processes may be located within one functional area or may span multiple functional areas.

Back 45

True

Front 46

Which of the following is an advantage of social commerce (s-commerce) over traditional e-commerce?

Back 46

The ability to predict buying habits based on real-time data.

Front 47

Which of the following is FALSE?

Back 47

Information systems are only used by large organizations.

Front 48

The most fundamental information systems in an organization are:

Back 48

Transaction processing systems (TPS).

Front 49

Enterprise resource planning systems are very _____ software products, meaning that companies typically have to change their ______ go accommodate how the software functions.

Back 49

Structured, business processes.

Front 50

CRM systems focus on marketing to masses of people.

Back 50

False

Front 51

Properly designed CRM systems provide a single, enterprise wide view of each customer.

Back 51

True

Front 52

The goal of SCM is to reduce friction along the supply chain.

Back 52

True

Front 53

Structured decisions address routine, repetitive problems for which standard solutions exist.

Back 53

True

Front 54

Goal-seeking analysis attempts to find the value of the inputs necessary to achieve a desired level of output.

Back 54

True

Front 55

When there is no understood or agreed-on procedure for making a decision, the decision is said to be:

Back 55

Unstructured.

Front 56

______ refers to the flow of materials, information, money, and services from raw material suppliers, through factories and warehouses to the end.

Back 56

SCM (Supply chain management)

Front 57

The bullwhip effect comes from which of the following?

Back 57

Price fluctuations, poor demand forecast, and rationing within the supply chain.

Hint 57

VEGAS ODDS

Front 58

Calculating gross pay for hourly workers is an example of _______ decision making.

Back 58

Structured.

Front 59

Being a figurehead and leader is part of the ________ managerial role.

Back 59

Interpersonal.

Front 60

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems take a(n) _________ view of the overall organization.

Back 60

Business process.