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MIDTERMS EXAM ONE
Question type: True/False (2 Points Each)
1) A business process can be a
liability. True False
2) After the data is stored in your organization’s databases, it must be accessible to users in
a data warehouse in order to help your organization to make decisions.
True False
3) Voice and data communications are becoming faster but slightly more
expensive. True False
4) An information system collects, processes, stores, analyzes, and disseminates
information for a specific purpose.
True False
5) If you want to run a multinational company, you need to rent office space and hire at
least few employees.
True False
6) LANs typically contain multiple
WANs True False
7) Master data are a set of core data that span all of an enterprise’s information
systems. True False
8) The procurement process includes the sales
function. TrueFalse
9) A business process always includes information
systems. True False
Computer
10) For the following entity-relationship diagram, the Student entity would have the foreign key.
True False
11) IPv6 allows devices to more quickly connect to the Internet than
IPv4. True False
12) An auditing manager focuses on the ethical and legal use of information systems
and evaluates the quality or effectiveness of such systems.
True False
21) A student’s decision to drop one course and add another would be considered a
transaction to the university’s information system but not to its accounting system.
True False
22) Knowledge is data and information that have been organized and processed to
convey understanding, experience, accumulated learning, and expertise applied to a
current problem.
True False
23) VoIP converts analogue signals to digital
ones. True False
24) Knowledge is information in
action. True False
25) The Internet impact on the bargaining power of suppliers always favours buyers.
True False
Question type: Multiple Choice (4 Points Each)
26) Which of the following statements is false?
a) Competitive advantage is based on some measurement such as cost, quality, or speed.
b) Competitive advantage enables a company to function effectively within a market.
c) Competitive advantage leads to higher-than-average
profits. d) Competitive advantage requires the use of technology. e) Competitive advantage applies to companies of all sizes.
27) Which of the following is NOT a problem with Big
Data? a) Gathering data b) Privacy c) Security d) Decision-making
28) refers to network transmission capacities ranging from approximately 1 to
1.75 megabits per second.
a) Protocol
b) Broadband c) Capacity d) Narrowband e) Bandwidth
29) An emerging technologies manager.
a) evaluates new technologies b) manages data networks c) manages the ethical and legal use of information systems d) is responsible for strategic planning e) creates the Web sites and pages
30) is a traditional function of the MIS Department.
a) Managing system integration including the Internet, intranets, and extranets
b) Educating the non-MIS managers about IT
c) Providing technical services
d) Creating business alliances with business partners
a) Data degradation
b) Data rot
c) Data security
d) Scattered data
33) Which of the following is/are not a fundamental element of a business
process? a) feedback b) input c) output d) resources
34) A business process can be a competitive advantage when.
a) the company becomes less responsive and efficient
b) IT enables the company innovate or to execute better than its competitors
c) inputs are translated to outputs
d) a product or service is delivered to the organization
35) Which of the following is not a reason why managing data is difficult over time?
a) New systems are developed.
b) The media the data are stored on becomes problematic.
c) New sources of data are created.
d) The amount of data increases exponentially.
e) All of these are reasons why managing data is difficult over time.
36) From largest to smallest, what is the correct order for the types of networks?
a) WAN, MAN, PAN, LAN
b) MAN, WAN, LAN,
PAN c) WAN, MAN, LAN, PAN d) MAN, WAN, PAN, LAN
37) Which of the following is the correct hierarchy from the lowest level to the highest level?
a) knowledge, information, data
b) information, data,
knowledge c) data, information, knowledge d) data, experience, information
e) information, experience, wisdom
38) is/are data that have been organized to have meaning and value to a recipient.
a) Insights
b) Information
c) Knowledge
d) Experience
e) Wisdom
39) A(n) connects two or more devices in a limited geographical
area. a) local area network
44) A sends messages through several connected LANs or to a wide area
network. a) router b) network interface card c) bridge d) gateway e) file server
45) Who manages all systems throughout the organization and the day-to-day operations of
the entire IS organization?
a) IS director
b) Information centre manager
c) Project manager
d) Operations manager
e) Programming manager
46) If Amazon uses a list of all your purchases (books bought, price paid, dates) to recommend
other books to you, then it is applying its.
a) data
b) information
c) knowledge d) experience e) wisdom
47) You have moved to a different apartment, but your electricity bill continues to be sent to
your old address. The Post Office in your town has which problem with its data management?
a) Data redundancy
b) Data inconsistency c) Data isolation d) Data security e) Data dependence
48) Which of the following is a disadvantage of twisted-pair
wire? a) Availability b) Cost c) Flexibility d) Speed
49) For many organizations, business process reengineering:
a) is easy to implement.
b) is not disruptive to implement.
c) has little impact on facilities.
d) is inexpensive.
e) has a major impact on the corporate culture.
50) A(n) is a logical grouping of related fields.
A business environment is a sum or collection of all internal and external factors The factors that put pressure on the business environment are political factors, economic factors, social factors, and technological factors.
52) Describe the six steps of the knowledge management system cycle.
The six steps of the knowledge management system cycle is used for managing a series of processes. The six steps are as follows:
1. Create: Knowledge is created as people find new solutions to complete certain tasks 2. Capture: Knowledge must be valuable and have representation 3. Refine: Context of the knowledge is actionable, incorporates tacit knowledge 4. Store: Knowledge must then be stored in a reasonable format so that other people in the organization can access it.
5. Manage: Knowledge should be kept up-to-date, relevant, and accurate 6. Disseminate: Knowledge must be made available in a useful format to anyone in the organization who needs it
53) Explain what network protocols are and why they are important.
