Test Bank For Introduction to Information Systems, 5th edition Patricia Wallace Chapter 1-12
Chapter 1
Information Systems and People
1) Information systems should meet compliance standards set by governments and other regulatory agencies, which may change from time to time and also vary by country or state. Answer: TRUE AACSB: Information Technology Chapter LO: 1.1 Describe the main roles that information systems play in organizations. Difficulty: Easy 2) Commercially produced information systems are inept at handling back-office information needs. Answer: FALSE AACSB: Information Technology Chapter LO: 1.1 Describe the main roles that information systems play in organizations. Difficulty: Easy 3) Information systems support data-driven decision making which draws on a large amount of data to reveal important trends and patterns. Answer: TRUE AACSB: Information Technology Chapter LO: 1.1 Describe the main roles that information systems play in organizations. Difficulty: Easy 4) Business intelligence refers to all the information available to managers, including information from sources beyond the organization's own information systems. Answer: TRUE AACSB: Information Technology Chapter LO: 1.1 Describe the main roles that information systems play in organizations. Difficulty: Easy 5) The development and application of innovative information systems improve the operations of an organization; however, they do not lead to any competitive advantage. Answer: FALSE AACSB: Information Technology Chapter LO: 1.1 Describe the main roles that information systems play in organizations. Difficulty: Easy 6) Binary code for SOS is an example of knowledge. Answer: FALSE AACSB: Information Technology Chapter LO: 1.2 Compare the terms data, information, and knowledge, and describe three characteristics that make information valuable. 1 Copyright © 2024 Pearson Education, Inc.