Information Resources Management Exam Questions
Course Introduction
Information Resources Management explores the principles, strategies, and tools necessary for effectively managing information as a valuable organizational resource. The course covers topics such as the lifecycle of information, information policy, strategic alignment of information systems, data governance, and the role of technology in supporting decision-making processes. Students will examine best practices for organizing, retrieving, and protecting information assets, as well as ethical and legal considerations in information management. Emphasis is placed on developing the skills needed to assess information needs, implement management solutions, and support organizational objectives in a dynamic digital environment.
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Information Technology for Managers 1st Edition by George Reynolds
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Chapter 1: Managers: Key to Information Technology
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Q1) The ANSI standard is used in ____________________.
Answer: North America
Q2) Most organizations have a number of different information systems.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) ____ include(s)all tools that capture,store,process,exchange,and use information.
A) Information technology
B) Business technology
C) Information systems
D) Data systems
Answer: A
Q4) Social influence is the belief that using the system will help job performance. A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q5) ____________________ uses IT to conduct meetings or presentations in which participants are connected via the Internet.
Answer: Web conferencing
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Chapter 2: Strategic Planning
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Q1) ____________________ strategic planning is the most frequently used approach.
Answer: Goals-based
Q2) A(n)____________________ is a specific result that must be achieved to reach an objective.
Answer: goal
Q3) According to the Boston Consulting Group growth-share matrix,____ are low-growth business units or products that provide a solid foundation for the company by generating steady streams of cash and profits.
A) question marks
B) cash cows
C) stars
D) dogs
Answer: B
Q4) U.S.online retail sales are expected to grow from $34 billion in 2001 to $271 billion in 2008,a compounded average growth rate of 34.5 percent.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Project Management
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Q1) To avoid problems associated with a change in project ____________________,a formal scope change process should be defined before the project begins.
Answer: scope
Q2) A project ____ is a senior-level executive who is a strong advocate for the project.
A) sponsor
B) champion
C) manager
D) director
Answer: B
Q3) For many managers,their ability to manage projects effectively is a key to their success within an organization.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) The timing of a project is frequently a critical constraint.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Business Processing and IT Outsourcing
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Q1) Small and medium-sized organizations have turned to outsourcing to meet their needs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In a typical contract,if the service provider's performance and costs do not meet the ____ standards,financial penalties can be assessed and the contract can even be terminated.
A) SLA
B) organization's C) outsourcing
D) accepted
Q3) The fundamental costs of doing business in a developed country are much lower than those in a developing country.
A)True
B)False
Q4) There are currently fewer than 1000 outsourcing firms.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss developing an outsourcing contract.
Q6) Discuss measuring and evaluating results.
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Chapter 5: Corporate Governance and IT
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Q1) For most organizations,the ____ includes members of the fire department,police department,and other first responder.
A) control group
B) recovery team
C) continuity group
D) emergency response team
Q2) The time within which a business function must be recovered before an organization suffers serious damage is called the __________________ objective.
Q3) ____ is the process established by an organization's board of directors,managers,and IT systems to provide reasonable assurance for the effectiveness and efficiency of operations,the reliability of financial reporting,and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
A) Internal control
B) External control
C) Mitigating control
D) Compensating control
Q4) IT-related initiatives are generally simple and straightforward.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Collaboration Tools and Wireless Networks
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Q1) Intel is making its Centrino laptop computers WiMAX-enabled and is partnering with Clearwire to push the technology even further ahead.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Discuss Webcasts and Webinars.
Q3) Free hot spots often are provided by businesses or governments that seek to offer a worthwhile service to customers,citizens,and visitors.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss transmission media.
Q5) Intel is betting that over time,Wi-Fi will achieve universal acceptance just as WiMAX has.
A)True
B)False
Q6) A simplex channel supports communications in only one direction,like the circuit in your home that connects the doorbell to a ringer.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: E-Business
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Q1) ____________________ offers buyers the capability to buy products and services from providers around the globe,thus providing a much wider range of choices in suppliers,cost,quality,and features.
Q2) More than half of current Web users read English.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Technology that measures and analyzes human physical characteristics such as eye retinas,fingerprints,or voice patterns for security purposes is known as
Q4) The most commonly used protocol for Web security is the ____.
A) Payment Card Standard
B) Secure Layer Sockets
C) Payment Card Industry
D) Secure Sockets Layer
Q5) Magnetic stripe processing takes longer than an equivalent smart card transaction. A)True
B)False
Q6) ____________________ software allows a company to create an electronic catalog with search capability.
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Chapter 8: Enterprise Resource Planning
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Q1) After an ERP project is complete,it is easy to measure the return on investment.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The ____________________ Act establishes standards for all U.S.public company boards,management,and public accounting firms.
Q3) When implementing new ERP software,employees need to be given the big picture on the extent of change and how it will impact them personally in terms of changes in their roles,job performance expectations,and interaction with others.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The SAP ERP ____ software module supports managerial decision making by assigning manufacturing costs to products and cost centers for analysis of the organization's profitability.
A) controlling
B) materials management
C) financial accounting
D) sales and distribution
Q5) ___________________________________ enables sharing of data across an entire enterprise.
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Chapter 9: Business Intelligence
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Q1) Some organizations have multiple data marts,each designed to meet the needs of a different organizational business unit.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Many of the reporting and querying tools enable end users to make their own data requests and format the results without the need for additional help from the IT organization.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In the retail industry,____ is used to help firms to predict better customer demand and maximize sales.
A) OLAP
B) OLTP
C) OLPA
D) OLPT
Q4) Databases built to support OLAP processing consist of data ____________________ that contain numeric facts called measures.
Q5) BI tools frequently operate on data stored in a data warehouse or data
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Chapter 10: Knowledge Management
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Q1) A(n)____________________ is a collaborative Web site that allows users to create and edit Web page content freely using any Web browser.
Q2) The goal of data management programs within Information Technology or Human Resource Management departments is to improve the creation,retention,sharing,and reuse of knowledge.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Content that has persistent value is best entered and shared via an internal social media community.
A)True
B)False
Q4) ____ "is a practice concerned with increasing awareness,fostering learning,speeding collaboration and innovation,and exchanging insights."
A) Knowledge science
B) Information management
C) Knowledge management
D) Information science
Q5) What do BRMS components include?
Q6) _____________________ is a more passive learning technique.
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Chapter 11: Enterprise Architecture
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Q1) In software and hardware,the ideal component is one that is highly coupled and has low cohesion.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The tenet "form ever follows function" describes the relationship between an organization's form (enterprise architecture)and the customers' need for functionality (purpose,utility,and desired value).
A)True
B)False
Q3) ____ customers are interested in the value that the enterprise architecture provides,including what capabilities it has and what problems it solves,rather than the underlying technology.
A) External
B) Estranged
C) Internal
D) Valued
Q4) Identify the parts of a client/server architecture.
Q5) During the _________________________ phase of the TOGAF approach,the organization creates an architectural specification for each project to be implemented.
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Chapter 12: Ethical, privacy, and Security Issues
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Q1) The experience from an incident should be used to update and revise the ____ plan.
A) network plan
B) security incident response
C) security alert plan
D) network response plan
Q2) Why is it important to conduct periodic IT security audits?
Q3) ___________________ is a broad class of cybercrime that involves the use of computer hardware,software,or networks to misrepresent facts for the purpose of causing someone to do or refrain from doing something that causes loss.
Q4) Discussing security attacks through public trials and the associated publicity not only has enormous potential costs in public relations,but no real monetary costs.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A(n)____________________ test entails assigning individuals to try to break through the measures and identify vulnerabilities that still need to be addressed.
Q6) Define corporate ethics and explain the primary function of a corporate ethics policy.
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