Information Systems for Business
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Course Introduction
Information Systems for Business explores the critical role that information technology plays in supporting organizational operations, decision-making, and strategic objectives. Students will gain an understanding of how information systems are designed, implemented, and managed to enhance business processes, improve efficiency, and provide competitive advantage. Key topics include system components, data management, e-business, enterprise resource planning, cybersecurity, and the ethical implications of technology in the workplace. Through case studies and practical applications, students will learn to align information systems with business goals and appreciate their impact on global commerce and innovation.
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Principles of Information Systems 11th Edition by Ralph Stair
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Chapter 1: An Introduction to Information Systems
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Q1) A(n) ____________ is an organized collection of people, processes, software, databases, and devices that provides routine information to managers and decision makers.
Answer: management information system
Q2) Systems analysis defines the problems and opportunities of the existing system.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The _____ is the world's largest computer network consisting of thousands of interconnected networks, all freely exchanging information.
Answer: Internet
Q4) The value of information is directly linked to how it helps decision makers achieve their organization's _____.
A) profits
B) goals
C) cost reduction initiatives
D) quality improvement measures
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Information Systems in Organizations
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Q1) ________ means the ability of a product or a service to meet or exceed customer expectations.
Answer: quality
Q2) Just-in-time inventory is likely to lead to increased inventory costs and lower customer satisfaction.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The idea of ________ is to constantly seek ways to improve business processes and add value to products and services.
A) reengineering
B) process redesign
C) disruptive change
D) continuous improvement
Answer: D
Q4) The _____ model specifies the factors that can lead to better attitudes about the information system, along with higher acceptance and usage of the system in an organization.
Answer: technology acceptance
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Chapter 3: Hardware: Input, Processing, and Output Devices
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Q1) A(n) ________ is a special-purpose, high speed network that provides direct connections among data storage devices and computers across the enterprise. It also integrates different types of storage subsystems.
A) RAID
B) attached storage device
C) network attached storage device
D) storage area network
Answer: D
Q2) _____ is a storage method for less frequently needed data that makes it appear to be stored entirely on tape cartridges, although some parts may be stored on faster hard disks.
A) Magnetic dick
B) CD-ROM
C) Virtual tape
D) SAN
Answer: C
Q3) _____ involves the simultaneous execution of two or more computer instructions. Answer: Multiprocessing
Q4) _____ are the two leading rival manufacturers of computer processing chips. Answer: Intel and AMD
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Chapter 4: Software: Systems and Application Software
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Q1) A storage device that contains some or all of the operating system is often called a ________ because you can use it to start the computer if you have problems with the primary hard disk.
Q2) The market for mobile application software for smartphones and mobile devices could reach ________ by 2017.
A) $10 billion
B) $25 billion
C) $50 billion
D) over $75 billion
Q3) ________ is IBM's first 64-bit enterprise operating system with very little downtime.
A) HP-UX
B) Unix
C) Chrome
D) z/OS
Q4) _____ is an example of a workgroup utility program.
A) Software to compress data
B) Antivirus software
C) Software that monitors group activity to determine levels of participation
D) Software that monitors network traffic and server loads
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Chapter 5: Database Systems, Data Centers, and Business Intelligence
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Q1) A(n) _____ is a simple database program whose records have no relationship to one another.
A) flat file
B) schema
C) relational system
D) user view
Q2) Projecting involves eliminating columns in a table.
A)True
B)False
Q3) _____ represents huge amounts of unstructured data that is difficult to capture, store, and manipulate using traditional database management systems.
A) Data warehouse
B) Datamart
C) Big data
D) Knowledge base
Q4) A(n) ______ is an individual responsible for defining and implementing consistent principles for a variety of data issues.
Q5) Developing a seamless integration of databases with the Internet is sometimes called a _____.
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Chapter 6: Telecommunications and Networks
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Q1) _____ a wireless communications specification that describes how cell phones, computers, and printers can be connected over distances of 10-30 feet at a rate of about 2 Mbps and allows users of multifunctional devices to synchronize information.
Q2) In a(n) _______network, the communicating devices, and the data is broken into packets for sending over the network.
Q3) Unified communications supports _____.
A) instant messaging
B) e-mail
C) voice mail
D) all of the above
Q4) _____ uses a multiple Wi-Fi access points to link a series of interconnected local area networks to form a wide area network capable of serving a large campus or entire city.
Q5) Sending an e-mail message is an example of asynchronous communications.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Channel bandwidth refers to the diameter of the telecommunications media.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: The Internet, Web, Intranets, and Extranets
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Q1) The Internet Protocol assigns a 32-bit address to each computer to identify it on the Internet.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Of all the countries, China has the most Internet users with nearly 400 million people.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The ARPANET, ancestor of the Internet, was eventually broken into two networks: MILNET, which included all military sites, and a new, smaller network called the World Wide Web.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The _____ is a Web address that specifies the exact location of a Web page using letters and words that map to an IP address and a location on the host.
Q5) The Internet routes data packets over the network backbone from router to router to reach their destinations.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 8: Electronic and Mobile Commerce
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Q1) _____ is not one of the three basic components of a successful e-commerce model.
A) content
B) conversation
C) community
D) commerce
Q2) Mobile coupons _____.
A) have a much higher redemption rate than paper coupons
B) can be sent to mobile shoppers by numerous mobile coupon aggregators
C) require special smartphone apps to be scanned by the standard red laser scanners used at checkout stands
D) all of the above
Q3) The market for mobile commerce in North America is maturing much later than in Western Europe and Japan.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Bartering is a technique used be advertisers to recapture shoppers who abandoned a Web site without making a purchase.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Enterprise Systems
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Q1) _____ involves reentering data that was not typed or scanned correctly.
A) data editing
B) data correction
C) data manipulation
D) data collection
Q2) CRM is used primarily by people in the sales, marketing, and service organizations to capture and view data about ______.
Q3) Infor has jumped ahead of SAP and Oracle and today leads the world in the sale of ERP systems.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Many of the users of a company's product lifecycle management system are people outside that company.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Oracle is challenged to integrate ERP software from PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and Siebel systems.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Information and Decision Support Systems
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Q1) The _____ is not a component of the typical DSS?
A) database
B) user interface
C) model base
D) inference engine
Q2) A decision support system includes people, procedures, software, databases, and devices to help assemble, store, manipulate, and display geographic information.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The ultimate goal of management information and decision support systems is to help managers and executives at all levels make better decisions and solve important problems.
A)True
B)False
Q4) ______ communications ties together and integrates various communications systems, including traditional phones, cell phones, e-mail, text messages, the Internet, and more.
Q5) _____ are commonly accepted guidelines or procedures that usually find a good solution.
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Chapter 11: Knowledge Management and Specialized Information Systems
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Q1) When audio files are being played while being downloaded from the Internet, it is called ____________________.
Q2) Many groups use patents, copyrights, trade secrets, Internet firewalls to keep prying eyes from seeing important knowledge that is expensive and hard to create.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Special purpose systems that help overcome disabilities or improve health are called ____.
A) assistive technology
B) health systems
C) forensics software
D) none of the above
Q4) ____________________ is a process where the computer makes a decision, analyzes the results, and then makes a better decision based on the analysis.
Q5) ____________________ knowledge is objective and can be measured and documented.
Q6) ____________________ is an approach to solving large, complex problems in which many repeated operations or models change and evolve until the best one emerges.
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Chapter 12: Systems Development: Investigation and Analysis
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Q1) Proper planning can guarantee that projects will not fall behind schedule, go over budget, or not meet expectations.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ____________________ is the amount of time a project activity can be delayed without delaying the entire project.
Q3) Identify several factors that affect the success of a systems development effort.
Q4) Interviews, direct observation, and questionnaires are tools and techniques used in data ____________________
Q5) Data collection begins by identifying the various sources of data, including both ______ sources.
A) numeric and alphanumeric
B) classified and non-classified
C) internal and external
D) financial and non-financial
Q6) Experienced systems developers prefer a software development approach that will catch errors _____ in the project life cycle.
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Chapter 13: Systems Development: Design, Implementation, and Review
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Q1) _______________ requires a company to produce corporate e-mails, documents, and other important data.
Q2) _______________ is documentation that shows how the program can and should be used.
Q3) Briefly explain the difference between integration testing and acceptance testing.
Q4) Briefly describe the use of the point evaluation system process for choosing the best system proposal.
Q5) The ____________________ software development technique allows programmers to develop programs that can run on computer systems that have different hardware and operating systems.
Q6) When a database fails, failover automatically switches applications and other programs that use the database to a redundant or replicated database so these is no interruption of service.
A)True
B)False
Q7) With a(n) _____ system, users simply pick what they want to do from a list of alternatives.
Q8) ______ is the implementation of the disaster plan.
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Chapter 14: The Personal and Social Impact of Computers
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Q1) If an activity is defined as legal then it is ethical.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Privacy Act of 1974 ____.
A) deals with the protection of communications while in transit from sender to receiver
B) applies only to certain federal agencies
C) requires all financial institutions to protect and secure customers' nonpublic data from unauthorized use or access
D) all of the above
Q3) The penalty for software piracy can be severe, as much as ______ for each program copied.
A) $50,000
B) $100,000
C) $150,000
D) $200,000
Q4) Define the term identity theft and briefly describe how identity theft criminals use an individual's personal information.
Q5) Outline several useful policies to minimize computer-related waste and mistakes.
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