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Course Introduction
Information Systems for Managers explores the strategic role of information systems in modern organizations, focusing on how managers can leverage technology to enhance business processes, decision-making, and competitive advantage. The course covers fundamental concepts such as systems development, data management, IT infrastructure, and cybersecurity, while emphasizing alignment between technology solutions and organizational goals. Through case studies and practical examples, students gain insight into evaluating and implementing information systems that support operational efficiency, innovation, and effective management practices.
Recommended Textbook MIS 8th Edition by Hossein Bidgoli
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Chapter 1: Information Systems: An Overview
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Q1) Discuss how information systems are useful for students. Answer: Answers will vary.Students use computers and office suite software and might take online classes.Computers are often used to grade exam answers and generate detailed reports comparing the performance of each student in a class.Computers and information systems also calculate grades and GPAs and can deliver this information to the students.
Q2) Describe how networking technology will improve in the future. Answer: Answers will vary.Networking technology will improve, so connecting computers will be easier, and sending information from one location to another will be faster.Compatibility issues between networks will become more manageable, and integrating voice, data, and images on the same transmission medium will improve communication quality and information delivery.
Q3) _____ refers to computing devices everywhere with different sizes and power and accessed through multiple formats such as voice, touch, and gesture.
A) Ubiquitous computing
B) Cloud computing
C) Context aware computing
D) Pervasive computing
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Computers: The Machines Behind Computing
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Q1) In the context of storage measurements, a _____ is the size of a character.
A) nibble
B) decibel
C) byte
D) node
Answer: C
Q2) The word computer consists of 64 bits, which is equivalent to _____ bytes.
A) 6
B) 8
C) 16
D) 32
Answer: B
Q3) In network-attached storage (NAS), as the number of users increases, its performance increases.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Database Systems, Data Warehouses and Data
Marts
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Q1) Discuss some examples of sources for external data.
Answer: Answers will vary.The following are examples of sources for external data: Competitors, customers, and suppliers
Distribution networks
Economic indicators (e.g., the consumer price index)
Government regulations
Labor and population statistics
Tax records
Q2) Which of the following statements is true of a database?
A) It allows more than one program to use the same data.
B) It comprises data that cannot be linked.
C) It consists of a segregated set of files.
D) It is a crucial tool for managing overseas subsidiaries.
Answer: A
Q3) Consolidating information from different departments or functional areas is easier in data marts than in data warehouses.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Personal, Legal, Ethical and Organizational
Issues of Information Systems
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Q1) A credit card company sells its customers' mailing addresses to its competitors. In this scenario, the company's action is considered _____.
A) ethical, but illegal
B) legal, but unethical
C) illegal and unethical
D) legal and ethical
Q2) Describe in brief the intellectual property that copyright laws protect and the exceptions.
Q3) _____is computing that promotes a sustainable environment and consumes the least amount of energy.
A) Digital computing
B) Soft computing
C) Green computing
D) Cyber computing
Q4) Organizations can benefit from patents as they can use patents:
A) for an unlimited period of time.
B) for contents derived from other processes.
C) to upgrade a pre-existing patented process.
D) to keep competitors from entering certain market segments.
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Chapter 5: Protecting Information Resources
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Q1) In the context of firewall as a nonbiometric security measure, a _____ is software that acts as an intermediary between two systems.
A) logic bomb
B) callback modem
C) proxy server
D) block multiplexer
Q2) _____is a form of spyware that collects information about a user (without the user's consent) to determine which commercials to display in the user's Web browser.monitor and record the keys pressed on a keyboard and can be software or hardware devices.
A) Keystroke loggers
B) Key chain planners
C) Key punchers
D) Key performers
Q3) Briefly discuss dumpster diving and shoulder surfing, two commonly used social-engineering techniques.
Q4) Briefly discuss how a worm can disrupt a computer or a network.
Q5) Describe how a virtual private network (VPN) works.
Q6) List the actions that a firewall can take after examining a packet.
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Chapter 6: Data Communication
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Q1) _____ are conducted media that can be used for both data and voice transmissions.
A) Terrestrial microwaves
B) Broadcast radios
C) Coaxial cables
D) Satellite dishes
Q2) _____is a set of rules that governs data communication, including error detection, message length, and transmission speed.
A) Throughput
B) Attenuation
C) Topology
D) Protocol
Q3) _____is a technique that combines the strongest features of Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) techniques and helps improve the security of wireless networks.
A) Service Set Identifier
B) Media access control
C) Code Division Multiple Access
D) Wi-Fi Protected Access
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Chapter 7: The Internet, Intranets, and Extranets
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Q1) In the context of directories on the Web, a human-powered directory uses crawlers to collect data.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Identify a true statement about virtual medicine on the Internet.
A) It is primarily used to purchase medicines through online stores.
B) It enables specialists at major hospitals to operate on patients remotely.
C) It is primarily used to help patients locate medical clinics in nearby areas.
D) It helps specialists increase physical interactions with patients.
Q3) Describe the learningware application of Internet2 (I2).
Q4) _____ refers to a broad class of Web sites and services that allow users to connect with friends, family, and colleagues online as well as meet people with similar interests or hobbies.
A) Social networking
B) Podcasting
C) Gigapop
D) Weblogging
Q5) Briefly explain the two kinds of directories on the Web.
Q6) List some banking services available via the Internet.
Q7) Describe each part of a uniform resource locator (URL) using an example.
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Chapter 8: E-Commerce
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Q1) Tax filing and payments; completing, submitting, and downloading forms; and requests for records are all categorized as _____.
A) government-to-citizen
B) government-to-business
C) government-to-government
D) government-to-employee
Q2) Government and nonbusiness organizations are prohibited from using e-commerce applications.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Describe the information sharing and ordering activities involved in conducting business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce.
Q4) _____ is a method for improving the volume or quality of traffic to a Web site.
A) Electronic exchange
B) Search engine optimization
C) E-procurement
D) Social engineering
Q5) What are the advantages of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce?
Q6) Describe voice-based e-commerce.
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Chapter 9: Global Information Systems
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Q1) List the four types of organizations that do business across national borders.
Q2) If a company uses multimedia applications in addition to normal file and database sharing, _____ is more efficient.
A) full-duplex transmission
B) half-duplex transmission
C) multi-duplex transmission
D) dual-duplex transmission
Q3) The control dimension of a global information system requires a(n) _____ architecture for data.
A) formal
B) informal
C) decentralized
D) centralized
Q4) The Internet complicates communication and restricts opportunities for consumers.
A)True
B)False
Q5) How does a global information system (GIS) play an important role in supporting offshore outsourcing?
Q6) List the two basic components of a global information system (GIS).
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Chapter 10: Building Successful Information Systems
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Q1) Which of the following is a characteristic of joint application design (JAD)?
A) It ensures that the requirements collected from different functional areas of an organization for the application are multi-dimensional in focus.
B) It centers on a structured workshop in which users and system professionals come together to develop an application.
C) It is a unilateral activity that involves the owner of the organization.
D) It ensures that collected requirements are one-dimensional in focus.
Q2) The object-oriented approach to the analysis and design of information systems treats process and data independently and is a sequential approach that requires completing the analysis before beginning the design.
A)True
B)False
Q3) While using PERT (Program Evaluation Review Technique) and CPM (Critical Path Method) techniques, activities that are on the critical path are more flexible than those activities which are not on the critical path.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the disadvantages of outsourcing.
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Chapter 11: Enterprise Systems
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Q1) Which of the following techniques is used to improve customer relationship management (CRM) systems by identifying, storing, and disseminating facts about how to perform tasks?
A) Sales automation
B) Collaborative filtering
C) Order processing
D) Knowledge management
Q2) Which of the following components of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system tracks financial information, such as budget allocations and debits and credits?
A) The purchasing component
B) The vendor integration component
C) The human resources component
D) The accounting component
Q3) In supply chain management (SCM) related to manufacturing, which of the following is considered a key decision about inventory?
A) Which transportation systems will reduce cost?
B) What should be produced?
C) How much should be ordered?
D) Where should the manufacturing facilities be located?
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Chapter 12: Management Support Systems
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Q1) Discuss the disadvantages of group support systems (GSSs).
Q2) Discuss the importance of keeping a consistent look and feel for a management support system (MSS).
Q3) _____ involves semistructured decisions.
A) Record keeping
B) Budget preparation
C) Hiring and firing
D) Research and development
Q4) Information technologies are a major support tool for making unstructured decisions.
A)True
B)False
Q5) _____ can be automated because a well-defined standard operating procedure exists for these types of decisions.
A) Structured decisions
B) Semistructured decisions
C) Unstructured decisions
D) Pseudostructured decisions
Q6) List three modules of an executive information system (EIS).
Q7) Discuss the advantages of a group support system (GSS).
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Chapter 13: Intelligent Information Systems
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Q1) In the context of fuzzy logic, which of the following defines membership in a black-or-white fashion?
A) A crisp set
B) A coded set
C) A mutable set
D) A dynamic set
Q2) _____ mimic human expertise in a particular field to solve a problem in a well-defined area.
A) Expert systems
B) Finite-state machines
C) Turing machines
D) Fuzzy logic systems
Q3) _____allows a smooth, gradual transition between human and computer vocabularies and deals with variations in linguistic terms by using a degree of membership.
A) Fuzzy logic
B) Digital analysis
C) Data mining
D) Finite automata
Q4) Describe how fuzzy logic works with an example.
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Chapter 14: Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications
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Q1) In the context of virtual reality (VR), _____ refers to allowing users to move around freely by combining interactive environments with cameras, monitors, and other devices.
A) full-body immersion
B) simulation
C) abstraction
D) networked communication
Q2) _____ is the provision of IT services on demand.
A) Utility computing
B) Grid computing
C) Mobile computing
D) Portable computing
Q3) In a virtual reality (VR) environment, enabling users to act on objects, such as using a data glove to pick up and move objects, is known as _____.
A) interaction
B) simulation
C) telepresence
D) immersion
Q4) What is the major reason for the popularity of quick response (QR) codes?
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