Information Systems in Organizations Exam Bank
Course Introduction
This course provides an in-depth exploration of how information systems are used within organizations to enhance business processes, decision-making, and competitive advantage. Students will analyze the strategic role of information systems, learn how technology supports organizational objectives, and examine the management challenges involved in implementing and maintaining information systems. Topics include systems theory, enterprise applications, data management, cybersecurity, and the impact of emerging technologies on organizational structures and culture. Through case studies and real-world examples, students will develop a comprehensive understanding of how information systems drive organizational success in a dynamic business environment.
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Introduction to Information Systems 4th Canadian Edition by R. Kelly Rainer
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Information Systems
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Q1) A systems analyst focuses on determining the information requirements and technical specifications for new applications.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) 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
Answer: A
Q3) An Electronic Commerce (e-Commerce)system is an intraorganizational information system.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Differentiate between information systems and information technology. Answer: not answered
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Chapter 2: Organizational Strategy, Competitive
Advantage, and Information Systems
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Q1) For most companies, the Web _____ the threat that new competitors will enter the market by _____ traditional barriers to entry.
A)decreases, increasing B)increases, decreasing C)increases, increasing D)decreases, decreasing
Answer: B
Q2) The bargaining power of suppliers is _______ when buyers have few choices and _________ when buyers have many choices.
A)high, high
B)high, low
C)low, low
D)low, high
Answer: B
Q3) What are switching costs, and why would a company care about them?
Answer: not answered
Q4) Explain what a business environment is and what factors within the environment put pressure on the business.
Answer: not answered
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Chapter 3: Ethics and Privacy
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Q1) Which of the following provides a secure messaging service?
A)Wickr
B)Burn Note
C)Tapad
D)TigerText
E)Disconnect
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following is a correct argument on the pros and cons of conveniently sharing information and protecting privacy?
A)We have quick and easy access to our contacts on social networking sites, but it is much easier for stalking to occur.
B)Protecting our privacy is difficult and complicated, even if securing our information makes us feel more comfortable with using the Internet.
C)We need to be careful about what we post online, particularly since it may be difficult to ensure the security of our information on the Internet.
D)All of the above are correct.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Information Security and Controls
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Q1) Security is the _____________ against criminal activity, danger, damage, and/or loss.
Q2) ______________ is when permission is issued to individuals and groups to do certain activities that can be performed by users of the system.
Q3) Passwords and passphrases are examples of:
A)something the user is.
B)something the user wants.
C)something the user has.
D)something the user knows.
E)something the user does.
Q4) In _____, the organization takes concrete actions against risks.
A)risk management
B)risk analysis
C)risk mitigation
D)risk acceptance
E)risk transference
Q5) Contrast unintentional and deliberate threats to an information resource. Provide examples of both.
Q6) Explain why anti-malware software is classified as reactive.
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Chapter 5: Data and Knowledge Management
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Q1) The data in a data warehouse have which of the following characteristics?
A)They are organized by subject.
B)They are coded in different formats.
C)They are updated in real time.
D)They are typically retained for a defined, but limited, period of time.
E)They are organized in a hierarchical structure.
Q2) __________________ allows users to perform complicated searches by using relatively simple statements or keywords.
A)DBMS
B)QBE
C)SQL
D)SSK
Q3) The data dictionary stores definitions of data elements, business functions that use the data elements, formats of the data elements, information on each attribute of an element and how the attribute should be updated.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Differentiate between master data and transaction data.
Q5) Describe the six steps of the knowledge management system cycle.
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Chapter 6: Telecommunications and Networking
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Q1) A(n)___________ portal is the most popular type of portal on the Internet.
A)affinity
B)commercial
C)corporate
D)industrywide
Q2) LANs typically contain multiple WANs.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Internet service providers connect to one another through __________.
A)Internet connection points
B)common carrier connection points
C)network access points
D)network connection points
E)an extranet
Q4) Discuss the advantages of voice over IP for organizations.
Q5) The Web __________ the same thing as the Internet.
A)could be
B)is
C)is not
D)I don't know.
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Chapter 7: E-Business and E-Commerce
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Q1) ____________ contain a chip called a microprocessor that can store a considerable amount of information.
A)E-checks
B)Person-to-person payments
C)Smart cards
D)Stored-value money cards
Q2) Which of the following is a disadvantage of click-and-mortar organizations?
A)Limited geographical reach
B)Added complexity combining two different environments
C)Customers uncomfortable with online transactions
D)No face-to-face interaction with customers
Q3) Which of the following provides a disruptive Taxi service?
A)Nber
B)Aber
C)Uber
D)Iber
E)None of the above
Q4) It is more difficult but possible to sell luxury goods online.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Wireless, Mobile Computing, and Mobile Commerce
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Q1) Which of the following is not a challenge mentioned in the case that Avaya faced when setting up the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games?
A)Delivering high-definition TV channels
B)Handling an unprecedented number of mobile devices
C)Managing language barriers between technicians and athletes
D)Moving goods safely into Russia
Q2) Which of the following is not a mobile application in financial services?
A)Transaction processing systems
B)Mobile banking
C)Wireless electronic payment systems
D)Micropayments
E)Wireless wallets
Q3) Discuss the differences between the traditional working environment and the wireless working environment.
Q4) How do wireless sensor networks work, and what are they used for?
Q5) What are mobile portals and voice portals? Provide examples of their uses.
Q6) Wi-Fi hotspots are two-dimensional.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Social Computing
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Q1) Web 2.0 media sites allow people to share digital media.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is true about social commerce?
A)Social commerce only benefits customers.
B)Social commerce only benefits businesses.
C)Businesses can easily learn about customers' experiences.
D)Social commerce is only concerned with the selling process.
E)New products are never tested via social commerce.
Q3) Which of the following is false about social advertising?
A)Social network sites have turned to advertising as a way to make revenue.
B)Viral marketing is effective with social networking
C)Social advertising removes peer pressure from the buying decision.
D)Social advertisements are placed in paid-for media space by companies.
E)Social apps support social interactions and are managed by a company to promote its brand.
Q4) More and more organizations are using social media for training sessions.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is collaborative consumption? What are its benefits? What are its risks?
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Chapter 10: Information Systems Within the Organization
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Q1) Explain how information systems for marketing and sales support an organization.
Q2) Source data automation involves collecting data from sensors.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Business processes may be located within one functional area or may span multiple functional areas.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Enterprise resource planning systems are very _____ software products, meaning that companies typically have to change their _____ to accommodate how the software functions.
A)unstructured, business processes
B)structured, reporting relationships
C)structured, accounting processes
D)unstructured, inventory control
E)structured, business processes
Q5) Enterprise resource management is an enterprise-wide effort to acquire and retain customers.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Customer Relationship Management and Supply Chain Management
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Q1) ______________ portals automate the business processes involved in upstream supply chain flows.
Q2) _________ CRM is an interactive CRM system that enables an organization to conduct communications related to sales, marketing, and customer service activities though a mobile medium for the purpose of building and maintaining relationships with its customers.
Q3) A company's suppliers, suppliers' suppliers, and the processes for managing them is the:
A)suppliers' chain
B)external supply chain
C)upstream portion of the supply chain
D)downstream portion of the supply chain
E)entire supply chain
Q4) A company's organization and processes for distributing and delivering products to its final customers is the:
A)suppliers' chain
B)external supply chain
C)upstream portion of the supply chain
D)downstream portion of the supply chain
E)entire supply chain
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Chapter 12: Business Intelligence
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Q1) _________ analysis is the study of the impact of a change in the assumptions on the proposed solution.
A)Assumption
B)Goal-seeking
C)Sensitivity
D)What-if
Q2) Decisions today are becoming _______ complex, due to _______ uncertainty in the decision environment.
A)less, decreased
B)more, decreased
C)less, increased
D)more, increased
E)neither more nor less, decreased
Q3) The use of BI is limited to large corporations.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe OLAP, and explain what a data cube is.
Q5) The IDC is a linear process.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Acquiring Information Systems and Applications
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Q1) Jennifer is the owner of a start-up boutique that specializes in hard-to-find dress sizes for women. She has been keeping her financial books by using Excel and by hand. She thinks it's time to buy an accounting package. What question does she need to answer first?
A)How will the accounting package resolve my business problem?
B)How much will the accounting package cost?
C)What is the problem the accounting package must address?
D)Who will benefit from the use of the accounting package?
E)What is the effective operational life of the accounting package?
Q2) Which of the following statements about determining the costs and benefits of IT investments is false?
A)Some costs are fixed.
B)Costs do not end when the system is installed.
C)Many IT projects end up being over budget.
D)Benefits are hard to quantify because implementing new technology could be used for multiple purposes.
E)Benefits are hard to quantify because they are tangible.
Q3) Describe the vendor selection process for an information system.
Q4) Compare and contrast the various strategies for acquiring IT applications.
Q5) What are the outputs from each of the six steps in the SDLC?
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Chapter 14: Technology Guide 1 : Hardware
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Q1) ___________ input data with minimal human intervention.
Q2) Registers have all of the following characteristics except:
A)They are a type of primary storage.
B)They can store only extremely limited amounts of instructions and data.
C)They provide the fastest storage.
D)They are slower than RAM.
E)All of these are characteristics of registers.
Q3) If your computer loses its power supply, you will not lose the contents of your random access memory, because it is not volatile.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A supercomputer is the term given to the latest technology.
A)True
B)False
Q5) __________ is an example of secondary storage.
A)A hard drive
B)Cache memory
C)RAM
D)ROM
Q6) What are the types of secondary storage?
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Chapter 15: Technology Guide 2 : Software
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Q1) ___________ is not an example of application software.
A)Desktop publishing
B)GUI
C)Personal finance
D)Spreadsheet
Q2) __________ programs are often used to analyze financial data.
A)Database
B)Word processing
C)Spreadsheet
D)Graphics
E)Communications
Q3) Which of the following is not an overall trend in software?
A)Increased complexity
B)Increased cost
C)Increased number of errors
D)Increased amount of mainframe software written by users
E)Increasing percentage of the costs of information systems
Q4) The operating system supervises the overall operation of the computer.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Technology Guide 3 : Cloud Computing
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Q1) A service-oriented architecture is an IT architecture that makes it possible to build business applications using web services.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Web services description language (WSDL)is used to create XML documents.
A)True
B)False
Q3) UDDI is a registry of descriptions of web services.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The four types of cloud computing are public clouds, private clouds, hybrid clouds, and horizontal clouds.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Server virtualization:
A)Can function only within server farms
B)Uses software to build multiple virtual servers on the same machine
C)Requires changes to applications
D)Requires a license for each virtual server
E)Requires no additional security
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Chapter 17: Technology Guide 4 : Intelligent Systems
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Q1) Expert systems:
A)solve problems that are too difficult for human experts
B)are based on procedural computer programming languages
C)work in specific domains
D)can apply to any business problem
E)share characteristics with mainframe computing
Q2) The goal of artificial intelligence is to completely replace human intelligence.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Fuzzy logic could be used to define which of the following terms:
A)Gender
B)Moderate income
C)Age
D)Address
E)Income
Q4) Neural networks simulate the underlying concepts of the biological brain.
A)True
B)False
Q5) An intelligent agent is a software program that assists you, or acts on your behalf, in performing _______________ computer-related tasks.
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Chapter 18: Technology Guide 5 Protecting Your Information Assets
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Q1) It is OK to open an e-mail attachment as long as you know and trust the person who sent the e-mail.
A)True
B)False
Q2) _______ software logs keystrokes, e-mails, applications, windows, websites, Internet connection, passwords, chat conversations, webcams, and screenshots.
A)Firewall
B)Anti-malware
C)Monitoring
D)Content-filtering
E)Anti-spyware
Q3) Content-filtering software performs all of the following functions except:
A)Blocking access to undesirable websites
B)Recording all websites visited
C)Proactively monitoring computers to protect against malware attacks
D)Recording both sides of chat conversations
E)Enabling users to selectively filter content
Q4) Why is it so important to protect your information assets?
Q5) List and explain the actions you should take if your identity is stolen.
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