Information Technology for Managers
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Course Introduction
Information Technology for Managers introduces students to the foundational concepts of information technology and its strategic role in modern organizations. This course explores key IT components such as hardware, software, databases, networking, and cybersecurity, emphasizing how these technologies support management decision-making and enhance business productivity. Students will analyze case studies to understand the impact of IT on business processes, competitive advantage, and organizational transformation. The course also covers topics like digital innovation, data-driven decision-making, ethical issues in IT, and emerging technologies, equipping future managers with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively leverage information technology in various business contexts.
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Introduction to Information Systems 2nd Edition by Patricia Wallace
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Chapter 1: Information Systems and People
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Q1) A news agency requires an immediate account of the casualties in an airplane accident for a news alert. In this situation, a quick, approximate report would be preferred rather than a detailed, accurate report that requires considerable time to prepare.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Which of the following refers to facts that are assembled and analyzed to add meaning and usefulness?
A) insights
B) information
C) knowledge
D) systems
Answer: B
Q3) Organizations implement information systems to support and streamline business processes, but never to eliminate them.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Information Systems and Strategy
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Q1) An IT company uses industry average as a standard for measuring its financial performance. Here, the industry standard is used as a(n) ________.
A) scheme
B) outline
C) benchmark
D) objective
Answer: C
Q2) "Total value transfer of tangible goods happens at the point of sale." Which of the following statements contradicts this judgment?
A) The drive to reduce costs can lead to ethically questionable decisions.
B) Events in the external parts of the chain can also offer strategic opportunities.
C) The value chain does not end when the buyer pays for the product or service.
D) As the extended value chain lengthens, responsibility for harmful consequences becomes more diffuse.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Information and Communications
Technologies: The Enterprise Architecture
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Q1) Optical fiber cables are ideal for long distance transmission because ________.
A) they are cheap and easily available
B) they transmit electrical signals over a conductor
C) they do not require special hardware to interface with other transmission media
D) light signals do not degrade
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following statements is true about in-memory computing?
A) It refers to the use of secondary storage as the main place information is stored.
B) It is used for applications that benefit from high speed, real-time access.
C) It is mainly used for backup and recovery.
D) It slows down processes to a great extent.
Answer: B
Q3) The frequency of electromagnetic waves is measured in ________.
A) hertz (Hz)
B) decibels (dB)
C) ampere (A)
D) kelvin (K)
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Databases and DataWarehouses
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Q1) Flippy, an online shoe store, uses an information system to store sales transactions with clearly defined fields for date, customer number, item number, invoice number, and amount. What type of information resource does Flippy use?
A) unstructured information
B) semi-structured information
C) structured information
D) shard information
Q2) Database developers should use meaningful information for primary keys.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which process assigns incremental numbers to records as they are created to ensure that each record has a unique primary key?
A) normalization
B) scaling
C) standardization
D) autonumbering
Q4) Describe the most common strategy for creating a data warehouse.
Q5) What are shadow systems? How do they hinder managers who are looking for company-wide summaries?
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Chapter 5: Information Systems for the Enterprise
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Q1) Which of the following is calculated by adding the average advertising costs for job postings, agency fees, recruiter's salary and benefits, and relocation expenses for new employees?
A) turnover cost
B) cost per hire
C) cost of attrition
D) retention cost
Q2) ________ describes how easily managers can track timely and accurate supply chain metrics.
A) Marketability
B) Sustainability
C) Flexibility
D) Visibility
Q3) The "big bang" approach for implementing ERP involves ________.
A) implementing software-as-a-service (SaaS) or on-demand software products
B) going live with all the core modules in the engineered suite at the same time
C) matching ERP modules to company needs
D) using best-of-breed suites for enhancing ERPs through mergers
Q4) How does social networking affect human capital management systems? Explain with an example.
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Chapter 6: The Web, E-Commerce, and M-Commerce
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Q1) The success of e-commerce depends heavily on its security and the perceptions people have about its trustworthiness.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A(n) ________ focuses on informing visitors and empowering them with aggregated information about products from different suppliers.
A) dashboard
B) intranet portal
C) infomediary
D) flat network
Q3) Describe the functions of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
Q4) ________ is a metric used to assess the impact of an online ad.
A) Error rate
B) Churn rate
C) Click-through rate
D) PageRank
Q5) What is a cookie? How does it help e-commerce websites?
Q6) What is meant by the "Internet of things"?
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Chapter 7: Business Intelligence and Decision Making
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Q1) Which of the following is a difference between operational-level and tactical-level decision making?
A) Operational decisions are undertaken by managers, whereas tactical decisions are made by junior executives.
B) Operational decisions impact the organization and its industry, whereas tactical decisions deal with routine transactions.
C) Operational decisions mostly address issues like product development and marketing plans, whereas tactical decisions address issues such as investment and hiring policies.
D) Operational decisions require detailed, structured information about actual transactions by customers, whereas tactical decisions need more aggregated information to monitor success and plan next steps.
Q2) Which of the following steps should be undertaken while designing a dashboard?
A) using seven or fewer graphs, charts, maps, or tables on one dashboard
B) avoiding the use of visual displays that combine real images with data
C) using 3D animations and as many other animations as possible to make them interactive
D) including intricate graphical tools such as pie charts for all available data
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Chapter 8: Collaborating with Technology
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Q1) How does microblogging contribute to social networking?
Q2) Which of the following mail protocols is commonly used to handle outgoing mail from users?
A) simple mail transfer protocol
B) Internet message access protocol
C) post office protocol
D) quick mail queuing protocol
Q3) A profile in a social networking site consists of ________.
A) interactive video chatting
B) photos and education details
C) war rooms and virtual worlds
D) shared workspaces
Q4) The simple interfaces used in virtual worlds enable quick customer visits.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is media richness?
Q6) How do online discussion forums function?
Q7) What is presence awareness? How does it aid collaboration within an organization?
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Q8) What are the advantages of using instant messaging in a workplace?
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Chapter 9: Knowledge Management and E-Learning
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Q1) Dense connections in a social analysis map represent ________.
A) people at the top management level in an organization
B) people at the mid-level management level in an organization
C) people's actual position on a hierarchical organizational chart
D) people in informal networks who are willing to provide assistance
Q2) Which of the following statements is true of intellectual capital?
A) The value of an organization's intellectual capital is best reflected in conventional accounting reports.
B) Intellectual capital consists of all the intangible assets of an enterprise that contribute to its competitive advantage.
C) Intellectual capital is hard to distinguish from other sources of capital owned by an organization.
D) Intellectual capital does not include the knowledge stored as documentation about business processes, procedures, policies, contracts, and patents.
Q3) Intellectual capital refers to tangible assets and resources of an enterprise that are captured by conventional accounting reports.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Ethics, Privacy, and Security
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Q1) Which of the following precautions need to be taken in order to create a secure password?
A) Personal information should not be used in passwords.
B) Consistently similar character types should be used.
C) A single, memorable password should be used for all logins.
D) Passwords should rarely be changed.
Q2) Which of the following statements is true of natural laws and rights?
A) Natural laws and rights does not consider the actual consequences of an action when judging its morality.
B) Natural laws and rights is an ethical framework that takes into account the effects of an action, weighing its good effects against its harmful ones.
C) Natural laws and rights involves judging what action would create the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
D) Natural laws and rights is a framework based on the central tenet that states, "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few."
Q3) What is an incidence response plan and what are the steps involved in it?
Q4) What is utilitarianism and how is it different from natural laws and rights?
Q5) What is the purpose of a risk matrix in an organization?
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Chapter 11: Systems Development and Procurement
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Q1) ________ is a process in which stakeholders identify the features that a project will need and then prioritize them as mandatory, preferred, or nonessential.
A) Requirements analysis
B) Informative modeling
C) Acceptance testing
D) Feasibility study
Q2) Which of the following reasons explains why waterfall methods are still widely in use?
A) It is cheap and takes very little time to rework a project using this method.
B) It does not handle any changes in a project
C) It has a logical and familiar structure which is comfortable to use.
D) Its goals are more focused than those of agile and iterative methods.
Q3) What is a feasibility study? Explain.
Q4) What is rapid application development? Explain.
Q5) What is a requirements definition document?
Q6) End-users with disabilities should be considered in the design phase of the SDLC.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Project Management and Strategic Planning
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Q1) Which of the following should a project manager ideally do to efficiently manage a project?
A) commit to delivering features that stakeholders are expecting even if timelines are narrow
B) allow end-users to learn from their mistakes instead of hand-holding after launch
C) avoid making unpopular decisions that might dismay the clients
D) communicate the time, cost, and scope constraints clearly as the project unfolds
Q2) Which of the following best describes the term scope creep?
A) a method of keeping track of a project's progress unobtrusively
B) the way in which project features are added in an uncontrolled way
C) the process through which a project's goals can be achieved much ahead of the deadline
D) a method of assessing the resource requirements for a project
Q3) A confirmation bias is a rare human tendency to believe that an event was predictable even if it was not.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the key factors that contribute toward a project's success or failure?
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