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Introduction to MIS Exam Preparation Guide
Introduction to Management Information Systems (MIS) explores the role of information systems in modern organizations, emphasizing how technology supports business processes, decision-making, and competitive advantage. The course covers fundamental topics such as information system components, types of MIS, systems development, database management, networking, e-commerce, and ethical considerations in information management. Through case studies and real-world examples, students learn how businesses leverage MIS to improve efficiency, facilitate communication, and innovate in a rapidly changing technological landscape.
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MIS Essentials 4th Edition by David M. Kroenke
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Chapter 1: The Importance of MIS
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Q1) Which of the following statements states Moore's Law?
A) A computer becomes obsolete within 18 months.
B) The number of transistors per square inch on an integrated chip doubles every 18 months.
C) The total number of transistors produced in the world doubles every 18 months.
D) The speed of a computer doubles every 18 months.
Answer: B
Q2) If your password is complex,it is ideal to write the password on a piece of paper and keep it near your workstation.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Which of the following requirements should a password fulfill in order to be considered strong?
A) It should have five characters at the most.
B) It should contain a complete dictionary word.
C) It should not contain many special characters.
D) It should not contain your user name or company name.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Business Processes, information Systems, and Information
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Q1) A role is a subset of activities in a business process.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q2) Members of a team in a company need to understand business processes since they need to evaluate new technologies.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q3) To design an improved process,it is necessary to understand the existing process. A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Explain data with an example.
Answer: Data is defined as recorded facts or figures.The facts that an employee of an organization earns $17.50 per hour and that another employee of the same organization earns $25.00 per hour are examples of data.
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Chapter 3: Organizational Strategy, information Systems, and Competitive Advantage
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Q1) The difference between the value that an activity generates and the cost of the activity is called the margin.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Firm infrastructure excludes general management,finance,accounting,legal,and government affairs.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Which of the following statements describes a scenario in which the bargaining power of a supplier is strong?
A) Competitors' have decreased demand for raw materials.
B) The availability of raw materials is less.
C) The supplier has excess inventory.
D) There are many suppliers providing the same raw materials for comparable prices.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Hardware and Software
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Q1) Which of the following is used to receive and process thousands of requests from a large number of users?
A) a data bus
B) a stand-alone server
C) a server farm
D) a client computer
Q2) To run a program,a computer first transfers the program from disk to ________.
A) the main memory
B) the CPU
C) the processor
D) the read-only memory
Q3) What is unique about Linux as an operating system?
Q4) Which of the following is true about client computers?
A) They receive and process multiple service requests per minute.
B) They have software that enables them to connect to a network.
C) They have limited video displays or no display at all.
D) They require a minimum of 4GB main memory to process information.
Q5) The CPU loads programs into the memory as chunks.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Database Processing
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Q1) Security requirements are more stringent for traditional applications than for browser-based ones.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following elements of a database application provides security,data consistency,and special-purpose processing?
A) query applications
B) application programs
C) reports
D) forms
Q3) Explain database management systems (DBMS).
Q4) Define SQL.
Q5) ________ is a popular enterprise DBMS product from IBM.
A) DB2
B) Access
C) SQL Server
D) MySQL
Q6) Describe the contents of a database.
Q7) Describe the usefulness of metadata.
Q8) What are the differences between a spreadsheet and a database?
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Chapter 6: The Cloud
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Q1) Phobas Inc.offers an online service which stores notes made by customers on the cloud.When a customer enters notes on one device,it gets updated in all the devices he/she owns.Which of the following cloud-based offerings is being provided to the customers?
A) virtual private cloud
B) platform as a service (PaaS)
C) software as a service (SaaS)
D) infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
Q2) Telediagnosis uses telecommunications to link surgeons to robotic equipment at distant locations.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Teleaction increases the value of routine face-to-face services. A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain how software as a service (SaaS)works.
Q5) An elastic load balancer is a feature available in a private cloud that is not available in a private internet.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Organizations and Information Systems
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Q1) Which of the following is most likely to make use of an inter-enterprise information system?
A) hospitals
B) drug salespersons
C) PRIDE systems
D) physician partnerships
Q2) When an organization has inconsistent duplicated data,it is said to have a data integrity problem.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is a problem posed by information silos?
A) Data cannot be duplicated.
B) A lot of file space is wasted.
C) The interdependence between various information systems applications increases.
D) There is a lack of integrated enterprise information.
Q4) SAP is the worldwide leader of ERP vendors.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain workgroup information systems.
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Chapter 8: Social Media Information Systems
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Q1) SM sponsors employ browsers and native mobile applications to read and submit data.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Social media sponsors are the companies that operate the SM sites.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What is social media?
Q4) Social capital is the investment in human knowledge and skills for future profit.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Being linked to a network of highly regarded contacts is a form of ________.
A) social credential
B) personal reinforcement
C) mobility
D) nepotism
Q6) Google is an example of a social media application provider.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Business Intelligence Systems
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Q1) Static reports are business intelligence documents that are updated at the time they are requested.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is a fundamental category of business intelligence (BI)analysis?
A) data acquisition
B) data mining
C) push publishing
D) pull publishing
Q3) Which of the following refers to data in the form of rows and columns?
A) granulated data
B) structured data
C) nonintegrated data
D) problematic data
Q4) How is a data warehouse different from a data mart?
Q5) What are the functions of a data warehouse?
Q6) Explain the curse of dimensionality.
Q7) Explain supervised data mining.
Q8) What is data mining?
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Chapter 10: Information Systems Development
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Q1) Software vendors usually bundle fixes of low-priority problems into ________.
A) patches
B) service packs
C) bugs
D) product keys
Q2) Information systems can be acquired off-the-shelf with adaptation.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A comprehensive test plan should ________.
A) not include the incorrect actions that users will take
B) cause every line of program code to be executed
C) cause only critical error messages to be displayed
D) be constructed by product quality assurance (PQA) personnel alone
Q4) Who are the members of a systems project team? Explain the roles of business analysts and systems analysts.
Q5) Plunge installation is sometimes called direct installation.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What is systems development? How is it different from program development?
Q7) Why is systems development difficult and risky?
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Chapter 11: Information Systems Management
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Q1) What are the different functions in planning the use of information systems?
Q2) Each outsource vendor has its own methods and procedures for its services.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Explain the rights of information systems users.
Q4) Which of the following is an advantage of outsourcing information systems?
A) An outsourcing company is typically in complete control of the process.
B) The long-term costs may exceed long-term benefits.
C) It can be an easy way to gain expertise otherwise not known.
D) The vendors can gain significant knowledge of the outsourcing company.
Q5) Information systems must be aligned with an organization's ________ to help it accomplish its goals and objectives.
A) reporting structure
B) culture
C) competitive strategy
D) departments
Q6) It is impossible to outsource an entire business function.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Explain the responsibilities of information systems users.
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Chapter 12: Information Security Management
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Q1) Which of the following refers to viruses that masquerade as useful programs?
A) adware
B) Trojan horses
C) spyware
D) payloads
Q2) Perimeter firewalls are the simplest type of firewall.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is a data safeguard against security threats?
A) application design
B) dissemination of information
C) physical security
D) malware protection
Q4) Adware and spyware are similar to each other in that they both ________.
A) masquerade as useful programs
B) are specifically programmed to spread
C) are installed without a user's permission
D) are used to replicate programs
Q5) Discuss briefly the pros and cons of biometric authentication.
Q6) List some important malware safeguards.
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Chapter 13: Extension A1: Collaboration Information Systems
for Decision Making,problem Solving,and Project Management
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Q1) Which of the following collaborative activities requires tracking many versions of many documents and other work products?
A) cooperation
B) feedback
C) dissolution
D) iteration
Q2) Why is information considered the most fundamental collaboration purpose?
A) Individuals can construct different perceptions of the same data.
B) All the members of a team usually conceive information in the same way.
C) Disclosing information may lead to unsuccessful collaboration.
D) Being informed restricts communication between members of a group.
Q3) Operational decisions are almost always collaborative.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Differentiate between project data and project metadata.
Q5) Which of the following is true of project data?
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A) It is not part of the collaboration's work product.
B) Project data is data that is used to manage the project.
C) It should recommend solutions for a problem-solving project.
D) Project data is not subject to iteration and feedback.
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Chapter 14: Extension A2: Collaborative Information
Systems for Student Projects
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true of collaboration tools?
A) Users cannot add their own data to the default format of the task list in SharePoint.
B) Google Grid permits only the uploader to make changes to a task list.
C) It is possible to filter task lists to show only noncompleted tasks using SharePoint.
D) Google Grid allows only one user to edit a document at a time.
Q2) With the ________ collaboration tool set,a participant should be able to collaborate with his team,though he will get little support from the software.
A) minimal
B) optimal
C) good
D) comprehensive
Q3) Why should a team choose to use a collaboration information system?
Q4) Explain synchronous and asynchronous communications in organizations with examples.
Q5) At time zero,a minimal collaboration tool set gives the most capability. A)True B)False
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