Management Information Systems
Exam Preparation Guide
Course Introduction
Management Information Systems (MIS) explores the intersection of business and technology, focusing on how organizations use information systems to support operations, decision-making, and strategic objectives. This course introduces fundamental concepts such as databases, networks, enterprise systems, and e-commerce, while emphasizing the ways in which MIS can improve efficiency and competitiveness. Students gain a comprehensive understanding of system development processes, data management, and ethical considerations, preparing them to leverage information technology in organizational settings and align technological solutions with business goals.
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Information Systems Today Managing in the Digital World 6th Edition by Joe Valacich
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Chapter 1: Managing in the Digital World
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Q1) Which of the following predictions made by Peter Drucker is true?
A) Knowledge workers have lesser bargaining power than workers in other industries.
B) Knowledge workers lack valuable real-world skills.
C) Knowledge workers lack reliance on formal education.
D) Knowledge workers are continually learning how to do their jobs better.
E) Knowledge workers are paid less in comparison with their prior industrial counterparts.
Answer: D
Q2) The purpose of a knowledge management system is to create,store,analyze,and manage spatial data.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Knowledge is the ability to understand information,form opinions,and make decisions or predictions based on the information.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Gaining Competitive Advantage Through Information Systems
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Q1) Organizational strategy is a firm's plan to accomplish its mission and goals as well as to gain or sustain competitive advantage over rivals.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) ________ decisions are referred to as unstructured decisions because the problems are relatively complex and non-routine.
A) Managerial-level
B) Tactical-level
C) Executive-level
D) Operational-level
E) Illusive-level
Answer: C
Q3) The concept of freeconomics cannot be applied to industries other than Web e-mail or online searches.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Managing the Information Systems
Infrastructure and Services
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Q1) Briefly discuss the types of clouds.
Answer: Cloud service providers such as Amazon.com offer what is referred to as a public cloud.Services in a public cloud can be used by any interested party on a pay-per-use basis; hence,they are often used for applications that need rapid scalability (i.e.,the ability to adapt to increases or decreases in demand for processing or data storage),or in cases where there is insufficient capital or other resources to build or expand an IT infrastructure.In contrast,a private cloud (or internal cloud)is internal to an organization and can help the organization to balance demand and supply of computing resources within the organization; similar to a public cloud,a private cloud provides self-service access to resources,allowing business users to provision resources on-demand using a utility computing model.A private cloud does not free an organization from the issues associated with managing the cloud infrastructure,but it does give the organization a high degree of customizability,flexibility,and control over their data and applications
Q2) IP cannot be used to transmit video data.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Enabling Business-to-Consumer Electronic Commerce
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Q1) A way to ensure that a company's site is on the first page users see when looking for a specific term is using ________ advertising.
A) stealth
B) viral
C) buzz
D) search
E) affiliate
Q2) Companies following a ________ business strategy choose to operate solely in the traditional physical markets,approaching business activities in a traditional manner.
A) click-only
B) click-and-mortar
C) bricks-and-clicks
D) click-and-flip
E) brick-and-mortar
Q3) Two major categories of e-transactions are the online sales of goods and services and financial transactions such as online banking.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Enhancing Organizational Communication and Collaboration Using Social Media
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Q1) One of the most popular groupware systems - and arguably the system that put groupware into the mainstream - appeared in 1989 when Lotus Development released its Notes software product.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following statements is true about Google Sites?
A) It is an enterprise-level collaboration tool that allows users to create group Web sites and share team information.
B) It allows users to select a custom domain name for an additional fee.
C) It allows users to share events,send invitations to events,and subscribe to public calendars for new events.
D) It allows users to send large attachments and offers large storage space and superior filing and search capabilities.
E) It is an online office suite comprised of a spreadsheet application,a word processor,and a presentation application.
Q3) Web 1.0 applications allow people to collaborate and share information online. A)True B)False
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Chapter 6: Enhancing Business Intelligence Using Information Systems
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Q1) ________ allows expert system rules to be represented using approximations or subjective values in order to handle situations where information about a problem is incomplete.
A) Fuzzy logic
B) Normalization
C) Clustering
D) What-if analysis
E) Stickiness
Q2) When the database approach makes it easier to deploy and control data access,which of the following advantages is being referred to?
A) improved data accessibility
B) improved data consistency
C) improved data quality
D) increased security
E) improved data sharing
Q3) Data mining algorithms search for patterns,trends,or rules that are hidden in the data.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Differentiate between clustering and classification processes in data mining.
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Chapter 7: Enhancing Business Processes Using Enterprise
Information Systems
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Q1) In the context of core business processes,which of the following uses a push-based approach?
A) order-to-cash
B) procure-to-pay
C) production-to-order
D) make-to-stock
E) make-to-order
Q2) Which of the following types of software is best suited for tasks that are unique to a particular business?
A) collaborative
B) custom
C) groupware
D) packaged
E) ready-made application
Q3) Internally focused systems coordinate business processes with customers,suppliers,and business partners.
A)True
B)False
Q4) How does securing executive sponsorship contribute to an enterprise resource planning's success?
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Chapter 8: Strengthening Business-to-Business
Relationships via Supply Chain and Customer Relationship
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Q1) Briefly describe analytical CRM systems.
Q2) ________ is the extent to which a company's supply chain is focusing on minimizing procurement,production,and transportation costs,sometimes by sacrificing excellent customer service.
A) Supply chain analytics
B) Supply chain effectiveness
C) Supply network collaboration
D) Supply chain efficiency
E) Supply chain visibility
Q3) Customer relationship management applications are commonly integrated with a comprehensive enterprise resource planning implementation to leverage internal and external information to better serve customers.
A)True
B)False
Q4) List some of the enterprise-wide changes a successful CRM strategy must include.
Q5) Explain the importance of supply chain analytics.
Q6) Compare and contrast vendor-managed inventory model and traditional inventory model.List the benefits of the VMI model.
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Q7) List the ways in which collaborative CRM enhances communication.
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Chapter 9: Developing and Acquiring Information Systems
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Q1) Systems benchmarking is the use of standardized performance tests to facilitate comparison between systems.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is the main advantage of customizable software over off-the-shelf software?
A) cost effectiveness
B) ease of procurement
C) problem specificity
D) lower risks
E) user-friendliness
Q3) BelAir has decided to buy an information system from an external vendor.The company has made a list of its requirements and asked prospective vendors to submit proposals for the system.Which of the following is the next step in the company's external acquisition process?
A) systems planning
B) systems analysis
C) vendor selection
D) proposal evaluation
E) system installation
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Chapter 10: Securing Information Systems
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Q1) Ronald downloads a movie from the Internet onto his company's computer.During this process,his system gets affected by a virus.The virus spreads rapidly in the company's network and causes the server to crash.This type of virus is most likely to be
A) adware
B) phishing mail
C) spam
D) a worm
E) a Trojan horse
Q2) What is unauthorized access? Provide a few examples of unauthorized access.
Q3) Independent citizens or supporters of a country that perpetrate attacks on perceived or real enemies are called ________.
A) patriot hackers
B) bot herders
C) online predators
D) hacktivists
E) ethical hackers
Q4) An Internet hoax is a false message circulated online about new viruses.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Foundations of Information Systems Infrastructure
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Q1) A(n)________ is a type of program that translates a program's source code into machine language and executes one statement at a time.
A) compiler
B) disassembler
C) interpreter
D) executable
E) linker
Q2) Which of the following is a multiuser,multitasking operating system that is available for a wide variety of computer platforms,and is commonly used because of its superior security?
A) Android
B) iOS
C) Windows
D) Unix
E) z/OS
Q3) Parallel ports offer the slowest data transfer rates among all commonly used computer ports.
A)True
B)False
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