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ystems: A Strategic Approach, 7th Edition by Keri
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E. Pearlson, Carol S. Saunders and Dennis F. Galle
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tta.
All 13 Chapters
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, Chapter 0 (Introduction)
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Multiple79Choice
1. What79requires79a79unit79of79analysis,79has79been79processed,79and79requires79human79mediatio
n?
a) Data
b) Information
c) Knowledge
d) Legacy
e) None79of79the79above
Ans:79b79(Medium)79R
esponse:79See79page7911
2. Roles79that79managers79fill,79according79to79Mintzberg,79include79all79
of79the79following79except:
a) Figurehead
b) Disseminator
c) Disciplinarian
d) Entrepreneur
e) Resource79Allocator
Ans:79c79(Hard)79Respo
nse:79See79page799
3. Which79of79the79following79is79not79a79Decisional79role?
a) Entrepreneur
b) Disturbance79handler
, c) Negotiator
d) Resource79allocator
e) Spokesperson
Ans:79e79(Medium)79R
esponse:79See79page799
4. What79skills79would79be79required79to79be79a79visionary79manager?
a) Communication79and79Information79gathering
b) Flexibility79and79creativity
c) Analytical79and79organizational
d) All79of79the79above
e) None79of79the79abo
ve79Ans:79b79(Easy)
Response:79See79page797
5. Define79Wisdom:
a) knowledge79infused79with79intuition79and79judgment79that79facilitates79the79ability79t
o79make79decisions
b) a79process
c) all79forms79of79technology79used79to79create79data
d) anything79that79makes79a79person79clever
e) only79d79and79b
Ans:79a79(Easy)79Respo
nse:79See79page7912
6. Data79is:
a) information79endowed79with79relevance79and79purpose
b) set79of79specific79objective79facts79or79observations
c) some79information
d) all79of79the79above
e) only79a79and79c
, Ans:79b79(Medium)79Respo
nse:79See79pages7910-12
True/False
7. Information79systems79(IS)79managers79should79participate79in79all79of79the79impo
rtant79IS79decisions,79even79if79those79decisions79do79not79impact79the79IS79depart
ment.
Ans:79True79(Easy)79R
esponse:79See79page792
8. Information79for79top79management79is79usually79based79on79a79lon
g79time79horizon,79with79great79detail79and79high79structuredness.
Ans:79False79(Medium
)79Response:79See79pag
e7911
Short79Answer
9. Pricing79of79things79is79most79often79based79on79
while79pricing79of79information79goods79is79most79often79based79on79
Ans:79cost,79value79(Har
d)79Response:79See79pa
ge7913
10. If79a79manager79exhibits79creativity,79curiosity,79and79confidence,79we79would79say79t