,Fundamentals of Information Systems Student Answer Guide
Foundations of Information Systems
Student Answer Guide
Contents
Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Information Systems ......................................................................... 3
Chapter 2: Data Management and Information Systems Business Strategies ............................... 5
Chapter 3: Database Management Systems .................................................................................. 7
Chapter 4: Systems Analysis, Design, and Development................................................................ 8
Chapter 5: Information Systems Security Risk Management ....................................................... 10
Chapter 6: Enterprise Security, Data Privacy, and Risk Management .......................................... 12
Chapter 7: Cloud Computing and Managing the Cloud Infrastructure ........................................ 14
Chapter 8: Data Analytics and Modeling ...................................................................................... 17
Chapter 9: Information Systems Project Management ................................................................ 19
Chapter 10: Emerging Technologies and Frontiers of Information Systems ................................ 20
Chapter 11: Global Information Systems...................................................................................... 22
Chapter 12: Ethics, Sustainability, and Social Issues in Information Systems .............................. 24
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, Fundamentals of Information Systems Student Answer Guide
Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Information Systems
Review Questions
1. What type of information system is used by everyone in an organization to integrate various
business processes and functions across an organization?
a. management information system (MIS)
b. enterprise resource planning (ERP)
c. transaction processing system (TPS)
d. decision support system (DSS)
[Answer: B]
3. What invention provided a vital framework for the development of computers?
a. Jacquard loom
b. printing press
c. digital calculators
d. typewriters
[Answer: A]
5. What element of an information system is concerned with the policies and procedures that
ensure an information system functions effectively, efficiently, and securely?
a. processing
b. environment
c. feedback
d. control
[Answer: D]
7. As your team works to develop an information system, they review the policies, procedures,
and requirements that apply to your organization’s system. What are they reviewing?
a. guidelines
b. best practices
c. frameworks
d. industry standards
[Answer: D]
9. When IS professionals work for a government agency or a private business that contracts
with the government, what must they follow to meet system security requirements?
a. COBIT
b. ITIL
c. FISMA
d. ISO/IEC 27001
[Answer: C]
11. Imagine you are part of the hiring team tasked with filling your organization’s IS jobs. You
are concerned about one of the candidates recommended by a coworker because you do
not agree that this person has the integrity, initiative, and willingness to learn required for
the role. What competency do you think this candidate is lacking?
a. academic
b. workplace
c. technical
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Foundations of Information Systems
Student Answer Guide
Contents
Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Information Systems ......................................................................... 3
Chapter 2: Data Management and Information Systems Business Strategies ............................... 5
Chapter 3: Database Management Systems .................................................................................. 7
Chapter 4: Systems Analysis, Design, and Development................................................................ 8
Chapter 5: Information Systems Security Risk Management ....................................................... 10
Chapter 6: Enterprise Security, Data Privacy, and Risk Management .......................................... 12
Chapter 7: Cloud Computing and Managing the Cloud Infrastructure ........................................ 14
Chapter 8: Data Analytics and Modeling ...................................................................................... 17
Chapter 9: Information Systems Project Management ................................................................ 19
Chapter 10: Emerging Technologies and Frontiers of Information Systems ................................ 20
Chapter 11: Global Information Systems...................................................................................... 22
Chapter 12: Ethics, Sustainability, and Social Issues in Information Systems .............................. 24
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, Fundamentals of Information Systems Student Answer Guide
Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Information Systems
Review Questions
1. What type of information system is used by everyone in an organization to integrate various
business processes and functions across an organization?
a. management information system (MIS)
b. enterprise resource planning (ERP)
c. transaction processing system (TPS)
d. decision support system (DSS)
[Answer: B]
3. What invention provided a vital framework for the development of computers?
a. Jacquard loom
b. printing press
c. digital calculators
d. typewriters
[Answer: A]
5. What element of an information system is concerned with the policies and procedures that
ensure an information system functions effectively, efficiently, and securely?
a. processing
b. environment
c. feedback
d. control
[Answer: D]
7. As your team works to develop an information system, they review the policies, procedures,
and requirements that apply to your organization’s system. What are they reviewing?
a. guidelines
b. best practices
c. frameworks
d. industry standards
[Answer: D]
9. When IS professionals work for a government agency or a private business that contracts
with the government, what must they follow to meet system security requirements?
a. COBIT
b. ITIL
c. FISMA
d. ISO/IEC 27001
[Answer: C]
11. Imagine you are part of the hiring team tasked with filling your organization’s IS jobs. You
are concerned about one of the candidates recommended by a coworker because you do
not agree that this person has the integrity, initiative, and willingness to learn required for
the role. What competency do you think this candidate is lacking?
a. academic
b. workplace
c. technical
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