MIS 309 Test 1 Questions With
Complete Answers
Chapter 1: Importance of MIS - ANSWER
Moore's Law: - ANSWER -"the number of transistors per square inch on an
integrated chip doubles ever 18 months"
or
-"is the observation that the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit
doubles approximately every two years"
-created by Gordon Moore (intel co-founder)
What is essentially zero, because of Moore's Law? - ANSWER the cost of data
processing, communications, and storage
(and because these costs being zero, we can have things like twitter,Facebook,
foursquare, etc)
Moore's Law is about the _____ of components inside the ___________ - ANSWER
Moore's law is about the density of components inside the integrated circuit
Why is Moore's Law significant? - ANSWER -the ratio to performance has fallen
from $4,000 to a fraction of a penny for the same device
-were able to move more info more rapidly as business people
-able to monitor far flung operations more effectively
-important for those who hire employees an use e-verify to check social security
and whether someone is legal
1st major reason as to why it's important for us to be studying MIS - ANSWER
future business professionals need to be able to asses, evaluate, and apply
emerging information technology to business.
What is the second factor that makes MIS so important? - ANSWER Job security.
it gives you job security- marketable skills- by helping you learn abstraction,
systems thinking, collaboration, and experimentation.
Attaining Job Security - ANSWER "the only job security that exists, is a
marketable skill and the courage to use it"
-any routine skill can and will be outsourced to lowest bidder
-need to develop strong non-routine cognitive skills
The 4 Marketable Skills - ANSWER 1. Abstract Reasoning
,2. Systems Thinking
3. Collaboration
4. Ability to experiment
Abstract Reasoning - ANSWER -the ability to make and manipulate models
ex: constructing a model or representation
Systems Thinking - ANSWER -the ability to model system components, connect
inputs and outputs among components to reflect structure and dynamics of
system observed
-for example: being able to understand how a can of green beans can relate to
our immigration policy or how cutting down a forest of trees compares to
Moore's Law
Collaboration - ANSWER -is the activity of two or more people working together
to achieve a common goal, result, or work product
ex: developing plans with others and providing and receiving critical feedback
Ability to Experiment - ANSWER -make reasoned analysis of an opportunity;
developing and evaluating possible solutions
-the idea of fear of failure than can paralyze you
Experimentation: - ANSWER making a reasoned analysis of an opportunity,
envisioning potential solutions, evaluating these possibilities and developing the
most promising ones, consistent with the resources you have.
What is the Third factor that makes MIS so important to learn? - ANSWER
employment. a lot of MIS Related Jobs are available
MIS: - ANSWER -mangament information systems
-the management and use of information systems that help organizations
achieve their strategies
The Three Key elements of MIS - ANSWER 1. management and use
2. information systems
3. Strategies
The Goal of MIS - ANSWER managing information systems to achieve business
strategies
A System - ANSWER is a group of components that ineract to achieve some
purpose
An information system - ANSWER a group of components that interact to
produce information
, Five components of an Information System - ANSWER 1. Hardware
2. Software
3. Data
4. Procedures
5. People
-the components interact to produce information
the three things we define management as: - ANSWER develop, maintain, and
adapt.
Development of Information Systems: Business people need to: - ANSWER -take
active role to ensure systems meet their needs
-understand how information system is constructed
-consider users' needs during development
-learn how to use information systems
-ancillary (security and backups)
Achieving Strategies - ANSWER -first understand that organizations themselves
don't "do" anything. its the people within them that do it all
Information systems exist to help..... - ANSWER people in a business achieve the
business' strategies
ex:
"what is the purpose of our Facebook page?"
"what is it going to do for us?"
"what should we do about critical customer reviews"
"are the costs of maintaining the page sufficiently offset by the benefits?"
How to USE the 5 component model - ANSWER The Computer Side: the
hardware and software
The Human Side: the Procedures and People
The Actors: hardware and people
The Instructions: software and Procedures
and the bridge: data
(the 5 components are symmetric)
The most important component of the 5 component model: - ANSWER -You
-quality of your thinking and ability to conceive information from data is
determined by cognitive skills
-information is the value you add to information systems
-only humans produce information
High-tech vs Low-tech information systems - ANSWER -info systems differ in the
amount of work thats moved from human side to computer side
-If more work has been moved from human to computer side than its high-tech
-in high-tech the computer is providing more services on behalf of the humand
Complete Answers
Chapter 1: Importance of MIS - ANSWER
Moore's Law: - ANSWER -"the number of transistors per square inch on an
integrated chip doubles ever 18 months"
or
-"is the observation that the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit
doubles approximately every two years"
-created by Gordon Moore (intel co-founder)
What is essentially zero, because of Moore's Law? - ANSWER the cost of data
processing, communications, and storage
(and because these costs being zero, we can have things like twitter,Facebook,
foursquare, etc)
Moore's Law is about the _____ of components inside the ___________ - ANSWER
Moore's law is about the density of components inside the integrated circuit
Why is Moore's Law significant? - ANSWER -the ratio to performance has fallen
from $4,000 to a fraction of a penny for the same device
-were able to move more info more rapidly as business people
-able to monitor far flung operations more effectively
-important for those who hire employees an use e-verify to check social security
and whether someone is legal
1st major reason as to why it's important for us to be studying MIS - ANSWER
future business professionals need to be able to asses, evaluate, and apply
emerging information technology to business.
What is the second factor that makes MIS so important? - ANSWER Job security.
it gives you job security- marketable skills- by helping you learn abstraction,
systems thinking, collaboration, and experimentation.
Attaining Job Security - ANSWER "the only job security that exists, is a
marketable skill and the courage to use it"
-any routine skill can and will be outsourced to lowest bidder
-need to develop strong non-routine cognitive skills
The 4 Marketable Skills - ANSWER 1. Abstract Reasoning
,2. Systems Thinking
3. Collaboration
4. Ability to experiment
Abstract Reasoning - ANSWER -the ability to make and manipulate models
ex: constructing a model or representation
Systems Thinking - ANSWER -the ability to model system components, connect
inputs and outputs among components to reflect structure and dynamics of
system observed
-for example: being able to understand how a can of green beans can relate to
our immigration policy or how cutting down a forest of trees compares to
Moore's Law
Collaboration - ANSWER -is the activity of two or more people working together
to achieve a common goal, result, or work product
ex: developing plans with others and providing and receiving critical feedback
Ability to Experiment - ANSWER -make reasoned analysis of an opportunity;
developing and evaluating possible solutions
-the idea of fear of failure than can paralyze you
Experimentation: - ANSWER making a reasoned analysis of an opportunity,
envisioning potential solutions, evaluating these possibilities and developing the
most promising ones, consistent with the resources you have.
What is the Third factor that makes MIS so important to learn? - ANSWER
employment. a lot of MIS Related Jobs are available
MIS: - ANSWER -mangament information systems
-the management and use of information systems that help organizations
achieve their strategies
The Three Key elements of MIS - ANSWER 1. management and use
2. information systems
3. Strategies
The Goal of MIS - ANSWER managing information systems to achieve business
strategies
A System - ANSWER is a group of components that ineract to achieve some
purpose
An information system - ANSWER a group of components that interact to
produce information
, Five components of an Information System - ANSWER 1. Hardware
2. Software
3. Data
4. Procedures
5. People
-the components interact to produce information
the three things we define management as: - ANSWER develop, maintain, and
adapt.
Development of Information Systems: Business people need to: - ANSWER -take
active role to ensure systems meet their needs
-understand how information system is constructed
-consider users' needs during development
-learn how to use information systems
-ancillary (security and backups)
Achieving Strategies - ANSWER -first understand that organizations themselves
don't "do" anything. its the people within them that do it all
Information systems exist to help..... - ANSWER people in a business achieve the
business' strategies
ex:
"what is the purpose of our Facebook page?"
"what is it going to do for us?"
"what should we do about critical customer reviews"
"are the costs of maintaining the page sufficiently offset by the benefits?"
How to USE the 5 component model - ANSWER The Computer Side: the
hardware and software
The Human Side: the Procedures and People
The Actors: hardware and people
The Instructions: software and Procedures
and the bridge: data
(the 5 components are symmetric)
The most important component of the 5 component model: - ANSWER -You
-quality of your thinking and ability to conceive information from data is
determined by cognitive skills
-information is the value you add to information systems
-only humans produce information
High-tech vs Low-tech information systems - ANSWER -info systems differ in the
amount of work thats moved from human side to computer side
-If more work has been moved from human to computer side than its high-tech
-in high-tech the computer is providing more services on behalf of the humand
