MSIS Exam 1 Questions and All
Correct Answers.
Identify and use information systems to gain competitive advantage - Answer Identify two
key management responsibilities in implementing successful information systems
lowers stress, encourages teamwork, and increases the probability of successful
implementation - Answer State three reasons why organizations employ the Leavitt's
Diamond model to introduce new systems into the workplace
Personal, workgroup, enterprise,& interorganizational information systems - Answer
Describe four fundamental information system types based on their sphere of influence
Traditional: use information systems to control and monitor
Contemporary: So involved that they are part of the process itself - Answer Discuss the
traditional and contemporary view of the role that information systems play in an organization's
value chains
1. A framework and clearly defined direction to guide decision making at all levels and across all
organizational units
2. The most effective use of the organization's resources on agreed-on key priorities
3. The ability of the organization to be proactive and to take advantage of opportunities and
trends, rather than passively reacting to them
4. Improved communication among management, employees, the board of directors,
shareholders, and other interested parties - Answer Identify four benefits of creating a
strategic plan
Corporate strategy, Business unit strategies, Technology innovations, innovative thinking -
Answer Identify four drivers that help set the information system organizational strategy
Opens doors to new career possibilities or result pay - Answer Identify two benefits of
obtaining a certification in an IS subject area
Increasing computer system complexity, BYOD policies, Using software with known
vulernabilities, Increasing sophistication of those who would do harm - Answer State four
reasons why computer incidents have become so prevalent.
carless insiders, cyber criminals, malicious employees, hacktivitists - Answer Identify four
classes of perpetrators mostly likely to initiate a cyberattack.
Correct Answers.
Identify and use information systems to gain competitive advantage - Answer Identify two
key management responsibilities in implementing successful information systems
lowers stress, encourages teamwork, and increases the probability of successful
implementation - Answer State three reasons why organizations employ the Leavitt's
Diamond model to introduce new systems into the workplace
Personal, workgroup, enterprise,& interorganizational information systems - Answer
Describe four fundamental information system types based on their sphere of influence
Traditional: use information systems to control and monitor
Contemporary: So involved that they are part of the process itself - Answer Discuss the
traditional and contemporary view of the role that information systems play in an organization's
value chains
1. A framework and clearly defined direction to guide decision making at all levels and across all
organizational units
2. The most effective use of the organization's resources on agreed-on key priorities
3. The ability of the organization to be proactive and to take advantage of opportunities and
trends, rather than passively reacting to them
4. Improved communication among management, employees, the board of directors,
shareholders, and other interested parties - Answer Identify four benefits of creating a
strategic plan
Corporate strategy, Business unit strategies, Technology innovations, innovative thinking -
Answer Identify four drivers that help set the information system organizational strategy
Opens doors to new career possibilities or result pay - Answer Identify two benefits of
obtaining a certification in an IS subject area
Increasing computer system complexity, BYOD policies, Using software with known
vulernabilities, Increasing sophistication of those who would do harm - Answer State four
reasons why computer incidents have become so prevalent.
carless insiders, cyber criminals, malicious employees, hacktivitists - Answer Identify four
classes of perpetrators mostly likely to initiate a cyberattack.
