MIS 6713 MIDTERM REVIEW EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
General Manager - ANS Manager in charge of an entire organization or business unit
Functional Manager - ANS Manager in charge of a functional area or team
End-User - ANS Individuals who have direct contact with software applications as they use
them to carry out specific tasks
Data Scientist - ANS The individual in charge of the analytics efforts who has an overview of
the end-to-end process.
Information Systems Professional (Looking for Examples of Information Systems Professionals) -
ANS Programmers, Network Administrators, Web Masters
Why is there an Information Systems Course in the MBA Curriculum? - ANS Managers need
to manage organizational IS resources and they need to interact with the IT staff
CEOs - ANS Chief Executive Officer
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, CFOs - ANS Chief Financial Officer
CIOs - ANS Chief Information Officer
Why are more CIOs becoming CEOs? - ANS More organizations are becoming more
information dependent; it is the CIO who has the best perspective to lead the organization
Moore's Law - ANS The power available new computer processors doubles every roughly 18
months
Information System - ANS A formal, sociotechnical, organizational system designed to collect,
process, store, and distribute information.
Information Technology - ANS The tools that knowledge workers use to find and create
information
Business Process - ANS The series of steps necessary to complete a business activity
Systemic Effects - ANS The interdependence and feedback of the four components of the
information systems
4 IS Components - ANS Processes, Technology, People, Organizational Structure
How do you know if an Information System Implementation has failed? - ANS If the IS
implementation is abandoned or not used
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
General Manager - ANS Manager in charge of an entire organization or business unit
Functional Manager - ANS Manager in charge of a functional area or team
End-User - ANS Individuals who have direct contact with software applications as they use
them to carry out specific tasks
Data Scientist - ANS The individual in charge of the analytics efforts who has an overview of
the end-to-end process.
Information Systems Professional (Looking for Examples of Information Systems Professionals) -
ANS Programmers, Network Administrators, Web Masters
Why is there an Information Systems Course in the MBA Curriculum? - ANS Managers need
to manage organizational IS resources and they need to interact with the IT staff
CEOs - ANS Chief Executive Officer
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, CFOs - ANS Chief Financial Officer
CIOs - ANS Chief Information Officer
Why are more CIOs becoming CEOs? - ANS More organizations are becoming more
information dependent; it is the CIO who has the best perspective to lead the organization
Moore's Law - ANS The power available new computer processors doubles every roughly 18
months
Information System - ANS A formal, sociotechnical, organizational system designed to collect,
process, store, and distribute information.
Information Technology - ANS The tools that knowledge workers use to find and create
information
Business Process - ANS The series of steps necessary to complete a business activity
Systemic Effects - ANS The interdependence and feedback of the four components of the
information systems
4 IS Components - ANS Processes, Technology, People, Organizational Structure
How do you know if an Information System Implementation has failed? - ANS If the IS
implementation is abandoned or not used
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
