MISY 5360 PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ green computing Answer: practices and technologies for designing,
making, using, and disposing of computer hardware to reduce
environmental impact
▶ java Answer: os independent object oriented programming language
▶ html5 Answer: enables multimedia embedding without 3rd party plugins
like flash
▶ database Answer: collection of related files containing records on
people, places, and things
▶ entity Answer: generalized category representing person place or thing
▶ Database Management System (DBMS) Answer: software for creating,
storing, maintaining, and accessing database files; makes using databases
more efficient
▶ data warehouse Answer: database that stores current and historical
data of potential interest to decision makers throughout the company
▶ data mart Answer: subset of a data warehouse in which only a focused
portion of the data warehouse information is kept
▶ Hadoop Answer: an open source program supported by the Apache
Foundation that manages thousands of computers and that implements
MapReduce
▶ in-memory computing Answer: relies primarily on a computer's main
memory (RAM) for data storage
▶ data mining Answer: Finds hidden patterns and relationships in large
databases and infers rules from them to predict future behavior
, ▶ text mining Answer: Unstructured data (mostly text files) accounts for 80
percent of an organization's useful information.
▶ web mining Answer: discovery and analysis of useful patterns and
information from the World Wide Web
▶ When a manager does not receive forecasts, sales projections, or
appropriate dashboards, the business objective of ______________ is not
achieved. Answer: improving decision making
▶ An automobile rental company interested in learning and adapting to the
needs of its clients is focusing on which business driver? Answer:
customer intamicy
▶ Which is an example of a business using information systems for
customer intimacy? Answer: maridans oriental hotel
▶ An information system can be defined technically as a set of interrelated
components that collect (or retrieve), process, store, and distribute
information to support which of the following? Answer: decision making
and control in a organization
▶ Which term refers to converting raw data into a more meaningful form?
Answer: processing
▶ Which field deals with behavioral issues as well as technical issues
surrounding the development, use, and impact of information systems used
within an organization? Answer: management information system
▶ Which of these focuses primarily on hardware and software? Answer:
information and technology
▶ Which type of business problem falls under the organizational
dimension? Answer: complexity of a task
▶ The problem-solving model consists of problem identification, solution
design, ________________, and implementation. Answer: solution and
evolution of choice
DETAILED SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ green computing Answer: practices and technologies for designing,
making, using, and disposing of computer hardware to reduce
environmental impact
▶ java Answer: os independent object oriented programming language
▶ html5 Answer: enables multimedia embedding without 3rd party plugins
like flash
▶ database Answer: collection of related files containing records on
people, places, and things
▶ entity Answer: generalized category representing person place or thing
▶ Database Management System (DBMS) Answer: software for creating,
storing, maintaining, and accessing database files; makes using databases
more efficient
▶ data warehouse Answer: database that stores current and historical
data of potential interest to decision makers throughout the company
▶ data mart Answer: subset of a data warehouse in which only a focused
portion of the data warehouse information is kept
▶ Hadoop Answer: an open source program supported by the Apache
Foundation that manages thousands of computers and that implements
MapReduce
▶ in-memory computing Answer: relies primarily on a computer's main
memory (RAM) for data storage
▶ data mining Answer: Finds hidden patterns and relationships in large
databases and infers rules from them to predict future behavior
, ▶ text mining Answer: Unstructured data (mostly text files) accounts for 80
percent of an organization's useful information.
▶ web mining Answer: discovery and analysis of useful patterns and
information from the World Wide Web
▶ When a manager does not receive forecasts, sales projections, or
appropriate dashboards, the business objective of ______________ is not
achieved. Answer: improving decision making
▶ An automobile rental company interested in learning and adapting to the
needs of its clients is focusing on which business driver? Answer:
customer intamicy
▶ Which is an example of a business using information systems for
customer intimacy? Answer: maridans oriental hotel
▶ An information system can be defined technically as a set of interrelated
components that collect (or retrieve), process, store, and distribute
information to support which of the following? Answer: decision making
and control in a organization
▶ Which term refers to converting raw data into a more meaningful form?
Answer: processing
▶ Which field deals with behavioral issues as well as technical issues
surrounding the development, use, and impact of information systems used
within an organization? Answer: management information system
▶ Which of these focuses primarily on hardware and software? Answer:
information and technology
▶ Which type of business problem falls under the organizational
dimension? Answer: complexity of a task
▶ The problem-solving model consists of problem identification, solution
design, ________________, and implementation. Answer: solution and
evolution of choice
