ISM3011- EXAM 1 CH.1-4 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What is a PDA - Answers - Smart Phone
Information Technologies are broader in scope than Information Systems. - Answers -
True
A computerized information-processing system designed to support the activities of
company or organizational management - Answers - MIS
The main components of information systems are computer hardware and software,
telecommunications, databases and data warehouses, human resources, and
procedures - Answers - Hardware, Software, Databases, Data, Procedures
Comparative advantage is when a company can produce goods at a lower opportunity
cost than its competitors. - Answers - True
Competitive advantage represents any benefits and advantages that a company may
have over its competitors. - Answers - True
A critical tool for enhancing a company's competitive position is/are - Answers -
Accurate, Relevant, & Timely Information
What is the difference between the Internet and intranet? - Answers - The Internet is
public and an intranet is private
A few months ago Bill Gates stated that the robot that takes away your job should pay
taxes? What do you think? - Answers - I believe they should pay the taxes since they
are taking jobs which is taking their money away, from individuals and therefore, that
money should be used to those who have been displaced by the use of robots.
A FIS (Financial Information System) is a system that accumulates and analyzes
financial data in order to make good financial management decisions in running the
business - Answers - True
Who was Michael Eugene Porter? - Answers - Author, Economist, Professor,
Researcher
Choose the 5 Forces of Porter's Model - Answers - Buyer Power, Supplier Power
Threat of New Entrants, Threat of Substitutes, Rivalry among existing competitors
Which of the following is a/are social networking sites - Answers - Facebook, Twitter,
Youtube
What are the components of a computer system? - Answers - CPU, ALU, CU, BUS
, CPU - Answers - Central Processing Unit
ALU - Answers - Arithmetic Logical Unit
CU - Answers - Control Unit
BUS - Answers - Shortened from Latins omnibus meaning "for all"
What is a Motherboard? - Answers - The main circuit board of a computer
A Transaction Processing System (TPS) automates the most ____ operations
*can choose more than 1 answer* - Answers - Repetitive
A computer consists of a hardware and software - Answers - True
The hardware components of a computer consist of programs written for that computer -
Answers - False / Software
The CPU is part of the ALU - Answers - T/F???
A 32 bit computer can perform calculations that are larger and faster than a 32 bit
computer - Answers - False....?
ENIAC was a first generation computer built with vacuum tubes - Answers - True
The second generation computers were with transistors. (A transistor computer is a
computer which uses discrete transistors instead of vacuum tubes. The "first
generation" of electronic computers used vacuum tubes, which generated large
amounts of heat, were bulky, and were unreliable.) - Answers - True
The 3rd generation computers were made of ICs (Integrated Circuits) - Answers - True
4th generations computer include: - Answers - Microprocessors
Do we own a 5th generation computer? - Answers - No
What is the smallest unit of a computer? - Answers - a bit
How many bits = 1 Byte - Answers - 8
Which is larger? bit or Byte? - Answers - Byte
A bit measures speed - Answers - True
A Byte measures size - Answers - True
What is a PDA - Answers - Smart Phone
Information Technologies are broader in scope than Information Systems. - Answers -
True
A computerized information-processing system designed to support the activities of
company or organizational management - Answers - MIS
The main components of information systems are computer hardware and software,
telecommunications, databases and data warehouses, human resources, and
procedures - Answers - Hardware, Software, Databases, Data, Procedures
Comparative advantage is when a company can produce goods at a lower opportunity
cost than its competitors. - Answers - True
Competitive advantage represents any benefits and advantages that a company may
have over its competitors. - Answers - True
A critical tool for enhancing a company's competitive position is/are - Answers -
Accurate, Relevant, & Timely Information
What is the difference between the Internet and intranet? - Answers - The Internet is
public and an intranet is private
A few months ago Bill Gates stated that the robot that takes away your job should pay
taxes? What do you think? - Answers - I believe they should pay the taxes since they
are taking jobs which is taking their money away, from individuals and therefore, that
money should be used to those who have been displaced by the use of robots.
A FIS (Financial Information System) is a system that accumulates and analyzes
financial data in order to make good financial management decisions in running the
business - Answers - True
Who was Michael Eugene Porter? - Answers - Author, Economist, Professor,
Researcher
Choose the 5 Forces of Porter's Model - Answers - Buyer Power, Supplier Power
Threat of New Entrants, Threat of Substitutes, Rivalry among existing competitors
Which of the following is a/are social networking sites - Answers - Facebook, Twitter,
Youtube
What are the components of a computer system? - Answers - CPU, ALU, CU, BUS
, CPU - Answers - Central Processing Unit
ALU - Answers - Arithmetic Logical Unit
CU - Answers - Control Unit
BUS - Answers - Shortened from Latins omnibus meaning "for all"
What is a Motherboard? - Answers - The main circuit board of a computer
A Transaction Processing System (TPS) automates the most ____ operations
*can choose more than 1 answer* - Answers - Repetitive
A computer consists of a hardware and software - Answers - True
The hardware components of a computer consist of programs written for that computer -
Answers - False / Software
The CPU is part of the ALU - Answers - T/F???
A 32 bit computer can perform calculations that are larger and faster than a 32 bit
computer - Answers - False....?
ENIAC was a first generation computer built with vacuum tubes - Answers - True
The second generation computers were with transistors. (A transistor computer is a
computer which uses discrete transistors instead of vacuum tubes. The "first
generation" of electronic computers used vacuum tubes, which generated large
amounts of heat, were bulky, and were unreliable.) - Answers - True
The 3rd generation computers were made of ICs (Integrated Circuits) - Answers - True
4th generations computer include: - Answers - Microprocessors
Do we own a 5th generation computer? - Answers - No
What is the smallest unit of a computer? - Answers - a bit
How many bits = 1 Byte - Answers - 8
Which is larger? bit or Byte? - Answers - Byte
A bit measures speed - Answers - True
A Byte measures size - Answers - True
