FIU ISM3011 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Social networking sites can reduce organizations' costs by _____ - Answers - providing
an inexpensive medium for targeting a large customer base
_____ is understanding the role of information in generating and using business
intelligence. - Answers - Information literacy
In designing a management information system (MIS), the first task is to _____. -
Answers - clearly define the system's objectives
The final task in designing a management information system (MIS) is _____. - Answers
- providing information in a useful format for decision-making purposes
The data component of an information system is: - Answers - the input to the
information system.
The purpose of an information system's _____ component is generating the most useful
type of information for making decisions. - Answers - process
Database management systems _____. - Answers - are used to create, organize, and
manage databases
_____ is a database management system (DBMS) that is suitable for a large
organization. - Answers - Oracle
To be useful, information systems should _____. - Answers - produce information in
different formats
Truzan Creations, one of the leading names in the handicraft industry, recently
launched a new artifact in the market. The company uses a database to store
information on the number of products manufactured, the weekly sales, the list of
suppliers, and the profits achieved. The process component of the information system is
used to conduct analysis on the data to generate information about sales. Which can be
used by Truzan Creations to generate predictions for its next sales period? - Answers -
Forecasting models
Which decision is supported by a financial information system (FIS)? - Answers -
Determining portfolio structures
Which decision is supported by a manufacturing information system (MFIS)? - Answers
- Analysis of price changes and discounts
Which system supports sales forecasting? - Answers - Marketing information systems
, A personnel information system (PIS) helps in _____. - Answers - choosing the best job
candidate
_____ strategy was identified by Michael Porter, a professor at Harvard Business
School, for successfully competing in the marketplace. - Answers - Differentiation
In the context of Porter's Five Forces Model, an organization limits buyers' choices by: -
Answers - offering services that make it difficult for customers to switch.
For the past 60 years, _____ have been applied to structured tasks such as record
keeping, simple clerical operations, and inventory control. - Answers - transaction-
processing systems
A _____ is an organized integration of hardware and software technologies, data,
processes, and human elements designed to produce timely, integrated, relevant,
accurate, and useful information for decision-making purposes. - Answers -
management information system
In the context of the IT job market, the top information systems job belongs to the ____.
- Answers - chief technology officer
A ____ is designed to reduce the cost of transporting materials while maintaining safe
and reliable delivery. - Answers - logistics information system
A _____ is a peripheral device for recording, storing, and retrieving information. -
Answers - disk drive
Beginning in the 1940s, first-generation computers used _____. - Answers - vacuum
tube technology
Second-generation computers used _____. - Answers - transistors
Third-generation computers operated on _____. - Answers - integrated circuits
In the context of storage measurements, a _____ is the size of a character. - Answers -
byte
The word computer consists of 64 bits, which is equivalent to _____ bytes. - Answers -
8
Every character, number, or symbol on the keyboard is represented as a(n) _____ in
computer memory. - Answers - binary number
An Extended ASCII data code allows representation of maximum _____ characters. -
Answers - 256
Social networking sites can reduce organizations' costs by _____ - Answers - providing
an inexpensive medium for targeting a large customer base
_____ is understanding the role of information in generating and using business
intelligence. - Answers - Information literacy
In designing a management information system (MIS), the first task is to _____. -
Answers - clearly define the system's objectives
The final task in designing a management information system (MIS) is _____. - Answers
- providing information in a useful format for decision-making purposes
The data component of an information system is: - Answers - the input to the
information system.
The purpose of an information system's _____ component is generating the most useful
type of information for making decisions. - Answers - process
Database management systems _____. - Answers - are used to create, organize, and
manage databases
_____ is a database management system (DBMS) that is suitable for a large
organization. - Answers - Oracle
To be useful, information systems should _____. - Answers - produce information in
different formats
Truzan Creations, one of the leading names in the handicraft industry, recently
launched a new artifact in the market. The company uses a database to store
information on the number of products manufactured, the weekly sales, the list of
suppliers, and the profits achieved. The process component of the information system is
used to conduct analysis on the data to generate information about sales. Which can be
used by Truzan Creations to generate predictions for its next sales period? - Answers -
Forecasting models
Which decision is supported by a financial information system (FIS)? - Answers -
Determining portfolio structures
Which decision is supported by a manufacturing information system (MFIS)? - Answers
- Analysis of price changes and discounts
Which system supports sales forecasting? - Answers - Marketing information systems
, A personnel information system (PIS) helps in _____. - Answers - choosing the best job
candidate
_____ strategy was identified by Michael Porter, a professor at Harvard Business
School, for successfully competing in the marketplace. - Answers - Differentiation
In the context of Porter's Five Forces Model, an organization limits buyers' choices by: -
Answers - offering services that make it difficult for customers to switch.
For the past 60 years, _____ have been applied to structured tasks such as record
keeping, simple clerical operations, and inventory control. - Answers - transaction-
processing systems
A _____ is an organized integration of hardware and software technologies, data,
processes, and human elements designed to produce timely, integrated, relevant,
accurate, and useful information for decision-making purposes. - Answers -
management information system
In the context of the IT job market, the top information systems job belongs to the ____.
- Answers - chief technology officer
A ____ is designed to reduce the cost of transporting materials while maintaining safe
and reliable delivery. - Answers - logistics information system
A _____ is a peripheral device for recording, storing, and retrieving information. -
Answers - disk drive
Beginning in the 1940s, first-generation computers used _____. - Answers - vacuum
tube technology
Second-generation computers used _____. - Answers - transistors
Third-generation computers operated on _____. - Answers - integrated circuits
In the context of storage measurements, a _____ is the size of a character. - Answers -
byte
The word computer consists of 64 bits, which is equivalent to _____ bytes. - Answers -
8
Every character, number, or symbol on the keyboard is represented as a(n) _____ in
computer memory. - Answers - binary number
An Extended ASCII data code allows representation of maximum _____ characters. -
Answers - 256
