ISM 3011 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
False - Answers - Information technologies are broader in scope than information
systems.
False - Answers - In addition to hardware, software, and human elements, an
information system includes three major components.
False - Answers - Data is the heart of an information system.
True - Answers - Information is the second most important resource (after the human
element) in any organization.
RFID Tags - Answers - Home Depot uses ________ to better manage inventory and
improve the efficiency of its supply chain network.
False - Answers - The CPU is divided in 3 components.
False - Answers - The main memory is the heart of the computer.
True - Answers - A motherboard is the main circuit board inside a computer.
Bits - Answers - In computers, data is stored in ____
True - Answers - Cloud storage may reduce the demand for some of the traditional
storage devices or even replace some of them.
False - Answers - To generate business intelligence, the database component of an
information system needs access to three types of data.
True - Answers - BI is used in law enforcement as well as in the business world.
Two - Answers - Before designing a database, you need to know the ____ ways
information is viewed in a database.
hierarchical - Answers - In a _______ database model, the relationships between
records form a treelike structure.
false - Answers - The heart of a DBMS software is the database generation.
False - Answers - As of late 2016, there out of the top 10 Internet censored countries
were China, Syria, and Greece.
, false - Answers - An example of an unethical and illegal action is when you make two
copies of a software package you just bought for personal use, in case the original
software fails, and you need a backup.
Acceptable Use Policies - Answers - There are 3 important concepts regarding the Web
and network privacy: nonrepudiation, accountability and __________.
true - Answers - Some employers tell their employees they are being monitored; some
do not.
facebook - Answers - In 2012, a team of researchers from ______ manipulated the
news feeds of approximately 700,000 users in order to measure whether emotions
spread on social media.
Porter's 5 Forces Model include - Answers - 1. Buyer power
2. Supplier power
3. Threat of substitute products or services
4. Threat of new entrants
5. Rivalry among existing competitors
Five Forces Model - Answers - analyzes an organization, its position in the marketplace,
and how information systems could be used to make it more competitive.
Green Computing - Answers - Promotes a sustainable environment and consumes the
least amount of energy. Involves the design, manufacture, use, and disposal of
computers, servers, and computing devices with minimal impact on the environment.
Requires cooperation of both private and public sectors. (minimal impact on the
environment)
Data - Answers - consists of raw facts and is a component of an information system
Information - Answers - consists of facts that have been analyzed by the process
component and is an output of an information system
Database - Answers - the heart of an information system, a collection of all relevant
data
organized in a series of integrated files.
Process - Answers - component of an information
system generates the most useful type of information for decision making, including
transaction-processing reports and models for decision analysis.
Components of an Information System - Answers - data, database, process, information
Input Devices - Answers - •Send data and information to the computer
•Keyboard, mouse, touch screen, light pen, trackball, and data tablet
False - Answers - Information technologies are broader in scope than information
systems.
False - Answers - In addition to hardware, software, and human elements, an
information system includes three major components.
False - Answers - Data is the heart of an information system.
True - Answers - Information is the second most important resource (after the human
element) in any organization.
RFID Tags - Answers - Home Depot uses ________ to better manage inventory and
improve the efficiency of its supply chain network.
False - Answers - The CPU is divided in 3 components.
False - Answers - The main memory is the heart of the computer.
True - Answers - A motherboard is the main circuit board inside a computer.
Bits - Answers - In computers, data is stored in ____
True - Answers - Cloud storage may reduce the demand for some of the traditional
storage devices or even replace some of them.
False - Answers - To generate business intelligence, the database component of an
information system needs access to three types of data.
True - Answers - BI is used in law enforcement as well as in the business world.
Two - Answers - Before designing a database, you need to know the ____ ways
information is viewed in a database.
hierarchical - Answers - In a _______ database model, the relationships between
records form a treelike structure.
false - Answers - The heart of a DBMS software is the database generation.
False - Answers - As of late 2016, there out of the top 10 Internet censored countries
were China, Syria, and Greece.
, false - Answers - An example of an unethical and illegal action is when you make two
copies of a software package you just bought for personal use, in case the original
software fails, and you need a backup.
Acceptable Use Policies - Answers - There are 3 important concepts regarding the Web
and network privacy: nonrepudiation, accountability and __________.
true - Answers - Some employers tell their employees they are being monitored; some
do not.
facebook - Answers - In 2012, a team of researchers from ______ manipulated the
news feeds of approximately 700,000 users in order to measure whether emotions
spread on social media.
Porter's 5 Forces Model include - Answers - 1. Buyer power
2. Supplier power
3. Threat of substitute products or services
4. Threat of new entrants
5. Rivalry among existing competitors
Five Forces Model - Answers - analyzes an organization, its position in the marketplace,
and how information systems could be used to make it more competitive.
Green Computing - Answers - Promotes a sustainable environment and consumes the
least amount of energy. Involves the design, manufacture, use, and disposal of
computers, servers, and computing devices with minimal impact on the environment.
Requires cooperation of both private and public sectors. (minimal impact on the
environment)
Data - Answers - consists of raw facts and is a component of an information system
Information - Answers - consists of facts that have been analyzed by the process
component and is an output of an information system
Database - Answers - the heart of an information system, a collection of all relevant
data
organized in a series of integrated files.
Process - Answers - component of an information
system generates the most useful type of information for decision making, including
transaction-processing reports and models for decision analysis.
Components of an Information System - Answers - data, database, process, information
Input Devices - Answers - •Send data and information to the computer
•Keyboard, mouse, touch screen, light pen, trackball, and data tablet
