BUS 345 FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following statements is not an outcome of information systems for
organizations? - Answers - Reduce the informational needs of the organization
One can find several types of information systems (IS) within the same organization to
meet different needs. Which of the following statements do not correspond to the usual
segmentation of information systems in an organization - Answers - The executive
information systems (EIS) are mostly used by the employees on the production floor
level
Among the following statements, which is not a core function of an information system?
- Answers - Make decisions in place of a manager
Which of the following statements is false regarding the different types of information
systems used in organizations? - Answers - A transaction processing system (TPS) is
used to address strategic decisions of the organization like going into a new market
Among the following statements, which is not a consequence of the use of information
systems for each department of an organization in isolation? - Answers - Risk of loss of
autonomy in the choice of information systems that will be used in a given department
The decision support systems (DSS) are a type of information system that aims to make
decisions automatically, instead of managers. True or false? - Answers - False
The transaction processing system (TPS) is a type of information system that is used
primarily by - Answers - Employees and managers at the operational management level
Among the following statements which is not an information system that could be used
by the communication and collaboration system? - Answers - Data analysis models
Each function, unit or department of an organization has different information needs.
That is why one can find in an organization different information systems designed to
meet their specific information needs. True or false? - Answers - True
The expressions "business process" and "information system" mean exactly the same
thing. True or false? - Answers - False
A model is a simplified representation or abstraction of reality. (True or False) - Answers
- True
Identify the statement that is false. Just like mapping is a representation of the
geographic world, modelling in business... - Answers - Is a complete representation of
the real world
, Of the following, which is true for the use of models in business? - Answers - All of the
above
Most business processes of an organization are the responsibility of ______
department(s), Where people from _______ department(s) have tasks during the
business process. - Answers - Various
Business process modelling is a method for increasing organizations, - Answers -
Efficiency and quality
For a made to order business, such as Subway sandwiches or Dell computers, which of
the following is probably not something you would put in the business model of
customer ordering and payment - Answers - How much discretionary income the
customer has to spend
What might happen when you use business modelling - Answers - All of the above
Most drawings of a process of a problem have a common quality. Most of these
drawings have these two things according to Tom Wujec, one was links, the other was -
Answers - Nodes
The sweet spot of modelling of a problem has this many nodes - Answers - 5-13
One fact was that in a group, the modelling process would be faster if no one talks (True
or False) - Answers - True
Which of the following networks typically covers the largest geographic area in size. -
Answers - WAN
Which of the following is not a characteristic of virtual private network (VPN)? - Answers
- It allows the establishment of a private network that does not use the public Internet
Which of the following is not true about packet switching - Answers - All packets for the
same email will always travel through the Internet using the same path
Machine language code... - Answers - Looks like a series of 0s and 1s
What is the difference between a bit and a byte? - Answers - A bit is a 0 or a 1, then one
byte is a series of 8 bits
Someones social security number is represented as a set of nine numbers or integers
on a tax form. This data is - Answers - Structured data
Information represents a set of intelligible data that provided context makes sense to the
user. True or false? - Answers - True
Which of the following statements is not an outcome of information systems for
organizations? - Answers - Reduce the informational needs of the organization
One can find several types of information systems (IS) within the same organization to
meet different needs. Which of the following statements do not correspond to the usual
segmentation of information systems in an organization - Answers - The executive
information systems (EIS) are mostly used by the employees on the production floor
level
Among the following statements, which is not a core function of an information system?
- Answers - Make decisions in place of a manager
Which of the following statements is false regarding the different types of information
systems used in organizations? - Answers - A transaction processing system (TPS) is
used to address strategic decisions of the organization like going into a new market
Among the following statements, which is not a consequence of the use of information
systems for each department of an organization in isolation? - Answers - Risk of loss of
autonomy in the choice of information systems that will be used in a given department
The decision support systems (DSS) are a type of information system that aims to make
decisions automatically, instead of managers. True or false? - Answers - False
The transaction processing system (TPS) is a type of information system that is used
primarily by - Answers - Employees and managers at the operational management level
Among the following statements which is not an information system that could be used
by the communication and collaboration system? - Answers - Data analysis models
Each function, unit or department of an organization has different information needs.
That is why one can find in an organization different information systems designed to
meet their specific information needs. True or false? - Answers - True
The expressions "business process" and "information system" mean exactly the same
thing. True or false? - Answers - False
A model is a simplified representation or abstraction of reality. (True or False) - Answers
- True
Identify the statement that is false. Just like mapping is a representation of the
geographic world, modelling in business... - Answers - Is a complete representation of
the real world
, Of the following, which is true for the use of models in business? - Answers - All of the
above
Most business processes of an organization are the responsibility of ______
department(s), Where people from _______ department(s) have tasks during the
business process. - Answers - Various
Business process modelling is a method for increasing organizations, - Answers -
Efficiency and quality
For a made to order business, such as Subway sandwiches or Dell computers, which of
the following is probably not something you would put in the business model of
customer ordering and payment - Answers - How much discretionary income the
customer has to spend
What might happen when you use business modelling - Answers - All of the above
Most drawings of a process of a problem have a common quality. Most of these
drawings have these two things according to Tom Wujec, one was links, the other was -
Answers - Nodes
The sweet spot of modelling of a problem has this many nodes - Answers - 5-13
One fact was that in a group, the modelling process would be faster if no one talks (True
or False) - Answers - True
Which of the following networks typically covers the largest geographic area in size. -
Answers - WAN
Which of the following is not a characteristic of virtual private network (VPN)? - Answers
- It allows the establishment of a private network that does not use the public Internet
Which of the following is not true about packet switching - Answers - All packets for the
same email will always travel through the Internet using the same path
Machine language code... - Answers - Looks like a series of 0s and 1s
What is the difference between a bit and a byte? - Answers - A bit is a 0 or a 1, then one
byte is a series of 8 bits
Someones social security number is represented as a set of nine numbers or integers
on a tax form. This data is - Answers - Structured data
Information represents a set of intelligible data that provided context makes sense to the
user. True or false? - Answers - True
