ISTM 209 Exam 1 – TAMU 2026
With E-commerce and the internet, which of the following depicts a trend in advertising? -
answer-E-
commerce and Internet advertising have grown while traditional advertising and commerce
have
remained flat.
What is emerging as a major business area of innovation that offers a flexible collection of
computers on
the Internet that can perform tasks previously performed on corporate computers? -
answer-Cloud
computing
Which of the following most accurately describes an information system - answer-A set of
components
that gather, analyze, store, and utilize information for making better decisions for a firm
What are the dimensions of information systems? - answer-Organizations, People, and
Information
Technology
What are the steps of the problem solving process? - answer-Problem Identification,
Solution Design,
Solution Evaluation and Choice, and Implementation
What primary goal does the San Francisco Giants' "dynamic ticket pricing" help accomplish?
- answer-It
allows ticket prices to fluctuate according to demand.
Businesses in America will spend approximately $600 _____ on hardware, software, and
telecommunications equipment in 2015. - answer-Billion
With new laws requiring the storage of emails and other important documents, estimates of
information
systems storage now exceeds 1.8 - answer-Zettabytes
When talking about changes related to information technology, the text identifies three
interrelated
changes that are responsible for the bulk of innovations. These include the mobile digital
platform,
,_____ and the growth of cloud computing. - answer-The growing use of big data
_____ is a business driver which focuses on ways to achieve better efficiencies to increase
profits. -
answer-Operational exellence
If a competitor to your business introduces an effective product or service (i.e., when
Citibank first
introduced the ATM), your need to follow is considered an example of the business driver. -
answer-
Survival
A manager upset that he or she is not receiving forecasts, sales projections, or appropriate
dashboards is
expressing frustration for having poor _____ business driver. - answer-Improved Decision
Making
An automobile rental company interested in learning and adapting to the needs of its
customers is
focusing on the business driver. - answer-Customer and Supplier Intimacy
Which is an example of a business using information systems for customer intimacy? -
answer-Mandarin
Oriental Hotel's customer-preference tracking system
In its simplest form, _____ represents streams of raw facts with limited usefulness until
organized. -
answer-Data
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 an organization
What is the name for the process of converting raw data into a more meaningful form? -
answer-
Processing
What is the name for the field that deals with behavioral issues as well as technical issues
surrounding
the development, use, and impact of information systems used by managers and employees
, in the firm?
- answer-Management information systems
Information systems, management information systems, information technology,
information
management, and computer information systems are often confused with one another.
Which of these
focuses primarily on hardware and software? - answer-Information Technology
Which of the following is NOT an element of critical thinking?
A. Testing alternatives and letting experience guide
B. Being aware of different perspectives
C. Being aware of organizational and personal limitations
D. Providing iterative feedback
E. Maintaining doubt and suspending judgment - answer-D. Providing iterative feedback
Which of the following business problem in the technology dimension?
A. Rapid technological change
B. Incompatibility of old systems
C. Outdated software
D. Inadequate database capacity
E. Complexity task - answer-E. Complexity task
Which of the following is NOT a step in the problem-solving process?
A. Solution design
B. Solution evaluation and choice
C. Problem identification
D. Implementation
E. Solution analysis - answer-E. Solution analysis
Which of the following is NOT considered to be a typical people problem?
A. Work environment
B. Difficulties of evaluating performance
C. Lack of employee training
D. Wrong incentives
E. Political conflict - answer-E. Political conflict
The problem solving model consists of problem identification, solution design, _____, and
implementation. - answer-Solution evaluation and choice
With E-commerce and the internet, which of the following depicts a trend in advertising? -
answer-E-
commerce and Internet advertising have grown while traditional advertising and commerce
have
remained flat.
What is emerging as a major business area of innovation that offers a flexible collection of
computers on
the Internet that can perform tasks previously performed on corporate computers? -
answer-Cloud
computing
Which of the following most accurately describes an information system - answer-A set of
components
that gather, analyze, store, and utilize information for making better decisions for a firm
What are the dimensions of information systems? - answer-Organizations, People, and
Information
Technology
What are the steps of the problem solving process? - answer-Problem Identification,
Solution Design,
Solution Evaluation and Choice, and Implementation
What primary goal does the San Francisco Giants' "dynamic ticket pricing" help accomplish?
- answer-It
allows ticket prices to fluctuate according to demand.
Businesses in America will spend approximately $600 _____ on hardware, software, and
telecommunications equipment in 2015. - answer-Billion
With new laws requiring the storage of emails and other important documents, estimates of
information
systems storage now exceeds 1.8 - answer-Zettabytes
When talking about changes related to information technology, the text identifies three
interrelated
changes that are responsible for the bulk of innovations. These include the mobile digital
platform,
,_____ and the growth of cloud computing. - answer-The growing use of big data
_____ is a business driver which focuses on ways to achieve better efficiencies to increase
profits. -
answer-Operational exellence
If a competitor to your business introduces an effective product or service (i.e., when
Citibank first
introduced the ATM), your need to follow is considered an example of the business driver. -
answer-
Survival
A manager upset that he or she is not receiving forecasts, sales projections, or appropriate
dashboards is
expressing frustration for having poor _____ business driver. - answer-Improved Decision
Making
An automobile rental company interested in learning and adapting to the needs of its
customers is
focusing on the business driver. - answer-Customer and Supplier Intimacy
Which is an example of a business using information systems for customer intimacy? -
answer-Mandarin
Oriental Hotel's customer-preference tracking system
In its simplest form, _____ represents streams of raw facts with limited usefulness until
organized. -
answer-Data
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 an organization
What is the name for the process of converting raw data into a more meaningful form? -
answer-
Processing
What is the name for the field that deals with behavioral issues as well as technical issues
surrounding
the development, use, and impact of information systems used by managers and employees
, in the firm?
- answer-Management information systems
Information systems, management information systems, information technology,
information
management, and computer information systems are often confused with one another.
Which of these
focuses primarily on hardware and software? - answer-Information Technology
Which of the following is NOT an element of critical thinking?
A. Testing alternatives and letting experience guide
B. Being aware of different perspectives
C. Being aware of organizational and personal limitations
D. Providing iterative feedback
E. Maintaining doubt and suspending judgment - answer-D. Providing iterative feedback
Which of the following business problem in the technology dimension?
A. Rapid technological change
B. Incompatibility of old systems
C. Outdated software
D. Inadequate database capacity
E. Complexity task - answer-E. Complexity task
Which of the following is NOT a step in the problem-solving process?
A. Solution design
B. Solution evaluation and choice
C. Problem identification
D. Implementation
E. Solution analysis - answer-E. Solution analysis
Which of the following is NOT considered to be a typical people problem?
A. Work environment
B. Difficulties of evaluating performance
C. Lack of employee training
D. Wrong incentives
E. Political conflict - answer-E. Political conflict
The problem solving model consists of problem identification, solution design, _____, and
implementation. - answer-Solution evaluation and choice
