Business Driven Information Systems, 9th Edition Paige Baltzan Test Bank
Chapter 01 9e
All Chapters
Answers Included
1. Award:
Diagnostic analytics is information collected from multiple sources such as suppliers, customers,
competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic
decision making.
True
False
This is the definition of business intelligence, which is information collected from multiple
sources such as suppliers, customers, competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes
patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic decision making.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
2. Award:
Business intelligence is information collected from multiple sources such as suppliers,
customers, competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes patterns, trends, and
relationships for strategic decision making.
True
False
Business intelligence is information collected from multiple sources such as suppliers,
customers, competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes patterns, trends, and
relationships for strategic decision making.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
,3. Award:
The information age is a time when infinite quantities of facts are widely available to anyone who
can use a computer.
True
False
The information age is a time when infinite quantities of facts are widely available to anyone who
can use a computer.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
4. Award:
A fact is the confirmation or validation of an event or object. In the past, people primarily learned
facts from books.
True
False
A fact is the confirmation or validation of an event or object. In the past, people primarily learned
facts from books.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
,5. Award:
Zappos primary business focus is to sell books and competitive intelligence.
True
False
Zappos primary business focus is to sell shoes, bags, clothing, and accessories.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
6. Award:
Order date, amount sold, and customer number are all forms of data.
True
False
Order date, amount sold, and customer number are all forms of data.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
, 7. Award:
Choosing not to fire a sales representative who is underperforming while knowing that the
representative is experiencing family problems is a form of knowledge.
True
False
Choosing not to fire a sales representative who is underperforming while knowing that the
representative is experiencing family problems is a form of knowledge.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
8. Award:
Information is data converted into a meaningful and useful context. The truth about information is
that its value is only as good as the people who use it. People using the same information can make
different decisions depending on how they interpret or analyze the information.
True
False
Information is data converted into a meaningful and useful context. The truth about information is
that its value is only as good as the people who use it. People using the same information can make
different decisions depending on how they interpret or analyze the information.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Chapter 01 9e
All Chapters
Answers Included
1. Award:
Diagnostic analytics is information collected from multiple sources such as suppliers, customers,
competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic
decision making.
True
False
This is the definition of business intelligence, which is information collected from multiple
sources such as suppliers, customers, competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes
patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic decision making.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
2. Award:
Business intelligence is information collected from multiple sources such as suppliers,
customers, competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes patterns, trends, and
relationships for strategic decision making.
True
False
Business intelligence is information collected from multiple sources such as suppliers,
customers, competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes patterns, trends, and
relationships for strategic decision making.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
,3. Award:
The information age is a time when infinite quantities of facts are widely available to anyone who
can use a computer.
True
False
The information age is a time when infinite quantities of facts are widely available to anyone who
can use a computer.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
4. Award:
A fact is the confirmation or validation of an event or object. In the past, people primarily learned
facts from books.
True
False
A fact is the confirmation or validation of an event or object. In the past, people primarily learned
facts from books.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
,5. Award:
Zappos primary business focus is to sell books and competitive intelligence.
True
False
Zappos primary business focus is to sell shoes, bags, clothing, and accessories.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
6. Award:
Order date, amount sold, and customer number are all forms of data.
True
False
Order date, amount sold, and customer number are all forms of data.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
, 7. Award:
Choosing not to fire a sales representative who is underperforming while knowing that the
representative is experiencing family problems is a form of knowledge.
True
False
Choosing not to fire a sales representative who is underperforming while knowing that the
representative is experiencing family problems is a form of knowledge.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
8. Award:
Information is data converted into a meaningful and useful context. The truth about information is
that its value is only as good as the people who use it. People using the same information can make
different decisions depending on how they interpret or analyze the information.
True
False
Information is data converted into a meaningful and useful context. The truth about information is
that its value is only as good as the people who use it. People using the same information can make
different decisions depending on how they interpret or analyze the information.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
