ISTM 209 CURTSINGER EXAM 1 WITH
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS|
GUARANTEED A+ NEWLY UPDATED
2025.
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
Implementation ✔✔
Problem identification includes:
ANSWER:
, Agreement that problem exists
Definition of problem
Causes of problem
What can be done given resources of firm ✔✔
What are typical organizational problems?
ANSWER:
Outdated business processes
Unsupportive culture and attitudes
Political in-fighting
Turbulent business environment, change
Complexity of task
Inadequate resources ✔✔
What are typical tech problems?
ANSWER:
Insufficient or aging hardware
Outdated software
Inadequate database capacity
Insufficient telecommunications capacity
Incompatibility of old systems with new technology
Rapid technological change ✔✔
What are typical people problems?
ANSWER:
Lack of employee training
Difficulties of evaluating performance
Legal and regulatory compliance
Work environment, ergonomics
Poor or indecisive management
Lack of employee support and participation ✔✔
What is solution design?
ANSWER: Often many possible solutions, consider as many as possible to understand the
range of solutions. ✔✔
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS|
GUARANTEED A+ NEWLY UPDATED
2025.
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
Implementation ✔✔
Problem identification includes:
ANSWER:
, Agreement that problem exists
Definition of problem
Causes of problem
What can be done given resources of firm ✔✔
What are typical organizational problems?
ANSWER:
Outdated business processes
Unsupportive culture and attitudes
Political in-fighting
Turbulent business environment, change
Complexity of task
Inadequate resources ✔✔
What are typical tech problems?
ANSWER:
Insufficient or aging hardware
Outdated software
Inadequate database capacity
Insufficient telecommunications capacity
Incompatibility of old systems with new technology
Rapid technological change ✔✔
What are typical people problems?
ANSWER:
Lack of employee training
Difficulties of evaluating performance
Legal and regulatory compliance
Work environment, ergonomics
Poor or indecisive management
Lack of employee support and participation ✔✔
What is solution design?
ANSWER: Often many possible solutions, consider as many as possible to understand the
range of solutions. ✔✔
