San Diego State University MIS 180
Principles of Information Systems Final
Exam 40 Questions and Answers.
As we discussed, a business information system has which set of parts? -
** Hardware, Software, Data, Media, Procedures, People
What is a spider for a company like Google or Bing? -
** a program that searches for and indexes web pages
in data management there is a problem when similar information about a single customer shows up
in different places -
** data redundancy
for a computer system what is a control? -
** the application that transforms the data
in a relational DBMS, how would you describe a primary key? -
** a field that uniquely identifies a specific record in a table
What is one of the basic reasons doing internet searches is so hard -
** bots use computer language to do indexing and retrieving
which of these lets smart people write code to submit business questions against a database? -
** SQL
Recall the information's systems life cycle, that shows the benefits and costs..... -
** over time an in information system becomes obsolete and requires more time and work
which of these properties says that, over time, all systems... -
** Entropy
, What percentage of I.S projects are reported as successful -
** 33%
in Excel which is the correct way to write a relative cell address -
** B5
What is an extranet? -
** a network that typically uses a VPN to allow a company to communicate with suppliers
what is a stakeholder for a company like QUALCOMM? -
** All of them
- competing business
-an individual who just sold their stocks
-a business news organization that covers the company
Businesses use CSF's and KPI's to track progress and success of a project or process, what is the
relationship between CSF's and KPI's? -
** CSF's are business strategy elements where KPI's measure the progress of the CSF's
a companies top priority is to get a new payroll system up and running quickly, what is the best way
to get the software? -
** Buy it
In project management scope refers to -
** the set of functions or features the project is to create
If you go out to by internet for your home, what is the most likely bandwidth youll get? -
** 30mbps
what is the opposite of source code? -
** object code
Principles of Information Systems Final
Exam 40 Questions and Answers.
As we discussed, a business information system has which set of parts? -
** Hardware, Software, Data, Media, Procedures, People
What is a spider for a company like Google or Bing? -
** a program that searches for and indexes web pages
in data management there is a problem when similar information about a single customer shows up
in different places -
** data redundancy
for a computer system what is a control? -
** the application that transforms the data
in a relational DBMS, how would you describe a primary key? -
** a field that uniquely identifies a specific record in a table
What is one of the basic reasons doing internet searches is so hard -
** bots use computer language to do indexing and retrieving
which of these lets smart people write code to submit business questions against a database? -
** SQL
Recall the information's systems life cycle, that shows the benefits and costs..... -
** over time an in information system becomes obsolete and requires more time and work
which of these properties says that, over time, all systems... -
** Entropy
, What percentage of I.S projects are reported as successful -
** 33%
in Excel which is the correct way to write a relative cell address -
** B5
What is an extranet? -
** a network that typically uses a VPN to allow a company to communicate with suppliers
what is a stakeholder for a company like QUALCOMM? -
** All of them
- competing business
-an individual who just sold their stocks
-a business news organization that covers the company
Businesses use CSF's and KPI's to track progress and success of a project or process, what is the
relationship between CSF's and KPI's? -
** CSF's are business strategy elements where KPI's measure the progress of the CSF's
a companies top priority is to get a new payroll system up and running quickly, what is the best way
to get the software? -
** Buy it
In project management scope refers to -
** the set of functions or features the project is to create
If you go out to by internet for your home, what is the most likely bandwidth youll get? -
** 30mbps
what is the opposite of source code? -
** object code
