INFO 360 EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
The three activities in an information system that produce the information organizations
use to
control operations are: - Answers - Input, processing, and output
Output: - Answers - Transfers processed information to the people who will use it or to
the activities for which it
will be used.
Converting raw data into a more meaningful form is called: - Answers - Processing.
A hierarchy: - Answers - Is a pyramid structure of rising authority and responsibility.
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, is called: - Answers - C) Management information systems.
All of the following can be considered managerial responsibilities except: - Answers -
Designing new information systems.
Data management technology consists of: - Answers - The software governing the
organization of data on physical storage media.
Promoting the organization's products or services is a responsibility of the ________
function - Answers - Sales and marketing
Checking for product quality is an activity associated with the ________ function -
Answers - Manufacturing and production
That assist with paperwork at all levels of the firm are called: - Answers - Data
workers.
The three principal levels of hierarchies within a business organization are: - Answers -
Senior management, middle management, and operational management.
Engineers and architects are examples of: - Answers - Knowledge workers.
Which type of system would you use to change a production schedule if a key supplier
was late
in delivering goods? - Answers - TPS
________ is the ability to offer individually tailored products or services using the same
production resources as bulk production. - Answers - Mass customization
The three activities in an information system that produce the information organizations
use to
control operations are: - Answers - Input, processing, and output
Output: - Answers - Transfers processed information to the people who will use it or to
the activities for which it
will be used.
Converting raw data into a more meaningful form is called: - Answers - Processing.
A hierarchy: - Answers - Is a pyramid structure of rising authority and responsibility.
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, is called: - Answers - C) Management information systems.
All of the following can be considered managerial responsibilities except: - Answers -
Designing new information systems.
Data management technology consists of: - Answers - The software governing the
organization of data on physical storage media.
Promoting the organization's products or services is a responsibility of the ________
function - Answers - Sales and marketing
Checking for product quality is an activity associated with the ________ function -
Answers - Manufacturing and production
That assist with paperwork at all levels of the firm are called: - Answers - Data
workers.
The three principal levels of hierarchies within a business organization are: - Answers -
Senior management, middle management, and operational management.
Engineers and architects are examples of: - Answers - Knowledge workers.
Which type of system would you use to change a production schedule if a key supplier
was late
in delivering goods? - Answers - TPS
________ is the ability to offer individually tailored products or services using the same
production resources as bulk production. - Answers - Mass customization
