MIS 301 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

MIS 301 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS /. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the management and use of information systems? A. Organizations with dynamic business environments do not use information systems. B. Information systems must be adapted to new requirements. C. Information systems need not be maintained after development. D. An employee must be a programmer to manage information systems. - Answer-B. /.Kryder's law states that storage density on magnetic disks is increasing at an exponential rate. A. True B. False - Answer-A. /.Effective collaboration is all about being nice to one's team members. A. True B. False - Answer-B. /.Information systems and information technology are not the same. A. True B. False - Answer-A. /.Security systems ultimately depend on the behavior of their ________. A. programmers B. users C. hardware components D. database structures - Answer-B. /.________ refers to the products, methods, inventions, and standards that are used to produce information. A. Information technology B. Simulation C. Information processing D. Product specification - Answer-A. /.What does an organization themselves do? A. build information systems B. create services C. nothing D. create products - Answer-C. /.All of these skills are high paying jobs available to business professionals in information systems and computer technology EXCEPT ________. A. accounting manager B. improving business process quality C. know how to use emerging technologies D. interpret data mining results for improved marketing - Answer-A. /.According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, all good computer jobs have gone overseas. A. True B. False - Answer-B. /.What is a primary metric for social media companies? A. number of subscribers B. advertising revenue C. monthly active users (MAU) D. number of active posts (NAP) - Answer-C. /.Which of the following is necessary for effective collaboration? A. proper division of tasks B. focusing on individual goals C. giving and receiving critical feedback D. modeling the components of a system - Answer-C. /.The five-component framework of an information system consists of computer hardware, software, data, people, and ________. A. objectives B. procedures C. documents D. results - Answer-B. /.In a job interview, Lillian is asked to be part of a three-member group and design a mock business process based on the strengths and skills of the group's members. In this case, which of the following skills is the interviewer trying to test? A. cognitive acceleration B. collaboration C. facilitation D. systems thinking - Answer-B. /.Information systems can be bought, whereas information technology cannot be bought. A. True B. False - Answer-B. /.Which of the following passwords is the weakest? A. 3B47qq35!7bdE B. Bird999 C. TuRning243 D. As60$T1dd?dc - Answer-B. /.Users are advised not to share their password with others. A. True B. False - Answer-A. /.________ is the ability to make and manipulate models. A. Abstract reasoning B. Adaptive learning C. Holacracy D. Cognitive acceleration - Answer-A. /.Which of the following is an impact of rapid technological change on job security? A. Routine skills are no longer required to complete a task. B. Nonroutine jobs are outsourced, thus reducing the need of an in-house workforce. C. Nonroutine cognitive skills have gained more market value. D. Routine skills have more demand. - Answer-C. /.Which task is an example of abstract reasoning? A. Provide critical feedback. B. Construct a model. C. Model systems components. D. Test new alternatives. - Answer-B. /.The conversion from analog to digital equipment is known as the ________. A. Digital Revolution B. Digital Age C. Bells Law D. Information Age - Answer-A. /.Data is knowledge derived from information. A. True B. False - Answer-B. /.Repositories are collections of data. A. True B. False - Answer-A. /.Which of the following statements is TRUE of the swimlane format? A. It illustrates the flow of activities involved in a business process using grids. B. It uses numerals to indicate the start and end of a business process. C. It lists the names of actors on the top to specify individual roles. D. It specifies the tasks that need to be accomplished as part of a business process. - Answer-D.