TestBankforM:InformationSystems4th Edition B
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altzan
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,ManagementInformationSystems:BusinessDrivenMIS
True/FalseQuestions
1. Companiestodayaresuccessfulwhentheycombinethepoweroftheinformationage
with
traditionalbusinessmethods.
True False
2. Competitiveintelligenceisinformationcollectedfrommultiplesourcessuchassuppliers,
customers,competitors,partners,andindustriesthatanalyzespatterns,trends,andrelati
onshipsgforgstrategicgdecisiongmaking.
True False
3. Businessintelligenceisinformationcollectedfrommultiplesourcessuchassuppliers,custo
mers,
competitors,partners,andindustriesthatanalyzespatterns,trends,andrelationshipsfors
trategicgdecisiongmaking.
True False
4. Theinformationageisthepresenttime,duringwhichinfinitequantitiesoffactsarewi
dely
availabletoanyonewhocanuseacomputer.
True False
5. Technologyprovidescountlessbusinessopportunities,butcanalsoleadtopitfallsandtraps
fora
business.
True False
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,6. Topmanagersusesocialintelligencetodefinethefutureofthebusiness,analyzingmarkets,
industriesandeconomiestodeterminethestrategicdirectionthecompanymustfollowtore
maingunprofitable.
True False
7. Avariableisabusinessintelligencecharacteristicthatstandsforavaluethatcannotchange
over
time.
True False
8. Afactistheconfirmationorvalidationofaneventorobject.Inthepast,peopleprimarilylearn
ed
factsfrombooks.
True False
9. Zapposisnotatechnologycompany;itsprimarybusinessfocusistosellboo
ks.
True False
10 Orderdate,amountsold,andcustomernumberareallformsofdat
. a.
True False
11 Choosingnottofireasalesrepresentativewhoisunderperformingknowingthatpers
. onis
experiencingfamilyproblemsisaformofknowledge.
True False
12 Informationisdataconvertedintoameaningfulandusefulcontext.Thetruthaboutinformati
. onis
thatitsvalueisonlyasgoodasthepeoplewhouseit.gPeopleusingthesameinformationcang
makegdifferentgdecisionsgdependinggonghowgtheyginterpretgorganalyzegtheginformati
on.
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, True False
13 TheInternetofThings(IoT)isaworldwhereinterconnected,Internet-
. enableddevicesor"things"
cancollectandsharedatawithouthumanintervention.
True False
14 Machinetomachine(M2M)referstodevicesthatconnectdirectlytootherdevi
. ces.
True False
15 TheInternetofThings(IoT)referstodevicesthatconnectdirectlytootherdevic
. es.
True False
16 Predictiveanalyticsextractsinformationfromdataandusesittopredictfuturetrendsandid
. entify
behavioralpatterns.
True False
17 Predictiveanalyticsisaworldwhereinterconnected,Internet-
. enableddevicesor"things"can
collectandsharedatawithouthumanintervention.
True False
18 Topmanagersusepredictiveanalyticstodefinethefutureofthebusiness,analyzingmarkets
. ,
industries,andeconomiestodeterminethestrategicdirectionthe gcompanymustfollowtor
emaingprofitable.gTonygwillgsetgthegstrategicgdirectiongforghisgfirm,gwhichgmightgincl
udegintroducinggnewgflavorsgofgpotatogchipsgorgsportsgdrinksgasgnewgproductglinesg
orgschoolsgandghospitalsgasgnewgmarketgsegments.
True False
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g g
altzan
1-1
,ManagementInformationSystems:BusinessDrivenMIS
True/FalseQuestions
1. Companiestodayaresuccessfulwhentheycombinethepoweroftheinformationage
with
traditionalbusinessmethods.
True False
2. Competitiveintelligenceisinformationcollectedfrommultiplesourcessuchassuppliers,
customers,competitors,partners,andindustriesthatanalyzespatterns,trends,andrelati
onshipsgforgstrategicgdecisiongmaking.
True False
3. Businessintelligenceisinformationcollectedfrommultiplesourcessuchassuppliers,custo
mers,
competitors,partners,andindustriesthatanalyzespatterns,trends,andrelationshipsfors
trategicgdecisiongmaking.
True False
4. Theinformationageisthepresenttime,duringwhichinfinitequantitiesoffactsarewi
dely
availabletoanyonewhocanuseacomputer.
True False
5. Technologyprovidescountlessbusinessopportunities,butcanalsoleadtopitfallsandtraps
fora
business.
True False
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,6. Topmanagersusesocialintelligencetodefinethefutureofthebusiness,analyzingmarkets,
industriesandeconomiestodeterminethestrategicdirectionthecompanymustfollowtore
maingunprofitable.
True False
7. Avariableisabusinessintelligencecharacteristicthatstandsforavaluethatcannotchange
over
time.
True False
8. Afactistheconfirmationorvalidationofaneventorobject.Inthepast,peopleprimarilylearn
ed
factsfrombooks.
True False
9. Zapposisnotatechnologycompany;itsprimarybusinessfocusistosellboo
ks.
True False
10 Orderdate,amountsold,andcustomernumberareallformsofdat
. a.
True False
11 Choosingnottofireasalesrepresentativewhoisunderperformingknowingthatpers
. onis
experiencingfamilyproblemsisaformofknowledge.
True False
12 Informationisdataconvertedintoameaningfulandusefulcontext.Thetruthaboutinformati
. onis
thatitsvalueisonlyasgoodasthepeoplewhouseit.gPeopleusingthesameinformationcang
makegdifferentgdecisionsgdependinggonghowgtheyginterpretgorganalyzegtheginformati
on.
1-3
, True False
13 TheInternetofThings(IoT)isaworldwhereinterconnected,Internet-
. enableddevicesor"things"
cancollectandsharedatawithouthumanintervention.
True False
14 Machinetomachine(M2M)referstodevicesthatconnectdirectlytootherdevi
. ces.
True False
15 TheInternetofThings(IoT)referstodevicesthatconnectdirectlytootherdevic
. es.
True False
16 Predictiveanalyticsextractsinformationfromdataandusesittopredictfuturetrendsandid
. entify
behavioralpatterns.
True False
17 Predictiveanalyticsisaworldwhereinterconnected,Internet-
. enableddevicesor"things"can
collectandsharedatawithouthumanintervention.
True False
18 Topmanagersusepredictiveanalyticstodefinethefutureofthebusiness,analyzingmarkets
. ,
industries,andeconomiestodeterminethestrategicdirectionthe gcompanymustfollowtor
emaingprofitable.gTonygwillgsetgthegstrategicgdirectiongforghisgfirm,gwhichgmightgincl
udegintroducinggnewgflavorsgofgpotatogchipsgorgsportsgdrinksgasgnewgproductglinesg
orgschoolsgandghospitalsgasgnewgmarketgsegments.
True False
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