Fundamentals of Information Systems Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Fundamentals of Information Systems introduces students to the core concepts, technologies, and applications that form the backbone of modern information systems in organizations. The course explores how information systems support business operations, decision-making, and competitive advantages, while covering essential topics such as data management, hardware and software components, network and internet technologies, system security, and the ethical and social impacts of technology. Through real-world examples and practical exercises, students gain a foundational understanding of how information systems are designed, implemented, and managed to meet evolving organizational needs.
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Using MIS 8th Edition by David M. Kroenke
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Chapter 1: The Importance of MIS
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Q1) Users should take an active role in system development to create an information system that meets their needs.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Applications such as MS Word and Excel are examples of procedures.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q3) Information systems differ in the amount of work that is moved from the human side to the computer side.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q4) Brad, an employee who works in the production department, has the ability to collaborate well with others. Brad's ability to collaborate is an example of a routine skill.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Collaboration Information Systems
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Q1) ________ decisions are the most structured and have very little need for collaboration.
A) Operational
B) Tactical
C) Managerial
D) Strategic Answer: A
Q2) A webinar is a tool used to facilitate asynchronous communication.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Operational decisions require a high degree of collaboration.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Only one user at a time can open Google Drive documents for editing.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Strategy and Information Systems
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Q1) Each activity in a business process is a business function that receives inputs and produces outputs.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Which of the following principles of competitive advantage is related to process implementations?
A) create new products
B) enhance services
C) differentiate services
D) raise the barriers to market entry
Answer: D
Q3) Distinguish between the primary and support activities of a value chain.
Answer: Primary activities directly add value to the value chain of an organization.Examples are operations and marketing.
The support activities in the generic value chain contribute indirectly to the production, sale, and service of the product.They include procurement, which consists of the processes of finding vendors, setting up contractual arrangements, and negotiating prices.
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Chapter 4: Hardware, Software, and Mobile Systems
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Q1) ________ is a version of Unix that was developed by an open source community.
A) Symbian OS
B) Android
C) Linux
D) Mac OS
Q2) Which of the following is a characteristic of volatile memory?
A) processor heats up during the operation
B) files are stored permanently
C) processing of data is very slow
D) contents are lost when power is off
Q3) Which of the following is an example of an open-source desktop operating system?
A) Microsoft Windows
B) Apache
C) MySQL
D) Ubuntu
Q4) Unix is an operating system that is used specifically by business professionals.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List the various categories of application software.
Q6) Briefly describe the nonmobile client operating system Microsoft Windows.
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Chapter 5: Database Processing
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Q1) An administrator should create a ________ before developing the database design.
A) data aggregator
B) query model
C) data model
D) data application
Q2) The forked lines on the lines representing relationship between two related entities are referred to as ________.
A) identifiers
B) foreign keys
C) crow's feet
D) entities
Q3) A student management system allows students to have multiple majors, and advisers are assigned to handle multiple students and courses. This is an example of a(n) ________ relationship.
A) 1:N
B) 1:1
C) N:M
D) M:1
Q4) Explain the different types of database applications.
Q5) What is the purpose of a database?
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Chapter 6: The Cloud
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Q1) The abbreviations k, M, and G have the same meaning for computer memory as they have for communication speeds.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Define SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS. Provide an example of each.
Q3) What is a virtual private network (VPN)? Explain how VPNs ensure the security of transmissions.
Q4) Which of the following statements is True about IEEE 802.3?
A) It is the protocol for wireless LAN connections.
B) It is the protocol for Bluetooth.
C) It is the protocol for wired LAN connections.
D) It is the universal standard protocol for all WAN connections.
Q5) A(n) ________ uses the Internet to create the appearance of private, secure connections.
A) VPN
B) ISP
C) URL
D) DSL
Q6) When does it not make sense to use cloud-based hosting infrastructure?
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Q7) Explain the three factors that have made cloud-based hosting advantageous today.
Chapter 7: Processes, Organizations, and Information Systems
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Q1) A workgroup process exists to enable workgroups to fulfill the charter, purpose, and goals of a particular group or department.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Dynamic processes support operational activities.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Information systems improve process quality by ________.
A) duplicating data
B) entirely replacing human activity
C) changing the work culture
D) controlling process flow
Q4) Which of the following is an example of a structured process?
A) ill-defined, ambiguous situations
B) collaboration
C) customer returns
D) social networking
Q5) Define structured processes and list their characteristics.
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Q6) In the context of new enterprise systems, how should organizations manage employee resistance to change?
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Chapter 8: Social Media Information Systems
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Q1) When a student attends a business function for the purpose of meeting people and reinforcing relationships, he or she is investing in his or her ________.
A) human capital
B) process capital
C) social capital
D) structural capital
Q2) Most social media companies rely on ________ for revenue.
A) advertising
B) software license fees
C) venture capital
D) controlled, fixed interfaces
Q3) Metrics that don't improve one's decision making skills are commonly referred to as key performance indicators (KPI).
A)True
B)False
Q4) Capital is defined as the investment of resources for future profit.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain each element in the SLATES model.
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Chapter 9: Business Intelligence Systems
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Q1) Data warehouses do not include data that is purchased from outside sources.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The ________ is the most popular business intelligence (BI) server.
A) Oracle BI Server
B) Microsoft Windows Vista
C) Microsoft SQL Server Report manager
D) Pentaho BI Server
Q3) Problematic data is termed as dirty data.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following statements is True of source data for a business intelligence (BI) system?
A) It refers to the organization's metadata.
B) It refers to data that the organization purchases from data vendors.
C) It refers to the detailed level of data.
D) It refers to the hierarchical arrangement of criteria that predict a classification or a value.
Q5) Differentiate between unsupervised and supervised data mining.
Q6) What are MapReduce and Hadoop?
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Chapter 10: Information Systems Security
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Q1) It is easy and economical to hold public users of Web sites accountable for security violations.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Describe the magnitude of security problems in the present day.
Q3) Cookies enable an individual to access Web sites without having to sign in every time.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Data safeguards protect computer hardware from external threat.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Which of the following is a sniffing technique?
A) IP spoofing
B) caches
C) denial of service
D) adware
Q6) Most emails and IMs are protected by encryption.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Information Systems Management
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Q1) The chief technology officer (CTO) evaluates new technologies and identifies those that are most relevant to the organization.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A(n) ________ is a group of senior managers from the major business functions that works with the chief information officer (CIO) to set the information systems (IS) priorities and decide among major IS projects and alternatives.
A) steering committee
B) discussion forum
C) IS department
D) directors committee
Q3) In all companies, the chief information officer (CIO) reports directly to the chief financial officer.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Outsourcing neither saves time for direct management, nor for indirect management.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Information Systems Development
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Q1) The project plan which results from defining the system is the input to ________, which is the second phase of the SDLC.
A) system design
B) requirement collection
C) requirements analysis
D) system maintenance
Q2) A ________ involves balancing three critical factors: requirements, cost, and time.
A) work breakdown structure (WBS)
B) trade-off
C) test plan
D) critical path
Q3) A ________ is a network of activities, repositories, roles, resources, and flows that interact to accomplish a business function.
A) business stature
B) business analysis
C) business process
D) business policy
Q4) List and explain four critical factors for development project management.
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