Introduction to Information Systems Exam Preparation Guide
Course Introduction
Introduction to Information Systems explores the fundamental concepts, technologies, and applications of information systems in organizations and society. This course covers the role of information systems in supporting business processes, decision-making, and competitive advantage, while providing an overview of hardware, software, networks, databases, and data management. Students will examine the ethical, legal, and social implications of information systems, learn how systems are developed and maintained, and analyze case studies to understand real-world challenges and solutions. Through hands-on activities and projects, students gain practical experience with common information system tools and platforms, preparing them for further study or careers in technology-driven environments.
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Information Systems Today Managing in the Digital World 6th Edition by Joe
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Chapter 1: Managing in the Digital World
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Q1) Which of the following predictions made by Peter Drucker is true?
A) Knowledge workers have lesser bargaining power than workers in other industries.
B) Knowledge workers lack valuable real-world skills.
C) Knowledge workers lack reliance on formal education.
D) Knowledge workers are continually learning how to do their jobs better.
E) Knowledge workers are paid less in comparison with their prior industrial counterparts.
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following IS personnel is responsible for managing the firm's Web site?
A) IS auditor
B) Web host
C) Web hacker
D) Webmaster
E) systems analyst
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Gaining Competitive Advantage Through Information Systems
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Q1) In an organizational setup,a functional area represents a discrete area of an organization that focuses on a specific set of activities.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Any industry that utilizes digital technologies is on a path toward increasingly lower costs,ultimately toward a price of free-or at least "free" for consumers.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Managerial-level decision making is referred to as semistructured decision making. A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Executive-level decisions are referred to as unstructured decisions.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Managing the Information Systems
Infrastructure and Services
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Q1) The ".com" suffix in a uniform resource locater is reserved for ________.
A) non-profit organizations
B) commercial organizations
C) network organizations
D) government entities
E) educational organizations
Answer: B
Q2) Operating systems are often written in ________,a very low level computer programming language that allows the computer to operate quickly and efficiently.
A) structured query language
B) hyper text markup language
C) assembly language
D) extensible markup language
E) practical extraction and report language
Answer: C
Q3) IP cannot be used to transmit video data.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Enabling Business-to-Consumer Electronic Commerce
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Q1) In e-business terminology,________ companies are sometimes called "pure play companies."
A) bricks-and-clicks
B) click-and-mortar
C) brick-and-mortar
D) click-and-flip
E) click-only
Q2) With respect to typical revenue models for electronic commerce businesses,Symantec and Norton are using a(n)________ revenue model.
A) subscription
B) licensing
C) affiliate marketing
D) brokerage
E) traditional sales
Q3) Explain the different electronic commerce (EC)business strategies.
Q4) Companies pursuing a click-only business strategy approach business activities in a traditional manner by operating physical locations.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Enhancing Organizational Communication and Collaboration Using Social Media
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Q1) Social presence tools are designed for lengthy posts.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Desktop videoconferencing has been enabled by the growing power of processors powering personal computers and faster Internet connections.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In the context of Web 2.0,Web APIs enable the creation of ________.
A) protocols
B) mashups
C) codecs
D) folksonomies
E) tag clouds
Q4) Which of the following statements is true about peer production?
A) The creator is responsible for publishing new information.
B) Only editors have the right to develop new content.
C) It is also known as enterprise content systems.
D) Anyone can help in producing or improving the final outcome.
E) The guest is a person who can only view the digital information.
Q5) How is the concept of tagging related to social cataloging?
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Chapter 6: Enhancing Business Intelligence Using Information Systems
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Q1) "Backward looking" budgets are typically based on ________.
A) forecasts
B) marketing research
C) future trends
D) historical data
E) current market conditions
Q2) Which of the following is a disadvantage of the database approach?
A) enforcement of standards
B) program-data independence
C) organizational conflict
D) minimal data redundancy
E) reduced program maintenance
Q3) Text mining refers to extracting textual information from Web documents.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Data mining algorithms search for patterns,trends,or rules that are hidden in the data.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Compare and contrast expert systems and neural networks.
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Chapter 7: Enhancing Business Processes Using Enterprise Information
Systems
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Q1) There are two major categories of enterprise resource planning (ERP)components-ERP core components and ERP extended components.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to business process management,which of the following would be the next step taken by management after identifying the ways in which the information systems can be used?
A) identifying the critical processes that are to be redesigned
B) understanding and measuring the existing processes as a baseline for future improvements
C) reducing costs and shortening the time it takes to get products to market
D) designing and implementing a prototype of the new process
E) developing a vision for the organization that specifies the business objectives
Q3) Customer relationship management applications concentrate on the activities involved in promoting and selling products to the customers as well as providing customer service and nourishing long-term relationships.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Strengthening Business-to-Business
Relationships via Supply Chain and Customer Relationship
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true about XML?
A) XML is not standardized.
B) XML specifies a particular formatting.
C) XML cannot be tailored to share any data across applications over the Web.
D) XML tags are incapable of supplying interactive content to a Web page.
E) XML instructs systems as to how information should be interpreted and used.
Q2) ________ is a data presentation standard first specified by the World Wide Web Consortium,an international consortium of organizations whose purpose is to develop open standards for the Web.
A) Extensible Markup Language
B) Perl
C) MySQL
D) Active Server Pages
E) Unified Modeling Language
Q3) ________ is an XML-based specification for publishing financial information.
A) Extensible Rights Markup Language
B) Extensible Application Markup Language
C) Extensible Access Control Markup Language
D) Extensible Business Reporting Language
E) Enterprise Mashup Markup Language
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Chapter 9: Developing and Acquiring Information Systems
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Q1) Requirements collection is the process of gathering and organizing information to understand how a proposed information system should function.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ________ represents the way in which data are transformed.
A) Data parallelism
B) Processing logic
C) Data streaming
D) Process control
E) Transaction processing
Q3) Which of the following is an example of a recurring cost associated with an information system?
A) installation charges
B) purchase of office space
C) employee salaries
D) technology purchases
E) cost of system acquisition
Q4) Explain how a cost-benefit analysis could be used to build a fact-based business case.
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Chapter 10: Securing Information Systems
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Q1) Which of the following is a valid observation about encryption?
A) Encrypted messages cannot be deciphered without the decoding key.
B) Encryption is used for data enhancement rather than data protection.
C) Encryption is performed only after the messages enter the network.
D) The encryption approach is not dependent on the type of data transmission.
E) Encryption implementation is an expensive process and needs an authentication from a relevant authority.
Q2) What is computer crime? Explain your answer.
Q3) Briefly explain cyberstalking and cybersquatting.
Q4) While Shelly downloaded an arcade game from an unknown Internet Web site,an unauthorized connection unknown to Shelly had been established with her computer.The arcade game is most likely to be ________.
A) spyware
B) a worm
C) adware
D) a Trojan horse
E) encryption
Q5) Explain the concept of disaster planning in organizations.
Q6) What are cookies? Do they pose a threat to users?
Q7) Briefly describe the concept of virtual private networks.
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Chapter 11: Foundations of Information Systems Infrastructure
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Q1) Which of the following entities is responsible for managing global and country code top-level domains,as well as global IP number space assignments?
A) American Registry for Internet Numbers
B) World Wide Web Consortium
C) Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
D) Internet Governance Forum
E) European Organization for Nuclear Research
Q2) Which of the following HTML tags creates the bold tag?
A) <p> ...</p>
B) <tr> ...</tr>
C) <b> ...</b>
D) <i> ...</i>
E) <u> ...</u>
Q3) Describe the primary storage used in computer systems.
Q4) Which of the following is an open source tool for designing dynamic Web content?
A) PHP
B) LISP
C) BASIC
D) MySQL
E) Microsoft Access
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