Management Information Systems
Final Exam
Course Introduction
Management Information Systems (MIS) explores the integration of information technology with business processes to help organizations achieve their objectives efficiently and effectively. This course covers the fundamentals of how information systems support decision-making, improve productivity, and enhance competitive advantage in various types of organizations. Students will examine the components of MIS, including hardware, software, data, people, and procedures, and analyze real-world applications through case studies. Key topics include database management, systems development, cybersecurity, and the strategic use of information systems, preparing students to bridge the gap between technical solutions and business needs.
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Using MIS 10th Edition by David M. Kroenke
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Chapter 1: The Importance of Mis
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Q1) Data is worth its cost when an appropriate relationship exists between the cost of data and its value.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) ________ is the activity of two or more people working together to achieve a common goal, result, or work product.
A) Systems thinking
B) Abstract reasoning
C) Collaboration
D) Experimentation
E) Competition
Answer: C
Q3) Define the terms system, information system, and management information system.
Answer: A system is a group of components that interact to achieve some purpose. An information system (IS) is a group of components that interact to produce information. A management information system is defined as a system that helps organizations achieve their strategies.
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Chapter 2: Collaboration Information Systems
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Q1) Project teams should document project results and information for future teams. Which of the following is the project management phase in which the teams perform this function?
A) doing
B) planning
C) starting
D) finalizing
E) maintenance
Answer: D
Q2) According to Hackman's three criteria for team success, which of the following IS requirements will be categorized under the meaningful and satisfying experience criterion?
A) documenting definitions
B) rewarding accomplishment
C) managing many versions of content
D) managing tasks
E) communicate (feedback)
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Strategy and Information Systems
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Q1) Porter defined value as the amount of money that a customer is willing to pay for a resource, product, or service.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) In a manufacturing business, which of the following transforms finished goods into cash?
A) warehouse operations
B) manufacturing process
C) sales process
D) outbound logistics
E) inbound logistics
Answer: C
Q3) Which of the following statements is True of business process designs?
A) Most process designs require people to work in new ways.
B) They do not involve the need to follow different procedures.
C) They should be accompanied by a change in management.
D) Process designs very rarely attract employee resistance.
E) Process designs map directly to existing work processes.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Hardware, Software, and Mobile Systems
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Q1) Which of the following terms refers to a collection of servers?
A) server database
B) server farm
C) firmware
D) shareware
E) parallel nodes
Q2) The minimization of menu bars, status lines, and other visual overhead is a key feature of modern-style applications.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The cache and main memory are nonvolatile, meaning their contents survive when power is off.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Linux applications are constructed using Objective-C and VB.NET languages.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Main memory stores the results of computations on the hard drive.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Database Processing
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Q1) Describe entities in the context of data models.
Q2) Reports refer to the structured presentation of data using sorting, grouping, filtering, and other operations.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Brenda, the sales manager of a firm, wants to generate a particular report containing sales analyses of the second and third quarter of the year. She should use a ________ to obtain the information that she wants from the database.
A) report
B) data model
C) database administrative function
D) query
E) pull function
Q4) Define the symbols and terms used in entity-relationship (E-R) diagrams.
Q5) SQL is an international standard language for processing a database.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What are traditional database applications?
Q7) What is database administration?
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Chapter 6: The Cloud
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Q1) Which of the following is an example of PaaS?
A) Apple iCloud
B) Amazon S3
C) Microsoft Azure
D) Office 365
E) Skype
Q2) The World Wide Web sponsors committees that create and publish protocol and other standards.
A)True
B)False
Q3) To enable a seamless flow of data across the networks that comprise an internet, an elaborate scheme called a ________ is used.
A) layered protocol
B) virtual private network
C) three-tier system
D) remote access system
E) virtual LAN
Q4) Describe the three-tier architecture for Web applications such as e-commerce.
Q5) What is an IP address? Describe the advantages of private and public IP addresses.
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Chapter 7: Processes, Organizations, and Information Systems
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Q1) Information systems can improve process quality by augmenting the actions of a human who is performing that activity.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The inherent processes defined in an ERP solution are referred to by some ERP vendors as ________.
A) database transactions
B) stored procedures
C) transaction logs
D) process blueprints
E) process trees
Q3) A(n) ________ is a computer program stored within a database that runs to keep the database consistent when certain conditions arise.
A) stored procedure
B) index
C) trigger
D) transaction
E) compressor
Q4) Define ERP. What is the primary purpose of an ERP system?
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Chapter 8: Social Media Information Systems
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Q1) Which of the following social media (SM) providers has the largest number of users?
A) Instagram
B) Facebook
C) Pinterest
D) LinkedIn
E) Adobe
Q2) Metrics that don't improve one's decision-making skills are commonly referred to as ________ metrics.
A) success
B) failure
C) vanity
D) viral
E) reckless
Q3) Describe the roles of social media application providers.
Q4) Social networking procedures are more informal for social media (SM) sponsors than they are for social networking users.
A)True
B)False
Q5) According to Nan Lin, how does social capital add value?
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Chapter 9: Business Intelligence Systems
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Q1) Which of the following statements is True about unsupervised data mining?
A) Analysts do not create a model or hypothesis before running the analysis.
B) Neural networks are a popular unsupervised data mining application.
C) Unsupervised data mining requires tools such as regression analysis.
D) Data miners develop a model prior to the analysis and apply statistical techniques to data.
E) Hypotheses must be made before running the analysis.
Q2) Which of the following is an example of a measure in an OLAP report?
A) customer type
B) purchase date
C) sales region
D) average cost
E) customer location
Q3) An OLAP report has measures and dimensions. Which of the following is an example of a dimension?
A) total sales
B) average sales
C) sales region
D) average cost
E) average net sales
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Chapter 10: Information Systems Security
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Q1) In asymmetric encryption, each site has a ________ for encoding messages.
A) botnet
B) private key
C) public key
D) cookie
E) cipher
Q2) Natural disasters present the largest risk for infrastructure loss.
A)True
B)False
Q3) ________ are the primary means of authentication for a user's computer and other networks and servers to which the user may have access.
A) Private keys
B) User names
C) Passwords
D) Personal identification numbers
E) CA key rings
Q4) One of the personal security safeguards is to use https at trusted, reputable vendors.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Information Systems Management
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Q1) Which of the following is generally a responsibility of users of information systems (IS)?
A) reporting trivial problems
B) replacing legacy systems with improved ones
C) installing unauthorized programs
D) following security and backup procedures
E) installing unauthorized hardware
Q2) KPL Inc. is an outsource vendor. It handles the recruiting process for Numero Uno Computers. KPL recently changed its business strategy to a more profit-oriented one. This modification would require the company to charge more for its services. This change will be a ________ risk for Numero Uno Computers.
A) de facto sole source
B) benefits outweighed by long-term costs
C) no easy exit
D) loss of control
E) high unit cost
Q3) How does outsourcing facilitate risk reduction?
Q4) How does outsourcing help reduce costs?
Q5) Describe the typical responsibilities of a chief technology officer (CTO).
Q6) Explain the major information systems (IS) planning functions.
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Chapter 12: Information Systems Development
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Q1) Once the as-is model has been documented, that model can then be analyzed for problems or for improvement opportunities.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Rapid application development, the unified process, extreme programming, and scrum have led to ________.
A) joint application development
B) dynamic systems development model
C) agile development
D) systems development life cycle (SDLC)
E) coalesced development
Q3) Define cost feasibility and schedule feasibility.
Q4) The second phase of the systems development life cycle (SDLC) is ________.
A) defining the system
B) implementing the system
C) determining the requirements
D) maintaining the system
E) design system components
Q5) List and explain four critical factors for development project management.
Q6) Define technical feasibility and organizational feasibility.
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