Exam 1: Ch. 1-4

Question 1

Data can best be described as:

Answer 1

raw symbols (unconnected facts)

Question 2

Data that has been processed into something useful (i.e., data that has been
ordered and given context)

Answer 2

information

Question 3

Knowledge can best be described as:

Answer 3

information that is applied to some decision or action

Question 4

When considering the DIK hierarchy, which of these is deeper and highest in
the hierarchy?

Answer 4

wisdom

Question 5

The individual hardware, software, and media used to store, organize,
retrieve, and communicate information is known as:

Answer 5

information technology

Question 6

The ability to efficiently and effectively determine what information is needed and use it in an ethical manner is:

Answer 6

information literacy

Question 7

An organized combination of hardware, software, infrastructure, data, and
people is:

Answer 7

information system

Question 8

information analysis

Answer 8

People with this career use systems to retrieve, report on, and analyze

Question 9

A set of coordinated activities that lead to a specific goal or outcome is
known as:

Answer 9

business process

Question 10

A set of components working together to achieve a goal by taking inputs and
processing them to produce outputs is a ___

Answer 10

system

Question 11

What term from class describes the idea that there can be many different
paths to the final outcome?

Answer 11

equifinality

Question 12

An open system is one that ______.

Answer 12

is influenced by the environment

Question 13

____ is a set of software enforced functions intended to ensure the proper
operation of a system.

Answer 13

Control

Question 14

A statement that defines an aspect of a business with the intent of
controlling behaviors within the business is a ___.

Answer 14

business rule

Question 15

For an online order, you are unable to add an item to your cart because the
item is sold out. This is an example of __.

Answer 15

control

Question 15

_____ refers to a set of devices and protocols that enable computers to
communicate with each other.

Answer 15

communication media

Question 16

What is the systematic determination of the merit and worth of information?

Answer 16

information evaluation

Question 17

________ is being faced with more information than we can effectively process.

Answer 17

information overload

Question 18

What are two strategies for dealing with information overload?

Answer 18

Filtering and Withdrawal

Question 19

Disconnecting yourself from information sources such as email, web, and TV
is known as __________.

Answer 19

withdrawing

Question 20

While doing a history assignment, you decide to search only databases
devoted to history. What does this exemplify?

Answer 20

filtering

Question 21

What term is used to describe the degree to which information is appropriate
for its intended use?

Answer 21

information quality

Question 22

_____ is a type of quality that is important regardless of the context or how the
information is represented?

Answer 22

intrinsic quality

Question 23

Contextual dimensions of information quality include:

Answer 23

Relevant, timely, complete, current

Question 24

Which information quality dimension refers to the concern for how
information is portrayed to the user?

Answer 24

Representational

Question 25

What is not an intrinsic dimension of information quality?

Answer 25

complete

Question 26

Which of the following is not a contextual dimension of information quality?

Answer 26

understandable

Question 27

Which step is the first step of the strategic planning process?

Answer 27

define the mission

Question 28

What does SWOT stand for?

Answer 28

strengths, weakness, opportunities, threats

Question 29

___ is a type of quality that will vary based on the context.

Answer 29

contextual quality

Question 30

what is “media” in an information system?

Answer 30

refers to the various channels through which information is communicated and accessed

Question 31

what is business analytics?

Answer 31

process of analyzing data to gain insights on a business’s performance and make data-driven decisions

Question 32

When r-squared is close to 1:

Answer 32

the line fits data well

Question 33

when r-squared is close to 0:

Answer 33

line does NOT fit data well

Question 34

_________________ is the percentage of variation in the data explained by a regression line

Answer 34

R-squared

Question 35

_________________ is a value that allows us to determine whether or not there is a statistically significant linear relationship between an X variable and the Y variable.

Answer 35

P-value

Question 36

_________________ is a process that can be used to fit a line to data.

Answer 36

Linear regression

Question 37

Pieces of data that have been combined and given context are: ___________________________

Answer 37

information