Unit 2

Question 1

Information Systems accept ______ as input.

Answer 1

Data

Question 2

There are different types of information systems based on the different levels of hierarchy in an organization. Which system helps support business decision-making activities by manipulating and building upon the information from the systems below it in the hierarchy?

Answer 2

Decision support systems (DSS)

Question 3

Various types of ______ enable companies to utilize their information systems hardware and networks more effectively.

Answer 3

Software

Question 4

Point-of-sale cash registers at a fast-food restaurant are an example of an information system.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

IT is important because it helps businesses streamline processes that increase productivity and profits. What IT benefit does this exemplify?

Answer 5

Cost-Effectiveness

Question 6

Information technology is used everywhere: where you work, where you live, and where you play. Allowing people to connect and express themselves, from the comfort of their computers, when otherwise they may have been too shy or introverted to do so, is an example of what?

Answer 6

Social Networking

Question 7

One of the advantages of information systems for businesses is to take raw data and turn it into information, and then transform that information into knowledge. The number of people in Florida with incomes below the poverty line increased in the City of Tampa between 2010 and 2015 is an example of ______

Answer 7

Information

Question 8

There are many organizational features that can change the direction of the company. Some of these include processes, politics, culture, and environment. Managers must understand how organizational features can influence their business in order to build and use informations systems successfully.

Values and behaviors that contribute to the social and psychological well-being of an organization are examples of what organizational features?

Answer 8

Culture

Question 9

Most large corporations have several information systems to support their functional business areas. The system that tracks and processes company revenues, purchases and payroll is

Answer 9

Accounting and Finance

Question 10

To be a strategic information system, an information system must

Answer 10

Serve Organizational Goals

Question 11

Porter’s _______ model is used to help businesses determine their ability to compete.

Answer 11

Competitive Forces

Question 12

One network-based strategy is that of virtual companies that can do what?

Answer 12

Associate with other companies, without being physically tied to them.

Question 13

Teamwork is used in business to motivate employees to work harder and be more productive. This is an example of a _________ where employees show commitment to team goals and work effectively, collaboratively, and cooperatively with others to reach desired outcomes.

Answer 13

Synergy

Question 14

A ________ analyst acts as a change agent by using design and analysis techniques to solve organizational problems using information technology.

Answer 14

Systems

Question 15

The focus of the ________ is on risk and vulnerability assessment to prevent security breaches of the company or government data.

Answer 15

Information Security Analyst

Question 16

Information technology should be organized in a way to help businesses run more efficiently. How does good IT planning help an enterprise achieve a competitive advantage?

Answer 16

Information technology enables faster response to market dynamics due to new entrants, new products, supplier chain, or customer.

Question 17

Project management is essential for managing information technology for many reasons, including everything except which of the following?

Answer 17

Training new users

Question 18

Total cost of ownership (TCO) is a useful strategy when evaluating information systems cost and benefits. What does TCO entail?

Answer 18

TCO includes technology platform costs.

Question 19

Keeping information and information technology secure involves good management techniques. Which of the following items is a good management technique for securing information?

Answer 19

Keeping passwords private

Question 20

Casselberry College maintains secure logins for all of its students to access programs on the network, register for classes, and view their courses on the learning management system. Before they can login to the network, they must accept the user terms and conditions and promise to use the college computers responsibly. This entire process runs smoothly because of good

Answer 20

Information Technology Management

Question 21

Developing international networks has a few problems today because of the variation in global computing ________

Answer 21

Standards

Question 22

When considering global system strategy solutions, not all systems should be shared with foreign units. Only some of the core systems should be shared, along with other systems if they share key elements.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

The biggest impact to global business is _______ because there are virtually no physical borders.

Answer 23

The Internet