COB 204 test 1 (100% Correct Answers)

The following image was discussed in the first class and is included in the COB204 Introduction PowerPoint file uploaded into the Canvas modules. In the context of the course, the illustration represents _____________ when compared to the statement, "As of 2009, there were 1.6 million jobs in computer systems design and related services." correct answers Information Which of the following is "an elementary description of things, events, activities, and transactions that are recorded, classified, and stored but are not organized to convey any specific meaning." correct answers Data What does the illustration represent in the context of this course? correct answers The framework of computer-based information systems, processes and people Review the image in the previous question (Question 7) and the textbook material on pages 14-16. In the image, the columns represent ___________ information systems such as Accounting IS, Finance IS, Production/Operations IS, etc. correct answers Functional Area The six IT "core" components of a Computer-Based Information System include hardware, software, database, network, procedures, and ___________ correct answers people The textbook indicates that _______________________ systems are "designed to correct a lack of communication among the functional area ISs [information systems]." correct answers Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP A ______________ system "supports the monitoring, collection, storage, and processing of data from the organization's basic business transactions, each of which generates data." Such a system is used when you swipe your JAC card at a vending machine. correct answers Transaction Processing In Company A, when a cashier scans the barcode on a product, the inventory tracking number of that product is sent directly to the company's supplier. The type of information system used to handle this transaction of data is called a(n) ___________________________ IS. correct answers interorganizational A business process includes three fundamental elements: correct answers inputs, resources/processing, outputs Which of the following has the broadest impact on an organization? correct answers Decisions about data _____ is a formal approach to managing data consistently across an entire organization. correct answers Data governance Which of the following are requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley act? correct answers Public companies must evaluate and disclose the effectiveness of their internal financial controls,