IS 3003 EXAM #1 REVIEW QUESTIONS || WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
1) Purchase of information systems and telecommunications equipment constituted more than
half of all capital investment in the United States in 2013. correct answers TRUE
2) A business model describes how a company produces, delivers, and sells a product or service
to create wealth. correct answers TRUE
3) Information systems consists of all the hardware and software that a firm needs to use in order
to achieve its business objectives. correct answers FALSE
4) An extranet is a private intranet extended to authorized users outside the organization. correct
answers TRUE
5) Information systems literacy describes the behavioral approach to information systems, while
computer literacy describes the technical approach. correct answers FALSE
6) The dimensions of information systems are people, organizations, and information
technology. correct answers TRUE
7) In order to understand how a specific business firm uses information systems, you need to
know something about the history and culture of the company. correct answers TRUE
8) Developing a new product, fulfilling an order, or hiring a new employee are all examples of
business processes. correct answers TRUE
9) Business processes are those logically related tasks for accomplishing tasks that have been
formally encoded by an organization. correct answers FALSE
10) Employee attitudes about their jobs, employers, or technology can have a powerful effect on
their abilities to use information systems productively. correct answers TRUE
11) A network requires at least three computers and a shared resource. correct answers FALSE
12) An IT infrastructure provides the platform on which the firm can build its information
systems. correct answers TRUE
13) UPS's use of Web-based tools that allow customers to embed UPS functions, such as
tracking and cost calculations, into their own Web sites was an information systems solution
used to achieve customer intimacy. correct answers TRUE
14) Identifying a problem includes agreeing that a problem exists. correct answers TRUE
, 15) Political conflict is an example of the people dimension of business problems. correct
answers FALSE
16) As a result of new public laws, accountants are beginning to perform more technical duties,
such as auditing systems and networks. correct answers TRUE
17) IT managerial jobs are outsourced easily because of the universal standards used by the
Internet. correct answers FALSE
18) An understanding of enterprise-wide systems for customer relationship management is one
of the skills relevant to careers in marketing. correct answers TRUE
19) Whereas marketing and financial careers have been transformed by the growth in
information systems, management has-so far-remained relatively unaffected. correct answers
FALSE
20) There are two types of outsourcing: offshore outsourcing and foreign outsourcing. correct
answers FALSE
21) The average number of tickets sold daily online is an example of:
A) input.
B) raw data.
C) meaningful information.
D) output. correct answers C
22) Output:
A) is feedback that has been processed to create meaningful information.
B) is information that is returned to appropriate members of the organization to help them
evaluate the input stage.
C) transfers raw data to the people who will use it or to the activities for which it will be used.
D) transfers processed information to the people who will use it or to the activities for which it
will be used. correct answers D
23) Converting raw data into a more meaningful form is called:
A) capturing.
B) processing.
C) organizing.
D) feedback. correct answers B
24) An example of raw data from a national chain of automobile stores would be:
A) average of 13 Toyotas sold daily in Kentucky in 2007.
B) 300 Toyota RAV4s sold during fourth quarter 2007 in Kentucky.
C) 1 Toyota RAV4 sold January 7, 2008 in Louisville, Kentucky - $28000.
D) annual sales of Toyota RAV4s increased 2.4 percent. correct answers C
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
1) Purchase of information systems and telecommunications equipment constituted more than
half of all capital investment in the United States in 2013. correct answers TRUE
2) A business model describes how a company produces, delivers, and sells a product or service
to create wealth. correct answers TRUE
3) Information systems consists of all the hardware and software that a firm needs to use in order
to achieve its business objectives. correct answers FALSE
4) An extranet is a private intranet extended to authorized users outside the organization. correct
answers TRUE
5) Information systems literacy describes the behavioral approach to information systems, while
computer literacy describes the technical approach. correct answers FALSE
6) The dimensions of information systems are people, organizations, and information
technology. correct answers TRUE
7) In order to understand how a specific business firm uses information systems, you need to
know something about the history and culture of the company. correct answers TRUE
8) Developing a new product, fulfilling an order, or hiring a new employee are all examples of
business processes. correct answers TRUE
9) Business processes are those logically related tasks for accomplishing tasks that have been
formally encoded by an organization. correct answers FALSE
10) Employee attitudes about their jobs, employers, or technology can have a powerful effect on
their abilities to use information systems productively. correct answers TRUE
11) A network requires at least three computers and a shared resource. correct answers FALSE
12) An IT infrastructure provides the platform on which the firm can build its information
systems. correct answers TRUE
13) UPS's use of Web-based tools that allow customers to embed UPS functions, such as
tracking and cost calculations, into their own Web sites was an information systems solution
used to achieve customer intimacy. correct answers TRUE
14) Identifying a problem includes agreeing that a problem exists. correct answers TRUE
, 15) Political conflict is an example of the people dimension of business problems. correct
answers FALSE
16) As a result of new public laws, accountants are beginning to perform more technical duties,
such as auditing systems and networks. correct answers TRUE
17) IT managerial jobs are outsourced easily because of the universal standards used by the
Internet. correct answers FALSE
18) An understanding of enterprise-wide systems for customer relationship management is one
of the skills relevant to careers in marketing. correct answers TRUE
19) Whereas marketing and financial careers have been transformed by the growth in
information systems, management has-so far-remained relatively unaffected. correct answers
FALSE
20) There are two types of outsourcing: offshore outsourcing and foreign outsourcing. correct
answers FALSE
21) The average number of tickets sold daily online is an example of:
A) input.
B) raw data.
C) meaningful information.
D) output. correct answers C
22) Output:
A) is feedback that has been processed to create meaningful information.
B) is information that is returned to appropriate members of the organization to help them
evaluate the input stage.
C) transfers raw data to the people who will use it or to the activities for which it will be used.
D) transfers processed information to the people who will use it or to the activities for which it
will be used. correct answers D
23) Converting raw data into a more meaningful form is called:
A) capturing.
B) processing.
C) organizing.
D) feedback. correct answers B
24) An example of raw data from a national chain of automobile stores would be:
A) average of 13 Toyotas sold daily in Kentucky in 2007.
B) 300 Toyota RAV4s sold during fourth quarter 2007 in Kentucky.
C) 1 Toyota RAV4 sold January 7, 2008 in Louisville, Kentucky - $28000.
D) annual sales of Toyota RAV4s increased 2.4 percent. correct answers C
