CIS 310 Management Information Systems Exam Questions With Verified Answers.
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CIS 310 Management Information Systems
Exam Questions With Verified Answers.
What are the 5 components that make up an information system? - answerHardware, software,
data, people, process
What are the 3 examples of information systems hardware?
a. computer, laptop, iPad
b. printer, keyboard,...
CIS 310 Management Information Systems
Exam Questions With Verified Answers.
What are the 5 components that make up an information system? - answer✔Hardware, software,
data, people, process
What are the 3 examples of information systems hardware?
a. computer, laptop, iPad
b. printer, keyboard, mouse
c. server, router, cables
d. all of the above - answer✔all of the above
Microsoft Windows is an example of which component of information systems? Select the most
appropriate answer.
a. software
b. application
c. operating system
d. user interface - answer✔operating system
Which is NOT an example of application software?
a. Candy Crush
b. Microsoft Access Database
c. Google Docs
a. people run/operate information systems
b. people use information systems
c. people build information systems
d. all of the above - answer✔all of the above
What is the definition of a process?
a. Series of steps undertaken to achieve a desired outcome or goal
b. continuous improvement
c. Programming logic
d. All of the above - answer✔Series of steps undertaken to achieve a desired outcome or goal
Who invented the World Wide Web? - answer✔Tim Berners-Lee
What items below are typical Web 2.0 activities?
a. Word processing, PowerPoint, Spreadsheets
b. Database programming
c. Blogging, Social networking, Interactive Comments
d. Online advertising - answer✔Blogging, social networking, interactive comments
What does it mean to say we are in a post-PC world? - answer✔the increased use of tablets and
smartphones is putting us in a new era of computing
What is Carr's main argument about information systems? - answer✔information technology is a
commodity and should be managed to reduce costs
What is the impact of Moore's Law on the various hardware components described in this
chapter? - answer✔the number of transistors on a chip will double every 2 years
Why is the personal computer now considered a commodity?
a. it is part of our everyday lives
b. there is very little differentiation between computers
c. hundreds of manufacturers, worldwide produce parts for computers
d. all of the above - answer✔all of the above
The CPU can also be thought of as the _______ of the computer. - answer✔brains
Which list below shows the terms ordered from smallest to largest?
a. megabyte, kilobyte, terabyte, gigabyte
b. gigabyte, megabyte, kilobyte, terabyte
c. kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte
d. megabyte, kilobyte, gigabyte, terabyte - answer✔kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte
What are the advantages of solid-state drives over hard drives? - answer✔they use flash memory
which is much faster than a traditional disk drive
Which of the following is an operating system?
a. Excel
b. Chrome
c. iTunes
d. Android - answer✔Android
What is an example of an open source software - answer✔Linux
What does the term "killer app" mean? - answer✔an application that is so essential, people will
buy the device to run it
What is cloud computing? - answer✔computing that is Internet based. It can be applications,
services, and data storage
What does an ERP system do?
a. It offers integration of functions across organizations
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