BCIS 3610 Exam 1 | Questions and Answers (Complete Solutions)
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BCIS 3610 Exam 1 | Questions and Answers (Complete Solutions) Which of the following statements is TRUE about information systems? a. They are a group of components that produce information. b. They can be bought off the shelf. c. They are not susceptible to the changing needs of the market. d. ...
Which of the following statements is TRUE about information systems?
a. They are a group of components that produce information.
b. They can be bought off the shelf.
c. They are not susceptible to the changing needs of the market.
d. They drive the development of information technology.
A password is said to be weak if it contains ________.
a. the numbers 9 and 3
b. three special characters
c. both uppercase and lowercase letters
d. a complete dictionary word
________ states that the value of a network is equal to the square of the number of
users connected to it.
a. Moore's Law
b. Kryder's Law
c. Nielsen's Law
d. Metcalfe's Law
A user has created a password that meets all the criteria for a strong password. What is
a potential drawback of such a password?
a. It can be easily guessed.
b. It might be the password of another computer.
c. It will be difficult to remember.
d. It will be very short.
________ is making a reasoned analysis of an opportunity, envisioning potential
solutions, evaluating those possibilities, and developing the most promising ones,
consistent with the available resources.
a. Abstraction
b. Experimentation
c. Systems thinking
d. Collaboration
,The five-component framework of an information system consists of computer
hardware, software, data, people, and ________.
a. documents
b. procedures
c. results
d. objectives
As the cost of data processing, storage, and communications is essentially zero, any
routine skill can and will be ________.
a. considered a nonroutine cognitive skill
b. sufficient to attain job security
c. outsourced to the lowest bidder
d. a strong marketable skill
________ is the ability to make and manipulate models.
a. Cognitive acceleration
b. Holacracy
c. Abstract reasoning
d. Adaptive learning
Which of the following best describes collaboration?
a. It is the ability of an individual to model the components of the system, to connect the
inputs and outputs among those components into a sensible whole that reflects the
structure and dynamics of the phenomenon observed.
b. It is the ability to assess, evaluate, and apply emerging information technology to
business.
c. It is the activity of constructing or modifying models with the help of one's nonroutine
cognitive skills.
d. It is the activity of two or more people working together to achieve a common goal,
result, or work product.
Security systems ultimately depend on ________.
a. the devices on the network
b. the security budget
c. behavior of users
d. the firewalls installed
In a grocery store, a clerk uses a barcode scanner to read the barcode on an item.
Which of the following components of an information system includes this scanning
device?
,a. hardware
b. procedure
c. software
d. data
Marketing managers planning to use new social networking technologies to strengthen
their market presence are portraying their ________.
a. collaboration skills
b. routine skills
c. ability to outsource work
d. ability to experiment
Since 1990 the most significant determinate of employment and salary is ________.
a. the ability to experiment
b. education
c. industry
d. nature of work performed.
In a job interview, Lillian is asked to be part of a three-member group and design a
mock business process based on the strengths and skills of the group's members. In
this case, which of the following skills is the interviewer trying to test?
a. systems thinking
b. cognitive acceleration
c. collaboration
d. facilitation
For any new system, you will always have these obstacles EXCEPT ________.
a. developing a social media page
b. raining tasks
c. overcoming employee's resistance to change
d. managing employees as they use the new system
A group of components that interact to achieve some purpose is referred to as a(n)
________.
a. entity
b. element
c. unit
d. system
Which of the following passwords is the weakest?
, a. 3B47qq<3>5!7bdE
b. Bird999
c. TuRning243
d. As60$T1dd?dc
Whatever career you choose you must ________ systems development.
a. know how to create
b. wait for the
c. know how much it costs to create a
d. take an active role in
What is one reason information technology has changed from a minor support function
to a primary driver of corporate profitability?
a. Because technology is much cheaper than in the past.
b. Because Apple, Inc. became a publicly traded company.
c. Because technology fundamentally changes business.
d. Because corporate executives like computers.
Which of the following is TRUE about the impact of Moore's Law on business
professionals?
a. They no longer need to focus on skills such as abstract reasoning and collaboration.
b. They have to concentrate more on developing routine skills than nonroutine skills.
c. They need to be able to develop better communication and information technologies.
d. They need to be able to assess, evaluate, and apply emerging information
technology to business.
What does an organization themselves do?
a. build information systems
b. create products
c. create services
d. nothing
Why did Jennifer lose her job at Falcon Security?
a. because of a downturned economy
b. because the company moved to another city
c. because she did not agree with Joni
d. because she did not experiment with any ideas
Patricia, the marketing manager of a manufacturing firm, plans new marketing
strategies with the help of her subordinates by providing and receiving critical feedback.
Patricia is displaying effective ________.
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