Test Bank for M: Information Systems 4thEditio
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,Management Information Systems: Business Driven MIS
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Truem/mFalsemQuestions
1. Companiesmtodaymaremsuccessfulmwhenmtheymcombinemthempowermofdtheminformationmagemwi
th
traditionalmbusinessmmethods.
True False
2. Competitivemintelligencemisminformationmcollectedmfrommmultiplemsourcesmsuchmasmsuppliers,mcust
omers,mcompetitors,mpartners,mandmindustriesmthatmanalyzesmpatterns,mtrends,mandmrelationships
formstrategicmdecisionmmaking.
True False
3. Businessmintelligencemisminformationmcollectedmfrommmultiplemsourcesmsuchmasmsuppliers,mcustomers,m
competitors,mpartners,mandmindustriesmthatmanalyzesmpatterns,mtrends,mandmrelationshipsmformstrategicm
d
ecisionmmaking.
True False
4. Theminformationmagemismthempresentmtime,mduringmwhichminfinitemquantitiesmofmfactsmaremwid
ely
availablemtomanyonemwhomcanmusemamcomputer.
True False
5. Technologydprovidesmcountlessmbusinessmopportunities,mbutmcanmalsomleadmtompitfallsmandmtrapsmfor
a
m
business.
True False
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,6. Topmmanagersmusemsocialmintelligencemtomdefinemthemfuturemofmthembusiness,manalyzingmmarkets,mind
ustriesmandmeconomiesmtomdeterminemthemstrategicmdirectionmthemcompanymmustmfollowmtomremainmu
nprofitable.
True False
7. Amvariablemismambusinessmintelligencemcharacteristicmthatmstandsmformamvaluemthatmcannotmchangemo
ver
time.
True False
8. Amfactmismthemconfirmationmormvalidationmofmanmeventmormobject.mInmthempast,mpeoplemprimarilymlear
ned
factsmfrommbooks.
True False
9. Zapposmismnotmamtechnologymcompany;mitsmprimarymbusinessmfocusmismtomsellmboo
ks.
True False
10. Ordermdate,mamountmsold,mandmcustomermnumbermaremallmformsmofddat
a.
True False
11. Choosingmnotmtomfiremamsalesmrepresentativemwhomismunderperformingm knowingmthatmperson
mis
experiencingmfamilymproblemsmismamformmofmknowledge.
True False
12. Informationmismdatamconvertedmintomammeaningfulmandmusefulmcontext.mThemtruthmaboutminformation
mismthatmitsmvaluemismonlymasmgoodmasmthempeoplemwhomusemit.mPeoplemusingmthemsameminformationmc
anmak
emdifferentmdecisionsmdependingmonmhowmtheyminterpretdormanalyzemtheminformation.
True False
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, 13. ThemInternetmofmThingsm(IoT)mismamworldmwhereminterconnected,mInternet-
enabledmdevicesmorm"things"
canmcollectmandmsharemdatamwithoutmhumanmintervention.
True False
14. Machinemtommachinem(M2M)mrefersmtomdevicesmthatmconnectmdirectlymtomothermdevice
s.
True False
15. ThemInternetdofmThingsm(IoT)mrefersmtomdevicesmthatdconnectmdirectlymtomothermdevice
s.
True False
16. Predictivemanalyticsmextractsminformationmfrommdatamandmusesmitmtompredictmfuturemtrendsmandmident
ify
behavioralmpatterns.
True False
17. Predictivemanalyticsmismamworldmwhereminterconnected,mInternet-
enabledmdevicesmorm"things"mcan
collectmandmsharemdatamwithoutmhumanmintervention.
True False
18. Topmmanagersmusempredictivemanalyticsmtomdefinemthemfuturemofmthembusiness,manalyzingmmarkets
,mindustries,mandmeconomiesmtomdeterminemthemstrategicmdirectionmthemcompanymmustmfollowmtom
remai
nprofitable.mTonymwillmsetdthemstrategicmdirectionmformhismfirm,mwhichmmightmincludemintroducingmn
ewmfmlavorsmofmpotatomchipsmordsportsmdrinksmasmnewmproductmlinesmormschoolsmandmhospitalsmasm
newmmarkemtmsegments.
Truem False
19. Machinemtommachinem(M2M)mextractsminformationmfrommdatamandmusesmitdtompredictmfuturemtrendsma
nd
identifymbehavioralmpatterns.
True False
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