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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. Customers, competitors, and suppliers are examples of internal data sources of an information system.
a. True
b. False
2. In a management information system (MIS) application, processes are usually methods for performing a task.
a. True
b. False
3. When solving problems, the users of an information system must avoid using informal information-such as rumors,
unconfirmed reports, and stories.
a. True
b. False
4. In the context of information systems jobs, a database administrator is responsible for developing an entire information
system by writing computer programs.
a. True
b. False
5. To be useful, information must be able to integrate with other data and information.
a. True
b. False
6. The main difference between an intranet and the Internet is that intranets are public and the Internet is private.
a. True
b. False
7. In designing a management information system (MIS), the first task is to collect data and analyze it.
a. True
b. False
8. Rivalry among existing competitors is high when many competitors occupy the same marketplace position.
a. True
b. False
9. A logistics information system supports decisions related to providing reports and statistics on employee demographics.
a. True
b. False
10. An effective financial information system should provide timely, accurate, and integrated information about the
marketing mix-4Ps: price, promotion, place, and product.
a. True
b. False
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11. An information system should collect data from both external and internal sources, although organizational objectives
and the type of application also determine what sources to use.
a. True
b. False
12. In a management information system (MIS), the quality of information is determined by its usefulness to users, and its
usefulness determines the success of the information system.
a. True
b. False
13. The threat of new entrants into the marketplace is high when duplicating a company’s product or service is difficult.
a. True
b. False
14. The most common personal digital assistant (PDA) is a smartphone.
a. True
b. False
15. Information systems are broader in scope than information technologies.
a. True
b. False
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
16. A management information system
Correct
transaction-processing system
Incorrect
sequential processing system
Incorrect
data warehousing system
Incorrect
is an organized integration of hardware and software technologies, data, processes, and human elements
designed to produce timely, integrated, relevant, accurate, and useful information for decision-making purposes.
a. management information system
b. transaction-processing system
c. sequential processing system
d. data warehousing system
17. Microsoft Access is an example of a(n) _____.
a. operational resource toolkit system
b. enterprise resource planning system
c. database management system
d. knowledge management system
18. Computer networks, database systems, point-of-sale (POS) systems, etc., are few examples of information
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technologies that support information systems in decision making
Correct
strategic planning
Incorrect
orientation focusing
Incorrect
consumer building
Incorrect
.
a. decision making
b. strategic planning
c. orientation focusing
d. consumer building
19. In the context of IT jobs in the information systems field, a network administrator
Correct
cyber police
Incorrect
network programmer
Incorrect
cyber activist
Incorrect
is typically responsible for providing network and cybersecurity.
a. network administrator
b. cyber police
c. network programmer
d. cyber activist
20. Which of the following decisions is supported by a manufacturing information system (MFIS)?
a. Determination of portfolio structures
b. Analysis of price changes and discounts
c. Improvement of routing and delivery schedules
d. Monitoring of cost trends
21. Which of the following decisions is supported by a financial information system (FIS)?
a. Determining portfolio structures
b. Choosing the best job candidate
c. Improving routing and delivery schedules
d. Analyzing sales personnel
22. Which of the following statements is true of transaction-processing systems?
a. They focus on data collection and processing.
b. They focus on integrating hardware and software technologies.
c. They focus on integrating data, processes, and human elements.
d. They focus on maximizing human involvement.
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