Using MIS (7th Edition) by David M. Kroenke – Complete Test Bank

Using MIS, 7e (Kroenke)
Chapter 1 The Importance of MIS

1.1 True/False Questions

1) The number of transistors per square inch on an integrated chip doubles every 18 months
according to Moore's Law.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Discuss the key issues involved in managing the components of IT infrastructure
Chapter LO: 1

2) Moore's Law predicts that the price to performance ratio of computers will double once in
eighteen months.
Answer: FALSE
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Discuss the key issues involved in managing the components of IT infrastructure
Chapter LO: 1

3) Because of Moore's Law, the cost of data processing, communications, and storage is
essentially zero.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Discuss the key issues involved in managing the components of IT infrastructure
Chapter LO: 1

4) Today, because of Moore's Law, any routine skill is liable to be outsourced to the lowest
bidder.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Moderate
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 1

5) Brad, an employee who works in the production department, has the ability to collaborate well
with others. Brad's ability to collaborate is an example of a routine skill.
Answer: FALSE
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Difficulty: Moderate
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 1




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,6) Abstract reasoning is the ability to construct and manipulate models.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 1

7) Systems thinking refers to the skill that helps make a reasoned analysis of a problem and
envision potential solutions to the problem.
Answer: FALSE
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 1

8) A person who is good at collaboration will avoid giving critical feedback to others.
Answer: FALSE
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 1

9) The most important skill for effective collaboration is to be able to give and receive critical
feedback.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 1

10) Experimentation involves making a reasoned analysis of an opportunity and developing the
most promising solutions, consistent with the resources one has.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 1

11) The term management information systems refers to the management and use of information
systems that help businesses achieve their strategies.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 2



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,12) A system is a group of components that interact without a specific purpose.
Answer: FALSE
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS)
Chapter LO: 2

13) According to the five-component framework, the five components of an information system
are present in every information system.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS)
Chapter LO: 2

14) Applications such as MS Word and Excel are examples of procedures.
Answer: FALSE
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS)
Chapter LO: 2

15) According to the five-component framework, the number of components in an information
system increases in proportion to its complexity.
Answer: FALSE
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS)
Chapter LO: 2

16) The five-component framework applies to simple and complex information systems.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS)
Chapter LO: 2

17) Users should take an active role in system development to create an information system that
meets their needs.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Discuss the role of information systems in supporting business processes
Chapter LO: 2




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, 18) Information systems exist to help people who work in an organization achieve the strategies
of that business.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 2

19) A company should only develop information systems if its competitors have developed
information systems.
Answer: FALSE
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Moderate
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 2

20) The five components of information systems are symmetrical.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS)
Chapter LO: 3

21) According to the five-component model of information systems, the data and software
components of information systems are capable of performing actions.
Answer: FALSE
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Moderate
Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS)
Chapter LO: 3

22) In the five-component model of an information system, data acts as a bridge between the
computer and the human sides.
Answer: TRUE
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS)
Chapter LO: 3

23) In the five-component model of an information system, hardware and software are part of the
human side.
Answer: FALSE
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS)
Chapter LO: 3


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