BCIS 3610 Practice Exam Questions with
100% correct answers
Components of a computer-based information system include people such as the CIO (chief information
officer) and end-users. - correct answer ✔✔true
Since the 1950s, computers have been used to perform common business applications. - correct answer
✔✔true
To keep information beyond reach of unauthorized users, is to keep the information _____. - correct
answer ✔✔secure
When an organization wants to develop a new information system to meet its needs, it can _________. -
correct answer ✔✔all of these answers
A system that provides monthly production figures for a manager at manufacturing facility is considered
a(n) __________. - correct answer ✔✔management information system (MIS)
Either system software or application software, but not both, are needed for all types of computers. -
correct answer ✔✔False
Which of the following does not is NOT an application software? - correct answer ✔✔Android
Organizations invest heavily in information systems to improve customer service. - correct answer
✔✔True
Systems development projects should always be outsourced in order to allow an organization to focus on
what it does best. - correct answer ✔✔False
, Using a computer to forecast future sales and order more inventory before a shortage can occur is an
example of information system feedback. - correct answer ✔✔False
If a hotel wishes to determine where to spend resources on renovations - on interior decor or on curb
appeal or on recreational facilities - they would use business intelligence to make the decision. - correct
answer ✔✔True
Usability and user-interface design are key factors in delivering apps that business users will adopt and
use. - correct answer ✔✔True
Either system software or application software, but not both, are needed for all types of computers. -
correct answer ✔✔False
Increasingly, companies are no longer incorporating computer-based information systems into their
products and services. - correct answer ✔✔False
A database is essential to the operation of a computer-based information system. - correct answer
✔✔True
A clothing store chain tracks the sale of each product at each location. Managers use this information to
calculate the organization's profits, to track inventory needs, and to determine which styles and fabrics
are the most popular among its customers. This is an example of quality information that is ___________
- correct answer ✔✔flexible
The term data is used to label raw facts such as height and weight of a patient. - correct answer ✔✔True
_____ is/are considered to be the most important element in computer-based information systems. -
correct answer ✔✔people
According to the diffusion innovation theory, _____ are the risk takers, always the first to try new
products and ideas. - correct answer ✔✔innovators
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