ISDS 3100 Final Exam Questions and Answers
Programmers, network administrators, and webmasters all belong to the category of:
Select one:
a. General managers
b. End-users
c. Analysts
d. Information system professionals
e. Both A and B - Answerd. Information system professionals
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Programmers, network administrators, and webmasters all belong to the category of:
Select one:
a. General managers
b. End-users
c. Analysts
d. Information system professionals
e. Both A and B - Answerd. Information system professionals
/.A functional manager is shortly defined as a:
Select one:
a.
Knowledge worker in charge of an entire organization or business unit
b. Knowledge worker in charge of a functional area or team
c. Individual with limited contact with software applications
d. Manager that never acts as an end-user
e. Both B and C - Answere. Both B and C
/.Which of the following is the reason why the use of IT and IS has increased
dramatically in the last several years:
Select one:
a. The increase in available processing power per dollar
b. The increase in the available storage capability per dollar
c. The decline in battery life
d. The increase in the network transmission costs
e. Both A and B - Answere. Both A and B
/.Which is NOT a good reason for managers to be involved with the management of
information systems?
Select one:
a. Almost every aspect of business operations involves IT
b. Available new technology can serve the growing and changing needs of a business
at many different levels
c.
All employees can come in contact with the IT on a regular basis
d. IT professionals do not make good CEOs and need to be managed
e. To make sure that IT is used to support the business needs rather than having the
business support IT needs - Answerd. IT professionals do not make good CEOs and
need to be managed
,/.We have identified a number of IT trends of managerial interest. Which of the following
is not one of them:
Select one:
a. Increasing storage capacity
b. Increasing ubiquity of network access
c. We have identified all of the above as IT trends of managerial interest
d. Increasing sophistication of end-user
e. Increasing processing power of microchips - Answerd. Increasing sophistication of
end-user
/.Why is it important for business and functional managers to collaborate and form
partnerships with IT professionals?
Select one:
a. Because managers must work with everybody in the organization
b. Because it is fun to work with IT professionals who know all about the new IT gadgets
c. It is not important since IT design is the sole responsibility of IT professionals
d.
Because managers must make sound decisions about IS with the aid of IT
professionals
e.
Because managers must ensure that IT professionals have company's personnel to
work with - Answerd. Because managers must make sound decisions about IS with the
aid of IT professionals
/.Why have we suggested that it is not enough for general or functional managers to
hire good "IT people" and let them make information systems decisions?
Select one:
a. None of the above
b. Because in general IT professionals have limited business training and knowledge
c. Because technology is increasingly complex
d. Because a truly good "IT person" does not exist
e. Because software is increasingly easy to use - Answerb. Because in general IT
professionals have limited business training and knowledge
/.Which of the following statements better represents the ubiquity of the Internet?
Select one:
a. The Internet is becoming available to almost everyone, everywhere
b. The analog methods used to store information are being gradually replaced by digital
methods
c. The processing power of the computers on the Internet doubles every year or two
d. The price of storing information on the Internet is decreasing rapidly
, e. The average age of Internet users is increasing - Answera. The Internet is becoming
available to almost everyone, everywhere
/.We have defined Information Systems as socio-technical systems made up of four
components. Such components are:
Select one:
a. Strategy, Culture, Information, Procedure
b. Both A and B
c. Technology, Process, Structure, People
d. Operators, Computers, Information, Feedback
e. Input, Processing, Output, Feedback - Answerc. Technology, Process, Structure,
People
/.First order change is the easiest to manage because:
Select one:
a. Employees are typically on board and committed to it
b. The introduction of an IT innovation only impacts structure
c. The introduction of an IT innovation only impacts process
d. The introduction of an IT innovation only impacts people
e. Employees are typically trained when it occurs - Answerc. The introduction of an IT
innovation only impacts process
/.The information systems and organizational changes which heavily involve the people,
process, and technology components of the information systems is called:
Select one:
a. First-order change
b. Fourth-order change
c. Robotics
d. Second-order change
e. Third-order change - Answerd. Second-order change
/.Which of the following is NOT one of the components of Information Systems?
Select one:
a. The collection of beliefs, expectations and values shared by the members of an
organization
b. Software used to manage data, information, and decision making
c. The organizational design, reporting, and relationships
d. The individuals or groups directly involved - Answera. The collection of beliefs,
expectations and values shared by the members of an organization
/.Systemic effects" refers to:
Select one:
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