True / False
1. Most firms give their IT budgets a low priority in good economic times.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Most firms give their IT budgets a high priority, in good times or bad.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 3
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SAD.12e.01.01 - Describe the impact of information technology on society
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Technology
TOPICS: What is Information Technology?
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 1/30/2019 11:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 4/8/2019 3:37 PM
2. A mission-critical system is one that is unimportant to a company’s operations.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: A mission-critical system is one that is vital to a company’s operations.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 5
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SAD.12e.01.02 - Describe the five main components of an information system
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Technology
TOPICS: Information System Components
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 1/30/2019 11:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 4/13/2019 9:54 AM
3. In an information system, data is information that has been transformed into input that is valuable to users.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Information is data that has been transformed into output that is valuable to users.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 5
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SAD.12e.01.02 - Describe the five main components of an information system
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Technology
TOPICS: Information System Components
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 1/30/2019 11:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 4/8/2019 3:37 PM
4. Transaction processing (TP) systems are inefficient because they process a set of transaction-related commands individually rather than as a group.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Transaction processing (TP) systems are efficient because they process a set of transaction-related commands as a group rather than individually.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 12
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SAD.12e.01.05 - Identify the seven types of information systems used in business
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Technology
TOPICS: Business Information Systems
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 1/30/2019 11:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 4/8/2019 3:37 PM
5. In a knowledge management system, a knowledge base consists of logical rules that identify data patterns and relationships.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: A knowledge management system uses inference rules, which are logical rules that identify data patterns and relationships.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 13
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SAD.12e.01.05 - Identify the seven types of information systems used in business
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Technology
TOPICS: Business Information Systems
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 1/30/2019 11:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 4/8/2019 3:37 PM
6. Most large companies require systems that combine transaction processing, business support, knowledge management, and user productivity features.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
1. Most firms give their IT budgets a low priority in good economic times.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Most firms give their IT budgets a high priority, in good times or bad.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 3
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SAD.12e.01.01 - Describe the impact of information technology on society
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Technology
TOPICS: What is Information Technology?
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 1/30/2019 11:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 4/8/2019 3:37 PM
2. A mission-critical system is one that is unimportant to a company’s operations.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: A mission-critical system is one that is vital to a company’s operations.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 5
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SAD.12e.01.02 - Describe the five main components of an information system
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Technology
TOPICS: Information System Components
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 1/30/2019 11:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 4/13/2019 9:54 AM
3. In an information system, data is information that has been transformed into input that is valuable to users.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Information is data that has been transformed into output that is valuable to users.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 5
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SAD.12e.01.02 - Describe the five main components of an information system
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Technology
TOPICS: Information System Components
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 1/30/2019 11:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 4/8/2019 3:37 PM
4. Transaction processing (TP) systems are inefficient because they process a set of transaction-related commands individually rather than as a group.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Transaction processing (TP) systems are efficient because they process a set of transaction-related commands as a group rather than individually.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 12
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SAD.12e.01.05 - Identify the seven types of information systems used in business
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Technology
TOPICS: Business Information Systems
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 1/30/2019 11:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 4/8/2019 3:37 PM
5. In a knowledge management system, a knowledge base consists of logical rules that identify data patterns and relationships.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: A knowledge management system uses inference rules, which are logical rules that identify data patterns and relationships.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 13
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SAD.12e.01.05 - Identify the seven types of information systems used in business
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Technology
TOPICS: Business Information Systems
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 1/30/2019 11:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 4/8/2019 3:37 PM
6. Most large companies require systems that combine transaction processing, business support, knowledge management, and user productivity features.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True