True / False
1. When repetitive transaction-processing operations are automated, human involvement is increasingly required.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
2. Information systems are broader in scope than information technologies.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
3. In a management information system (MIS) application, processes are usually methods for performing a task.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
4. In designing a management information system (MIS), the first task is to collect data and analyze it.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
5. 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
ANSWER: True
6. Customers, competitors, and suppliers are examples of internal data sources of an information system.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
7. In a management information system (MIS), the quality of information is determined by its usefulness to users, and its usefulness determines the success of an information system.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
8. To be useful, information must be able to integrate with other data and information.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
9. When solving problems, the users of an information system must avoid using informal information.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
10. The main difference between an intranet and the Internet is that intranets are public and the Internet is private.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
11. A logistics information system supports decisions related to providing reports and statistics on employee demographics.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
12. An effective financial information system should provide timely, accurate, and integrated information about the marketing mix, or 4Ps: price, promotion, place, and product.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: False
14. Rivalry among existing competitors is high when many competitors occupy the same marketplace position.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
15. 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
ANSWER: False
16. Smartphones do not include Web-browsing features.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
17. Computers can be used to grade exam answers and generate detailed reports comparing performance.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
18. Information literacy involves understanding the role of information in generating and using business intelligence.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
19. Knowledge workers need both computer literacy and information literacy to be competitive in the workplace.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
20. Computer literacy involves skill in using spreadsheets.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
21. The most common mobile device is a smartphone.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
22. In an automated payroll system, there is little need for managerial judgment in the task of printing and sending checks.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
1. When repetitive transaction-processing operations are automated, human involvement is increasingly required.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
2. Information systems are broader in scope than information technologies.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
3. In a management information system (MIS) application, processes are usually methods for performing a task.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
4. In designing a management information system (MIS), the first task is to collect data and analyze it.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
5. 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
ANSWER: True
6. Customers, competitors, and suppliers are examples of internal data sources of an information system.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
7. In a management information system (MIS), the quality of information is determined by its usefulness to users, and its usefulness determines the success of an information system.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
8. To be useful, information must be able to integrate with other data and information.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
9. When solving problems, the users of an information system must avoid using informal information.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
10. The main difference between an intranet and the Internet is that intranets are public and the Internet is private.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
11. A logistics information system supports decisions related to providing reports and statistics on employee demographics.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
12. An effective financial information system should provide timely, accurate, and integrated information about the marketing mix, or 4Ps: price, promotion, place, and product.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: False
14. Rivalry among existing competitors is high when many competitors occupy the same marketplace position.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
15. 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
ANSWER: False
16. Smartphones do not include Web-browsing features.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
17. Computers can be used to grade exam answers and generate detailed reports comparing performance.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
18. Information literacy involves understanding the role of information in generating and using business intelligence.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
19. Knowledge workers need both computer literacy and information literacy to be competitive in the workplace.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
20. Computer literacy involves skill in using spreadsheets.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
21. The most common mobile device is a smartphone.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
22. In an automated payroll system, there is little need for managerial judgment in the task of printing and sending checks.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True