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Course 571001- Information Systems and Technology for Managers an
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4/19/2024
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Read 'Chapter 1: Models For Decision Making' & answer the following question(s):
1. How do information systems and information technologies differ?
2. Information systems are classified as either operations or management support information systems. Which one of the following would NOT be classified as a management support system?
3. software suite is best described as a(n):
4. Components in system software do not include:
5. Information systems do not cover:
6. Which one of the following statements about an executive information system (EIS) is incorrect? The EIS
7. Which of the following statements is not true?
8. Decisions made at the operational management level tend to be more:
9. Activities that describe management activities do not include:
10. Levels of managerial decision making do not include:
11. Which of the following is not an MIS model:
12. Conceptually, the circuitry of a central processing unit (CPU) can be subdivided into two major subunits that are called the:
13. A computer is a system of hardware devices that are organized according to their system function. The function of a processing device is to:
14. Components of a computer system unit do not include:
15. _______________________ is not an example of Internet appliances:
16. A dual-core device contains:
17. Selecting a laptop computer is trickier than buying a desktop PC because laptops are more ____________ and more personal.
18. Which of the following is the latest Microsoft’s Windows operating system:
19. Major functions provided by operating systems (OS) do not include:
20. An open source code operating system is:
21. A local-area network (LAN) operating system developed by Novell Corporation is:
22. A sample statement of fourth generation language is:
23. Examples of third generation programming include all the following except:
24. .___________________ is not a third generation programming language:
25. The interaction of programming objectives that groups together other programming procedures is:
26. _________________ is commercial software offered to users without initial charge.
27. Computer manufactures are now installing software programs permanently inside the computer as part of its main memory to provide protection from erasure or loss if there is interrupted electrical power. This notion is called:
28. Software that is not protected by copyright law is:
29. Which one of the following statements would best describe presentation graphics software?
30. The smallest element of data addressed in a file is a:
31. A set of related characters, like a social security number, is called a:
32. Major database software is:
33. _____________________ involves using a microcomputer and peripherals to mix text and graphics to produce high quality printouts.
34. Which one of the following is a personal information manager?
35. You cannot get software assistance from:
36. Database management systems offer many advantages over file management systems; one advantage defined as “the same data field appears in different tables sometimes in different formats” is:
37. Types of file organizations used on secondary storage devices do not include:
38. File organization used on secondary storage devices and filed on tape are processed as:
39. A database with fields and records arranged in a family tree, with lower-level records subordinate to higher-level records is:
40. In databases, the data records are organized and identified by using key fields which include all the following except:
41. Other features in a database managements system that stores data definitions or a description of the structure of data used in the database is:
42. Some techniques to recover a system failure include all except:
43. A query language is a simple English-like language. T F
44. New data communication technologies do not include:
45. Data representation that uses a binary system to represent anything is usually:
46. A communications medium that is one or more central wires surrounded by thick insulation is:
47. Fiber optics are regarded as the communications media of the future primarily because of:
48. Which of the following statements is false regarding security software?
49. The ________________ a collection of interconnected computer networks, linked by copper wires, fiber-optic cables, wireless connections, etc.
50. Which of the following statements is false regarding Internet2?
51. In distributed data processing, a ring network:
52. An insurance firm uses a wide area network (WAN) to allow agents away from the home office to obtain current rates and client information and to submit approved claims using notebook computers and dial-in modems. In this situation, which of the following methods would provide the best data security?
53. Which of the following statements is not true regarding real time conferencing as compared to telephone conferencing?
54. ________________ is not an automatic feature available for different types of modems:
55. Downloading or uploading file from an online system is:
56. A topology that provides a reliable, complex network structure relatively immune to bottlenecks and other failures because of its multiplicity of paths is:
57. The disadvantages of interfacing networks (LANs) include:
58. A network that covers a large geographic area is most commonly referred to as a(n):
59. Your text describes a number of telecommunications networks. A network that serves a company that is located on one floor or in one building is called a(n):
60. Advantages of interfacing networks do not include:
61. Some of the most popular user friendly commercial online services include all the following except:
62. There are several types of online systems. An example of commercial online systems is:
63. __________________________ is not one of US Government’s STAT_USA online database services:
64. An organizational Internet that is guarded against outside access by a firewall is a(n):
65. The spectrum of telecommunications-based services today is wide and expansive. Which of the following is not part of the spectrum of telecommunications-based services available?
66. Practical applications of Intranet do not include:
67. Intranets provide all except one of the following features:
68. Practical applications of Intranets will not include:
69. The majority of Web applications operate in the Web server through a common gateway interface (CGI) to connect users to databases. Most CGI programs are written in:
70. Many popular business uses of the Internet include:
71. A secure network that uses the Internet as its main backbone network to connect the Intranets of a company's different locations, or to establish Extranet links between a company and its customers, suppliers, and other business partners is called a(n):
72. You should not consider ___________________________ in selecting software:
73. __________________ is not a module of integrated accounting software.
74. ________________ serves as a cross-functional enterprise backbone that integrates and automates many internal business processes and information systems within the manufacturing, logistics, distribution, accounting, finance, and human resource functions of a company.
75. Fundamentally, ________________ helps a company get the right products to the right place at the right time, in the proper quantity and at an acceptable cost.
76. Companies are turning to customer relationship management (CRM) to improve their customer focus. CRM uses information technology to create a cross-functional enterprise system that integrates and automates many of the customer-serving processes in the following functional business areas except?
77. Which one of the following is the least likely financial goal or target?
78. Lack of proper funds management does not imply:
79. Which one of the following is not an application of the Z Score Model?
80. Financial ratio analysis addresses all except:
81. Which of the following is not an example of short-term decisions?
82. Manufacturing disciplinary areas do not include:
83. Product engineering is the starting point for product distribution. T F
84. CAM includes the following functions, except:
85. The goal of JIT is not to:
86. Information needs of marketing managers do not include:
87. Marketing MIS subsystems do not include:
88. The primary purposes of a sales plan do not include:
89. Sales planning and forecasting often are confused. Although related, they have distinctly different purposes. T F
90. Risk analysis does not handle:
91. Palisade's DecisionTools Suite is a DSS tool for
92. An Expert system contains six major components with one of the components featuring online help facilities, debugging tools, and other tools designed to assist users, this feature is known as:
93. Which one of the following statements would best describe expert systems software?
94. A bank implemented an expert system to help account representatives consolidate the bank's relationships with each customer. The expert system has:
95. Which method of knowledge representation represents knowledge in an expert system's knowledge base in the form of cases, such as past performance, occurrences and experiences?
96. Fuzzy logic deals with:
97. An application of an Expert System used in the global financial market is:
98. The drawbacks of an expert system include:
99. Which one of the following is a benefit of expert systems?
100. Fraudulent emails are also known as:
Read 'Chapter 2: Selecting Computer Hardware' & answer the following question(s):
Read 'Chapter 3: Using Systems Software' & answer the following question(s):
Read 'Chapter 4: Data And Data Management' & answer the following question(s):
Read 'Chapter 5: Data Communications' & answer the following question(s):
Read 'Chapter 6: Network And Telecommunications' & answer the following question(s):
Read 'Chapter 7: Internet And Intranet' & answer the following question(s):
Read 'Chapter 8: Accounting Information Systems And Packages' & answer the following question(s):
Read 'Chapter 9: Decision Support Systems' & answer the following question(s):
Read 'Chapter 10: Control And Security Of Information Systems' & answer the following question(s):
Read 'Chapter 11: Financial Management Information Systems and Packages' & answer the following question(s):
Read 'Chapter 12: Manufacturing Information Systems and Packages' & answer the following question(s):
Read 'Chapter 13: Marketing Information Systems and Packages' & answer the following question(s):
Read 'Chapter 14: Decision Support Systems' & answer the following question(s):
Read 'Chapter 15: Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems' & answer the following question(s):
Read 'Chapter 16: Control And Security Of Information Systems' & answer the following question(s):
Read 'Chapter 17: Wireless technologies' & answer the following question(s):
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