Kaplan University MT 300 Unit1 Quiz

 1. Question : Every system has a single goal.

  Student Answer:    True
     False

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 2. Question : Transaction processing systems (TPSs) are the most widely used information systems.

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 3. Question : Input is the information an IS produces and displays in the format most useful to an organization.

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 4. Question : While accounting systems focus on recording and reporting financial changes and states, the purpose of marketing systems is to facilitate financial planning and business transactions.

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 5. Question : In the capacity of project leaders, senior systems analysts are put in charge of several analysts and programmers.

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 6. Question : It is important to remember that computers can only carry out instructions that humans give them.

  Student Answer:    True
     False

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 7. Question : The terms “data” and “information” mean the same thing.

  Student Answer:    True
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 8. Question : ISs whose purpose is to glean from raw data relationships and trends that might help organizations compete better are called business intelligence (BI) systems.

  Student Answer:    True
     False

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 9. Question : To become data, information is manipulated through tabulation, addition, subtraction, division, or any other operation that leads to greater understanding of a situation.

  Student Answer:    True
     False

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 10. Question : Many ERP systems are used by service representatives in combination with a telephone.

  Student Answer:    True
     False

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 11. Question : Simply put, a ____ is an array of components that work together to achieve a common goal, or multiple goals, by accepting input, processing it, and producing output in an organized manner.

  Student Answer:   plan

     process

     project

     system

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 12. Question : Several trends have made the use of ____ very important in business; among them, the variety and ingenuity of computer programs have increased.

  Student Answer:   data maps

     information lists

     information systems

     total systems

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 13. Question : Thinking of an organization in terms of its suborganizations or subsystems—called ____—is a powerful management approach.

  Student Answer:   organization thinking

     organization validating

     systems thinking

     systems validating

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 14. Question : In today’s world, organizations must continuously ____ hardware, software, and the skills of their employees to stay competitive.

  Student Answer:   downsize

     share

     specify

     upgrade

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 15. Question : In most organizations the chief security officer (CSO) reports to the ____.

  Student Answer:   chief administrative officer (CAO)

     chief information officer (CIO)

     chief information security officer (CISO)

     systems executive officer (SEO)

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 16. Question : ____ have been used to provide service via the Web, such as helping residents find locations of different services on a city map or plan travel routes.

  Student Answer:   BIs

     DSSs

     GISs

     MISs

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 17. Question : A ____ is a business event: a sale, a purchase, the hiring of a new employee, and the like.

  Student Answer:   compromise

     contract

     process

     transaction

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 18. Question : A ____ is responsible for the databases and data warehouses of an organization—a very sensitive and powerful position.

  Student Answer:   database administrator

     database programmer

     project leader

     project manager

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 19. Question : A ____ is partly involved in the analysis of business needs and ISs, but the greater part of the job involves setting up business applications.

  Student Answer:   database analyst

     database programmer

     programmer/analyst

     systems administrator

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 20. Question : ____ records sums owed to the organization and by whom.

  Student Answer:   Accounts payable

     Accounts receivable

     Accounts programmable

     Accounts writable

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 21. Question : When visiting a commercial Web site, chances are the site installs a little file, called a(n) “____________________,” on your computer’s hard disk.

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 22. Question : ____________________ ISs provide information that helps management decide how many sales representatives to assign to specific products in specific geographical areas.

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 23. Question : Some GISs that support operations use information from ____________________ satellites, especially to show the current location of a vehicle or person on a map or to provide directions.

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 24. Question : An accounting system that records accounts receivable, accounts payable, and cash flow is ____________________ if it receives its payroll figures from the payroll system.

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 25. Question : Raw data is rarely meaningful or useful as ____________________.

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 26. Question : An information system (IS) consists of all the components that work together to ____________________ data and produce information.

  Student Answer: process

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 27. Question : ____________________ devices and communications lines transfer data and information over various distances.

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 28. Question : Data is the raw material in the production of ____________________.

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 29. Question : A person who holds the position of CIO must have both technical understanding of current and developing ____________________ technologies and business knowledge.

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 30. Question : Often, a system consists of several ____________________—components of a larger system—with subgoals, all contributing to meeting the main goal.

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