MIS 535 Midterm Exam.....................(MIS 535 Managerial Applications of Information Technology - DeVry)

MIS 535 Midterm Exam (Version 1)

1. (TCO A) Domino's upgraded Pulse Evolution system incorporated a Pizza Tracker functionality that shows the progression of individual pizza orders. This is an example of using information systems to achieve which business objective?
2. (TCO A) Networking and telecommunications technologies, along with computer hardware, software, data management technology, and the people required to run and manage them, constitute an organization's
3. (TCO B) Internet technology
4. (TCO C) The difference between a data warehouse and a data mart is
5. (TCO D) Which of the following is not an example of the emerging mobile computing platforms?
6. (TCO A) What is the difference between information technology and information systems? Describe some of the functions of information systems.
7. (TCO B) How have mobile devices and social media changed the work environment?
8. (TCO C) The small publishing company you work for wants to create a new database for storing information about all of its author contracts. What factors will influence how you design the database?
9. (TCO D) Describe and explain the idea of network neutrality. Are you in favor of network neutrality? Why or why not?

MIS 535 Midterm Exam (Version 2)

1. (TCO A) Cloud computing (Points : 10)
2. (TCO A) Networking and telecommunications technologies, along with computer hardware, software, data management technology, and the people required to run and manage them, constitute an organization's (Points : 10)
3. (TCO B) The value chain model (Points : 10)
4. (TCO C) Which common database challenge is illustrated by the text's discussion of receiving multiple pieces of the same direct mail advertising with an identical address? (Points : 10)
5. (TCO D) Which of the following is not an example of the emerging mobile computing platforms? (Points : 10)
6. (TCO A) Define operational excellence. How can information systems help achieve it? (Points: 25)
7. (TCO B) List three organizational factors that can prevent a firm from fully realizing the benefits of a new information system, and provide examples of each.
8. (TCO C) List and describe three main capabilities or tools of a DBMS.
9. (TCO D) Describe the effect of cloud computing on traditional IT infrastructure.