Test bank for using MIS 3rd edition by kroenke

Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Page Ref: 5 AACSB: Reflective thinking Study Question: Study Question 1 5 According to the RAND study cited in the text, strong nonroutine cognitive skills are the

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Using MIS, 3e (Kroenke)

Chapter 1 The Importance of MIS

Study Question: Study Question 1

2) The fact that the cost of data communications and data storage has essentially come down to zero is an example of Moore's Law in action

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4

AACSB: Use of IT

3) The emergence of YouTube could be considered a consequence of Moore's Law

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4

AACSB: Reflective thinking

4) One consequence of Moore's Law is that routine skills will be internalized by high-value organizations

Answer: FALSE

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5) According to the RAND study cited in the text, strong nonroutine cognitive skills are the most important marketable skills in the new millennium

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6

AACSB: Analytic skills

6) While those students majoring in finance and information systems are expected to have only routine cognitive skills, those in marketing or information systems need to develop strong non-routine cognitive skills

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6

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7) Abstract reasoning is the ability to make and manipulate models.

Answer: TRUE

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8) During a feedback session, Symonds tells his manager that he is finding it difficult to trace themean value of the data from the consumer survey Symonds seems to be lacking systems

thinking skills

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 6, 7

9) Sheila, the operations manager at a software development firm, finds from Reuben's

teammates that he rarely asks for feedback and when provided, does not seem to respond

positively to it Reuben seems to be lacking collaboration skills

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 6, 7

10) Fear of failure is one of the main reasons for the lack of systems thinking among employees.Answer: FALSE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 7

11) Being able to connect the rise in sugar prices to the supply cap of petrol products by OPEC countries is an example of abstract reasoning

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6

12) Abstract reasoning is an example of routine cognitive skills

Answer: FALSE

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13) Effective communication is an example of routine non-cognitive skills

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6

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14) Surveys indicate the single most important skill for effective collaboration is the ability to interpret nonverbal communication.

Answer: FALSE

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15) Wesley is quite popular in the office for being nice to others He seems to have effective collaboration skills

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 7

16) Systems thinking is when you develop ideas and plans with others

Answer: FALSE

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17) In a volatile business scenario, professionals should not allow themselves to be limited by fear of failure

Answer: TRUE

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18) An information system is a group of components that interact to produce information.Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 8

AACSB: Use of IT

19) The three key elements in the definition of MIS are: development and use, information systems, and business goals and objectives

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 8

20) There are six fundamental components in every information system

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21) The words, sentences, and paragraphs in your status report are examples of the "data" component of an information system.

Answer: TRUE

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22) Management information systems is defined as the development and use of information systems that help businesses achieve their goals and objectives

Answer: TRUE

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AACSB: Use of IT

23) The number of components of an information system increases with increasing system complexity

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 8-9

24) One needs to have hardware or computer programming skills to build or use an information system

Answer: FALSE

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25) To correctly be called an information system, a computer of some sort must be involved Answer: FALSE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 9

26) Organizations do not expect accounting or marketing majors to know how to build

information systems

Answer: FALSE

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27) Even if you are not technically qualified, you are still required to help in the development project of information systems by specifying the system requirements

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 9

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28) The components of the information systems framework are symmetrical.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 10

29) A compelling reason for companies to develop an information system is to avoid "falling behind the technology curve."

Answer: FALSE

30) Buying a computer, working with a spreadsheet, or creating a Web page are the three major instances of an information systems implementation

Answer: FALSE

31) In the information systems framework, data is the bridge between the computer side on the left and the human side on the right

Answer: TRUE

32) In an information systems model, the software and procedure components are both sets of instructions

Answer: TRUE

33) Information systems have globally standardized allocations for the amount of work that is moved from the human side to the computer side

Answer: FALSE

34) Hardware is the most important component in the component framework of information systems

Answer: FALSE

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35) When you consider the components of an information system, the last component includes you.

Answer: TRUE

36) A perfect information system is one in which the quality of your thinking is not important to the quality of information produced

Answer: FALSE

37) Substantial cognitive research has shown that although you cannot increase your basic IQ, you can dramatically increase the quality of your thinking

Answer: TRUE

38) A system that consists only of a file of email addresses and an email program is a low-tech system with considerable work still left for human intervention

Answer: TRUE

39) The five-component framework is limited to assessing the scope of existing systems and needs to be revised when assessing the scope of new systems

Answer: FALSE

40) Creating new databases or changing the structure of existing databases is more difficult than obtaining or developing new programs

Answer: TRUE

41) In a study of daybreak timings across the world, the fact that the sun rose this morning at 6:25 a.m in Atlanta is an example of data

Answer: TRUE

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42) Data is the knowledge derived from information

Answer: FALSE

43) What is data to one person may be information to another

Answer: TRUE

44) The average wait time for a customer at a call center is an example of data

Answer: FALSE

45) When data is presented within a meaningful context, it becomes information

Answer: TRUE

46) The information that is the output of one process can be viewed as a data input to another process

Answer: TRUE

47) A future user of information systems has to rely on information if it appears in the context of

a Web page in a well-formatted report

Answer: FALSE

48) An important thing to remember when you begin to use a new information system is to beginwith skepticism

Answer: TRUE

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49) When you participate in the development of an IS, timeliness will be part of the requirementsyou will ask for.

Answer: TRUE

50) Information relevance is an important characteristic of good information

Answer: TRUE

51) A good information system is one that provides the user with as much information as it can gather

Answer: FALSE

52) The cost of gathering information should be analyzed just like any other corporate asset Answer: TRUE

53) Barely sufficient information is a handicap in decision-making as today's business decisions require analysis of large amounts of data

Answer: FALSE

54) The higher you rise in an organization the less information you will need to work with Answer: FALSE

55) Information is worth its cost when the cost of acquiring it breaks even with the returns expected

Answer: FALSE

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56) For information to be relevant, there must be an appropriate relationship between the cost of the information and its value.

Answer: FALSE

57) Information technology and information systems are synonymous

Answer: FALSE

58) Information systems drive the development of information technology

Answer: FALSE

59) Components of information systems are too abstract to be subjected to the same financial analyses to which other assets are subjected

Answer: FALSE

60) You can buy information technology, but you can never buy an information system

Answer: TRUE

AACSB: Use of IT

1.2 Multiple Choice Questions

1) Moore's Law states that the number of transistors per square inch on an integrated chip doubles every months

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2) Because of Moore's Law, the cost of data communications and data storage is essentially zero The growth of which of the following is a consequence of this?

3) is the ability to make and manipulate models

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6

4) The four component skills necessary to develop strong nonroutine cognitive skills include all

of the following except:

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 6-7

5) refers to the ability to model system components and show how the component inputs and outputs relate to one another

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 7

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6) Mae proposes a new social networking model to her boss She illustrates the model on the whiteboard and describes how this could cater to a growing demand among Internet users She also explains how their firm could profitably serve this need Mae is exhibiting skills.A) leadership

B) collaboration

C) systems thinking

D) experimentation

Answer: C

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7) "Is it too weird for the market?" is a question asked by someone who is probably weak in skills

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8) is when you create and test promising new alternatives consistent with available resources

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9) Which of the following statements about collaboration is true?

A) Effective collaboration is predominantly about being nice

B) The most critical skill for effective collaboration is to give and receive critical feedback.C) Collaboration is what helps you to model the components of the system

D) Collaboration aims to connect the inputs and outputs among system components

Answer: B

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 7

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10) Making a careful and reasoned analysis of an opportunity, envisioning potential products or solutions or applications of technology, and then developing those ideas that seem to have the most promise, consistent with the resources you have is an example of .

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11) Which of the following is not consistent with a proper exercise of experimentation?

A) making a careful and reasoned analysis of an opportunity

B) envisioning potential products or solutions or applications of technology

C) providing a corpus fund for testing all ideas generated

D) developing promising ideas consistent with the resources you have

Answer: C

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 7

12) Which of the following is not part of the definition of management information systems?A) development and use

B) organizational hierarchy

C) information systems

D) business goals and objectives

Answer: B

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 8

13) A word processing program is an example of:

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