Full Download Test Bank For Principles of Information Systems 10th Edition Stair PDF Full Chapter
Full Download Test Bank For Principles of Information Systems 10th Edition Stair PDF Full Chapter
Full Download Test Bank For Principles of Information Systems 10th Edition Stair PDF Full Chapter
11. Information about the documents on the Web and access to these documents are controlled and
provided by tens of thousands of special computers called Web servers.
12. A virtual reality system is an example of one of the most common types of information systems.
16. Mobile commerce is the use of mobile, wireless devices to place orders and conduct business.
17. While technologically advanced, unfortunately, e-commerce offers few advantages for streamlining
work activities.
18. Electronic business goes beyond e-commerce and e-procurement by using information systems and the
Internet to perform all business-related tasks and functions.
19. Computers have been used to perform common business applications since the 1950s.
20. Companies soon learned that they could use the data stored in transaction processing systems to make
better decisions.
21. A decision support system is an organized collection of people, procedures, software, databases, and
devices that provides routine information to managers and decision makers.
24. A DSS can include a collection of models to support a decision maker, a collection of facts, and
procedures that help decision makers to interact with the DSS.
25. DSS became more widely used in the 1980s as a result of dramatic improvements in technology.
26. With an AI system, the computer takes on the characteristics of human intelligence.
27. Neural networks give the computer the ability to make suggestions and function like an expert in a
particular field, helping enhance the performance of a novice users.
28. The unique value of neural networks is that they allow organizations to capture and use the wisdom of
experts and specialists.
29. Directional sound, tactile and force feedback devices, voice recognition, and other technologies are
used to enrich the virtual reality experience.
30. Systems analysis defines the problems and opportunities of the existing system.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ____ is an important component of every information system that helps organizations to achieve their
goals.
a. Hardware c. Feedback mechanism
b. Software d. Data
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 4
2. The value of information is directly linked to how it helps decision makers achieve their organization’s
____.
a. profits c. cost reduction initiatives
b. goals d. quality improvement measures
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 8
4. Many excellent computerized information systems follow stock indexes and markets and suggest when
large blocks of stocks should be purchased or sold in a process called ____.
a. feedback c. forecasting
b. processing d. program trading
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 12
5. _____ consists of computer equipment used to perform input, processing, and output activities.
a. Information technology c. Telecommunications
b. Technology infrastructure d. Hardware
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 12
6. Keyboards, automatic scanning devices, and equipment that can read magnetic ink characters are
examples of ____ hardware.
a. storage c. output
b. processing d. input
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 13
8. ____ consists of computer programs that govern the operation of the computer.
a. Hardware c. Applications
b. Software d. Telecommunications
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 14
9. ____ is an example of application software that allows you to accomplish specific tasks such as word
processing or tabulating numbers.
a. Systems software c. Microsoft Office 2010
b. Windows 7 d. Windows Vista
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 14
10. ____ connect computers and equipment in a building, around the country, or around the world to
enable electronic communications.
a. Telecommunications c. Networks
b. Telecommuting d. Databases
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 15
11. People can send short messages of up to ____ using Twitter.
a. 10 words c. 140 characters
b. 100 characters d. 140 words
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 16
13. Using ____, you can download audio programs or music from the Internet to play on computers or
music players.
a. podcasting c. WWW
b. Web logs d. cloud computing
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 16
14. An ____ is a network based on Web technologies that allows only selected outsiders, such as business
partners and customers, to access authorized resources of a company’s intranet.
a. Internet c. Web 2.0
b. blog d. extranet
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 16
15. ____ is (are) considered to be the most important element in a computer-based information system.
a. Hardware c. Procedures
b. Software d. People
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 17
16. People who work with information systems to get results are called ____.
a. the CIO c. IS personnel
b. users d. IS managers
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 17
17. ____ include(s) all the people who manage, run, program, and maintain the system, including the CIO,
who manages the IS department.
a. End users c. Analysts
b. Hardware operators d. IS personnel
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 17
18. A common type of information system used in business organizations are those designed for ____.
a. electronic and mobile commerce c. decision support
b. transaction processing d. all of the above
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 18
19. ____ involves using information systems and the Internet to acquire parts and supplies.
a. e-commerce c. mobile commerce
b. e-business d. e-procurement
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 20
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