Kaplan University MT 300 Unit1 Quiz

1. Question : Every system has a single goal.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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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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