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Managing Information Systems

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Quiz on Managing Information Systems, created by Clair Hat on 20/11/2015.
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Question 1

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What are the four major threats to information security? (as discussed by Pfleeger and Pfleeger)
Answer
  • Interception, Interruption, Modification, and Fabrication
  • Interception, Interruption, Modification, and Environmental threats
  • Interception, Interruption, Viruses, and Fabrication
  • Theft, Interruption, Modification, and Environmental Threats

Question 2

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Label the Hierarchy of Data with the options below.
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  • Wisdom
  • Understanding
  • Knowledge
  • Information
  • Data

Question 3

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[blank_start]IT[blank_end] - the technology involved in capturing and manipulating data. This includes the hardware, software, peripherals, communications media, and business systems protocols. [blank_start]IS[blank_end] - the united set of business systems designed to achieve a certain purpose. Comprised of IT as well as people, business processes, and context.
Answer
  • IT
  • IS

Question 4

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Label the diagram of the 6 Stages of Growth with the correct option from the drop down menu.
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5dbef133-2299-4a88-92b7-cfa54d03d430 (image/jpeg)
Answer
  • Contagion
  • Control
  • Data Administration
  • Integration
  • Contagion
  • Control
  • Data Administration
  • Integration
  • Contagion
  • Control
  • Data Administration
  • Integration
  • Contagion
  • Control
  • Data Administration
  • Integration

Question 5

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The technology involved in capturing and manipulating data, including the hardware, software, peripherals, communications media and protocols of computer systems is______.
Answer
  • Information systems
  • Value Creation
  • Information Technology
  • System specification

Question 6

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Which of the following is not True about IT investment pyramid model?
Answer
  • Reduce Marginal cost of BU’s IT.
  • The model allows organisations to identify the relative percentage of their IS budget.
  • Four IT spending categories —infrastructure, transactional, informational and strategic.
  • Need to focus on the Business integration and Business flexibility.

Question 7

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________________ is a specific type of software for creating, storing, organizing, and accessing data from a database
Answer
  • Object Oriented Approach
  • Database Management System
  • Entity Relationship Diagram
  • Relational Database

Question 8

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A IS Development methodology consist of phases, themselves consisting of sub-phases, which will guide the systems developers in their choice of the techniques that might be appropriate at each stage of the project and also help them to __________________ information systems projects.
Answer
  • Define ,Create ,Update and Implement
  • Procedure ,technique, tool and Implement
  • Change, Update, Modify and Evaluate
  • Plan, Manage ,Control and Evaluate

Question 9

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What is a relational database?
Answer
  • A place to store relational information
  • A database that is related to other databases
  • A database to store human relations
  • Software for accessing data from a database

Question 10

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In a relational model, relations are termed as
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  • Tuples
  • Attributes
  • Tables
  • Rows

Question 11

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The property of a database is ______ EXCEPT :
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  • It is an integrated collection of logically related records.
  • A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole.
  • It consolidates separate files into a common pool of data records.
  • Data stored in a database is independent of the application programs using it.

Question 12

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What are the key features of a primary key? Choose the best options i) One field in each table ii) Cannot be duplicated iii) Provides unique identifier for all information in any row iv) store data representing an attribute
Answer
  • i,ii,iii
  • i,ii,iv
  • i,iii,iv
  • ii,iii,iv

Question 13

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Firms invest in information systems in order to, EXCEPT:
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  • Achieve operational excellence
  • Develop new products and services
  • Attain customer intimacy and service
  • Lower market entry costs

Question 14

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i) Strategic information systems (SIS) offers organization ___________ and can extend the use of IS outside boundaries of the organization. ii)__________is a high-level declaration that describes an organization's reason for being ( it embodies organizational objectives)
Answer
  • External focus ,Vision statement
  • Internal focus , Mission statement
  • Cost Leadership ,Company Objective
  • Dependency ,Strategy Making

Question 15

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Porter's five forces model includes all of the following, EXCEPT:
Answer
  • Threats of substitute products
  • Threats of new entrance
  • Measure actual performance
  • Competition among existing firms

Question 16

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The total margin for a value chain comes from:
Answer
  • the cost of the primary activities only.
  • the values and cost of the primary activities only
  • the values plus cost of all the activities.
  • the values minus the cost of all the activities

Question 17

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This approach seeks to use IS and IT to change the way in which an organisation is internally operated and managed, by: i) changing how decisions are made ii) offering more communication options for individuals iii) providing tools for improving coordination, such as conferencing systems In the above explanation which approach is mentioned?
Answer
  • Working inward Approach
  • Working across Approach
  • Working outward Approach
  • Working over Approach

Question 18

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15) Which of the following are barriers to Effective IT Strategy Development? i) A governance structure for enterprise wide projects. ii) Enterprise wide funding models. iii) Degree of competitive advantage. iv) Parallel and linked resources for developing IT and business strategies.
Answer
  • i,ii,iv
  • ii.iii,iv
  • i,iii,iv
  • i,ii,iii

Question 19

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Business organizations are hierarchies consisting of principal levels, where Scientists and knowledge workers often work with/as __________
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  • Operational Management
  • Middle Management
  • Senior Management
  • Individual Contributors

Question 20

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i) An _________________in a very broad way is the collection of information technology, procedures and people responsible for the capture, movement, management and distribution of data and information. ii) ______________is the hardware and software a business uses to achieve its objectives
Answer
  • Information Database, Business Process
  • Information Process ,Management Information System
  • Information System ,Information Technology
  • Information Management ,System analysis

Question 21

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State whether True or False. i) Balancing IT solutions with business strategy will not position organizations to respond to rapidly changing business environments. ii) Any information system that encourages the sharing of knowledge across business units enhances competency
Answer
  • False, True
  • False, False
  • True, False
  • True ,True

Question 22

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Businesses invest in IT to achieve six important business objectives. Which of the following is NOT one of them ?
Answer
  • Sharing of knowledge.
  • Improved decision making
  • Customer and supplier intimacy
  • New products, services, and business models

Question 23

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In which stage of the organisational learning curve does management succeeds in achieving a balance between looseness and control by succeeding in integrating technology into the organizations business processes.
Answer
  • Integration
  • Data Administration
  • Maturity
  • Control

Question 24

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Which of the following is not a motivating factors for organisations to enter the network economy.
Answer
  • Strategic opportunity and advantage
  • Establishing or expanding brand awareness
  • The desire to obtain more timely and accurate information
  • Expanding the range of products and services

Question 25

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Which of the following is NOT one of the elements of a business model in network economy?
Answer
  • The business process required to make and deliver the products and services
  • The resources required and the identification of which ones are available, which will be developed in house, and which will need to be acquired
  • The most efficient store in world as result of digital links between suppliers and stores
  • The organization’s supply chain, including suppliers and other business partners

Question 26

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Mobile e-commerce is the fastest growing type of:
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  • Consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
  • Consumer-to-business (C2B)
  • Business-to-business (B2B)
  • Business-to-consumer (B2C)

Question 27

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Which of the following is not relevant to marketing via the internet?
Answer
  • Brick and Mortar
  • Mobile Marketing
  • Pure Plays
  • Click and mortar

Question 28

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Which of the following is not true about digital marketing?
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  • Marketing costs remain the same
  • Cost of producing first unit almost entire cost of product:
  • Costs of delivery over the Internet remains the same.
  • Industries with digital goods are undergoing revolutionary changes

Question 29

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The ________________suggests that an organisation with a significant resource base can absorb risks and sustain more losses than its competitors, resulting in short-term advantage.
Answer
  • ‘Hypercompetitive Model
  • ’Limited resources’ Model
  • 'Unlimited resources' model
  • 'Shareholder value' model

Question 30

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75 percent of businesses fail to align their IT with their business objectives, leading to lower profitability,which of the following is Not a strategy to align IT with business objective?
Answer
  • Identify business goals and strategies
  • Break strategic goals into concrete activities and processes
  • Identify metrics for measuring progress
  • Adopt multiple approaches to justify project funding

Question 31

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Which of the following is not true about e-commerce?
Answer
  • E-commerce: the use of the Internet and Web to transact business
  • Began in 1995 and grew exponentially
  • Retail e-commerce revenues grew 15–25 % per year until the recession of 2008–2009
  • In 2011, e-commerce revenues are growing again at an estimated 25% annually

Question 32

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Which of the following are the unique features of the E-Commerce Technology? i) One set of technology standards: Internet standards ii) The technology reaches across national boundaries, around Earth iii) It produce the product and service iv) The technology works through interaction with the user
Answer
  • i,ii,iii
  • ii,iii,iv
  • i,ii,iv
  • i,iii,iv

Question 33

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Which of the following is NOT a step-by-step IS strategic-planning process?
Answer
  • Creating strategic, high-level IS mission
  • Developing IT architecture to support that vision
  • Creating explicit, high-level IS vision
  • Developing strategic and operational plans to make the vision and architecture a reality.

Question 34

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_______is the name given to the organisation of the interrelationships of all IS throughout the entire organisation , It will include establishing standards for processes, deliverables and people.
Answer
  • Operational Plan
  • Enterprise architecture
  • Strategic Plan
  • Developing Information system

Question 35

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Long-term planning is nowadays considered to be___________, and focuses on selecting and prioritising specific projects or strategic initiatives that will be undertaken to realise the IS strategy and objectives.
Answer
  • One to three years
  • Four to Six years
  • Three to five years
  • Three to Seven years

Question 36

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____________is a one-year plan that sets out the specific tasks that will be completed that year. It is linked to the business priorities of the organisation through the annual budget.
Answer
  • Business Management Plan
  • Short-term operational plan
  • Long –term operational Plan
  • Strategic Plan

Question 37

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_________________ is a piece of software that manages a collection of data.
Answer
  • Database Management System
  • Utility Software
  • Information System
  • Data

Question 38

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______________works with the computer's operating system to store and modify data and to make data accessible to users in a variety of ways.
Answer
  • Processing data
  • Electronic commerce
  • DBMS
  • Digital economies

Question 39

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Managing external data include unstructured data: Which among the following is not one among them?
Answer
  • National and international news of events that impact the business
  • Videos & Voice recording of news or weather reports
  • Stock Exchange Reports
  • Reports market entry costs

Question 40

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Fields (columns) store data representing an/a _________. Rows store data for separate ____________.
Answer
  • Files, Primary key
  • Entity ,Tables
  • Attributes, Tuples
  • Entity, Primary key

Question 41

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_________________typically consolidates information from many departments into one database. Then, _____________are used to perform sophisticated searches to discover new data patterns and relationships.
Answer
  • Information System, Data Repository
  • Data-warehousing tools, Data mining tools
  • Relational Database, Database Management System
  • Primary Key, Data Mart

Question 42

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The different ERP vendors tend to target different markets based on their business model, wherein SAP and JD Edwards are based on ____________
Answer
  • Information System Management
  • Retail Industry
  • Whole Sale industry
  • Supply Chain Management

Question 43

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________ provide high-level graphical user interfaces to databases that enable management to obtain high-level summary data at any time, in graphical form.
Answer
  • Enterprise Resource Planning
  • Executive Information Systems
  • Knowledge Management System
  • Enterprise System

Question 44

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Which of the following is not a typical organisation database systems ?
Answer
  • Data-warehousing systems
  • Enterprise resource planning (ERP) Systems
  • Executive Information Systems (EIS)
  • Transaction processing systems

Question 45

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In the Hierarchy of Data ,what is called as the ‘ difference between increasing efficiency and increasing effectiveness’ or evaluates understanding.
Answer
  • Wisdom
  • Information
  • Knowledge
  • Understanding

Question 46

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Which of the following is required in managing internal data more than just using a DBMS?
Answer
  • Committing management to share data resources
  • Stock Exchange Reports
  • Keep track of basic activities
  • Information system accepts data inputs

Question 47

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Choose the best example of Database Management Systems.
Answer
  • Microsoft Access
  • MS-Word
  • Excel
  • MATLAB

Question 48

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____________ is the liaison between the database and its users
Answer
  • System administrator
  • Data Administrators
  • Database Administrator
  • Software Administrator

Question 49

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Executive Information Systems offer drill-down _________, which enables an executive manager to work down from a ____________summary to obtain more detailed information at successively lower and lower levels, and ultimately to pinpoint low-level operational detail.
Answer
  • Transparency, lower level
  • Collaboration, high level
  • Operationality, lower level
  • Functionality, high level

Question 50

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In Enterprise system life-cycle ________________is led by a manager / team leader and a team of specialists and advisors to manage the enterprise systems over its life using a strategy to ensure the well-being of the system technical, business, data and users aspect of the system.
Answer
  • a) Evaluation phase
  • b) Implementation
  • c) Post-Implementation
  • d) Pre Implementation

Question 51

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The following E-R diagram is interpreted as follows:
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Answer
  • Connectivity
  • Transaction
  • Relationship
  • Cardinality
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