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Foundations of Information Systems

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Foundations of Information SystemsReview Questions
1.
What type of information system is used by everyone in an organization to integrate various business processes and functions across an organization?
  1. management information system (MIS)
  2. enterprise resource planning (ERP)
  3. transaction processing system (TPS)
  4. decision support system (DSS)
2 .
What invention is credited with providing ordinary people with access to information and ideas that were previously unavailable?
  1. telegraph
  2. telephone
  3. printing press
  4. internet
3.
What invention provided a vital framework for the development of computers?
  1. Jacquard loom
  2. printing press
  3. digital calculators
  4. typewriters
4 .
What do computers require to manage the computer’s memory and other resources such as disk storage while providing the interface for computer users?
  1. application software
  2. operating system software
  3. hardware
  4. data processing
5.
What element of an information system is concerned with the policies and procedures that ensure an information system functions effectively, efficiently, and securely?
  1. processing
  2. environment
  3. feedback
  4. control
6 .
You are the project manager of a team of IS professionals working together to develop an information system, and you need a suitable structure to guide your team’s work. What is this structure called?
  1. guideline
  2. best practice
  3. framework
  4. industry standard
7.
As your team works to develop an information system, they review the policies, procedures, and requirements that apply to your organization’s system. What are they reviewing?
  1. guidelines
  2. best practices
  3. frameworks
  4. industry standards
8 .
As the member of a team developing the information system for your organization, you have been assigned to review best practices and make recommendations to the team on which best practices are most applicable to your organization’s system. What resource do you use to access the most comprehensive information on best practices?
  1. Agile
  2. ITIL
  3. SFIA
  4. COBIT
9.
When IS professionals work for a government agency or a private business that contracts with the government, what must they follow to meet system security requirements?
  1. COBIT
  2. ITIL
  3. FISMA
  4. ISO/IEC 27001
10 .
Your new job in IS requires you to transform raw data into useful information that your organization can use in decision-making and other operations. What is your job?
  1. data analytics and modeling
  2. cloud computing
  3. database management
  4. IS project management
11.
Imagine you are part of the hiring team tasked with filling your organization’s IS jobs. You are concerned about one of the candidates recommended by a coworker because you do not agree that this person has the integrity, initiative, and willingness to learn required for the role. What competency do you think this candidate is lacking?
  1. academic
  2. workplace
  3. technical
  4. personal effectiveness
12 .
Your colleague has excellent skills in teamwork, creative thinking, and problem solving. What competency does your colleague have?
  1. academic
  2. workplace
  3. technical
  4. personal effectiveness
13.
What is the main focus for an IT professional?
  1. organizational goals
  2. technological infrastructure
  3. organizational competencies
  4. business analysis
14 .
What key topic in IS education refers to the software packages that organizations use to automate and coordinate operations, solve an organization’s problems, and monitor organizational performance?
  1. enterprise systems
  2. information system design
  3. programming
  4. business analysis
15.
What key topic in IS education explores the processes to connect computers and other technology to enable information sharing?
  1. enterprise systems
  2. information system design
  3. networks
  4. information technology
16 .
What is the process of collaborating across international borders to design and develop new goods and services for the global marketplace?
  1. globalization
  2. global initiative
  3. global innovation
  4. global computing
17.
What is artificial intelligence (AI)?
  1. the ability of machines to imitate human behavior
  2. a type of advanced calculator
  3. a new programming language
  4. a method for speeding up computer processors
18 .
What is an example of a good application for blockchain?
  1. recording data that is subject to change
  2. health-care records
  3. information sharing between companies
  4. money transfer
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