BMIS200: Chapter 1 (Overview of Information System)

Computer literacy is understanding the role of information in generation and using business intelligence. True or False?

• True

• False

Data consists of raw facts and is a component of an information system. True or False?

• True

• False

All of the following are among the future outlook of information systems, except:

• Hardware and software costs will continue to decline

• The computer literacy of typical information system users will improve

• Computer criminals will become more sophisticated

• All of the above

Information technologies are used to gain a competitive advantage by doing all of the following except:

• Helping in reducing cost of operations

• Delivering timely and accurate information

• Replacing all key decision makers in the organization

• Providing business intelligence

In a management information system (MIS) application, processes are usually methods for performing a task.

• True

• False

Identify the term that provides historical and predictive views of business operations.

• Business intelligence

• Business objects

• Business standard

• Business analysis

________ is a skill in using productivity software, such as word processors, spreadsheets, database management systems, and presentation software.

• Network literacy

• Data literacy

• Information literacy

• Computer literacy

The internal data sources for an information system include __________ .

• personnel records

• population statistics

• economic conditions

• competitors

Identify a true statement about database management systems.

• They are used to create, organize, and manage databases.

• They improve routing and delivery schedules.

• They are written for specific applications.

• They include transaction-processing reports for decision analysis.

To be useful, information must have the quality of _______ .

• randomness

• timeliness

• erroneousness

• abstractness