AIS_chapter 1_information characteristic

"A report was carefully designed so that its data was easily comprehended by the reader." is an example of useful information characteristic

• Useable

• Relevant

• Understandable

• Accurate

"A manager working on the weekend needed information about a customer’s production requests and found it on the company’s network." is an example of useful information characteristic

• Useable

• Available

• Access restricted

• Accurate

"Before production reports are accepted, two clerks working independently must produce the same information." is an example of useful information characteristic

• Verifiable

• Available

• Access restricted

• Accurate

"An accounts receivable aging report included all customer accounts." is an example of useful information characteristic

• Verifiable

• Available

• Access restricted

• Complete

"Reluctant to rely on his personal feelings about a decision, a manager sought the opinion of an outside expert." is an example of useful information characteristic

• Verifiable

• Objective

• Access restricted

• Complete

"A new manager insisted that monthly reports look the same so she could compare a new month’s results to previous months." is an example of useful information characteristic

• Verifiable

• Objective

• Consistent

• Complete

"Tired of keying supplier prices into a database, a purchasing manager insisted the data be sent in machine readable form." is an example of useful information characteristic

• Useable

• Objective

• Consistent

• Complete

"After making a decision based on outdated data, a new CFO required all analysis to be conducted with up-to-date data." is an example of useful information characteristic

• Useable

• Objective

• Current

• Complete

"After a lengthy, rambling presentation, a CEO insisted future presentations contain only pertinent facts and last no more than 30 minutes." is an example of useful information characteristic

• Useable

• Objective

• Current

• Concise

"A report was checked by three different people to make sure it was correct." is an example of useful information characteristic

• Accurate

• Objective

• Current

• Concise