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Information Systems and Management Concepts

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Carries out the programs and plans of senior management.

a)

Middle management

b)

Top management

c)

Operational staff

d)

Board of directors

2.

Broader understanding of information systems, which encompasses an understanding of the management and organizational dimensions of systems as well as the technical dimensions of systems. (Fill in the blank with the correct term)

a)

Information systems literacy

b)

Computer literacy

c)

Data processing

d)

Technical proficiency

3.

Deals with behavioral issues as well as technical issues surrounding the development, use, and impact of information systems used by managers and employees in the firm.

a)

Management information systems (MIS)

b)

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

c)

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

d)

Supply Chain Management (SCM)

4.

Can be defined technically as a set of interrelated components that collect (or retrieve), process, store, and distribute information to support decision making and control in an organization. (Fill in the blank with the correct term)

a)

Information system

b)

Database

c)

Network

d)

Operating system

5.

Streams of raw facts representing events occurring in organizations or the physical environment before they have been organized and arranged into a form that people can understand and use. (Fill in the blank with the correct term)

a)

Data

b)

Information

c)

Knowledge

d)

Wisdom

6.

Is a senior manager who oversees the use of information technology in the firm.

a)

Chief information officer (CIO)

b)

Chief financial officer (CFO)

c)

Chief marketing officer (CMO)

d)

Chief operating officer (COO)

7.

Captures or collects raw data from within the organization or from its external environment. (Fill in the blank with the correct term)

a)

Input

b)

Output

c)

Processing

d)

Storage

8.

Study information systems with an interest in how human decision makers perceive and use formal information. (Fill in the blank with the correct term)

a)

The psychologists

b)

The engineers

c)

The mathematicians

d)

The programmers

9.

Focuses primarily on knowledge of information technology. (Fill in the blank with the correct term)

a)

Computer literacy

b)

Digital marketing

c)

Graphic design

d)

Network engineering

10.

Provide information to coordinate all of the business processes that deal with customers in sales, marketing, and service to optimize revenue, customer satisfaction, and customer retention. (Fill in the blank with the correct term)

a)

Customer relationship management (CRM) systems

b)

Supply chain management (SCM) systems

c)

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems

d)

Human resource management (HRM) systems

11.

Are accomplished through digital networks spanning the entire organization or linking multiple organizations. (Fill in the blank with the correct term)

a)

Core business processes

b)

Peripheral activities

c)

Support functions

d)

External transactions

12.

Is in charge of information systems security for the firm and is responsible for enforcing the firm’s information security policy. (Fill in the blank with the correct term)

a)

Core business processes

b)

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

c)

Network administrator

d)

Database manager

13.

Publish and rapidly access knowledge; discuss opinions and experiences. Fill in the blank: ____________

a)

Chief security officer (cso)

b)

Blog

c)

Forum

d)

Wiki

14.

People interacting and working together can capture expert knowledge and solve problems more rapidly than the same number of people working in isolation from one another. There will be fewer errors. Fill in the blank: ____________

a)

Blogs and wikis

b)

Spreadsheets and charts

c)

Emails and memos

d)

Calendars and reminders

15.

Makes it possible for employees to share their documents and collaborate on projects using office documents as the foundation. Fill in the blank: ____________

a)

Innovation

b)

Spreadsheet

c)

Firewall

d)

Encryption

16.

Is the physical equipment used for input, processing, and output activities in an information system. Fill in the blank: ____________

a)

Microsoft sharepoint and ibm notes

b)

Software

c)

Hardware

d)

Database

17.

Is a browser-based collaboration and document management platform, combined with a powerful search engine that is installed on corporate servers. Fill in the blank: ____________

a)

Computer hardware

b)

SharePoint

c)

Google Drive

d)

Dropbox

18.

Is a service provided by the internet that uses universally accepted standards for storing, retrieving, formatting, and displaying information in a page format on the internet. Fill in the blank: ____________

a)

Sharepoint software

b)

FTP service

c)

Email client

d)

Database server

19.

Consists of the software governing the organization of data on physical storage media. Fill in the blank: ____________

a)

World wide web

b)

File system

c)

Database management system

d)

Operating system

20.

Are a supportive business culture that values efficiency and effectiveness, an appropriate business model, efficient business processes, decentralization of authority, highly distributed decision rights, and a strong information system (is) development team. Fill in the blank: ____________

a)

Data management technology

b)

Financial reporting standards

c)

Customer relationship management

d)

Market segmentation strategy

21.

Is working with others to achieve shared and explicit goals. Fill in the blank: ____________

a)

Organizational and management

b)

Individual achievement

c)

Personal reflection

d)

Solo performance

22.

Is responsible for ensuring that the company complies with existing data privacy laws. Fill in the blank: ____________

a)

Collaboration

b)

Marketing

c)

Human Resources

d)

Finance

23.

Focuses on mathematical techniques for optimizing selected parameters of organizations, such as transportation, inventory control, and transaction costs. Fill in the blank: ____________

a)

Chief information officer (cio)

b)

Operations research

c)

Human resources manager

d)

Financial analyst

24.

Are those to require to derive value from a primary investment. (Fill in the blank)

a)

Complementary assets

b)

Fixed costs

c)

Sunk costs

d)

Variable assets

25.

Refers to business being conducted continuously, 24/7, rather than in narrow “work day” time bands of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Fill in the blank)

a)

Time shifting

b)

Batch processing

c)

Telecommuting

d)

Job sharing

26.

Emphasizes the development of models for decision-making and management practices. (Fill in the blank)

a)

Management science

b)

Behavioral science

c)

Classical management

d)

Human relations

27.

Links two or more computers to share data or resources, such as a printer. (Fill in the blank)

a)

Network

b)

Monitor

c)

Keyboard

d)

Mouse

28.

Present graphs and data from many sources through an interface that is easy for senior managers to use. (Fill in the blank)

a)

Digital dashboard

b)

Spreadsheet

c)

Word processor

d)

Presentation software

29.

Data that have been shaped into a form that is meaningful and useful to human beings. (Fill in the blank)

a)

Information

b)

Data

c)

Noise

d)

Signal

30.

Are strong senior management support for change, incentive systems that monitor and reward individual innovation, an emphasis on teamwork and collaboration, training programs, and a management culture that values flexibility and knowledge.

a)

Important managerial complementary assets

b)

Basic accounting principles

c)

Standard operating procedures

d)

Routine maintenance tasks

31.

Are tasks performed by business organizations, consist of sales and marketing, manufacturing and production, finance and accounting, and human resources. (Fill in the blank)

a)

The major business functions

b)

The minor business functions

c)

The external business functions

d)

The temporary business functions

32.

Are managed through digital means. In a digital firm, any piece of information required to support key business decisions is available at any time and anywhere in the firm. (Fill in the blank)

a)

Core business processes

b)

Peripheral devices

c)

External stakeholders

d)

Physical assets

33.

People working collaboratively can communicate errors and corrective actions faster than if they work in isolation. Collaborative and social technologies help reduce time delays in design and production. (Fill in the blank)

a)

Productivity

b)

Complexity

c)

Redundancy

d)

Isolation

34.

People working collaboratively can come up with more innovative ideas for products, services, and administration than the same number working in isolation from one another. Advantages to diversity and the “wisdom of crowds”. (Fill in the blank)

a)

Innovation

b)

Competition

c)

Routine

d)

Isolation

35.

Providing the connectivity to link different systems and networks within the firm. (Fill in the blank)

a)

Network

b)

Database

c)

Processor

d)

Application

36.

Fill in the blank: Private intranets extended to authorized users outside the organization are called _________.

a)

Extranets

b)

Internets

c)

LANs

d)

VPNs

37.

Fill in the blank: To make sense out of the many situations faced by organizations, make decisions, and formulate action plans to solve organizational problems is the role of _________

a)

Management's job

b)

Employee's task

c)

Customer's responsibility

d)

Shareholder's duty

38.

Fill in the blank: Consists of all the hardware and software that a firm needs to use in order to achieve its business objectives is called _________.

a)

Information technology (IT)

b)

Human resources (HR)

c)

Financial management (FM)

d)

Marketing strategy (MS)

39.

Fill in the blank: Is responsible for enterprise-wide governance and utilization of information to maximize the value the organization can realize from its data is the role of _________

a)

The chief data officer (CDO)

b)

The chief financial officer (CFO)

c)

The chief marketing officer (CMO)

d)

The chief technology officer (CTO)

40.

Fill in the blank: Describes how a company produces, delivers, and sells a product or service to create wealth is called _________

a)

Business model

b)

Revenue stream

c)

Market share

d)

Value proposition

41.

Fill in the blank: Is responsible for the firm’s knowledge management program. The CKO helps design programs and systems to find new sources of knowledge or to make better use of existing knowledge in organizational and management processes is the role of _________?

a)

The chief knowledge officer (CKO)

b)

The chief financial officer (CFO)

c)

The chief operating officer (COO)

d)

The chief marketing officer (CMO)

42.

Fill in the blank: Makes long-range strategic decisions about products and services as well as ensures financial performance of the firm is the role of _________

a)

Senior management

b)

Middle management

c)

Operational management

d)

Technical staff

43.

Fill in the blank: It is a set of assumptions, values, and ways of doing things, that has been accepted by most of its members is called _________?

a)

Culture

b)

Tradition

c)

Law

d)

Custom

44.

Fill in the blank: Is when the firms support their technology investments with investment in complementary assets, such as new business models, new business processes, management behavior, organizational culture, or training, receive superior returns is called _________

a)

Key organizational complementary investments

b)

Technological synergy

c)

Market-driven innovation

d)

Operational leverage

45.

Fill in the blank: Is the part of e-business that deals with the buying and selling of goods and services over the internet is called _________?

a)

Electronic commerce, or e-commerce

b)

Digital marketing

c)

Online banking

d)

Cloud computing

46.

Fill in the blank: Is a contemporary term for data and software tools for organizing, analyzing, and providing access to data to help managers and other enterprise users make more informed decisions is called _________?

a)

Business intelligence

b)

Data mining

c)

Cloud computing

d)

Enterprise resource planning

47.

People working together using collaboration and social tools can solve customer complaints and issues faster and more effectively than if they were working in isolation from one another. Fill in the blank: __________

a)

Customer service

b)

Inventory management

c)

Product design

d)

Financial auditing

48.

Is one in which nearly all of the organization’s significant business relationships with customers, suppliers, and employees are digitally enabled and mediated. Fill in the blank: __________

a)

Digital firm

b)

Traditional firm

c)

Manual firm

d)

Analog firm

49.

Leaders of teams of programmers and analysts, project managers, physical facility managers, telecommunications managers, or database specialists. Fill in the blank: __________

a)

Information systems managers

b)

Network administrators

c)

Software engineers

d)

Technical writers

50.

Is when optimal organizational performance is achieved by jointly optimizing both the social and technical systems used in production. Fill in the blank: __________

a)

The sociotechnical view of systems

b)

The classical management approach

c)

The contingency theory

d)

The bureaucratic model

51.

Means that work takes place in a global workshop as well as within national boundaries. Work is accomplished physically wherever in the world it is best accomplished. Fill in the blank: __________

a)

Space shifting

b)

Time sharing

c)

Resource pooling

d)

Virtual teaming

52.

Is a computerized system that performs and records the daily routine transactions necessary to conduct business, such as sales order entry, hotel reservations, payroll, employee record keeping, and shipping. Fill in the blank: __________

a)

Transaction processing systems (TPS)

b)

Management information systems (MIS)

c)

Decision support systems (DSS)

d)

Executive information systems (EIS)

53.

Consists of the detailed, preprogrammed instructions that control and coordinate the computer hardware components in an information system. Fill in the blank: __________

a)

Computer software

b)

Computer hardware

c)

Database

d)

Network

54.

Study information systems with an eye toward how groups and organizations shape the development of systems and also how systems affect individuals, groups, and organizations. Fill in the blank: __________

a)

The sociologists

b)

The engineers

c)

The programmers

d)

The economists

55.

Converts this raw input into a meaningful form. Fill in the blank: __________

a)

Processing

b)

Storing

c)

Transmitting

d)

Deleting

56.

Consists of both physical devices and software, links the various pieces of hardware and transfers data from one physical location to another. Fill in the blank: __________

a)

Networking and telecommunications technology

b)

Database management system

c)

Operating system

d)

Application software

57.

Is responsible for monitoring the daily activities of the business. Fill in the blank: __________

a)

Operational management

b)

Strategic planning

c)

Financial auditing

d)

Human resources

58.

Is the formal organizational unit responsible for information technology services. Fill in the blank: __________

a)

Operational management

b)

Human Resources

c)

Finance Department

d)

Marketing Team

59.

Refer to the set of logically related tasks and behaviors that organizations develop over time to produce specific business results and the unique manner in which these activities are organized and coordinated. Fill in the blank: These are called _______.

a)

Business processes

b)

Organizational charts

c)

Corporate strategies

d)

Management hierarchies