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Using MIS 5th Edition Kroenke By David M. Kroenke – Test Bank
Using MIS, 5e (Kroenke)
Chapter 1 The Importance of MIS
1.1 True/False Questions
1) The number of transistors per square inch on an integrated chip doubles every 18 months according to Moore’s law.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 4
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Chapter LO: 1
2) Moore’s law predicts that the price to performance ratio of computers will double once in eighteen months.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 4
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Chapter LO: 1
3) Because of Moore’s Law, the cost of data communications and data storage is essentially zero.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 4
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Chapter LO: 1
4) Today, because of Moore’s Law, any routine skill is liable to be outsourced to the lowest bidder.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 5
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Chapter LO: 1
5) Brad, an employee who works in the production department, has the ability to collaborate well with others. Brad’s ability to collaborate is an example of a routine skill.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 6
AACSB: Analytic Skills
Difficulty: Moderate
Chapter LO: 1
6) Abstract reasoning is the ability to make and manipulate models.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 6
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 1
7) Systems thinking refers to making a reasoned analysis of a problem and envisioning potential solutions to the problem.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 7
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 1
8) A person who is good at collaboration will avoid giving critical feedback to others.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 7
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 1
9) The single most important skill for effective collaboration is giving and receiving critical feedback.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 7
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 1
10) Experimentation involves envisioning potential solutions and developing the most promising ones.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 7
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 1
11) The term ‘management information systems’ refers to the management and use of information systems that help businesses achieve their strategies.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 8
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 2
12) A system is a group of components that interact without a specific purpose.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 8
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS)
Chapter LO: 2
13) The five components of an information system are computer hardware, software, data, procedures, and people.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 8
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS)
Chapter LO: 2
14) Applications such as MS Word and Excel are examples of data procedures.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 8
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS)
Chapter LO: 2
15) The number of components in an information system increases in proportion to its complexity.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 9
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Difficulty: Moderate
Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS)
Chapter LO: 2
16) The five-component framework also applies to simple information systems.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 9
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS)
Chapter LO: 2
17) Users should take an active role in system development to create an information system that meets their needs.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 9
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Discuss the role of information systems in supporting business processes
Chapter LO: 2
18) Information systems exist to help people who work in a business to successfully implement the strategies of that business.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 10
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 2
19) A company should develop information systems if most of its competitors have developed information systems.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 10
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Difficulty: Moderate
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 2
20) The five components of information systems are symmetrical in their functions.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 10
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS)
Chapter LO: 3
21) The hardware and software components of information systems are capable of performing actions, according to the five-component model of information systems.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 10
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Difficulty: Moderate
Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS)
Chapter LO: 3
22) In the five-component model of an information system, data acts as a bridge between the computer and the human sides.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 10
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS)
Chapter LO: 3
23) Software and procedures are part of the human side in an information system.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 10
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS)
Chapter LO: 3
24) Software is the most important component of an information system.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 11
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Difficulty: Moderate
Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS)
Chapter LO: 3
25) Low-tech systems move more work from the human side to the computer side than high-tech systems do.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 11
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Discuss the role of information systems in supporting business processes
Chapter LO: 3
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