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This quiz will enhanced your knowledge and managing IT (Information Technology) in corporate organization. This quiz will be a component in your grading.

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1.

A description of how a company produces, delivers and sells a product or service to create wealth is called :
- A.
  
  Business Model
- B.
  
  Business Process
- C.
  
  Operating Procedure
Correct Answer
A. Business Model
2.

In an information system, which of the following transfers information to the people or groups in an organization who use it:
- A.
  
  Input
- B.
  
  Process
- C.
  
  Output
Correct Answer
C. Output
3.

Ina an information system,which of the following accepts data from the environment?
- A.
  
  Input
- B.
  
  Process
- C.
  
  Output
Correct Answer
A. Input
4.

Sets of logically related tasks & behaviors that organizations develop to produce specific business results are called:
- A.
  
  Corporate Assets
- B.
  
  Business Processes
- C.
  
  Processing
Correct Answer
B. Business Processes
5.

Using an Information System to enhance productivity is an example of which of the six strategic business objectives?
- A.
  
  Improved decision-making
- B.
  
  Competitive advantage
- C.
  
  Operational excellence
Correct Answer
C. Operational excellence
6.

Using an Information System to help determine how many products to distribute to retail outlets is an example of which strategic business objectives?
- A.
  
  Customer and supplier intimacy
- B.
  
  Improved decision-making
- C.
  
  Survival
Correct Answer
B. Improved decision-making
7.

An Organization co-ordinates work through a structured hierarchy and formal:
- A.
  
  Standard operating procedure
- B.
  
  Lines of Communication
- C.
  
  Evaluations
Correct Answer
A. Standard operating procedure
8.

The behavioral approach to information systems tends to focus on:
- A.
  
  System capabilities
- B.
  
  Non-technical solutions
- C.
  
  Formal models
Correct Answer
B. Non-technical solutions
9.

Investment in information technology accounts for approximately what % of all capital invested today in the U.S:
- A.
  
  25%
- B.
  
  50%
- C.
  
  75%
Correct Answer
B. 50%
10.

Investing in a new business model that is appropriate for a new product or service is an example of:
- A.
  
  An organizational complementary investment
- B.
  
  A managerial complementary investment
- C.
  
  A social complementary investment
Correct Answer
A. An organizational complementary investment
11.

Internet advertising is growing at a rate of more than 25 percent a year:
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True
12.

The six important business objectives of information technology are new products, services, and business models; customer and supplier intimacy; survival; competitive advantage; operational excellence; and:
- A.
  
  Improved flexibility
- B.
  
  Improved decision making
- C.
  
  Improved business practices
- D.
  
  Improved efficiency
Correct Answer
B. Improved decision making
13.

Dell Computer's use of information systems to improve efficiency and implement "mass customization" techniques to maintain consistent profitability and an industry lead illustrates which business objective?
- A.
  
  Improved flexibility
- B.
  
  Improved business practices
- C.
  
  Competitive advantage
- D.
  
  Survival
Correct Answer
C. Competitive advantage
14.

The use of information systems because of necessity describes the business objective of:
- A.
  
  Survival
- B.
  
  Improved business practices
- C.
  
  Competitive advantage
- D.
  
  Improved flexibility
Correct Answer
A. Survival
15.

Which of the following choices may lead to competitive advantage: (1) new products, services, and business models; (2) charging less for superior products; (3) responding to customers in real time?
- A.
  
  1 only
- B.
  
  1 and 2
- C.
  
  2 and 3
- D.
  
  1, 2, and 3
Correct Answer
D. 1, 2, and 3
16.

Verizon's implementation of a Web-based digital dashboard to provide managers with real-time information such as customer complaints is an example of
- A.
  
  Improved flexibility
- B.
  
  Improved decision making
- C.
  
  Improved efficiency
- D.
  
  Customer and supplier intimacy
Correct Answer
C. Improved efficiency
17.

Order data for baseball tickets and bar code data are examples of:
- A.
  
  Raw input
- B.
  
  Raw output
- C.
  
  Customer and product data
- D.
  
  Sales information
Correct Answer
A. Raw input
18.

The average number of tickets sold daily online is an example of:
- A.
  
  Input
- B.
  
  Raw data
- C.
  
  Meaningful information
- D.
  
  Feedback
Correct Answer
C. Meaningful information
19.

Output:
- A.
  
  Is feedback that has been processed to create meaningful information
- B.
  
  Is information that is returned to appropriate members of the organization to help them evaluate the input stage.
- C.
  
  Transfers data to the people who will use it or to the activities for which it will be used
- D.
  
  Transfers processed information to the people who will use it or to the activities for which it will be used.
Correct Answer
D. Transfers processed information to the people who will use it or to the activities for which it will be used.
20.

Converting raw data into a more meaningful form is called:
- A.
  
  Capturing
- B.
  
  Processing
- C.
  
  Organizing
- D.
  
  Feedback
Correct Answer
B. Processing

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MIS Quiz

A description of how a company produces, delivers and sells a product or service to create wealth is called :

In an information system, which of the following transfers information to the people or groups in an organization who use it:

Ina an information system,which of the following accepts data from the environment?

Sets of logically related tasks & behaviors that organizations develop to produce specific business results are called:

Using an Information System to enhance productivity is an example of which of the six strategic business objectives?

Using an Information System to help determine how many products to distribute to retail outlets is an example of which strategic business objectives?

An Organization co-ordinates work through a structured hierarchy and formal:

The behavioral approach to information systems tends to focus on:

Investment in information technology accounts for approximately what % of all capital invested today in the U.S:

Investing in a new business model that is appropriate for a new product or service is an example of:

Internet advertising is growing at a rate of more than 25 percent a year:

The six important business objectives of information technology are new products, services, and business models; customer and supplier intimacy; survival; competitive advantage; operational excellence; and:

Dell Computer's use of information systems to improve efficiency and implement "mass customization" techniques to maintain consistent profitability and an industry lead illustrates which business objective?

The use of information systems because of necessity describes the business objective of:

Which of the following choices may lead to competitive advantage: (1) new products, services, and business models; (2) charging less for superior products; (3) responding to customers in real time?

Verizon's implementation of a Web-based digital dashboard to provide managers with real-time information such as customer complaints is an example of

Order data for baseball tickets and bar code data are examples of:

The average number of tickets sold daily online is an example of:

Output:

Converting raw data into a more meaningful form is called: