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True/False Questions

1. An information system is an arrangement of people, data, processes, and information technology that interact to collect, process, store, and provide as output the information needed to support the organization.

Answer: True Page: 6 LOD: Easy

2. An information system must have computer hardware and software to be valid.

Answer: False Page: 6 LOD: Medium

Rationale: An information system is an arrangement of people, data, processes, and information technology that interact to collect, process, store, and provide as output the information needed to support the organization

3. A management information system can use data provided by a transaction processing system.

Answer: True Page: 6 LOD: Easy

4. Decision support systems are tailored to the unique information needs of executives.

Answer: False Page: 7 LOD: Easy

5. Communication and collaboration systems enhance communication between people both inside and outside of the organization.

Answer: True Page: 7 LOD: Easy

6. Upper management people typically are the direct users of transaction processing systems.

Answer: False Page: 6-7 LOD: Medium

Rationale: Upper management people generally use only DSS and EIS.

7. A stakeholder for an information system is a technical employee working on the systems analysis and design.

Answer: False Page: 7 LOD: Easy

Rationale: A stakeholder can be anyone who has an interest in the information system.

8. The stakeholders for information systems can be broadly classified into five groups: system owners, system users, system designers, system builders, and system analysts/project managers.

Answer: True Page: 7-11 LOD: Easy

9. An information worker is a person whose jobs include the creation, collection, processing, distribution and use of...