Mcqmanagement Information Systems

Chapter 1

Information Systems in Global Business Today

True-False Questions

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Internet advertising is growing at a rate of more than 30 percent a year.

! Answer: True ! Answer: True

Difficulty: Hard

Reference: p. 6

A business model describes how a company produces, delivers, and sells a product or service to create wealth. Difficulty: Easy Reference: p. 11

Information technology (IT) consists of all the hardware that a firm needs to use in order to achieve its business objectives, whereas information systems consist of all the software and business processes needed.

! Answer: False ! Answer: True

Difficulty: Medium

Reference: pp. 13–14

Computers are only part of an information system. Difficulty: Easy Reference: p. 16

Information systems literacy describes the behavioral approach to information systems, whereas computer literacy describes the technical approach.

! Answer: False ! Answer: True ! Answer: True

Difficulty: Easy

Reference: p. 16

The dimensions of information systems are management, organizations, and information technology. Difficulty: Easy Reference: p. 16

In order to understand how a specific business firm uses information systems, you need to know something about the hierarchy and culture of the company. Difficulty: Easy Reference: pp. 17–18

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Developing a new product, fulfilling an order, or hiring a new employee are examples of business processes.

! Answer: True

Difficulty: Easy

Reference: p. 7

Business processes are logically related tasks for accomplishing tasks that have been formally encoded by an organization.

! Answer: False ! Answer: False

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Difficulty: Medium

Reference: p. 18

A network requires at least two computers and a shared resource, such as a printer. Difficulty: Medium Reference: p. 19

An IT infrastructure provides the platform on which the firm can build its information systems.

! Answer: True

(Analysis)

Difficulty: Easy...