INFORMATION SYSTEMS TODAY MANAGING THE DIGITAL WORLD, 8E JOSEPH - TEST BANK
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Information Systems Today, 8e (Valacich)
Chapter 3 Managing the Information Systems Infrastructure and Services
1) Which of the following tasks is performed by application software?
A) printing documents
B) writing a business letter
C) presenting information via a monitor
D) updating the ...
,Information Systems Today, 8e (Valacich)
Chapter 1 Managing in the Digital World
1) Identify a true statement about the function of knowledge workers.
A) They use knowledge to perform their jobs, but do not create knowledge.
B) They create, modify, and/or synthesize knowledge as a fundamental part of their jobs.
C) They lack the ability to solve non-routine problems at work.
D) They modify knowledge created by others, but do not create knowledge themselves.
E) They work in a monotonous workplace and lack innovation.
Answer: B
AACSB: Information technology
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: 1.1: Describe the characteristics of the digital world, contemporary societal
issues of the digital world, and IT megatrends shaping the digital future.
Classification: Concept
2) Which of the following predictions made by Peter Drucker is true?
A) Knowledge workers have less bargaining power than workers in other industries.
B) Knowledge workers lack valuable real-world skills.
C) Knowledge workers lack reliance on formal education.
D) Knowledge workers are continually learning how to do their jobs better.
E) Knowledge workers are paid less in comparison with their prior industrial counterparts.
Answer: D
AACSB: Information technology
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Obj.: 1.1: Describe the characteristics of the digital world, contemporary societal
issues of the digital world, and IT megatrends shaping the digital future.
Classification: Concept
3) Who among the following coined the term "knowledge worker"?
A) Peter Drucker
B) Alvin Toffler
C) Johannes Gutenberg
D) Thomas L. Friedman
E) Mark Zuckerberg
Answer: A
AACSB: Information technology
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: 1.1: Describe the characteristics of the digital world, contemporary societal
issues of the digital world, and IT megatrends shaping the digital future.
Classification: Concept
,4) The various services offered by Google, such as Gmail (e-mail), Google Drive (word
processing), or Google Calendar, are good examples of ________.
A) cloud computing
B) computer assembling
C) data mining
D) systems integration
E) internetworking
Answer: A
AACSB: Information technology
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: 1.1: Describe the characteristics of the digital world, contemporary societal
issues of the digital world, and IT megatrends shaping the digital future.
Classification: Concept
5) Which of the following terms means "knowing how to use a computer"?
A) information security
B) cloud computing
C) computer literacy
D) computer compatibility
E) collaborative thinking
Answer: C
AACSB: Information technology
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: 1.1: Describe the characteristics of the digital world, contemporary societal
issues of the digital world, and IT megatrends shaping the digital future.
Classification: Concept
6) The ability to independently learn new technologies as they emerge and assess their impact
on your work and life is called ________.
A) computer networking
B) computer adaptation
C) computer fluency
D) computer compatibility
E) computer assembling
Answer: C
AACSB: Information technology
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: 1.1: Describe the characteristics of the digital world, contemporary societal
issues of the digital world, and IT megatrends shaping the digital future.
Classification: Concept
, 7) Which of the following best describes the network effect?
A) The value of a network depends on the number of mobile devices that are attached.
B) It refers to the type of network an organization employs.
C) It refers to the notion that the value of a network increases with the number of users.
D) It refers to the effect of the wireless devices that are attached.
E) It refers to the idea that networks are attached to each other.
Answer: C
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: 1.1: Describe the characteristics of the digital world, contemporary societal
issues of the digital world, and IT megatrends shaping the digital future.
Classification: Concept
8) Which of the following is an economic change brought about by globalization enabled by
information technology?
A) increase in the frequency of worldwide fads and phenomena
B) development of low-cost computing platforms
C) availability of low-cost communication systems
D) increase in the outsourcing of labor
E) decentralization of organizations
Answer: D
AACSB: Analytical thinking
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Obj.: 1.1: Describe the characteristics of the digital world, contemporary societal
issues of the digital world, and IT megatrends shaping the digital future.
Classification: Concept
9) A network of a broad range of physical objects that can automatically share data over the
Internet is called ________.
A) the Internet of Things
B) the Broad Internet
C) the Industrial Internet of Things
D) the Wireless Internet Network
E) the Internet of Big Data
Answer: A
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Obj.: 1.1: Describe the characteristics of the digital world, contemporary societal
issues of the digital world, and IT megatrends shaping the digital future.
Classification: Concept
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