____ deals with the planning for, development, management, and use of information
technology tools to help people perform all tasks related to information processing and
management.
o :# Management information system
Data refers to _____
o :# raw facts that describe a particular phenomenon
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BCIS final Questions and Answers
_____ deals with the planning for, development, management, and use of information
technology tools to help people perform all tasks related to information processing and
management.
o :# Management information system
Data refers to _____
o :# raw facts that describe a particular phenomenon
Information refers to _____
o :# is data that have a particular meaning within a specific context
What is the primary difference between data and information?
o :# Data is processed to get information.
You rent a Blu-ray disc of "The Matrix" for $25. This is an example of ______.
o :# Data
The average price of a movie ticket in the city of New York. is $8. This is an example of
_______.
o :# Information
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_____ is collective information that gives you the ability to make effective, important,
and often strategic decisions.
o :# Business Intelligence (BI)
Information exhibits high quality only if:
o :# it is pertinent, relevant, and useful to you.
If the information coming into your decision-making process is in bad form, you'll more
than likely make a poor decision. This concept is referred to as ___.
o :# garbage-in-garbage-out (GIGO)
Which quality attribute of information addresses the credibility of information?
o :# Validity
Information granularity refers to:
o :# the extent of detail within the information.
At lower organizational levels, information exhibits _____ granularity.
o :# Fine
If the marketing department were to pass information to the finance department, what
type of information flow is this considered?
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o :# Horizontal
Internal Information
o :# describes specific operational aspects of an organization.
What is the single most important resource in any organization?
o :# People
A technology-literate knowledge worker:
o :# Knows how and when to apply technology
Ethics are?
o :# the principles and standards that guide our behavior toward other people.
_____ refers to any computer-based tool that people use to work with information and
support the information and information-processing needs of an organization.
o :# Information technology
What category of hardware technology does a speaker fall into?
o :# Output device
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The _____ is the hardware that interprets and executes the system and application
software instructions and coordinates the operation of all the hardware.
o :# Central Processing unit (CPU)
_____ is a temporary holding area for the information you're working with as well as the
system and application software instructions that the CPU currently needs.
o :# RAM
Which of the following is an example of application software?
o :# Microsoft word
_____ is the total of all costs that you incur whether or not you sell anything.
o :# fixed cost
Companies like Amazon and eBay that only have a presence in the virtual world have
significantly lower fixed costs in terms of retail space than companies that have to pay
for retail space, like retail stores you would find in a mall. This technological concept is
known as:
o :# Digital storefronts
A loyalty program is?
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