BUS 5114 Management Information Systems and Technology (BUS5114)
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BUS 5114 Management Information Systems and Technology Quiz Answers
BUS 5114 Management Information Systems and Technology
Self-Quiz Answers (Unit 1 to Unit 8)
Notes:
The correct answer is underlined and in blue font.
The questions shown to each student can be different. The following are the questions
I had.
Questions in the graded quizzes are pulled from the pool of self-quiz questions.
Unit 1 Self-Quiz
Question 1
In what year were restrictions on commercial use of the Internet first lifted?
1991
Question 2
MIS deals with behavioral issues as well as technical issues surrounding the development, use,
and impact of information systems used by managers and employees in the firm.
Question 3
As managers, most students will work for firms that are intensively using information systems
and making large investments in information technology.
Select one:
True
False
Question 4
Information systems contain information about significant people, places, and things within the
organization or in the environment surrounding it.
Question 5
Which field of study focuses on both a behavioral and technical understanding of information
systems?
Select one:
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a. Sociology
b. Operations research
c. Economics
d. Management information systems
Question 6
The process of automation is a process of moving work from ________
Select one:
a. Procedures to people
b. Processes to procedures
c. Human side to computer side
d. Instructions to actors
Question 7
The study of management information systems arose in the 1970s to focus on the use of
computer-based information systems in business firms and government agencies.
Question 8
The study of information systems is a multidisciplinary field. No single theory or perspective
dominates.
Question 9
Computers are only part of an information system.
Select one:
True
False
Question 10
MIS stands for management information systems.
Unit 2 Self-Quiz
Question 1
A network that covers a large geographic area is most commonly referred to as a(n)
Select one:
a. Wide area network
b. Local area network
c. Intranet
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d. Internetwork
Question 2
The cloud computing platform is a flexible collection of computers on the Internet designed to
perform tasks traditionally performed on corporate computers.
Select one:
True
False
Question 3
The Internet is a global network that uses universal standards to connect millions of different
networks around the world.
Question 4
A network links two or more computers to share data or resources, such as a printer.
Question 5
Information technology is an assembly of hardware, software, data, procedures, and people
that produces information.
Select one:
True
False
Question 6
Computer software consists of the detailed, preprogrammed instructions that control and
coordinate the computer hardware components in an information system.
Question 7
What type of software do you use to surf the web? The type of software to surf the web is
called
Select one:
a. A browser
b. Internet explorer
c. Windows
d. Firefox
e. HTML editor
Question 8
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