CIS 109 Week 5 Midterm Exam ‐ Intro Mgt. Info Systems Exam consists of 40 multiple choice questions an d covers the material in Chapters 1 through 7 Question 1 The purpose of an information system’s ________ component is generating the most useful type of information for making decisions. Answer process internal data external data database Question 2 Management information system’s (MIS) ________ include programs developed in-
house. Answer human elements data processes hardware components software components Question 3 Microsoft Access is an example of ________ in an information system. Answer internal data external data database management system knowledge base management system Question 4 A typical PDA includes a(n) ________. Answer external monitor calendar mouse external keyboard CIS 109 Week 5 Midterm Exam ‐ Intro Mgt. Info Systems Question 5 The output of an information system is ________. Answer data a database a process information Question 6 Transistor was the major technology used during the _______ generat ion of hardware. Answer first second third fourth Question 7 In a(n) _______ file, each alphabetic, numeric, or special character is represented with a 7-bit binary number. Answer EBCDIC Unicode ASCII extended ASCII Question 8 Computers and communication systems use ________ to represent and transfer information between computers and network systems. Answer Optical character reader (OCR) light pens data codes Magnetic ink character recognition (MICR)
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