7-12 Flashcards
(21 cards)
If an organization has been tracking data about customers, but never
used that data, what phase of business planning should this be
identified in?
Information systems planning
Information systems architecture
Strategic initiative identification
Information systems vision
Information systems assessment
Information systems assessment
What is the systematic determination of the merit and worth of information?
Bibliography
Information evaluation
Information credit
Strategic systems
Credibility
Information evaluation
Which of the following describes a situation that uses bad information as the basis for a decision,
resulting in making a bad decision?
Inefficiency
First in, first out
Garbage in, garbage out
Last in, last out
Bad choices
Garbage in, garbage out
What are two strategies for dealing with information overload?
Picking and choosing
Filtering and withdrawal
None of listed answers
Ignoring and reading
Reducing and ranking
Filtering and withdrawal
The more uncertainty there may be around a decision, the more ___________ we seek to reduce that
uncertainty.
data
inconsistency
information
help
reports
information
Which of the following is not a problem caused by information overload?
It increases stress.
It leads to physical health problems.
It provides justification for decisions.
It complicates decisions.
It reduces productivity.
It provides justification for decisions.
Disconnecting yourself from information sources such as email, web, and TV is known as
___________.
reducing
picking
choosing
withdrawing
filtering
withdrawing
What is the degree to which information is correct and free from error?
Relevant
Useful
Accurate
Appropriate
Current
Accurate
What term is used to describe the degree to which information that is appropriate for its intended
use?
Wisdom
Experience
Expertise
Focused
Information quality
Information quality
Knowledge can best be described as:
the description of information
stored data
information that is applied to some decision or action
a person, place or thing
data
information that is applied to some decision or action
Wisdom involves:
using consultants
age and life experience
formal education
reviewing data
using knowledge for the greater good
using knowledge for the greater good
The hardware, software and media used to store, organize, retrieve and communicate information
is known as:
information systems
usefulness
connectedness
data
information technology
information technology
Data that has been processed into something useful is:
hardware
wisdom
knowledge
information
raw data
information
What is the difference between data and information?
Data is raw and is converted to information once it has been processed.
Data must be numbers, information must be text.
Information is knowledge, data is not.
They are the same thing.
Data is stored, information is not.
Data is raw and is converted to information once it has been processed.
Data can best be described as:
knowledge
software
information
raw symbols (unconnected facts)
wisdom
raw symbols (unconnected facts)
Information systems enable users to ____________.
store data
share information rapidly
identify business strategic solutions
research alternative solutions
connect and process data to help with management decision making
connect and process data to help with management decision making
What are the four categories of change that information systems enable within an organization?
Input, storage, business rules, output
Electronic Data Interchange, feedback, system, subsystem
Process improvements, automation, control, information flow
Database, system software, feedback, integration
Business rules, control, equifinality, open system
Process improvements, automation, control, information flow
______ serves as facts that are manipulated by the system to produce information.
Data
Procedures
Communications media
Software
Hardware
Data
While using word processing software to type your paper for an English course you realize that you
are actually using __________ software to complete your work.
data
systems
anti virus
application
instant messaging
application
The goal of a system is achieved by _______________ .
taking inputs and processing them to produce outputs
adding steps to a simple process
removing information that is old or stale
organizing information into databases
none of the above
taking inputs and processing them to produce outputs
__________ uctured, electronic transmission of data between organizations.
Information flow
Extensible markup language
Electronic funds transfer
Electronic data interchange
Integrated communication
Electronic data interchange
