IFSM300 2020 November Quiz 2 Latest

IFSM300 Information systems in Organization

Quiz 2

Question 1          Which of the following are true of a data warehouse?  (select all that apply)

A) The data is standardized.

B) It is a database.

C) The data is time-stamped for comparison over time.

D) The data is operational and is used for day-to-day transactions.

Question 2          Data can best be used to support decision making when it has been transformed into

bits and bytes

knowledge

information

database

Question 3Which of the following is the process of analyzing data to find previously unknown trends, patterns, and associations in order to make decisions?

Data mining.

Data processing.

Data warehousing.

Data marketing.

Question 4          Which is the primary way to analyze and manipulate relational data?

Database management system

Structured Query Language (SQL)

Data dictionary

Data warehouse

Question 5          Which of the following are key benefits of information systems (select all that apply)?

Improve efficiency of business processes

Automates all decision making

Information is available to all who need it in a timely manner

Improve decision making

 

Question 6          The primary management levels of decision making in an organization are:

CEO, supervisor, worker

Salaried, hourly, contract

EIS, MIS, TPS

Strategic, managerial, operational

Question 7          Typically, data for an organization's information system is captured ...

At the transaction level

Externally

Through decision-support systems

Through Executive Information Systems (EIS)

Question 8          Match each example with the data quality characteristic it represents

Salary information is presented in U. S. dollars and cents.

Total sales for 3rd quarter of fiscal year.

Correct Employee Identification Number.

Phone number contains 10 digits.

1.Timeliness

2. Accuracy

3. Validity

4. Consistency

Question 9          True or false:  The IT staff is ultimately responsible for interpreting and applying information provided by information systems.

                True

                False

Question 10        True or false:  A relational database is one in which every data item is related to every other data item.

                True

                False

Question 11        True or false:  For simple uses, a spreadsheet can substitute for a database quite well.

                True

                False

Question 12        At which level of the organization might this decision example most likely be made?

Decide to schedule more employees for the evening shift.

Decide to pursue additional business opportunities

Decide to expand organization globally

Decide to increase recruiting efforts for key positions.

1.            Managerial

2.            Strategic

3.            Operational

4.            Employee

Question 13        Match the type of information an information system could provide to support the decision example.

Decision to reduce manufacturing volume of specific products.

Decision to analyze manufacturing process of specific products.

Decision to add staff in specific manufacturing department

Decision to increase marketing in the Northeast Region.

1.            Report of sales volumes being lower than projected amounts.

2.            Report of defective products being returned by customers

3.            Report of increased overtime in a specific manufacturing area.

4. Report of declining sales in specific geographic regions.

Question 14        Which of the following is the process of formalizing the capturing, indexing, and storing of the company’s knowledge in order to benefit from the experiences and insights that the company has captured during its existence?

Knowledge warehousing.

Knowledge management.

None of the above.

Corporate knowledge history.

Question 15        Which of the following is used to transform data into information in order to generate knowledge

that can be used for decision making?

Decision-making system

Database

File

Knowledge system