Test Bank
MIS201
Chapter Number: 1 --- Question Type: True/False
1) An information system collects, processes, stores, analyzes, and
... [Show More] disseminates
information for a specific purpose using a computer.
Answer: False
2) Information technology refers to computer-based tools used to support the needs of an
organization
Answer: True
3) IT is enabling more and more people to communicate, collaborate, and compete,
thereby leveling the digital playing field.
Answer: True
4) You do not have to work in the IT department to benefit from learning about IT
Answer: True
5) An informed user of IT can enhance his or her organization’s competitive position.
Answer: True
6) Managing the IS function within an organization is the exclusive responsibility of the
IS department.
Answer: False
7) A systems analyst focuses on designing specifications for new technology.
Answer: True
8) An auditing manager focuses on the ethical and legal use of information systems.
Answer: True
9) End-user computer refers to a group of end users working together to manage their
interactions with a computer.
Answer: False
10) Information technology and information systems are the same thing.
Answer: False
11) In general, informed users tend to get more value from whatever technologies they
use.
Answer: True
12) A combination of your high school grades, application essays, letters of
recommendation, and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores would be considered
information.
Answer: True
13) A university registrar who uses her experience with university admissions along with
your high school grades, application essays, letters of recommendation, and Scholastic
Aptitude Test (SAT) scores, would be applying her knowledge in your application
process.
Answer: True
14) A list of football scores with the names of the teams that played the games would be
considered information.
Answer: True
15) Information technology deals with the planning, development, management, and use
of management information tools to help people perform all the tasks related to
information processing and management.
Answer: False
16) A student’s decision to drop one course and add another would be considered a
transaction to the university’s information system but not to its accounting system.
Answer: True
17) An ERP system is an inter-organizational information system.
Answer: False
18) An organization’s supply chain starts at the supplier and ends at the customer.
Answer: True
19) E-commerce systems are a type of inter-organizational information systems.
Answer: True [Show Less]