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Fundamentals of Information Systems, 9e Ralph Stair, George Reynolds

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Chapter 1

• Information is simply a collection of raw facts such as an employee

number or the total hours worked in a week.

• True

*b. False

• Data represents real -world things including raw facts such as image

and audio data.

*a. True

• False

• A set of random or unrelated tasks performed to achieve a definite

outcome is called a process.

• True

*b. False

• The term data is used to label raw facts such as height and weight

of a patient.

*a. True

• False

• Reengineering and continuous improvement have the same definition.

• True

*b. False

• A sustaining innovation is one that initially provides a lower level

of performance than the marketplace has grown to accept.

• True

*b. False

• The concept of a value cha in is not significant to organizations

unless they manufacture products.

• True

*b. False

• Over time, disruptive innovation tends to become less attractive to

users in a new market.

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*b. False

• Perceived usefulness and ease of use o f a system influence an

individual’s attitude toward the system.

*a. True

• False

• The diffusion of innovation theory states that adoption of any

innovation happens all at once for all members of the targeted population.

• True

*b. False

• The diffusion of innovation theory can be useful in planning the

rollout of a new information system.

*a. True

• False

• The activities that lead to getting the right product into the

right consumer's hands in the right quantity at the rig ht time at the right cost are known as value chain management.

• True

*b. False

• Opportunities in information systems are available to people from

different parts of the world.

*a. True

• False

• The role of a systems analyst is narrowly defined and seldom

involves communications with others.

• True

*b. False

• The information systems operations group is responsible for the

day-to-day running of IS hardware to process the organization’s information systems workload.

*a. True

• False
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• The successful implementation for change only happens when people

accept the need for change and believe that it will improve factors such as productivity and/or customer satisfaction.

*a. True

• False

• "Adapting" is the second st age in Lewin's Change Model, which

involves learning new work methods, behaviors, and systems.

• True

*b. False

• According to Lewin's Change Model, an organization must

deliberately change old habits, learn new work methods, and accept the new work methods as parts of the job.

*a. True

• False

• Today, many organizations can function and compete effectively

without computer-based information systems.

• True

*b. False

• For someone to be a good CIO, technical ability is the most

important characteristic.

• True

*b. False

• One of the primary roles of a senior IS manager is to communicate

with other areas of the organization to determine changing business needs.

*a. True

• False

• A feedback mechanism is an optional component of an information

system.

• True

*b. False

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