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Question 1: What are the six critical elements of an information system
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data, hardware, software, communication media, procedures, people Question 2: Decision making involves choosing alternatives. Making this choice requires
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information about the alternatives Question 3: The ____ performs computations, stores the data and software used by the system, displays information and provides the platform for users to interact with the system
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hardware
Question 4: Knowledge can be best described as
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information that is applied to some decision or action
Question 5: All of the following are tips for evaluating an applicant's resume except
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hire a company to conduct background searches on all of your applicants
Question 6: Information systems include the following operations
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input, processing, storage, output, control Question 7: The most uncertainty there are may be around a decision, the more _____ we seek to reduce that uncertainty
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information Question 8: Your research for a paper on the US involvement in conflicts in Southwest Asia has led you to US involvement on conflicts in Eastern Europe. This information should not be considered to be _____ when identifying its usefulness
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relevant Question 9: Considering information quality costs, when purchasing which of the following would you most likely want to consider "high quality" information
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new office building Question 10: Which of the following is not a reason that manages gather information
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to maintain unsolicited information Question 11: A thermostat reaches a certain temperature and sends a signal to the air conditioner to begin cooling the room. sending the signal to the air conditioner is known as what?
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control
Question 12: while placing an order on amazon.com for your favorites movie, you find that you are not able to add the DVD to your cart because no more DVDs are in inventory. This is an example of ____ in action
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business rule Question 13: A survey conducted in 2005 found that the State of Louisiana was the happiest state in the US. The survey was the completed before Katrina destroyed most of the New Orleans. The information quality for this survery is portably not
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current Question 14: An information is a combination of _____, ______, ______, and processes
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technology, data, people
Question 15: A subsystem is a system that is
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part of a larger system Question 16: Online registration verifies that you meet all prerequisites of a particular course before you can successfully register for the course. This information system is using ____ to ensure business rules are followed
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control
Question 17: What is the most important component of any information system
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people
Question 18: what is information technology
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the hardware, software, media used to store, organize, retrieve and communicate information
Question 19: Which of the following is information that is applied to some decision or aciton
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knowledge Question 20: ____ is being faces with more information than we can effectively process
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information overload Question 21: while using word processing software to type your paper for an English course you realize you are actually using _____ software to complete your work
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application Question 22: What is the systematic determination of the merit and worth of information
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information evaluation Question 23: The ability to efficiently and effectively determine what information is needed, then access, evaluate, use, and manage that information in an ethical manner is
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information literacy Question 24: Which of the following refers to using knowledge for the greater good?
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wisdom Question 25: One study estimated that on average bad information costs businesses up to ____ of their revenue
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10% Question 26: _____ can take many different forms ranging from human organs to computer software
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components