Introduction to Information Systems, 7th Edition Test Bank

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Package Title: Chapter 1, Testbank
Course Title: Rainer, IS 7e
Chapter Number: 1
Question type: Multiple Choice
1) Fantasy sports websites ________ exempt from the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling
Enforcement Act because they are considered games of ________.
a) are; luck
b) are; skill
c) are not; luck
d) are not; skill
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: Opening Case
Learning Objective 1: Discuss ways in which information technology can affect managers and
nonmanagerial workers.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
2) Which of the following is NOT one of the four rules operators of fantasy sports businesses
have to follow?
a) Publish prize amounts before the games begin
b) Make prize amounts dependent on the number of players in the game
c) Level the playing field by allowing anyone in a league to draft any player they want
d) Disregard point spreads and game scores
Answer: b
Difficulty: Hard
Section Reference 1: Opening Case
Learning Objective 1: Discuss ways in which information technology can affect managers and
nonmanagerial workers.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge

3) Which sport is NOT available on FanDuel and DraftKings per the Chapter 1 Opening Case?
a) Baseball
b) Football
c) Hockey
d) Tennis
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: Opening Case
Learning Objective 1: Identify positive and negative societal effects of the increased use of
information technology.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
4) FanDuel and DraftKings rely on ________ to manage the scalability of their websites; this
means _________.
a) cloud computing; the presentation of their websites needs to change based on the sport the fan
wants to bet on that day
b) cloud computing; they have to be ready to accept a huge increase in fans right before big
games
c) enterprise networking; the presentation of their websites needs to change based on the sport
the fan wants to bet on that day
d) enterprise networking; they have to be ready to accept a huge increase in fans right before big
games
Answer: b
Difficulty: Hard
Section Reference 1: Opening Case
Learning Objective 1: Identify positive and negative societal effects of the increased use of
information technology.
Bloomcode: Synthesis
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Synthesis
5) The ________ owns an equity stake in FanDuel.
a) NBA
b) NFL
c) NHL

d) MLB
Answer: a
Difficulty: Hard
Section Reference 1: Opening Case
Learning Objective 1: Identify positive and negative societal effects of the increased use of
information technology.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
6) ________ is an online grocery business that is considered the largest dotcom failure in history.
a) AmazonFresh
b) FreshDirect
c) Peapod
d) Webvan
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: IT’s About Business 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Discuss ways in which information technology can affect managers and
nonmanagerial workers.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
7) ________ delivers items from chains such as Safeway, Whole Foods, and Costco.
a) GrubHub
b) Instacart
c) Postmates
d) Uber
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: IT’s About Business 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Discuss ways in which information technology can affect managers and
nonmanagerial workers.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology

Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
8) The majority of deliveries made by ________ are hot meals.
a) Instacart
b) Ola Cabs
c) Postmates
d) Webvan
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: IT’s About Business 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Discuss ways in which information technology can affect managers and
nonmanagerial workers.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
9) Which of the following is NOT a challenge associated with food delivery services?
a) Coupon availability
b) Delivery costs
c) Funding
d) Labor costs
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: IT’s About Business 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Discuss ways in which information technology can affect managers and
nonmanagerial workers.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
10) MIT Technology Review refers to 18–22-year-olds as Homo ________.
a) Conectums
b) Conexus
c) Technologus
d) Techies

Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Identify the reasons why being an informed user of information systems is
important in today’s world.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
11) The top technology job is _________.
a) CEO
b) CFO
c) CIO
d) COO
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Identify the reasons why being an informed user of information systems is
important in today’s world.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
12) The IS function has become ________ strategic within organizations, so a growing number
of CIOs are coming from _________.
a) decreasingly; within the IS department
b) decreasingly; other business units
c) increasingly; within the IS department
d) increasingly; other business units
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference 1: 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Identify the reasons why being an informed user of information systems is
important in today’s world.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge

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13) The ________ is the highest-ranking IS manager and is responsible for all strategic planning
in the organization.
a) applications development manager
b) CIO
c) information center manager
d) IS Director
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Identify the reasons why being an informed user of information systems is
important in today’s world.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
14) The ________ manages all systems throughout the organization and the day-to-day
operations of the entire IS organization.
a) applications development manager
b) CIO
c) information center manager
d) IS Director
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Identify the reasons why being an informed user of information systems is
important in today’s world.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
15) The ________ manages IS services such as help desks, hot lines, training, and consulting.
a) applications development manager
b) CIO
c) information center manager
d) IS Director

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Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Identify the reasons why being an informed user of information systems is
important in today’s world.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
16) The ________ coordinates and manages new systems development projects.
a) applications development manager
b) CIO
c) information center manager
d) IS Director
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Identify the reasons why being an informed user of information systems is
important in today’s world.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
17) A(n) ________ interfaces between users and programmers and determines information
requirements and technical specifications for new applications.
a) business analyst
b) emerging technologies manager
c) systems analyst
d) systems programmer
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Identify the reasons why being an informed user of information systems is
important in today’s world.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology

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Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
18) A(n) ________ focuses on designing solutions for business problems and interfaces closely
with users to demonstrate how IT can be used innovatively.
a) business analyst
b) emerging technologies manager
c) systems analyst
d) systems programmer
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Identify the reasons why being an informed user of information systems is
important in today’s world.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
19) A(n) ________ forecasts technology trends and evaluates and experiments with new
technologies.
a) business analyst
b) emerging technologies manager
c) systems analyst
d) systems programmer
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Identify the reasons why being an informed user of information systems is
important in today’s world.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
20) A(n) ________ creates the computer code for developing new systems software or
maintaining existing systems software.
a) business analyst
b) emerging technologies manager

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c) systems analyst
d) systems programmer
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Identify the reasons why being an informed user of information systems is
important in today’s world.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
21) Managing information systems in modern organizations is a difficult and complex task.
Which of the following factors does NOT contribute to this?
a) Both end users and IT employees have responsibility for systems.
b) Business people are customers of the IT department.
c) If technology is not working, many firms cannot function.
d) Technology is getting cheaper to acquire, operate, and maintain.
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference 1: 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Identify the reasons why being an informed user of information systems is
important in today’s world.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
22) ________ is a traditional function of the MIS department.
a) Creating business alliances with business partners
b) Educating the MIS staff about the business
c) Managing systems development
d) Managing system integration including the internet, intranets, and extranets
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Identify the reasons why being an informed user of information systems is
important in today’s world.

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Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
23) ________ is a traditional function of the MIS department.
a) Initiating and designing specific strategic IS
b) Managing system integration including the internet, intranets, and extranets
c) Partnering with business-unit executives
d) Staffing, training, and developing IS skills
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Identify the reasons why being an informed user of information systems is
important in today’s world.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
24) ________ is a traditional function of the MIS department.
a) Educating the MIS staff about the business
b) Initiating and designing specific strategic IS
c) Proactively using business and technical knowledge to seed innovative ideas about IT
d) Providing technical services
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Identify the reasons why being an informed user of information systems is
important in today’s world.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
25) ________ is a traditional function of the MIS department.
a) Creating business alliances with business partners
b) Educating the MIS staff about the business
c) Initiating and designing specific strategic IS

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d) Managing computer operations, including the computer center
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Identify the reasons why being an informed user of information systems is
important in today’s world.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
26) ________ is a traditional function of the MIS department.
a) Infrastructure planning, development, and control
b) Initiating and designing specific strategic IS
c) Managing outsourcing
d) Partnering with business-unit executives
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Identify the reasons why being an informed user of information systems is
important in today’s world.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
27) ________ is a consultative function of the MIS department.
a) Infrastructure planning, development, and control
b) Managing computer operations including the computer center
c) Managing system integration including the internet, intranets, and extranets
d) Staffing, training, and developing IS skills
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Identify the reasons why being an informed user of information systems is
important in today’s world.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology

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Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
28) ________ is a consultative function of the MIS department.
a) Educating the non-MIS managers about IT
b) Infrastructure planning, development, and control
c) Managing systems development
d) Providing technical services
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Identify the reasons why being an informed user of information systems is
important in today’s world.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
29) ________ is a consultative function of the MIS department.
a) Infrastructure planning, development, and control
b) Partnering with business-unit executives
c) Providing technical services
d) Staffing, training, and developing IS skills
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Identify the reasons why being an informed user of information systems is
important in today’s world.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
30) ________ is a consultative function of the MIS department.
a) Creating business alliances with business partners
b) Infrastructure planning, development, and control
c) Managing computer operations, including the computer center
d) Managing systems development

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Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 1.1
Learning Objective 1: Identify the reasons why being an informed user of information systems is
important in today’s world.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
31) ________ refer to an elementary description of things, events, activities, and transactions that
are recorded, classified, and stored but are not organized to convey any specific meaning.
a) Data
b) Information
c) Knowledge
d) Wisdom
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 1.2
Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computer-based information systems in an
organization.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
32) ________ is organized so that it has meaning and value to the recipient.
a) Data
b) Information
c) Knowledge
d) Wisdom
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 1.2
Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computer-based information systems in an
organization.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge

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33) ________ is organized and processed to convey understanding, experience, accumulated
learning, and expertise as it applies to a current business problem.
a) Data
b) Information
c) Knowledge
d) Wisdom
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 1.2
Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computer-based information systems in an
organization.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Knowledge
34) Your professor hands you a piece of paper with the number 75 on it. This is ________.
a) data
b) information
c) knowledge
d) wisdom
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference 1: 1.2
Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computer-based information systems in an
organization.
Bloomcode: Application
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Application
35) Your professor hands you a piece of paper with the number 75 on it and tells you this is your
current average in the class. This is ________.
a) data
b) information
c) knowledge
d) wisdom

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Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference 1: 1.2
Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computer-based information systems in an
organization.
Bloomcode: Application
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Application
36) Your professor hands you a piece of paper with the number 75 on it and tells you this is your
current average in the class. Since this is your fourth year as a college student, you know you
could work hard to bring that average up to a B by the end of the semester. This is ________.
a) data
b) information
c) knowledge
d) wisdom
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference 1: 1.2
Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computer-based information systems in an
organization.
Bloomcode: Application
Standard 1 : AACSB || Technology
Standard 2 : Blooms || Application
37) Which of the following is in the current order starting with the most elementary?
a) Data, information, knowledge
b) Data, knowledge, information
c) Information, data, knowledge
d) Information, knowledge, data
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference 1: 1.2
Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computer-based information systems in an
organization.
Bloomcode: Knowledge

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