IS 312 - Information Systems for Business Managers » Spring 2021 » Exam 1

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Question #1
Place the following components of the data hierarchy in their correct order:
A.   Bit – byte – field – record – file – database
B.   Bit – field – byte – record – file – database
C.   Bit – byte – field – record – database – file
D.   Byte – bit – record – field – database
Question #2
Which of the following regarding SQL SELECT-statement is TRUE?
A.   The FROM-clause is a must-have in the SELECT statement
B.   ORDER BY-clause immediately follows WHERE-clause
C.   WHERE provides criteria to filter groups for display so it works with GROUP BY
D.   The SELECT-FROM-WHERE clauses are must-haves in the SELECT statement
Question #3
According to Professor Michael Porter’s five competitive forces model, which of the following is NOT a competitive force?
A.   bargaining power of governmental regulation bodies
B.   bargaining power of customers
C.   substitutes
D.   new entrants
Question #4
Which of the following is NOT true about business rules?
A.   rules help to create accurate data model
B.   each rule uses nouns for relationship
C.   each relationship is described with two rules
D.   each rule involves only two entities
Question #5
Which of the following is a correct statement to define a relationship (1:1, 1:M, or M:N): [This question tests the FUNDAMENTAL concepts of 1-1, 1-M, M-N]
A.   there are many students, and there are many faculty; so the STUD:FAC relationship is M:N
B.   each student can purchase a parking permit, each permit is assigned to only one student, so it’s 1:1
C.   there are many students in a class and there is only one faculty in a class, so FAC and STUD is 1:M
D.   each faculty advises many students, many students are advised by each faculty, so it’s 1:M
Question #6
Which of the following is NOT an example of business–IT alignment?
A.   The company goals are clear to every IT and business employee.
B.   IT professionals rotate into business departments.
C.   The company views IT as a way to support the business but not as a way to create new revenue streams
D.   The company ensures that IT employees understand how the company makes money.
Question #7
Which of the following is NOT one of the dimensions to measure data quality?
A.   accuracy
B.   relevance
C.   maintainability
D.   accessibility
Question #8
Which of the following is NOT a feature of management information systems (MIS):
A.   provide in-depth analysis of complex business issues
B.   provide routine information
C.   focus on operational efficiency
D.   provide standard reports
Question #9
At your university, students can take more than one class, and each class can have more than one student. This is an example of what kind of relationship?
A.   one-to-one
B.   many-to-one
C.   many-to-many
D.   one-to-many
Question #10
Which of the following regarding SQL SELECT-statement is NOT true?
A.   You can only ORDER BY one field, since ordering by multiple fields doesn't make sense
B.   ORDER BY-clause, if present, is always the last clause
C.   SELECT-clause indicates the fields to be displayed
D.   FROM-clause indicates the data source (tables)
Question #11
Which of the following is an example of functional area information systems (FAIS)?
A.   accounting/finance systems
B.   word processing software to help a secretary to create memos
C.   healthcare information systems
D.   none of the others
Question #12
Which of the following contains an optional relationship?
A.   Each STUDENT is advised by one and only one FACULTY
B.   Each TUTOR has at least one APPOINTMENT
C.   Each PERMIT is assigned to one and only one STUDENT
D.   Each MATERIAL is used on many PRODUCT, or none

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