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

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