Question 1

A firm's information systems can influence the likelihood of partnering with other firms and its attractiveness as a merger or acquisition target.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Specialty devices like iPods, video game consoles, and television set-top boxes typically do not need an operating system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

_____ are programming hooks or guidelines, published by organizations tell how other programs can get a service to perform a task, such as send or receive data.

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Applicatio...

Question 4

Which of the following is true of the difference between operating systems and application software?

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A)   Operating systems control the hardware, while application software performs the work that users and firms are directly interested in accomplishing.
B)   Operating systems support tasks performed by a single user, while application software support tasks performed by multiple users.
C)   Operating systems control the hardware elements visible to the human eye, while application software controls the hardware elements invisible to the human eye.
D)   Operating systems are software packages that integrate the many functions of a business, while application software works with a minimal degree of overlap.
E)   Operating systems are software packages offered by a third party, while application software contains programs that are designed in-house.

Question 5

Information systems development projects fail at a startlingly high rate.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Systems that use data created by other systems to provide reporting and analysis for organizational decision making are called _____ systems.

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A)   application server
B)   supply chain management
C)   enterprise resource management
D)   business intelligence
E)   customer relationship management D

Question 7

The care and feeding of information systems is usually simple and inexpensive.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

_____ perform the work that users and firms are directly interested in accomplishing and can be thought of as places where a user's real work is done.

Accepted Answer

A)   Emulators
B)   Applications
C)   Platforms
D)   Embedded systems
E)   Operating systems

Question 9

Which of the following is true of scripting languages?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are often designed to be interpreted within their applications.
B)   They are compiled to run directly by a microprocessor.
C)   They typically execute outside an application.
D)   They are faster than the development efforts found in most commercial software.
E)   Most of these languages are complicated with respect to user friendliness.

Question 10

What is the most common function performed by electronic data interchanges?

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A)   Housing and serving business logic for use and reuse by multiple electronic applications
B)   App store downloads and the serving of other types of rich media.
C)   Providing electronic reporting and analysis for organizational decision making
D)   Integrating various electronic functions of a business, such as accounting, finance, inventory management, and human resources
E)   Sending electronic equivalents of structured documents between different organizations

Question 11

What are some of the reasons for the high rate of failure of technology projects? What are the measures that are taken to counter project failure?

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Project post-mortems often point to a co...

Question 12

When referring to the 'software layer cake' model, Microsoft Office, Angry Birds, and MySQL are all _____.

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The answer of When referring to the 'software layer cake'...

Question 13

Which of the following is an operating system?

Accepted Answer

A)   Linux
B)   USB 2.0
C)   Microsoft Access
D)   Notepad
E)   Wi-Fi

Question 14

_____ refers to applications installed on a personal computer, typically to support tasks performed by a single user.

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A)   Enterprise software
B)   Server program
C)   Desktop software
D)   Software as a service
E)   Database management program C

Question 15

A(n) _____ is a software program that makes requests of a server program.

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The answer of A(n) _____ is a software program that...

Question 16

What are the implications for firms that do not have common database systems with consistent formats across their enterprise?

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A)   They can save infrastructural and operational costs.
B)   They can expect to leverage economies of scale by serving more customers.
C)   They can hedge against the risk of data redundancy.
D)   They struggle to manage their value chain efficiently.
E)   They profit from the aggregation of diverse data sets and enhance their repositories. D

Question 17

Scroll bars and menus displayed on the hardware of the computer display are examples of a graphical _____.

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The answer of Scroll bars and menus displayed on the...

Question 18

Firmware refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)   computer hardware elements visible to the human eye.
B)   control software stored on removable discs.
C)   control software stored on hard drives.
D)   control software stored on nonvolatile memory chips.
E)   computer hardware elements invisible to the human eye.

Question 19

What is application software? What are the categories of application software that are available? Provide brief descriptions for each category with the aid of examples.

Accepted Answer

Application software performs the work t...

Question 20

Which of the following is one of the reasons for the failure of technology projects?

Accepted Answer

A)   Inadequate testing of systems before deployment
B)   Insufficient expenditure on information systems
C)   Use of matured technology
D)   Prolonged project periods
E)   Disallowing "feature creep" during development

Exam 13: Understanding Software: a Primer for Managers

A firm's information systems can influence the likelihood of partnering with other firms and its attractiveness as a merger or acquisition target.

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Specialty devices like iPods, video game consoles, and television set-top boxes typically do not need an operating system.

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_____ are programming hooks or guidelines, published by organizations tell how other programs can get a service to perform a task, such as send or receive data.

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Which of the following is true of the difference between operating systems and application software?

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Information systems development projects fail at a startlingly high rate.

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Systems that use data created by other systems to provide reporting and analysis for organizational decision making are called _____ systems.

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The care and feeding of information systems is usually simple and inexpensive.

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_____ perform the work that users and firms are directly interested in accomplishing and can be thought of as places where a user's real work is done.

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Which of the following is true of scripting languages?

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What is the most common function performed by electronic data interchanges?

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What are some of the reasons for the high rate of failure of technology projects? What are the measures that are taken to counter project failure?

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When referring to the 'software layer cake' model, Microsoft Office, Angry Birds, and MySQL are all _____.

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Which of the following is an operating system?

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A(n) _____ is a software program that makes requests of a server program.

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Scroll bars and menus displayed on the hardware of the computer display are examples of a graphical _____.

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Firmware refers to:

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What is application software? What are the categories of application software that are available? Provide brief descriptions for each category with the aid of examples.

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