Test Bank For Information Systems Essentials International Edition 6th Edition By George Walter Reynolds

Test Bank For Information Systems Essentials International Edition 6th Edition By George Walter Reynolds

Chapter 01:Information Systems in Perspective

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1.Information and data are essentially the same thing.

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2.A CBIS is a single set of hardware, software, databases, telecommunications, people, and procedures configured to collect, manipulate, store, and process data into information.

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3.The technology infrastructure is a set of shared IS resources that form the foundation of each computer-based information system.

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4. Teraflops is a measure of computer storage capacity.

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5. Application software such as Windows Vista and Windows Seven control basic computer operations such as start-up and printing.

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6. A virtual reality system is an example of one of the most common types of information systems.

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7. Mobile commerce is the use of mobile, wireless devices to place orders and conduct business.

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8. Electronic business goes beyond e-commerce and e-procurement by using information systems and the Internet to perform all business-related tasks and functions.

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9. A decision support system is an organized collection of people, procedures, software, databases, and devices that provides routine information to managers and decision-makers.

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