Professional Issues - Long Quiz

What are the basic applications of information systems?

• Online registrations for schools during enrollments

• Optimizing supply chains for supermarket retailers

• Tracking packages for shipping companies

• All of the above

Which component of information systems is tangible and physical?

• Software

• Data

• Hardware

• Networking Communication

What is an example of application software?

• Microsoft Windows

• Google Android

• Microsoft Excel

• Ubuntu Linux

What is data in information systems?

• A collection of indisputable raw facts

• Tangible parts to users of information systems

• A series of steps taken to accomplish a goal

• The interface between hardware and application software

What is networking communication in information systems?

• The physical component of an information system

• A set of commands that instruct the hardware what to do

• A collection of indisputable raw facts

• The capability for computers to connect with other devices or networks

Which component of information systems includes the people involved in using and managing them?

• Hardware

• Software

• Data

• People

What are knowledge workers?

• 
  a) Professionals who make and modify knowledge as part of their jobs

• Tangible parts to users of information systems hardware

• Collection of indisputable raw facts

• Series of steps taken to accomplish a goal

During which era did personal computers become widely used in information systems?

• First Era

• Second Era

• Third Era

• Fourth Era

Which era introduced internetworking and the emergence of the Internet in information systems?

• First Era

• Second Era

• Third Era

• Fourth Era

What technology is associated with the Fifth Era of information systems?

• Mainframe and minicomputer

• Personal computer

• Client/server

• Cloud computing