Question: The course contains mini-cases that are meant to prepare you for the deliverables as they show you in detail how to implement a requirement. The deliverables, on the other hand, only list the requirements. However, they also contain links to detailed instructions. What happens when you access the instructions?

Answer: When you access the instructions, there is also an area where you can upload your files.

 

Question: If a deliverable or any other assignment receives full points, then I do not have to read the feedback the instructor left me.

Answer Options:

True
False

Answer: False

 

Question: What is the easiest way to contact the instructor in this course?

Answer Options:

Go to his office during his office hours.
Send him an email on his personal email account.
Send him an email in Canvas.
Text him.

Answer: Send him an email in Canvas.

 

Question: The course requires you to submit a reflective essay. What is the primary reason the instructor included this assignment?

Answer Options:

It is important that you have as much practice as possible in writing.
The instructor likes busy work.
Research indicates that reflection on the learning process leads to better learning in adult learners.
All of the above.

Answer: Research indicates that reflection on the learning process leads to better learning in adult learners.

 

Question: Which of the following can you NOT expect to see in a module introduction?

Answer Options:

Introduction
Module Learning Outcomes
Activities
Rubrics

Answer: Rubrics

 

Question: Which of the following is categorized as a nonroutine cognitive skill?

Answer Options:

Computer programming
Marketing knowledge
Tax accounting
Systems thinking

Answer: Systems thinking

 

Question: Which of the following statements is true of good information?

Answer Options:

Good information should be based on correct and complete data.
Information should be relevant to the subject, not necessarily to the context.
Good information should be accessible and easy to understand.
Good information should go well beyond the scope of the purpose for which it is generated.

Answer: Good information should be based on correct and complete data.

 

Question: A retail company hired a contractor to develop and implement proprietary software that tracks inventory, restocking, and supplier information. Which of the following actions will be most difficult to perform when implementing this new information system?

Answer Options:

Upgrading the computer systems used by the retail chain
Training the employees to use and manage the new system
Changing the structure of existing databases that reflect supplier and customer data
Writing the programs to create the software

Answer: Changing the structure of existing databases that reflect supplier and customer data

 

Question: Which of the following is a critical characteristic of good information?

Answer Options:

Accuracy
Abundance of details
Usability
Ease of access

Answer: Accuracy

 

Question: Which of the following is considered information rather than mere data?

Answer Options:

The total number of students in a school
The return on investment of an advertising campaign
A list of property prices in a neighborhood
The price of a company’s shares on a given day

Answer: The return on investment of an advertising campaign

 

Question: The process of automation is a process of moving work from ________.

Answer Options:

Actors to instructions
People to procedures
Human side to computer side

Answer: Human side to computer side

 

Question: Identify how information technology differs from information systems.

Answer Options:

People are an important component of information technology, but not of information systems.
Information systems are an assembly of products of standards, while information technology is an assembly of hardware and procedures.
One can buy information technology, but not information systems.
Information systems derive the development of new information technology.

Answer: One can buy information technology, but not information systems.

 

Question: Which of the following statements is true of business users who administer the development of information systems?

Answer Options:

They should have a major or minor in Management Information Systems.
They should take an active role in the system’s development.
When the system fails, they should resort to third-party systems.

Answer: They should take an active role in the system’s development.

 

Question: None of the course requirements can be retaken to improve grade.

Answer Options:

True
False

Answer: True

 

Question: Students can use the http://apps.usf.edu portal to access Microsoft Office 2013 applications for FREE on both PC and MAC.

Answer Options:

True
False

Answer: True

 

Question: Students can use the virtual computer to access all the required software of this course.

Answer Options:

True
False

Answer: True

 

Question: All required software is available on USF lab computers.

Answer Options:

True
False

Answer: True

 

Question: No late submissions will be accepted for the Mini-Cases or Deliverables.

Answer Options:

True
False

Answer: True