Management Information System课程号： 课序号： 开课系： 信息工程学院 题号 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 八 九 总分 题分 30 20 10 20 20 得分 评阅人 20 Questions 1 Select the best answer for each of the following unrelated items. Answer each of these items in your examination booklet by circling the number of your choice. If more than one answer is given for an item, that item will not be marked. Incorrect answers will be marked as zero. Marks will not be awarded for explanations. Note: 2 marks each a. Which of the following is a method for considering a collection of IS projects in terms of their potential risks and benefits as a means of selecting which projects to undertake? 1) Scoring models 2) Strategic IS planning 3) Scenario planning 4) Portfolio analysis b. Which of the following is a key challenge in managing data? 1) Determining appropriate field widths 2) Choosing a DBMS 3) Managing data security 4) Distinguishing between data and information c. Which of the following is a tangible benefit? 1) More timely information 2) Higher client satisfaction 3) Reduced facility costs 4) Increased organizational learning d. Which of the following is a true statement about the benefits of information systems? 1) The benefits of information systems are easy to determine. 2) Tangible benefits are always greater than intangible benefits. 3) Intangible benefits are always greater than tangible benefits. 4) Intangible benefits are often indirect, and thus harder to realize. e. Which one of the following is not one of the basic competitive strategies presented in Module 1? 1) Cost strategies 2) Differentiation strategies 3) Strategic dominance 4) Customer lock-in f. Which of the following is a true statement concerning entity-relationship and data flow diagrams? 1) Entity-relationship diagrams are concerned with data in motion, while data flow diagrams are concerned with data at rest and in motion. 2) They are used during the design phase of the systems development lifecycle to communicate with users about the requirements of the system. 3) When documenting a system over time, the information in data flow diagrams is more likely to change than that in entity-relationship diagrams. 4) They use the same symbols to represent data elements. g. Which of the following activities does requirements analysis involve? 1) Laying out the components of a system and their relationship to each other as they would appear to the users 2) Translating the abstract logical model into the specific technical design for the new system 3) Changing from the old system to the new system 4) Defining the objectives of the new or modified system and developing a detailed description of the functions that the new system must perform h. Which of the following is least descriptive of prototyping development? 1) Small scale 2) Interactive 3) Clearly defined specifications 4) End-user focused i. Which of the following is most likely to result in a system that does not meet quality assurance standards? 1) Outsourcing 2) End-user development 3) Off-the-shelf application software package 4) Prototyping j. Which of the following best describes the process of bringing together end-users and information systems specialists for a session to discuss the interactive design of the system?1) JAD 2) Active development 3) Structured analysis 4) Structured design k. Which of the following is a groupware technology used to support distant and asynchronous groups? 1) Electronic meeting systems 2) Memos 3) Video conferencing 4) E-mail l. Which of the following is the driving force behind the explosion of e-business and the emergence of the digital firm? 1) The Internets ability to increase information asymmetry 2) Low-cost connectivity and universal standards provided by Internet technology 3) The Internets ability to increase a companys profit 4) The Internets ability to provide electronic portals to company information from disparate locations m. Which of the following describes how the Internet reduces agency costs? 1) Providing low-cost networks and inexpensive communication and collaboration tools that can be used on a global scale 2) Providing easy access to information resources in key areas such as business, science, law, and government 3) Providing companies with access to businesses or individuals who normally would be out of their reach 4) Enabling a company to use the Internet, as opposed to building its own wide area network n. Which of the following is an accurate statement about systems design? 1) Systems design focuses on what the system is supposed to do. 2) Systems design does not include the method of acquisition. 3) The design of internal controls is part of systems design. 4) Systems desi