Test Bank For Information Systems International Edition 10th Edition by Ralph M. Stair

Chapter 01:An Introduction to Information Systems

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1.Information and data are essentially the same thing.

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2.Computers are required to organize or process data.

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3.Using a computer to forecast future sales and order more inventory before a shortage can occur is an example of information system feedback.

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

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6.Today’s more advanced processor chips have the power of 1990s-era supercomputers.

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7.Teraflops is a measure of computer storage capacity.

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

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9.Software is needed for computers of all sizes from cell phones and small hand held devices to the largest supercomputers.

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10.Private cloud computing applications are available to everyone.

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