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WGU DAC1 Information Systems Management

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1.Classify each example as being either data or information.
a. The price of a book at a bookstore:
b. The average final exam grade for a class:
c. The top-selling book for the month:
d. The grade achieved on a final exam:
Data
Information
Information
Data
2. What is the relationship between data and information?
a. Data is defined as meaning applied to information.
b. Data consists of processed information.
c. Information is created when meaning is applied to data.
d. Information is to data like gasoline is to an automobile.
Information is created when meaning is applied to data.
3. Which information system component provides the instructions for using a system or for backing up system data?
a. Hardware
b. Procedures
c. Software
d. People
e. Data
Procedures andPeople
4. What are two components of a business information system? pg 10
a. Strategic decision
b. Information
c. Procedures
d. Data
Procedures and Data
5. Which type of information do executive require to make strategic decisions? pg. 38
a. Speculative
b. Detailed
c. Coarsely granular
d. Finely granular
Coarsely granular
6. Which type of component controls the system resources and productivity applications of an information system?
a. Software
b. Data
c. Hardware
d. Procedures
e. Information
Software
7. Which business information system component can be processed and then converted into meaningful information?
a. Hardware
b. Data
c. Procedures
d. Software
Data
8. Which role represents the first step toward mastering computer skills?
a. Expert user
b. Super user
c. Power user
d. Computer user
Computer user
10. Which activity is an example of a business process?
a. Purchasing product parts
b. Signing accounts payable checks
c. Maintaining inventory
d. Calling a customer
Purchasing product parts
11. Classify each business as fully manual, partially automated, or fully automated.
a. Nationwide office supply store:
b. Fast-food franchise:
c. Farmer's market produce vendor:
d. Small owner-operated bakery with only one location:
e. Boutique retail store that features locally produced products:
a. Nationwide office supply store: Fully automated
b. Fast-food franchise: partially automated
c. Farmer's market produce vendor: Manual
d. Small owner-operated bakery with only one location: Manual
e. Boutique retail store that features locally produced products: Partially automated
12. Which phrase explains the relationship between business processes and information systems?
a. Business process modeling and its components make information system design more difficult.
b. Suppliers, customers, and inventory are items of value represented in a business process.
c. Business processes provide the information required for creating an information system.
d. Organizations create an information system regardless of the business process model.
Suppliers, customers, and inventory are items of value represented in a business process.
13. What does an arrow with a dashed line represent in a business process model diagram? Pg 364
a. Activity
b. Decision
c. Start
d. Control flow
e. Data flow
f. End
Data flow
14. What does a diamond shape represent in a business process model diagram? Pg 364
a. Control flow
b. Data
c. Start
d. Decision
e. Activity
Decision
15. What is process modeling? Pg 364
a. An application that changes inputs into outputs
b. A database that is used to consolidate business operations
c. An integrated series of processes
d. A graphical representation of the relationship between components
A graphical representation of the relationship between components
16. What are two key components of a business process?
a. Activity
b. Diagram
c. Resource pg 360
d. Model
Activity and Resource
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