Question 1

What is big data?

Accepted Answer

A)  A document containing data organized in a table, matrix, or graphical format allowing users to easily comprehend and understand information.
B)  A collection of large complex data sets, including structured and unstructured, that cannot be analyzed using traditional database methods and tools.
C)  A view of data at a particular moment in time.
D)  A world where interconnected, Internet-enabled devices or "things" can collect and share data without human intervention.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Why do students need to study information technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information technology is everywhere in business.
B)  Information technology is rarely discussed in business.
C)  Information technology is rarely used in organizations.
D)  Information technology is found in only a few businesses.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

What is business intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event or object.
B)  Data converted into a meaningful and useful context.
C)  Information collected from multiple sources that analyzes patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic decision making.
D)  Skills, experience, and expertise, coupled with information and intelligence, that create a person's intellectual resources.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

If you were thinking about a home theater system, which of the following represents the inputs?

Accepted Answer

A)  The DVD player, DVD movie, speakers, TV, and electricity.
B)  Playing the movie including the audio through the speakers and the video on the TV.
C)  A message stating that the disk is dirty and cannot be played.
D)  Spinning the disk to play, pause, rewind, or fast forward.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following represents the types of data commonly found in the marketing department?

Accepted Answer

A)  Promotional data
B)  Payroll data
C)  Tax data
D)  Employee dataE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Which of the following is considered a good?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cars
B)  Teaching
C)  Waiting tables
D)  All of theseE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

The business decisions made by the sales department include potential customer data, sales report data, commission data, and customer support data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The department within a company that supports the sales by planning, pricing, and promoting goods or services is called ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sales
B)  Operations management
C)  Accounting
D)  MarketingE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Bread, cheese, and butter are included in the process of making a grilled cheese sandwich.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What extracts information from data and uses it to predict future trends and identify behavioral patterns?

Accepted Answer

A)  Internet of things
B)  Predictive analytics
C)  Machine to machine
D)  Flat worldE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

A snapshot is a view of data at a particular moment in time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which data types are typically found in the accounting department?

Accepted Answer

A)  Promotion data, sales data, advertising data.
B)  Employee data, promotion data, vacation data.
C)  Investment data, monetary data, reporting data.
D)  Transactional data, purchasing data, payroll data, tax data.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Today's workers are referred to as _______________ and they use BI along with personal experience to make decisions based on both information and intuition, a valuable resource for any company.

Accepted Answer

A)  Knowledge workers
B)  Knowledge thinkers
C)  Knowledge resources
D)  Knowledge playersE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Describe the information age and the differences between data, information, business intelligence, and knowledge.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Assume you are in the business of producing and selling hamburgers.If you could produce more hamburgers with the same input, what would happen to your productivity and profits assuming the price of your hamburgers remains the same?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increase in productivity, decrease in profits.
B)  Increase in productivity, increase in profits.
C)  Decrease in productivity, decrease in profits.
D)  Decrease in productivity, increase in profits.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 16

In terms of system thinking, what is input?

Accepted Answer

A)  Data entered in a computer.
B)  Controls to ensure correct processes.
C)  The resulting information from the computer program.
D)  The computer program that processes the data.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Structured data is data that is not defined and does not follow a specified format and is typically free-form text such as emails, Twitter tweets, and text messages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Cooking a patty and putting the ingredients together are included in which category of making a hamburger?

Accepted Answer

A)  Input
B)  Process
C)  Output
D)  All of theseE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Unstructured data extracts information from data and uses it to predict future trends and identify behavioral patterns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What data is data that humans, in interaction with computers, generate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human-generated
B)  Machine-generated
C)  Machine-to-machine (M2M) 
D)  Static reportE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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Cooking a patty and putting the ingredients together are included in which category of making a hamburger?

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What is big data?

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Which data types are typically found in the accounting department?

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Unstructured data extracts information from data and uses it to predict future trends and identify behavioral patterns.

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If you were thinking about a home theater system, which of the following represents the inputs?

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Structured data is data that is not defined and does not follow a specified format and is typically free-form text such as emails, Twitter tweets, and text messages.

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The department within a company that supports the sales by planning, pricing, and promoting goods or services is called ___________.

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What extracts information from data and uses it to predict future trends and identify behavioral patterns?

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Assume you are in the business of producing and selling hamburgers.If you could produce more hamburgers with the same input, what would happen to your productivity and profits assuming the price of your hamburgers remains the same?

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The business decisions made by the sales department include potential customer data, sales report data, commission data, and customer support data.

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Which of the following represents the types of data commonly found in the marketing department?

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In terms of system thinking, what is input?

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A snapshot is a view of data at a particular moment in time.

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