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    COMM 226 Exam Bank

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    The document is a quiz bank for Chapter 1 of a COMM 226 course. It contains 10 multiple choice questions that test understanding of concepts related to business analysis, systems analysis, the role of information technology in organizations, and management information systems. The questions cover topics such as the responsibilities of business analysts, informed IT users, the hierarchy of data and information, and the functions of MIS departments.

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    The document is a quiz bank for Chapter 1 of a COMM 226 course. It contains 10 multiple choice questions that test understanding of concepts related to business analysis, systems analysis, the role of information technology in organizations, and management information systems. The questions cover topics such as the responsibilities of business analysts, informed IT users, the hierarchy of data and information, and the functions of MIS departments.

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    The document is a quiz bank for Chapter 1 of a COMM 226 course. It contains 10 multiple choice questions that test understanding of concepts related to business analysis, systems analysis, the role of information technology in organizations, and management information systems. The questions cover topics such as the responsibilities of business analysts, informed IT users, the hierarchy of data and information, and the functions of MIS departments.

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    The key takeaways are that a systems analyst determines information requirements and technical specifications for new applications, an informed user of IT can help select new applications and keep abreast of new technologies, and during a management training program someone may recommend new technologies that could impact the organization or become familiar with tools to support using data for decision making.

    A systems analyst determines information requirements and technical specifications for new applications in an organization.

    Some benefits of being an informed user of IT include understanding applications used in an organization, providing input to enhance applications, helping to select new applications, and keeping abreast of new technologies.

    COMM 226

    QUIZ BANK

    CHAPTER 1

    1. In your new position, you are told that you will be working with a business analyst. What
    would you expect this work to entail?

    a) Review computer code


    b) Explain the busines process
    c) Test programs
    d) Identify new technology that might benefit the organization
    e) Create websites and pages

    2. You are registering for the next semester at your university. You take into account your
    major, the courses you need, the prerequisites for each course, the times you take each
    course. And the professors teaching each section, as well as your work schedule. You are
    using ? to select your schedule.

    a) Information
    b) Knowledge
    c) Experience
    d) Wisdom
    e) Data

    3. What does a systems analyst do?

    a) Manage an IS service
    b) Writes computer code
    c) Determines information requirements and technical specifications for new applications
    d) Forecasts technology trends
    e) Creates web sites and pages

    4. Which of the following is a benefit of being an informed user of IT?

    a) Understanding what is “behind” applications you use in your organization


    b) Providing input to enhance your organization’s applications
    c) Helping to select new applications
    d) Keeping abreast of new technologies
    e) All of the above

    5. You should seek to be an informed user of IT because ?

    a) It is easy to understand how IT works


    b) You could end up working in the IT department of your organization
    c) Everyone uses IT
    d) You will be in a position to enhance the quality of IT applications

    6. You have just been hired by the largest manufacturer in your area to join their
    management trainee program. You enjoyed your “computer course” in college and hope
    that you’ll be able to put that knowledge to good use. Which of the following might you
    expect to do during the management training program?

    a) Code a new application


    b) Recommend new technologies that might impact the organization
    c) Design a new application
    d) Become familiar with tools to support using data for decision making
    e) Work 9 to 5 in your office

    7. Who manages all systems throughout the organization and the day-to-day operations of
    the entire IS organization?

    a) IS director
    b) Information center manager
    c) Project manager
    d) Operations manager
    e) Programming manager

    8. Which of the following is the correct hierarchy from the lowest level to the highest level?

    a) Knowledge, information, data


    b) Information, data, knowledge
    c) Data, information, knowledge
    d) Data, experience, information
    e) Information, experience, wisdom

    9. ? is a traditional function of the MIS department.

    a) Managing system integration including the internet, intranet and extranet


    b) Educating the non-MIS managers about IT
    c) Providing technical services
    d) Creating business alliances with business partners

    10. IT personnel use ? to develop ?

    a) IT components, IT services
    b) Computer-based information systems, IT architecture
    c) IT infrastructure, IT architecture
    d) IT infrastructure, IT platform
    e) IT components, IT architecture

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