ECE 660 Chapter 2: Information Management and IT Architecture Test Bank

ECE 660 Chapter 2: Information Management and IT Architecture Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. Applications that collect and combine data (e.g. images, audio, video, location data, social data, and so on) from multiple ...

ECE 660 Chapter 2: Information Management and IT Architecture Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. Applications that collect and combine data (e.g. images, audio, video, location data, social data, and so on) from multiple sources, then organize and use them for some new purpose are called _________________. a. 3D data apps b. Mashups c. Data merge or data merger apps d. Multi-source data apps Answer: B Difficulty: Easy Section Ref: 2.1 Information Management in the 2010s AACSB: Information Technology 2. The most potentially valuable and challenging type of information is _____________—the semi-structured or unstructured content generated by humans from social media, mobile devices, search engines, and sensors as well as texts, images, audio, and video. a. Human information b. Multi-media information c. Cultural information d. Qualitative information Answer: A Difficulty: Medium Section Ref: 2.1 Information Management in the 2010s AACSB: Use of information technology 3. The “blueprints” that guide and govern software add-ons, upgrades, hardware, systems, networks, cloud services and other IT are known as _________________. a. IT plans b. IT architectures c. IT strategies d. IT development Answer: B Difficulty: Easy Section Ref: 2.1 Information Management in the 2010s AACSB: Use of information technology 4. IT architectures or enterprise architectures are the terms used to describe ________________. a. The “blueprints” that guide and govern software add-ons, upgrades, hardware, systems, networks, cloud services and other IT. b. The working parts of both desktop and mobile computing devices. c. Potential job titles of IT professionals responsible for determining how to put new technology into older buildings. d. A new field of study that combines technology and traditional construction or design concepts. Answer: Difficulty: Section Ref: 2.1 Information Management in the 2010s AACSB: Use of information technology 5. ______________________ deals with how information is stored and organized; and the speed at which it is captured, analyzed, and reported. a. Data structure b. Visual data c. Technology management d. Information management Answer: D Difficulty: Medium Section Ref: 2.1 Information Management in the 2010s AACSB: Use of information technology 6. Fred Meyer, a chain of retail stores in the Pacific Northwest, has a page on their Web site that pulls address, phone number, store hours, and driving distance information from a variety of sources and plots it onto a digital map created by Bing (Microsoft). Consumers can even generate turn by turn instructions for driving to a specific store location. This kind of multi- source, information rich application is called _________________. a. Cooperative IT integration b. Data merge or data merger c. Synching or a data sync d. A consumer mashup Answer: D Difficulty: Medium Section Ref: 2.1 Information Management in the 2010s AACSB: Information Technology 7. ________________combine data from multiple internal and public sources and publishes the results to enterprise portals, dashboards, or the cloud. a. Enterprise mashups b. Complex mashup c. Information rich mashup d. Dense mashup Answer: A Difficulty: Medium Section Ref: 2.1 Information Management in the 2010s AACSB: Information Technology 8. The overall goal of information management is _______________________ a. To reduce costs and maintain high standards of information security by setting strict guidelines for access b. To design and implement a well–planned out IT architecture, policies, and procedures needed to effectively and efficiently support the information and decision needs of an organization. c. To insure compliance with government regulations regarding privacy, security and confidentiality. d. Reduce the size of an organization’s workforce and reliance on human employees. Answer: B Difficulty: Medium Section Ref: 2.1 Information Management in the 2010s AACSB: Information Technology 9. ___________________ are ISs that do not have the capability to exchange data with other ISs making timely coordination and communication across functions or departments difficult. a. Data warehouses b. Data (or information) silos c. Isolated data vaults d. Traditional information systems Answer: B Difficulty: Medium Section Ref: 2.1 Information Management in the 2010s AACSB: Information Technology 10. Most health care organizations are drowning in data, yet cannot get reliable, actionable insights from this data. Information from physician notes, registration forms, discharge summaries, documents and so on often go unused or are difficult for administrators and mangers to access. One of the primary reasons cited in your text for this problem is that _________________. a. Cutbacks in funding for IT departments have reduced their ability to operate effectively b. Users lack training and experience with modern software apps c. The data is “trapped” in silos d. Security policies that are too stringent Answer: C Difficulty: Medium Section Ref: 2.1 Information Management in the 2010s AACSB: Information Technology 11. Which of the following was not cited in your text as a primary reason for information inefficiencies – situations where data is not available or being used to create competitive advantages for organizations? a. Data is trapped in silos b. Information is lost or bypassed c. User-fierce formats – apps with poor interfaces or formats that require extra time to figure out or understand d. Prohibitive cost of high quality data. Answer: D Difficulty: Medium Section Ref: 2.1 Information Management in the 2010s AACSB: Information Technology 12. _____________ are metrics that define and measure progress toward organizational goals— and deviations from those goals. a. Data analytics b. KPIs - Key performance indicators. c. Strategic metrics d. Operational metrics Answer: D Difficulty: Medium Section Ref: 2.1 Information Management in the 2010s AACSB: Reflective Thinking 13. There is an old adage that says “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it”. Managers who want to measure and track their organization’s performance will frequently use ____________ to evaluate their company’s progress toward goals. a. Strategies b. Standardized data c. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) d. Goal tracking analysis (GTA) Answer: C Difficulty: Medium Section Ref: 2.1 Information Management in the 2010s AACSB: Reflective Thinking