BUS-115 Introduction to BusinessChapter 17 – Acquiring, Organizing, and Using InformationQUIZ ITrue-False Questions1. T F For a manager or employee, information and data mean the same thing.2. T F Experiments and content analyses are examples of qualitative research.3. T F A management information system must be tailored to the needs it eh organization it serves.4. T F A business report always begins with conclusions and recommendations.5. T F A database management program allows users to prepare and edit letters, memos, reports, and other written documents and to store them inthe computer or on a disk.Multiple-Choice QuestionsCircle the letter before the most accurate answer.6. A survey is an example of aa. qualitative research.b. quantitative research.c. data collection.d. database.e. groupware program.7. When the sum of all data values is divided by the number of items in the set of data, the answer is thea. range.b. standard deviation.c. mode.d. median.e. arithmetic mean.8. The most accurate visual display is thea. table.b. graph.c. standard deviation.d. bar chart.e. median chart.Page 1 of 39. Currently, the primary business use of the Internet isa. e-business.b. computer time shares.c. Internet service providers.d. hardware management programs.e. database software applications.10. A manager that wants to prepare a professional business report or newsletter that contains both text and graphics would use a(n) __________ program.a. database managementb. accountingc. spreadsheetd. desktop publishinge. groupwareQUIZ IITrue-False QuestionsSelect the correct answer.1. T F Information rules are often referred to as the great simplifiers.2. T F The minutes of meetings would be considered an external source of data.3. T F The typical business report begins with an introduction and ends with recommendations.4. T F Groupware is the latest type of software that facilitates the management of large projects among geographically dispersed employees.5. T F Today most business application software is integrated and combines many functions into a single package.Multiple-Choice QuestionsCircle the letter before the most accurate answer.6. Data presented in a form useful for a specific purpose is referred to asa. numbers.b. a database.c. information.d. a management information system.e. an accounting package.7. Observation, interviews, and focus groups are referred to asa. qualitative research.b. quantitative research.c. data collection.d. a database.e. groupware program.Page 2 of 38. Typically, storage options for small businesses includea. computer hard drives, floppy disks, or CD-ROMs.b. mainframe disks.c. magnetic tape.d. CD-ROMs and magnetic tape.e. mainframe disks and floppy disks.9. What is the median for the following numbers: 100, 80, 60, 120, 120?a. 60b. 80c. 100d. 120e. 9610. A video game would contain data from a(n) __________ program.a. Microsoft Outlookb. accountingc. spreadsheetd. graphicse. picturePage 3 of
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