Chapter 1 Quiz
Chapter 1 Quiz
Identification:
1. Refers to sets of symbols (textual, visual, audio) that may have some generic meaning or
no meaning
Answer: Data
2. is about understanding the significant of information, it enables effective action.
Answer: Knowledge
3. provides expertise about facts or person.
Answer: Information
4. In MIS, this 3 usually called information resources
Answers: 4-Data, 5-Information, 6-Knowledge
7. Created when something is done and _____ event.
Answers: Records
8. Created by planning what’s need to be done.
Answers: Documents
9. Information is obtained by searching through some kind of an index
Answers: Hypertext
10. Is a data that describe another data
Answers: Metadata
11. This define a logical design and structures of a database, and define how data will be
stored, access and updated in a database management system.
Answers: Database Model
12. In this database model data is more related as more relationship is stablished
Answers: Network Model
13. This database model organizes data into a tree like structure with a single root to which
all the other data is linked.
Answers: Hierarchical Model
14. In this database model the relationship is created by dividing object of interest into
entity and each characteristic into attributes.
Answers: Entity Relationship Model
15. In this model, data is organized into two-dimensional table and the relationship is
maintained by storing the common field.
Answers: Relationship Model
16. Is constructed by integrating data from multiple heterogenous sources that support
analytical reporting, structured and add queries in decision making.
Answers: Data Warehousing
17. Is a process used by companies to turn raw data into useful information by using
software to look for pattern and large batches of data.
Answers: Data Mining
18. This is a technology behind many business intelligence applications.
Answers: Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)
19. Give the six steps of Managing Information life cycle.
Answers: 19-Create, 20-Store, 21-Use, 22-Share, 23-Archive, 24-Destroy
25. Organized collection of structure information
Answer: Databases
26. Study of people, technology, organizations, and the relationship among them.
Answer: Communication
30. Programs that enable real-time collaboration are called synchronous __________.
Answer: Groupware
(Reverse Order)