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ITEC 630 Midterm Exam Last: Charity First: Robert Directions: The exam is available beginning on 11:59 pm, February 13 th . Submit your exam to the assignments folder no later than 11:59 pm, February 20th. Be sure to submit it on time. Type your name above.   Answer all questions and submit your completed exam as an "Assignment " in our classroom by the due date. Under no circumstances should you email the exam to me or anyone else for submission as an Exam for this class. You may use any of the course materials and books, library, and some Internet sources and other documents. I wrote “some” because your references are to be quality references such as academic journals, textbooks, and peer-reviewed (refereed) journals, which you can find via the UMUC Library. Some websites that are hosted by some businesses, individuals, and others are not always accurate and/or reliable. You should be sure to evaluate your references. You must do your own work, and there must not be any collaboration with any human using any method during, or even after the examination period (except the instructor). This is an absolute requirement and must not be violated un - der ANY circumstances. Please do not use color, or highlighting, to answer, and try to keep the format of the exam intact. Do not change the page layout of this file. It is to remain as a portrait page layout. Treat this exam as if it was on paper, and you can't change anything - just add enough space to provide your answers. Except for adding space to provide your answers , don't remove the questions or make any other changes. Do not renumber, change font, font color, reformat /rephrase the questions or anything like that in an attempt to make them look pretty. Please don't break up the exam or your answers into several files. ALL of your an- swers should be within ONE file, which is the copy that you are reading. 1. Please add your name to the file name of this exam file. Do not alter any portion of the file name. ITEC 630 Page 1 of 10
ITEC 630 Midterm Exam 2. Review the following: This response to the examination is my own work. If I used data, ideas, words, diagrams, pictures, or other information from any source, I have cited the sources fully and completely in in-text citations and reference entries. This includes sources that I have quoted or paraphrased. In adding my name following the word 'Signature', I intend that this certifi- cation will have the same authority and authenticity as a document exe- cuted with my hand-written signature. 3. Signature Robert Charity II The response to each of the following questions should include in-text citations where appropriate and complete references in APA format (for each and every ques- tion). Please take a graduate-level , well thought-out approach to your responses. Surface-level answers will NOT receive full credit. Do NOT respond to each question with one large paragraph . You should an- swer in complete and distinct paragraphs. You should type your response to each question immediately below the question being responded to. You should type your responses to each question immediately below the question or when there are letters, such as A, B, etc. then you should type your response immedi- ately below that part of the question using the regular black font and Times New Ro- man 12. Also, immediately below your answer to EACH numbered question you are to list all references you used to answer that question. Therefore, there should be four sets of references – one set for each question. You should not list all references used for this exam below the last question. All references are to be listed immediately below your answer to the question where they are used. Any deviation from the above instructions will result in an additional loss of points. Each of the four questions are valued at 25 points. ITEC 630 Page 2 of 10
ITEC 630 Midterm Exam 1A. List and define the six types of information systems. Transaction Processing Systems- Handles Day to day operations such as invoicing, product orders, and handling payroll. Management Information Systems- Elements of business that gathers relevant company data and en- riches communication between people, departments, and leaders in a company. Decision Support Systems- Computer based information system that supports business or organiza- tional based decision-making tasks or activities. Executive Support Systems- Facilitates and supports executive information to enhance decision making efforts. Office Automation Systems- Arranges, collects, stores and distributes data across various systems to process routine tasks. Expert System/Knowledge-based system- Utilizes gathered data to provide curated detailed knowl- edge. 1B. Discuss how the six information systems relate to one another . Do not respond with one big long paragraph (blob of writing). Respond with several mean- ingful paragraphs. Follow with references for your answers to number 1. The six information systems are systems that overlap one another in their business needs. Informa- tion systems can be broken down into two classifications, the Management Support System and the Operation Support System. In the management support system, the Management Information System or MIS, the Decision Support Systems or DSS, and the Executive Support Systems or ESS, work in tandem. In the Operation Support System, the Office Automation Systems, Expert System, and Transaction Processing Systems align to support business operations. Starting with the management support system, these systems primarily focus on assisting business and organizations with making decisions. The MIS supports the top level, middle level, and opera- tional levels. The DSS provides relevant information to management, while the ESS incorporates features and information from the MIS and DSS to produce critical information for decision mak- ing. Meanwhile operation support systems produce information that assists with the operations of the business. In a modern sense, businesses shift to automation systems in order to streamline their processes and reduce workload. Having expert systems to curate valuable data helps make the au- tomation systems more effective especially in areas where transaction processing systems are used. ITEC 630 Page 3 of 10
ITEC 630 Midterm Exam Question 1 References C. P. Gupta, & K. K. Goyal. (2020).   Computer Concepts and Management Information Systems . Mercury Learning & Information. Dziak, M. (2023). Management information system.   Salem Press Encyclopedia . Quazi Khabeer. (2013).   Business Process Management and Decision Support Systems . Alpha Science Internation Limited. ITEC 630 Page 4 of 10
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