41) Which of the following statements is true of information technology (IT)? A) Information technology (IT) refers to the products, methods, inventions, and standards that are used for the purpose of producing information. B) Information technology is an umbrella term that covers information systems and the products, methods, inventions, and standards used to produce information. C) Information technology and information systems are synonymous with each other and can be used interchangeably. D) Information technology is an assembly of hardware, software, data, procedures, and people that produces information. 42) Which of the following is considered information rather than mere data? A) a list of property prices in a neighborhood B) the return on investment of an advertising campaign C) the total number of students in a school D) the price of a company's shares on a given day 43) Which of the following is a common description of information? A) collection of unprocessed data B) unbiased, noncontextual data C) knowledge derived from data D) list of recorded facts or figures 44) Which of the following best describes data? A) information presented in a meaningful context B) processed information C) recorded facts or figures D) knowledge derived from facts or figures 45) You have a spreadsheet that provides the airfares to different cities from Chicago. If the contents of the spreadsheet are used to make a decision, it will be considered ________. A) knowledge B) data C) information D) intuition 46) Which of the following is a critical characteristic of good information? A) abundance of details B) accuracy C) low cost D) ease of creation 47) Sandra is the production manager at a soda manufacturer's bottling plant. She receives a report that contains the list of raw materials stored in the warehouse. She notices that the list also includes items that are not present in the warehouse. The list that she received would not qualify as good information because it is ________. A) inaccurate B) late C) voluminous D) too narrow in scope 48) Which of the following statements is true of good information? A) Good information should go well beyond the scope of the purpose for which it is generated. B) Information should be relevant to the subject, not necessarily to the context. C) Good information should be based on correct and complete data. D) Good information is only received from sources that provide information for free. 49) The CEO of an organization asks the human resources manager to send information about the rate of employee turnover in the organization for the last quarter. The manager sends the salary details of new hires during this period. This information is likely to be of little use to the CEO because it is ________. A) inaccurate B) not timely C) irrelevant D) too expensive 50) The CEO of a large company asks the sales manager to report the sales figures of the previous quarter. The manager immediately sends her the list of products sold in the previous quarter. These details do not qualify as good information because they are ________. A) too narrow in scope B) too expensive C) not timely D) not relevant
41) Which of the following statements is true of information technology (IT)?
A) Information technology (IT) refers to the products, methods, inventions, and standards that are used for the purpose of producing information.
B) Information technology is an umbrella term that covers
C) Information technology and information systems are synonymous with each other and can be used interchangeably.
D) Information technology is an assembly of hardware, software, data, procedures, and people that produces information.
42) Which of the following is considered information rather than mere data?
A) a list of property prices in a neighborhood
B) the return on investment of an advertising campaign
C) the total number of students in a school
D) the price of a company's shares on a given day
43) Which of the following is a common description of information?
A) collection of unprocessed data
B) unbiased, noncontextual data
C) knowledge derived from data
D) list of recorded facts or figures
44) Which of the following best describes data?
A) information presented in a meaningful context
B) processed information
C) recorded facts or figures
D) knowledge derived from facts or figures
45) You have a spreadsheet that provides the airfares to different cities from Chicago. If the contents of the spreadsheet are used to make a decision, it will be considered ________.
A) knowledge
B) data
C) information
D) intuition
46) Which of the following is a critical characteristic of good information?
A) abundance of details
B) accuracy
C) low cost
D) ease of creation
47) Sandra is the production manager at a soda manufacturer's bottling plant. She receives a report that contains the list of raw materials stored in the warehouse. She notices that the list also includes items that are not present in the warehouse. The list that she received would not qualify as good information because it is ________.
A) inaccurate
B) late
C) voluminous
D) too narrow in scope
48) Which of the following statements is true of good information?
A) Good information should go well beyond the scope of the purpose for which it is generated.
B) Information should be relevant to the subject, not necessarily to the context.
C) Good information should be based on correct and complete data.
D) Good information is only received from sources that provide information for free.
49) The CEO of an organization asks the human resources manager to send information about the rate of employee turnover in the organization for the last quarter. The manager sends the salary details of new hires during this period. This information is likely to be of little use to the CEO because it is ________.
A) inaccurate
B) not timely
C) irrelevant
D) too expensive
50) The CEO of a large company asks the sales manager to report the sales figures of the previous quarter. The manager immediately sends her the list of products sold in the previous quarter. These details do not qualify as good information because they are ________.
A) too narrow in scope
B) too expensive
C) not timely
D) not relevant
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