MIS QUIZ 2

MIS QUIZ 2 1. Having access to information in a usable form is an example of the _____ quality attribute of information. A. Validity A.  Validity B. Relevance B.  Relevance C. Form D. Mode D.  Mode 2. Garbage-in-garbage-out is related to which quality attribute? A. Timeliness A.  Timeliness B. Location B.  Location C. Form D. Authority D.  Authority 3. Having an audio file that describes current environmental factors that you can listen to while walking to a meeting is an example of the _____ quality attribute. A. Form B. Validity B.  Validity C. Relevance C.  Relevance D. Mode D.  Mode 4. If your team member brought information information to your group that he/she obtained from a flash news story  broadcasted over the the Internet, what quality quality attribute should should you be concerned concerned about? A. Validity B. Timeliness B.  Timeliness C. Relevance C.  Relevance D. Form D.  Form 5. Having access to credible information is an example of the _____ quality attribute of information. A. Weight A.  Weight B. Relevance B.  Relevance C. Application C.  Application D. Validity 6. Wikipedia.org is a contemporary Web site providing definitions and descriptions of many concepts. Wikipedia is not peer-reviewed (a group of peers or experts do not verify the quality of information). Because of this, Wikipedia may not demonstrate which of the following quality attributes? attributes? A. Relevance A.  Relevance B. Validity C. Authority C.  Authority D. Weight D.  Weight 7. Within an organization information will flow in four basic directions. Which of the following describes the movement of data from operations to management? A. Upward

B. Downward C. Horizontal D. Outward/inward

8. What does information granularity refer to? A. The quantity of data B. The quality of data C. The strength of data D. The detail in data 9. At lower organizational levels, information exhibits _____ granularity. A. Low-levels of B. High-levels of C. Concentrated D. Fine 10. At upper organizational levels, information exhibits _____ granularity. A. Low-levels of B. High-levels of C. Coarse D. Complete 11. In a downward information flow, how is data passed? A. From management to operations B. From operations to tactical C. From tactical to strategic D. From the user to the group 12. If the marketing department were to pass information to the finance department, what type of information flow is this considered? A. Downward B. Horizontal C. Upward D. Outward 13. If a business sends information to its partners, suppliers, or distributors, what type of information flow is this considered? A. Horizontal B. Outward/inward C. Downward D. Upward 14. What is internal information? A. Operational information B. Private, business information C. Secured information D. Business intelligence