PIOS Chapter 1 Assessment

1.    Which of the following is a productivity paradox?

a.    As system based productivity increases, other forces can simultaneously reduce gains

b.    It is often difficult to quantify tangible productivity gains from the use of an information systems

c.    Unintended consequences of technology expenditures can reduce system effectiveness

d.    All of the above

2.    Which of the following is a type of argument for a business case for IT?       

a.    Fear

b.    Anger

c.    Reason

d.    All the above

3.    What is a database?

a.    A collection of data

b.    A collection of related data organized in a way that makes it valuable

      and useful

c.     A collection of information

d.    A collection of software                               

4.    What is an entity?

a.    Information about an object

b.    Things we wish to store

c.     Things we store information about

d.    Software holding the data

5.    What is an attribute?

a.    Information

b.    Pieces of data

c.     Information storage

d.    Pieces of information