CT104-3-1-IIS Introduction to Information System

Tutorial 1
CT104-3-1-IIS: Introduction to Information System

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions

1. _____ comprise an information system.

a. Hardware and software c. Procedure

b. Data and people d. All of the above

2. ____ is a collection of unprocessed items, which can include text, numbers, images,
audio, and video.

a. Data c. Information
b. Output d. Input

3. ____ conveys meaning and is useful to one or more people.

a. Data c. Input
b. Information d. Output

4. The future in information system involve ________________.

a. Personal computers will improve in c. Increased applications of augmented

power and quality and virtual reality (AR/VR)
b. Artificial Intelligence will expand d. All of the answers

5. The objectives of information system is _______________.

a. To monitor organizational c. To provide immediate changes from

performance and competitive time to time
advantage
b. To expand the business processes for d. To add value and bring complicated
additional requirements tasks

Section B: Fill in the blanks

6. Inaccurate information can lead to incorrect decisions - ____Accuracy________

7. Can be proven as correct or incorrect - ____Verifiable_______

8. Has an age suited to its used - ______Timely_________

9. Information is arranged to suit the needs and requirements of the users -

___Organised________

10. Unnecessary information must be eliminated - ____Relevant (Meaningful)___________

11. The cost to produce the information should be less than the actual cost of the information
- ____Worth Its Cost (Cost Effective)___________

Degree Level 1 Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation Page 1 of 2

CT104-3-1-IIS Introduction to Information System

Section C: Structured Questions/Case Study

Verizon University: Recognizing IS Components

Students in the faculty of business information systems of Verizon University use their
desktop and laptop computers for a variety of assignments. For example, a student may use
Microsoft Word stored on a desktop computer and proceed to type a case study analysis.
When analysis is tight, edited, and properly formatted to an instructor's specifications, the
student may save it on a memory stick, e-mail a copy to the instructor via the Internet, and
print out a copy on the systems printer. If the student tries to save the case study analysis
using a file name he or she has already used for saving another document, the program will
display a warning message and wait until it receives an additional command.
Make an outline to identify information system components in the preceding example.

a) Identify the people, hardware, software, and data resources and the information of this
information system.

People – Students, instructors, people

Hardware – Desktop, Laptop, memory stick, assignment hardcopy and systems printer

Software – Microsoft Word, e-mail, internet

Data – case study

Procedure – students analyse the case study to answer the assignment requirements, prepare
the assignment using MS Word, and email a copy to the instructor as well as print a
hardcopy.

Degree Level 1 Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation Page 2 of 2