ISYS (BICS) 263 WAIVER EXAM
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Students in all Concentrations in the College of Business:
ISYS 263, Introduction to Information Systems, has been removed from the Core
Course requirements for all students in all concentrations in the College of Business.
However, the content of ISYS 263 remains prerequisite for the following College
of Business courses:
ISYS 363 Information Systems for Management and
ACCT 307 Accounting Information Systems
DS 412 Operations Management
BUS 690 Seminar in Business Policy & Strategic Management
In addition, the content of ISYS 263 is also a prerequisite for the majority of
upper division courses within each College of Business concentration.
Business Minors in the College of Business:
ISYS 263 still remains a required course in the following minor concentrations:
Business Administration, Accounting, Information Systems and Finance.
Satisfying the ISYS 263 Prerequisite:
The Prerequisite can be satisfied either by passing ISYS 263 or passing a proficiency
test in basic information systems. Students who fail the test once must take ISYS
263. The scope the exam covers the content presented in ISYS 263.
Satisfying the ISYS 263 prerequisite:
The prerequisite can be satisfied either by passing ISYS 263 or passing a Waiver
Examination in Information Systems. Students who fail the Waiver Examination once
must complete ISYS 263. The Waiver Examination covers the content presented in
ISYS 263.
To sucessfully pass the ISYS 263 waiver exam, students should be
able to:
1. explain information technology concepts
2. explain information systems concepts and describe the use of information systems
in an organizational context.
3. identify the stages in the development of an information systems and describe
the roles played by users and IT professionals in the process
4. utilize standard IT-based problem-solving tools for common business applications
5. understand the relevance and application of IT in society and identify the
major ethical issues related to the use of IT
The ISYS 263 Waiver Examination:
Does not permit the use of a calculator.
Comprises multiple-choice questions.
May be taken only once.
Has no penalty for guessing.
Must be completed in 90 minutes.
Results will be posted online on MySFSU at www.sfsu.edu/student the Wednesday following the exam. Students must stop by the Information Systems Department Office (BUS
310) to find out the passing score. Please do not contact the
Testing Center regarding scores.
Preparation:
Students may prepare for the proficiency test in basic information systems by studying any basic computer textbook, any introductory Excel 2000 or 2002 textbook, and any introductory information systems textbook (e.g., Discovering Computers 2003: Complete Concepts and Techniques, by Shelly, Cashman, Vermaat, & Sebok, Course Technology, February 8, 2002;Exploring Microsoft Excel 2000 VBA Edition, Nickerson, 2nd ed., Prentice Hall, 2001).
SAMPLE QUESTIONS:
1. A local area network (LAN) would be used mostly for
- a. individual information systems
b. personal information systems
c. workgroup information systems
d. organizational information systems
e. enterprise information systems
2. All of the following are true about networked computer systems except
- a. many businesses have replaced their multi-user systems with networked computer
systems
b. client-server architecture is becoming increasingly more common for networked
computer systems
c. the trend is toward using larger computers in networked computer systems
d. networked computer systems are used in interorganizational computing systems
e. all sizes of organizations and businesses use networked computer systems
3. All of the following are primary storage terms except
- a. memory
b. internal storage
c. temporary storage
d. permanent storage
e. computer memory
4. The functions of an information system are performed by
- a. operators
b. users
c. system software
d. application software
e. programmers
5. Bandwidth is
- a. a channel type
b. a measure of how fast data can be transmitted
c. a measure of how much data can be transmitted at once
d. the speed of the communications processor
e. the size of memory in the communications processor
6. All of the following are true about an indexed file except
- a. it can be stored on a magnetic tape
b. it is actually two files
c. it can be accessed sequentially
d. it can be accessed randomly
e. the indexes are stored in sequence
7. Making changes in a worksheet to see what would happen to other figures when
changes are made is called
- a. shadow analysis
b. marginal analysis
c. what-if analysis
d. change analysis
e. data analysis
8. The main type of information system used for operational support is the
- a. transaction processing system
b. the office automation system
c. the database system
d. the long-distance system
e. the decision support system
9. Day-to-day decisions whose outcomes will affect the organization for short
periods of time are called
- a. day-to-day decisions
b. everyday decisions
c. operational decisions
d. tactical decisions
e. strategic decisions
10. In the formula =B5*B6+C3/D4^2, which expression will Excel evaluate first?
- a. B5*B6
b. B6+C3
c. C3/D4
d. D4^2
11. The function =AVERAGE(A6:A8) is the equivalent of the formula:
- a. A6+A7+A8/3
b. =(A6+A7+A8/3)
c. =(A6+A7+A8)/3
d. =(A6+A8)/2
12. What is the purpose of an absolute cell reference?
- a. To have cell address which will reflect any address changes made in a formula
b. To protect a formula from any changes
c. There is no difference in an absolute cell address than a typical cell address
d. To keep a cell address constant regardless of where the cell is referenced,
moved, or copied
13. Which column contains the value that will be returned by the function =VLOOKUP(A4,$A$21:$D$25,2)?
- a. Column A
b. Column B
c. Column C
d. Column D
14. The function =IF(B4<B3),A1*100,A2) returns:
- a. A1*100 if cell B4 is greater than B3
b. A2 if cell B4 is less than B3
c. A1*100 if cell B4 is equal to B3
d. None of the above
15. Prototyping is most like what system installation conversion approach?
- a. Plunge
b. Phased
c. Pilot
d. Parallel
e. It's not like any conversion approach
Answers: 1. c; 2. c; 3. d; 4. d; 5. c; 6. a; 7. c; 8. a; 9. c; 10. d; 11. c; 12. d; 13. b; 14. d; 15. c
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