Management Information Systems: Solving Business Problems with Information Technology, 3/e

Gerald V. Post, University of the Pacific
David L. Anderson, DePaul U/McGowan Center

Information Management and Society

Chapter 14 Multiple Choice


1	Most authorities think that increases in technology in the past generally led to:
		A)	A decrease in the number of jobs.
		B)	Unionization.
		C)	An increase in the number of jobs.
		D)	Negative social changes.


2	The new version of the Credit Reporting Act (1994) requires credit bureaus to:
		A)	Verify disputed information within 30 days or delete it.
		B)	Provide your credit information on request for a small fee.
		C)	Report disputed information to the IRS.
		D)	Never data to direct marketers.


3	The biggest drawback to working from home is:
		A)	Fewer fringe benefits.
		B)	Less pay.
		C)	Loss of personal contact and a daily schedule.
		D)	Determining when work ends and leisure time begins.


4	Eventually, digital products will cost ______________ their traditional counterparts.
		A)	Less than.
		B)	More than.
		C)	The same as.
		D)	Nothing, as opposed to.


5	Most high-speed communications lines between nations and continents are between:
		A)	The United States and Europe.
		B)	The United States and the Far East.
		C)	Europe and Asia.
		D)	The United States and South America.


6	Making illegal copies of software can cause several problems, among them:
		A)	That it takes money away from the developers and lowers their incentive to create new products.
		B)	A jail term for those who are caught.
		C)	That your employer is liable for your actions, even at home.
		D)	If you will break one law, you will break others.

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