Question 1

An example of a business using information systems for customer and supplier intimacy is:

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A)  Apple's creation of the iPod.
B)  JC Penney's information system that allows its contract manufacturers to see what garments have been sold and need to be replaced.
C)  Toyota's legendary TPS that has created superlative efficiencies and enabled Toyota to become the world's largest auto maker.
D)  Verizon's Web-based digital dashboard providing real-time company information for managers.

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a business using information systems to create new products and services?

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A)  Apple's creation of the iPod
B)  JC Penney's information system that allows its contract manufacturers to see what garments have been sold and need to be replaced
C)  Toyota's legendary TPS that has created superlative efficiencies and enabled Toyota to become the world's largest auto maker
D)  Verizon's Web-based digital dashboard providing real-time company information for managers

Question 3

An example of raw data from a national chain of automobile stores would be:

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A)  average of 13 Toyotas sold daily in Kentucky in 2007.
B)  300 Toyota RAV4s sold during fourth quarter 2007 in Kentucky.
C)  1 Toyota RAV4 sold January 7,2008 in Louisville,Kentucky - $28000.
D)  annual sales of Toyota RAV4s increased 2.4 percent.

Question 4

UPS's use of Web-based tools that allow customers to embed UPS functions,such as tracking and cost calculations,into their own Web sites was an information systems solution used to achieve customer intimacy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

An information skill important for a marketing major would be:

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A)  an understanding of online transaction and reporting systems.
B)  an understanding of product management enterprise systems.
C)  an understanding of supplier management enterprise systems.
D)  an understanding of enterprise systems that enhance leadership.

Question 6

A network requires at least three computers and a shared resource.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Data management technology consists of:

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A)  the physical hardware and media used by an organization for storing data.
B)  the detailed,preprogrammed instructions that control and coordinate the computer hardware components in an information system.
C)  the software governing the organization of data on physical storage media.
D)  the hardware and software used to transfer data.

Question 8

Operations management,as a discipline,is directly relevant to three occupational categories:

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A)  industrial production managers,operations analysts,and administrative service managers.
B)  project managers,production managers,and administrative service managers.
C)  project managers,production managers,and industrial production managers.
D)  finance,accounting,and management.

Question 9

The dimensions of information systems are people,organizations,and information technology.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The six important business objectives of information technology are: new products,services,and business models;customer and supplier intimacy;improved decision making;competitive advantage;operational excellence,and:

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A)  flexibility.
B)  survival.
C)  improved business practices.
D)  improved efficiency.

Question 11

Data is information that has been shaped into a form that is meaningful to human beings.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following statements is not true?

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A)  The most common and successful offshore outsourcing projects involve production programming and system maintenance programming work,along with call center work.
B)  Inflation in Indian wages for technology work is leading to a counter movement of jobs back to the United States.
C)  The fear that offshore outsourcing will reduce demand for new information system hires in the U.S.is mitigated by the fact that reduced IT expenditures results in increased IT investments and the creation of domestic jobs.
D)  The impact of domestic IT outsourcing has been very disruptive to some regional areas of the U.S.

Question 13

Electronic computers and related software programs are the technical foundation,the tools and materials,of:

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A)  all business procedures.
B)  information accumulation.
C)  modern information systems.
D)  all industrialized countries.

Question 14

In a hierarchical organization,the upper levels consist of:

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A)  managerial and professional workers.
B)  managerial,professional,and technical workers.
C)  professional and operational workers.
D)  managerial,professional,and operational workers.

Question 15

An information system can be defined technically as a set of interrelated components that collect (or retrieve) ,process,store,and distribute information to support:

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A)  decision making and control in an organization.
B)  communications and data flow.
C)  managers analyzing the organization's raw data.
D)  the creation of new products and services.

Question 16

Intranets:

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A)  are based on mainframe technology.
B)  are multiple networks joined together.
C)  are typically used to communicate with the business's trusted vendors.
D)  use Internet technology for a private company network.

Question 17

The culture of UPS places service to the customer among the company's highest business objectives,which is reflected in their use of information systems to enable customer tracking of their packages.Based on your reading of Chapter 1,why is "culture" an important factor to consider when building information system solutions to business problems?

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A)  Culture is one element that can be radically changed,not always for the better,by new information systems.
B)  Culture affects how information system solutions are implemented and used.
C)  Culture is a cauldron of employee perspectives and conflicts,which can be used to improve business processes.
D)  Culture is the driving force behind decision making and innovation.

Question 18

What is the estimated growth rate for information systems managers jobs through 2018?

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A)  3%
B)  -%1
C)  45%
D)  17%

Question 19

The world's largest and most widely used network is:

Accepted Answer

A)  usa.gov.
B)  the Web.
C)  the Internet.
D)  DARPAnet.

Question 20

Describe at least three of the general information skills essential for all business careers.

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