Ist Quiz 1
Chapter 1
1.
Organizations use computers and information systems to reduce costs and gain a(n) ________ in the marketplace. a. Marketing advantage b. Competitive disadvantage c. Quality advantage d. Competitive advantage
2.
________ provides historical, current, and predictive views of business operations and environments and gives organizations a competitive advantage in the marketplace. a. Competitive intelligence b. Computer literacy c. Business intelligence d. Information literacy
3.
A(n) ________ is an organized integration of hardware and software technologies, data, processes, and human elements designed to produce timely, integrated, relevant, accurate, and useful information for decision-making purposes. a. Radio-frequency identification system b. Transaction processing system c. Management information system d. Business intelligence system
4.
What is one of the major components of an information system? a. Analysis b. Programmer c. Database d. Knowledge
5.
The ________ component of an information system generates the most useful type of information for decision making, including transaction-processing reports and models for decision analysis. a. Design b. Output c. Process d. Input
6.
________ consists of facts that have been analyzed by the process component and is an output of an information system. a. Information b. Knowledge c. Data d. Database
7.
What is a useful quality of information? a. Length b. Compactness c. Ability to stand on its own d. Timeliness
8.
Which is one of the four Ms of resources? a. Mobility b. Media c. Management d. Manpower
9.
A(n) ________ is used to manage manufacturing resources so that companies can reduce manufacturing costs, increase product quality, and improve inventory decisions. a. Management information system b. Manufacturing
1.
Organizations use computers and information systems to reduce costs and gain a(n) ________ in the marketplace. a. Marketing advantage b. Competitive disadvantage c. Quality advantage d. Competitive advantage
2.
________ provides historical, current, and predictive views of business operations and environments and gives organizations a competitive advantage in the marketplace. a. Competitive intelligence b. Computer literacy c. Business intelligence d. Information literacy
3.
A(n) ________ is an organized integration of hardware and software technologies, data, processes, and human elements designed to produce timely, integrated, relevant, accurate, and useful information for decision-making purposes. a. Radio-frequency identification system b. Transaction processing system c. Management information system d. Business intelligence system
4.
What is one of the major components of an information system? a. Analysis b. Programmer c. Database d. Knowledge
5.
The ________ component of an information system generates the most useful type of information for decision making, including transaction-processing reports and models for decision analysis. a. Design b. Output c. Process d. Input
6.
________ consists of facts that have been analyzed by the process component and is an output of an information system. a. Information b. Knowledge c. Data d. Database
7.
What is a useful quality of information? a. Length b. Compactness c. Ability to stand on its own d. Timeliness
8.
Which is one of the four Ms of resources? a. Mobility b. Media c. Management d. Manpower
9.
A(n) ________ is used to manage manufacturing resources so that companies can reduce manufacturing costs, increase product quality, and improve inventory decisions. a. Management information system b. Manufacturing