Question Pool for the MIS Mid-term Exam Ch. 1 Introduction What are the three activities in an information system that produces the information organizations use to control operations? What is an intranet uses? Define operational excellence. How can information systems help achieve it? Describe at least three of the general information skills essential for all business careers. Ch. 2. E-business What is enterprise application system? What is e-commerce
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How to answers Case Studies Chapter 1 Pages 54-55 1. What are the inputs‚ processing‚ and outputs of UPS’s package tracking system? Inputs: The inputs include package information‚ customer signature‚ pickup‚ delivery‚ time-card data‚ current location (while en route)‚ and billing and customer clearance documentation. Processing: The data are transmitted to a central computer and stored for retrieval. Data are also reorganized so that they can be tracked by customer account‚ date‚ driver
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emManagement Information System EBC 2003 Summary of the Course Literature Summary - Management Information System – Josef Stenten Task 1 – Taxonomies of Information Systems Mastering the three worlds of information technology By Mc Afee 3 roles of executives in managing IT: 1) select technologies‚ 2) nurture adoption‚ 3) ensure their exploitation Building an Effective IT Model - IT in a historical context: IT is the latest in a series of general-purpose technologies (GPTs)‚ innovations
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Chapter 4 Case Study “Google In China” 1. What philosophical principle did Google’s managers adopt when deciding that the benefits of operating in China outweighed the cost? When deciding whether or not to operate in China‚ a utilitarian approach was clearly adopted. “Utilitarian approaches to ethics hold that the moral worth of actions or practices is determined by their consequences” (Hill‚ 2009‚ p. 144). In 2002‚ Google was unexpectedly blocked by the Chinese for two weeks. When it was finally
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Chapter5 Capacity: The upper limit or ceiling on the load that an operating unit can handle Capacity needs include: Equipment; Space; Employee skills Strategic Capacity Planning: - Goal: To achieve a match between the long-term supply capabilities and the predicted level of long-term demand Overcapacity: operating costs that are too high Undercapacity: strained resources and possible loss of customers Key Questions of Capacity Planning: What kind of capacity is needed? How much is needed to
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The eleven different themes from this course are the major events that happen in the world. Each of them represents a memorable symbol that important to human history. In my opinion‚ one event that changes everything was World War 2 (1938 – 1945). In all wars that we have covered in the class‚ World War 2 was the bloodiest war in the human history‚ involving more than 30 countries and the death of 50 – 80 million. It also the birth of the Nazi‚ a party that ruled Germany through horrible dictatorship
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Norm Kerth Benefit Fund to help a consultant who is disabled with a brain injury. Please visit http://www.processimpact.com/norm_kerth.html to make a shareware payment ($10 suggested). Thank you! Software Requirements Specification for HOSPITAL MIS Version 1.0 approved Prepared by ‚ Agha farooq‚ INTERNATIONAL MARKET FOR PREPARING SRS (IMSRS). TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. Introduction 1.1. Purpose 1.2. Scope 1.3. Definitions‚ Acronyms‚ and Abbreviations 1.4. References
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Chapter 8 – Test #3 GLOBAL ECONOMICS AND TRADE Test Questions Multiple-Choice Questions 1) What was the Bretton Woods system designed to prevent? a. the expansion of the gold to dollar standard b. another Great Depression c. the sale of complex financial instruments called “derivatives” d. speculation in the markets for both gold and silver 2) In what year did the Bretton Woods system break down? a. 1971 b. 1980 c. 1995 d. 1966 3) The __________ tradition of IPE focuses on the ability of institutions
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Job Brofile:‐ Working as a Sr.Engineer Project sales :‐ I look after sales in Projects of Process industries in India: ‐ Power generation Industry‚ Refineries & Fertilizers forPneumatic Positioners‚SMART Positioners‚Electropneumatic Positioners ‚I TO P Converters‚actuators and other C&I items for Green field and R&M Projects of Sub critical & Supercritical Power plants with EPC companies all over India ‚ power plants of NTPC‚ ADANI‚ TATA‚ State power
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Claudine S. Lingat BSIT Prof. Marc Voltaire A. Padilla Thursday 10:00A-1:00PM Janet’s Pares House Corporation Chapter I: Problem Definition The Janet’s Pares House Restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money‚ paid before the meal. It is located near at RP Novaliches Q.C metro manila‚ there are (3) three branches (1) one in RP Novaliches and (2) two in Novaliches Bayan. Similar to other business they also encounter some problems
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