Home
Subjects
Solutions
Create
Log in
Sign up
Upgrade to remove ads
Only ₩37,125/year
-
Flashcards
-
Learn
-
Test
-
Match
-
Flashcards
-
Learn
-
Test
-
Match
Terms in this set (195)
Which of the following is the best definition of an information system?
A set of interrelated components that collect (or retrieve), process, store, and distribute information to support decision making and control in an organization
All of the following are new technology-related trends in MIS except
co creation of business value
Inadequate database capacity is an example of the ________ dimension of business problems.
technology
A database into which employees manually input customer names and addresses is riddled with errors and you have been charged with rectifying the situation. In considering the organizational dimensions of this problem, you should consider:
the business processes in place governing the manual input of the data
Perhaps the most frequent error in problem solving is
rushing to judgement about the nature of a problem
A firm that must invest in a new information system in order to comply with federal legislation is investing to achieve which of the following business objectives?
survival
Telepresence is an example of which of the following?
virtual meeting
All of the following describe the effects of globalization except
increases in transaction costs
An example of raw data from an automobile manufacturer would be:
1 Subaru Outback sold January 7, 2015 in Mount Kisco, New York for $25,000
All of the following are examples of environmental actors in an information system except
feedback
An example of a business using information systems for supplier intimacy is:
JCPenney's information system that allows its contract manufacturers to see what garments have been sold and need to be replaced.
Which of the following fields deals with behavioral issues, as well as technical issues surrounding the development, use, and impact of information systems used by managers and employees in the firm?
management informations systems
To make sure they stock clothes that their customers will purchase, a department store implements a new application that analyzes spending levels at their stores and cross-references this data to popular clothing styles. Which of the following business objectives is this information intended to support?
customer intimacy
The three activities in an information system that produce the information organizations use to control operations are:
input, processing, and output
Which type of system would you use to determine what trends in your supplier's industry will affect your firm the most in five years?
ESS
What analytical framework discussed in the chapter helps understand and evaluate the benefits and uses of collaboration tools?
time/space matrix
What is the most important benefit of an enterprise application?
enabling business functions and departments to share information
Which type of system would you use to forecast the return on investment if you used new suppliers with better delivery track records?
DSS
A relocation control system that reports summaries on the total moving, house-hunting, and home financing costs for employees in all company divisions would fall into the category of a/an:
MIS
The term management information systems refers to a specific category of information systems serving
middle management functions
Second Life is an example of a(n)
virtual world
A ________ is a senior manager who oversees the use of IT in the firm
CIO
Instant messaging, videoconferencing, and shared screens are all examples of ________ collaboration tools.
synchronous
Which of the following best describes the type of information systems FWO implemented, as discussed in the chapter case?
cloud collaboration services
Which of the following types of systems could be used to enable different firms to work collaboratively on a product?
extranet
________ support making decisions that are unique, rapidly changing, and not easily specified in advance.
DSS
Which of the following would be primarily responsible for enterprise-wide governance and usage of information to maximize the value of an organization's data?
CDO
Employees that assist with paperwork at all levels of the firm are called:
data workers
Cisco's WebEx is an example of which of the following types of collaboration tools?
online meeting
An information system can enable a company to focus on a market niche through:
intensive customer data analysis
Which of the following can force a business and its competitors to compete on price alone?
transparent marketplace
You are the production manager for a manufacturer of bicycle parts. Which of the following tools or technologies would you use to improve production precision?
CAD software
Benchmarking
compares the efficiency and effectiveness of your business processes against strict standards
All of the following are psychological aspects of quality except
effective marketing
Which of the following illustrates the use of information systems to achieve product differentiation?
A PC manufacturer's use of information systems to facilitate direct access from suppliers to production schedules
The reduction of errors to 3.4 defects per million opportunities is central to the concept of:
six sigma
Which of the following is not a true statement about value webs?
Value webs are inflexible and cannot adapt quickly to changes in supply and demand
When a firm provides a specialized product or service for a narrow target market better than competitors, they are using a ________ strategy.
market niche
In a ________ system configuration, separate information systems are designed and managed by each foreign unit.
centralized
Which of the following statements about 3-D printing is not true?
Unlike traditional techniques, 3-D printing results in some wasted material
Which of the following illustrates the use of information systems to focus on market niche?
A hot tub dealer's use of information systems to determine which models and options its customers are most likely to buy
The idea that the more any given resource is applied to production, the lower the marginal gain in output, until a point is reached where the additional inputs produce no additional output, is referred to as:
the law of diminishing returns
The U.S. Department of Commerce developed a(n) ________ framework in order to enable U.S. businesses to legally use personal data from EU countries.
safe harbor
CVS refers to:
eyestrain related to computer display screen use.
Which of the following is not a U.S. federal law affecting private institutions?
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act
________ are not held liable for the messages they transmit.
regulated common carriers
What percent of global Internet users use Google Search and other Google services?
nearly 80 percent
TRUSTe is an example of which of the following?
online seal program
According to a Wall Street Journal study, all of the following websites installed tracking files on visitor computers except:
wikipedia
According to the ________, you should take the action that produces the least harm.
risk aversion principle
A(n) ________ model of informed consent permits the collection of personal information until the consumer specifically requests that the data not be collected.
opt out
Which of the following is not true about the changes to EU data protection rules proposed in 2012?
the new rules would reject the right o be forgotton
The use of computers to combine data from multiple sources and create digital dossiers of detailed information on individuals is called:
profiling
In the information age, the obligations that individuals and organizations have regarding the preservation of existing values and institutions fall within the moral dimension of
property rights and obligations
A client computer networked to a server computer, with processing split between the two types of machines, is called a(n) ________ architecture.
two tiered client server
Which of the following is a visual programming tool and environment for creating applications that run on Microsoft Windows operating systems?
visual basic
Which of the following types of computer is used for weather forecasting on a national or worldwide scale?
supercomputer
You use ________ to predict when a computer hardware system becomes saturated
capacity planning
Running a Java program on a computer requires
a java virtual machine to be installed on the computer
Which of the following is not an essential characteristic of cloud computing?
open source software
________ describes the practices and technologies used to minimize the environmental effects of manufacturing and managing computing devices.
green computing
Microsoft Word is an example of
word-processing software
Linux plays a major role in supporting business information systems, and has garnered about ________ of the U.S. server market.
25 percent
All of the following are features of smartwatches except a(n)
gyrometer
Software that organizes, manages, and processes business data, such as data concerned with inventory, customers, and vendors, is called:
data management software
The select operation:
creates a subset consisting of all records in the file that meet stated criteria
In a relational database, the three basic operations used to develop useful sets of data are
select, project, and join
A table that links two tables that have a many-to-many relationship is often called a(n)
intersection relation
Access is a
DBMS for desktop system
Data mining is a tool for allowing users to:
find hidden relationships in data
Hadoop is a(n)
open-source software framework designed for distributing data-processing over inexpensive computers
The process of streamlining data to minimize redundancy and awkward many-to-many relationships is called
normalization
Businesses use ________ tools to search and analyze unstructured data sets, such as emails and memo
text mining
Which of the following allows users to add, change, delete, or retrieve data in a database?
data manipulation language
Detecting and correcting data in a database or file that are incorrect, incomplete, improperly formatted, or redundant is called
data scrubbing
MongoDB and SimpleDB are both examples of:
NoSQL databases
Based on your reading of the examples in the chapter, what would be the best use of RFID for a business?
managing the supply chain
Which type of network serves a small group of computers, allowing them to share resources and peripherals without using a dedicated server?
peer to peer
What service converts IP addresses into more recognizable alphanumeric names?
DNS
A LAN could be used to connect all of the following except:
all of the computers in a city
A network that spans a city, and sometimes its major suburbs as well, is called a:
MAN
Instant messaging is a type of ___________ service
chat
Which of the following is a challenge posed by Wi-Fi networks?
Susceptibility to interference from nearby wireless systems
The "Internet of Things" refers to:
a vision of a pervasive web in which common objects are connected to and controlled over the Internet.
The total amount of digital information that can be transmitted through any telecommunications medium is measured in:
bps
Which of the following enables multiple users to create and edit web documents?
Wiki
A keylogger is a type of:
spyware
Redirecting a web link to a different address is a form of:
spoofing
Statements ranking information risks and identifying security goals are included in a(n):
security policy
Which of the following defines acceptable uses of a firm's information resources and computing equipment?
an AUP
Specific security challenges that threaten corporate servers in a client/server environment include:
hacking, vandalism, and denial of service attacks
Which of the following statements about wireless security is not true?
Bluetooth is the only wireless technology that is not susceptible to hacking by eavesdroppers.
Pharming involves:
pretending to be a legitimate business's representative in order to garner information about a security system
All of the following countries are popular sources of malware attacks except:
Mexico
A digital certificate system
uses third-party CAs to validate a user's identity
Which of the following is not an example of inefficiencies in the supply chain?
high switching costs
A supply chain driven by actual customer orders or purchases follows a ________ model.
pull based
Which of the following is not an example of a next-generation enterprise application?
social CRM
The business value of an effective supply-chain management system includes all of the following except:
increased inventory levels
Enterprise application vendors are now including ________ features such as tools for data visualization, flexible reporting, and ad hoc analysis as part of the application.
business intelligence
A distortion of information about the demand for a product as it passes from one entity to the next across the supply chain is called the ________ effect.
bullwhip
Implementing enterprise software from Oracle enabled Alcoa to achieve all of the following except:
obtain lower prices for raw materials
You have been asked to implement enterprise software for a manufacturer of kitchen appliances. What is the first step you should take?
select the functions of the system you wish to use
Varying a product's price according to the supply situation of the seller is called ________ pricing.
dynamic
Which of the following is the fastest growing form of location-based service in 2015?
on demand economy firms
Which of the following best describes the digital social graph?
a mapping of all online social relationships
The effort required to locate a suitable product is called:
search costs
Information ________ exists when one party in a transaction has more information that is important for the transaction than the other party.
asymmetry
Which of the following dimensions of e-commerce technology involves engaging consumers in a dialog that dynamically adjusts the experience to the individual?
interactivity
Which of the following dimensions of e-commerce technology has the potential to raise the quality of information?
information density
Which dimension of quality means that a decision should reflect a rational process?
coherence
GDSS are designed to
implement structured methods for organizing and evaluating ideas
________ help media firms store and manage unstructured digital data such as photographs, images, videos, and audio files.
digital asset management systems
What type of model asks what-if questions repeatedly to determine the impact on outcomes of changes in one or more factors?
sensitivity analysis
An inference engine is:
a strategy used to search through the rule base in an expert system
CAD workstations
provide design engineers with precise, three-dimensional representations of their models.
In ________, descriptions of past experiences of human specialists, represented as cases, are stored in a database for later retrieval when the user encounters a new case with similar parameters.
CBR
Changes in hardware, software, documentation, or production to a production system to correct errors, meet new requirements, or improve processing efficiencies are termed:
maintenance
The primary tool for representing a system's component processes and the flow of data between them is the
data flow diagram
To show each level of a system's design, its relationship to other levels, and its place in the overall design structure, structured methodologies use:
structure charts
Which of the following is not a typical tool or technique used in responsive design?
table based layouts
Which is the last step in developing a new information system?
maintenance
Groups of objects are assembled into software components for common functions, which can be combined into large-scale business applications, in which type of software development?
component based development
Output:
transfers raw data to the people who will use it or to the activities for which it will be used
Walmart exemplifies the power of information systems coupled with excellent business practices and supportive management to achieve which of the following?
operational effiency
Verizon's implementation of a web-based digital dashboard to provide managers with real-time information, such as customer complaints, is an example of:
improved decision making
The fundamental set of assumptions, values, and ways of doing things that has been accepted by most of a company's members is called its:
culture
As discussed in the chapter opening case, the San Francisco Giants are taking advantage of wireless technology to do which of the following?
enhance fan experience
A firm that invests in an information system because it is a necessity of doing business does so because it is seeking to achieve which of the following business objectives?
survival
Which type of system would you use to determine the five suppliers with the worst record in delivering goods on time?
MIS
A wiki is a type of collaborative:
website
The use of digital technology and the Internet to execute the major business processes in the enterprise is called:
e business
IBM Connections is an example of which of the following?
enterprise social networking tool
Which type of system would you use to change a production schedule if a key supplier was late in delivering goods?
SCM system
Caterpillar Corporation is example of which of the following:
domestic exporter
All of the following are ways to improve quality except:
implementing a new information system
The ________ strategy is characterized by heavy centralization of corporate activities in the home country of origin.
domestic exporter
In network economics, the value of a commercial software vendor's software products:
increases as more people use them
To what competitive force did the printed encyclopedia industry succumb?
substitute products or services
Redesigning and automating business processes can be seen as a double-edged sword because
increases in efficiency may be accompanied by job losses
Which of the following protects the authors of a book from having their work copied by others?
copyright law
All of the following laws apply to actions by the federal government except:
the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
Which of the following is not a file-sharing service?
pandora
Linux is
an example of open source software
ZipRealty, which combines Google Maps with real estate data, is an example of:
a mashup
What would be a reason for using a workstation rather than a personal computer?
when you need more powerful computational abilities
Software that manages the resources of the computer is called:
system software
Common data quality problems include all of the following except:
Internet connectivity problems
A one-to-one relationship between two entities is symbolized in a diagram by a line that ends
in two short marks
The smallest unit of data a computer can handle is called a:
bit
A(n) ________ is a structured survey of the accuracy and level of completeness of the data in an information system.
data quality audit
The most appropriate wireless networking standard for creating PANs is:
bluetooth
IPv6 was developed in order to:
create more IP addresses
Which organization helps define the overall structure of the Internet?
IAB
Which of the following statements about passwords is not true?
authentication cannot be established by the use of a password
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
imposes responsibility on companies and management to safeguard the accuracy of financial information.
A firewall allows the organization to:
enforce a security policy on data exchanged between its network and the Internet.
Data from which of the following is not used as an input by analytical CRM applications?
CLTV
A network of organizations and business processes for procuring raw materials, transforming these materials into intermediate and finished products, and distributing the finished products to customers is called a(n):
supply chain
Which of the following would not be considered a contact point?
intranet
Which of the following Internet business models involves creating an online digital environment that enables people with like interests to share information?
community provider
Which of the following best illustrates the advertising revenue model?
Pandora provides free service with limited play and advertising.
Which of the following statements about B2B e-commerce is not true?
B2B e-commerce represents approximately 10% of the overall B2B marketplace
In a data flow diagram, external entities are represented by
square boxes
Users prefer systems that:
are oriented to facilitating organizational tasks and solving business problems.
Which of the following is an important skill for an accounting major?
An understanding of online transaction and reporting systems
Which of the following is a global network that uses universal standards to connect millions of different networks around the world?
the internet
________ technology allows a videoconference participant to give the appearance of being present at a location other than his or her true physical location
telepresence
Which of the following refers to the purchase or sale of goods and services over the Internet?
e commerce
The most successful solutions or methods for achieving a business objective are called:
best practices
________ systems are those in which development occurs at the home base, but operations are handed over to autonomous units in foreign locations.
duplicated
"Look and feel" copyright infringement lawsuits are concerned with:
the distinction between an idea and its expression
Which of the following is not protected by copyright law?
machines
An analyst asked to perform capacity planning for a system would need to take into account all of the following factors except:
the purchase price of a new computer hardware equipment
The logical view of a database:
presents data as they would be perceived by end users
________ integrate(s) disparate channels for voice communications, data communications, instant messaging, email, and electronic conferencing into a single experience.
unified communications
Which of the following specifically makes malware distribution and hacker attacks to disable websites a federal crime?
National Information Infrastructure Protection Act
The measurement of the number of customers who stop using or purchasing products or services from a company is called:
churn rate
Geoadvertising sends ads to users based on their:
GPS locations
Which types of decisions are more prevalent at lower organizational levels?
structured decisions
Which of the following types of systems development is characterized by significantly speeding the generation of information requirements and involving users at an intense level in the systems design?
JAD
Which of the following is an example of a business using information systems to create new products and services?
Apple's creation of the iPad
Which of the following is not a true statement with respect to business processes?
The efficiency of a business firm is not related to its business processes
Internet technology:
makes it easy for rivals to compete on price alone
_________ prohibits an organization from collecting any personal information unless the individual specifically takes action to approve information collection and use.
the opt in model
In order to manage their relationship with an outsourcer or technology service provider, firms need a contract that includes a(n):
SLA
In terms of the data relationships found by data mining, associations refers to:
occurences linked to a single event
Which signal types are represented by a continuous waveform?
laser
An independent computer program that copies itself from one computer to another over a network is called a
worm
According to the case study on Unilever, over a ten-year period, Unilever reduced the number of ERP systems it had from ________ to ________.
250; 4
Which of the following best illustrates the sales revenue model?
Apple accepts micropayments for single music track downloads
To automate routine tasks to help firms search for and filter information for use in electronic commerce and supply chain management, a firm would most likely use:
intelligent agents
The process of creating workable information systems in a very short period of time is called:
RAD
In choosing the best solution for a business problem, all of the following are important considerations except:
the ability to forget about the problem once it has been solved
Identifying potential customers for the businesses' products or services is an activity associated with the ________ function.
sales and marketing
Recommended textbook solutions
Numerical Analysis
9th EditionJ. Douglas Faires, Richard L. Burden
873 solutions
Elementary Number Theory
7th EditionDavid Burton
776 solutions
Advanced Engineering Mathematics
10th EditionErwin Kreyszig
4,134 solutions
Introductory Combinatorics
5th EditionRichard A. Brualdi
685 solutions
Sets with similar termsInformation Systems & Data Analytics- Midterm
64 terms
lcstone14
ist 202 ch 1
92 terms
lexiomalley18
MIS 8, 9, 10, 11, & 12
100 terms
princessmckenzie13
MIS1 - COPY
58 terms
kealls
Sets found in the same folderQuiz Chapter 2 IS290
20 terms
litzy_morales5
MIS 375 - Chapter 2
27 terms
sayoonarachue
MIS Chapter 3
70 terms
kylie_muchow
MIS FINAL
191 terms
Emily_Bryson7
Other sets by this creatorModule E Sampling
26 terms
hannah_horan27
Module E definitions
34 terms
hannah_horan27
Audit Exam 1
157 terms
hannah_horan27
Strat & Policy Exam 1
54 terms
hannah_horan27
Verified questions
ADVANCED MATH
A quadrilateral has vertices P(-5, 4), Q(-2, 8), R(6, 2), and S(3, -2). a) Show that the quadrilateral is a rectangle. b) Determine the length of each diagonal. c) Determine the midpoint of each diagonal. d) What can you conclude about the diagonals of PQRS?
Verified answer
ADVANCED MATH
Write each of the following sets by listing their elements between braces. $\{5 x: x \in \mathbb{Z},|2 x| \leq 8\}$
Verified answer
ADVANCED MATH
Show that the irrationals are a Baire space.
Verified answer
ADVANCED MATH
Each week, the number of acceptable-quality units of a drug that are processed by a machine is observed: > 100, 50–100, 1–50, 0 (indicating that the machine was broken during the week). Given last week’s observation, the probability distribution of next week’s observation is as follows. $$ \begin{array}{l} {>100} {50-100} {1-50} {0}$\end{array}$ \left[ $$ \begin{array}{cccc}{>100} & {50-100} & {1-50} & {0} \\ {.8} & {.1} & {.05} & {.05} \\ {.1} & {.6} & {.1} & {.2} \\ {.1} & {.1} & {.5} & {.3} \\ {0} & {0} & {0} & {1}\end{array} $$ \right] $$ For example, if we observe a week in which more than 100 units are produced then there is a .10 chance that during the next week 50– 100 units are produced. a. Suppose last week the machine produced 200 units. On average, how many weeks will elapse before the machine breaks down? b. Suppose last week the machine produced 50 units. On average, how many weeks will elapse before the machine breaks down?
Verified answer
Other Quizlet sets
IS mgmt chapter 1 quiz
30 terms
madelineelliott5
BUSN 152 Midterm
25 terms
Gabrielle_Hoag1
MGMT 491
27 terms
shiannejeene
MIS Chapter 1
12 terms
DariusRE
Related questionsQUESTION
The term "stateless" refers to the fact that:
15 answers
QUESTION
concerned with the efficient and environmentally responsible design, manufacture, operation, and disposal of IT-related products, including all types of computing devices (from smartphones to supercomputers), printers, printer materials such as cartridges and toner, and storage devices.
3 answers
QUESTION
When interest is credited to your savings account at your bank, it is called a:
15 answers
QUESTION
What noted business executive was interviewed in the video case that discussed Six Sigma and its importance to meeting customer expectations?
15 answers