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Management Information Systems, 12e (Laudon)

Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today

1) Internet advertising is growing at approximately 10 percent a year. Answer:

TRUE

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 6

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CASE: Content
Objective: 1.1

2) Developing a new product, fulfilling an order, and hiring a new employee are
examples of business processes.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 11

AACSB: Reflective Thinking CASE: Content

Objective: 1.3

3) A fully digital firm produces only digital goods or services. Answer: FALSE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 11

AACSB: Reflective Thinking
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.1

4) A business model describes how a company produces, delivers, and sells a

product or service to create wealth.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 13

AACSB: Reflective Thinking
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.3

5) Information technology (IT) consists of all the hardware that a firm needs to
use in order to achieve its business objectives, whereas information systems
consist of all the software and business processes needed.

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Answer: FALSE

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Objective: 1.3

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6) Computers are only part of an information system. Answer: TRUE

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 17

AACSB: Use of IT
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.3

7) Information systems literacy describes the behavioral approach to

information systems, whereas computer literacy describes the technical
approach.

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 17

AACSB: Use of IT
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.3

8) The dimensions of information systems are management, organizations, and

information technology.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 18

AACSB: Reflective Thinking CASE: Content

Objective: 1.3

9) Knowledge workers assist with paperwork at all levels of the firm. Answer:
FALSE

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 18

AACSB: Reflective Thinking CASE: Content

Objective: 1.2

10) There are four major business functions: Sales and marketing;
manufacturing and production; finance and accounting; and information
technology.

Answer: FALSE

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Diff: 1 Page Ref: 18-19

AACSB: Reflective Thinking CASE: Content

Objective: 1.2

11) In order to understand how a specific business firm uses information

systems, you need to know something about the hierarchy and culture of the
company.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 19-20

AACSB: Analytic Skills
CASE: Analysis
Objective: 1.3

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12) Business processes are logically related tasks for accomplishing tasks that
have been formally encoded by an organization.

Answer: FALSE

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AACSB: Reflective Thinking CASE: Content

Objective: 1.3

13) A substantial part of management responsibility is creative work driven by

new knowledge and information.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 20

AACSB: Reflective Thinking
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.2

14) Intranets allow firms to work easily with third-party suppliers and vendors.
Answer: FALSE

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Objective: 1.2

15) An IT infrastructure provides the platform on which the firm can build its
information systems.

Answer: TRUE

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Diff: 1 Page Ref: 21

AACSB: Use of IT
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.3

16) 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.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 13, 22

AACSB: Analytic Skills
CASE: Analysis
Objective: 1.2

17) Studies have consistently shown that firms who invest greater amounts in
information technology receive greater benefits than firms that invest less.

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 26

AACSB: Use of IT
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.4

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18) Government and private sector standards are examples of complementary

social assets required to optimize returns from IT investments.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 27

AACSB: Reflective Thinking CASE: Content

Objective: 1.4

19) A firm that invests in efficient business processes is making an investment in

organizational complementary assets.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 27

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CASE: Content
Objective: 1.4

20) The behavioral approach to information systems leaves aside technical

solutions to instead analyze the psychological, social, and economic impacts of
systems.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 29

AACSB: Reflective Thinking
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.3

21) The six important business objectives of information technology are new
products, services, and business models; customer and supplier intimacy;
survival; competitive advantage; operational excellence; and

A)improved flexibility.

B)improved decision making.

C)improved business practices.

D)improved efficiency.

Answer: B

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 12

AACSB: Use of IT

CASE: Content

Objective: 1.2

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22) Dell Computer's use of information systems to improve efficiency and

implement "mass customization" techniques to maintain consistent profitability
and an industry lead illustrates which business objective?

A)improved flexibility

B)improved business practices

C)competitive advantage

D)survival

Answer: C

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AACSB: Use of IT

CASE: Synthesis

Objective: 1.2

23) The use of information systems because of necessity describes the business
objective of

A)survival.

B)improved business practices.

C)competitive advantage.

D)improved flexibility. Answer: A

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AACSB: Use of IT
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.2

24) Which of the following choices may lead to competitive advantage: (1) new
products, services, and business models; (2) charging less for superior products;
(3) responding to customers in real time?

A)1 only

B)1 and 2

C)2 and 3

D)1, 2, and 3

Answer: D

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AACSB: Analytic Skills

CASE: Analysis

Objective: 1.2

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25) Verizon's implementation of a Web-based digital dashboard to provide

managers with realtime information such as customer complaints is an example
of

A)improved flexibility.

B)improved decision making.

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C)improved efficiency.

D)customer and supplier intimacy. Answer: B

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 14

AACSB: Use of IT
CASE: Analysis
Objective: 1.2

26) The move of retail banking to use ATMs after Citibank unveiled its first
ATMs illustrates the use of information systems to achieve which business
objective?

A)improved efficiency

B)customer and supplier intimacy

C)survival

D)competitive advantage

Answer: C

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 14

AACSB: Use of IT

CASE: Analysis

Objective: 1.2

27) Which of the following objectives best describes the business strategy behind
the development of smart grid initiatives by power companies, as discussed in
the chapter case?

A)operational excellence

B)new products and services

C)competitive advantage

D)customer support Answer: A

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 36-37

AACSB: Analytic Skills
CASE: Analysis
Objective: 1.2

28) The three activities in an information system that produce the information
organizations use to control operations are

A)information retrieval, research, and analysis.

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B)input, output, and feedback.

C)input, processing, and output.

D)data analysis, processing, and feedback. Answer: C

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AACSB: Use of IT
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.3

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29) Order data for baseball tickets and bar code data are examples of

A)raw input.

B)raw output.

C)customer and product data.

D)sales information. Answer: A

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AACSB: Use of IT
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.3

30) The average number of tickets sold daily online is an example of

A)input.

B)raw data.

C)meaningful information.

D)feedback.

Answer: C

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 16

AACSB: Use of IT

CASE: Analysis

Objective: 1.3

31) Output

A)is feedback that has been processed to create meaningful information.

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B)is information that is returned to appropriate members of the organization to

help them evaluate the input stage.

C)transfers data to the people who will use it or to the activities for which it will
be used.

D)transfers processed information to the people who will use it or to the

activities for which it will be used.

Answer: D

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 16

AACSB: Use of IT

CASE: Content

Objective: 1.3

32) Converting raw data into a more meaningful form is called

A)capturing.

B)processing.

C)organizing.

D)feedback. Answer: B

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AACSB: Use of IT
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.3

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

A)an average of 13 Toyotas are sold daily in Kentucky.

B)30 percent increase in Toyota RAV 4 sales during September in Kentucky.

C)1 Toyota RAV4 sold March 3, 2008 in Louisville, Kentucky.

D)all of the above.

Answer: C

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 16

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CASE: Analysis

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Objective: 1.3

34) The field that 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 is called

A)information systems literacy.

B)information systems architecture.

C)management information systems.

D)information technology infrastructure.

Answer: C

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 17-18

AACSB: Reflective Thinking

CASE: Content

Objective: 1.5

35) In a hierarchical organization, the upper levels consist of

A)managerial and professional employees.

B)managerial, professional, and technical employees.

C)professional and operational employees.

D)managerial, professional, and operational employees.

Answer: B

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 18

AACSB: Reflective Thinking

CASE: Content

Objective: 1.2

36) Which of the following business objectives best describes the strategy behind
the use of technology in the new Yankee Stadium?

A)competitive advantage

B)improved decision making

C)new products and services

D)survival

Answer: C

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 3-4, 12-15

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CASE: Analysis

Objective: 1.2

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37) 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

A)culture.

B)environment.

C)atmosphere.

D)values. Answer: A

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 20

AACSB: Reflective Thinking
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.2

38) Thomas Friedman's declaration that the world was now "flat" meant that

A)the Internet has reduced the economic advantages of developed countries.

B)globalization is starting to offer less advantage to large corporations.

C)the global economy is increasingly commanded by fewer and larger

corporations.

D)global capitalism is homogenizing culture and business practices throughout

the world. Answer: A

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 8

AACSB: Reflective Thinking
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.2

39) Data management technology consists of the

A)physical hardware and media used by an organization for storing data.

B)detailed, preprogrammed instructions that control and coordinate the

computer hardware components in an information system.

C)software governing the organization of data on physical storage media.

D)hardware and software used to transfer data.

Answer: C

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AACSB: Use of IT

CASE: Content

Objective: 1.3

40) The hardware and software used to transfer data in an organization is called

A)data management technology.

B)networking and data management technology.

C)data and telecommunications technology.

D)networking and telecommunications technology. Answer: D

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AACSB: Use of IT
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.3

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41) Networking and telecommunications technologies, along with computer

hardware, software, data management technology, and the people required to
run and manage them, constitute an organization's

A)data management environment.

B)networked environment.

C)IT infrastructure.

D)information system.

Answer: C

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 21

AACSB: Use of IT

CASE: Content

Objective: 1.3

42) An example of a business using information systems to create new products

and services is

A)Wal-Mart's RetailLink system.

B)the Mandarin Oriental hotel's customer-preference tracking system.

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C)Verizon's Web-based digital dashboard.

D)Apple Inc.'s iPod.

Answer: D

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 13

AACSB: Use of IT

CASE: Analysis

Objective: 1.1

43) An example of a business using information systems to attain operational

excellence is

A)Wal-Mart's RetailLink system.

B)the Mandarin Oriental hotel's customer-preference tracking system.

C)Verizon's Web-based digital dashboard.

D)Apple Inc.'s iPod.

Answer: A

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 12

AACSB: Use of IT

CASE: Analysis

Objective: 1.1

44) An example of a business using information systems for customer and

supplier intimacy is

A)Wal-Mart's RetailLink system.

B)the Mandarin Oriental hotel's customer-preference tracking system.

C)Verizon's Web-based digital dashboard.

D)Apple Inc.'s iPod.

Answer: B

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 13-14

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CASE: Analysis

Objective: 1.1

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45) Maintaining the organization's financial records is a central purpose of

which main business function?

A)manufacturing and accounting

B)finance and accounting

C)sales and manufacturing

D)finance and sales

Answer: B

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 19

AACSB: Reflective Thinking

CASE: Content

Objective: 1.2

46) Based on the examples in the chapter, if you were asked to formulate a plan
for a regional drive-in restaurant chain's efforts to use information technology to
develop a loyal customer base, what would be the best use of information
technology from the list below?

A)Use IT to increase supplier loyalty.

B)Use IT to increase operational efficiency.

C)Use IT to create new products and business models.

D)Use IT to help survive government reporting requirements.

E)Use IT to achieve customer intimacy.

Answer: E

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 12-15

AACSB: Use of IT

CASE: Evaluation

Objective: 1.2

47) Which of the following would not be a complementary asset for a solar panel
manufacturer?

A)international solar equipment certification standards

B)government funding for green technology

C)centralized hierarchical decision making

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D)innovation-driven management team

Answer: C

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AACSB: Analytic Skills

CASE: Synthesis

Objective: 1.4

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48) The temp agency that you own is having serious difficulties placing temps
because few of them are familiar with Internet research. Investing in training
software to enhance your workers' skills is an example of using technology to
achieve which business objective?

A)customer and supplier intimacy

B)survival

C)competitive advantage

D)improved decision-making Answer: B

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 14

AACSB: Analytic Skills

CASE: Evaluation

Objective: 1.2

49) In a business hierarchy, the level that is responsible for monitoring the daily
activities of the business is

A)middle management.

B)service workers.

C)production management.

D)operational management. Answer: D

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 18

AACSB: Reflective Thinking
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.3

50) Which of the following are environmental actors that interact with an
organization and its information systems?

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A)customers

B)suppliers

C)regulatory agencies

D)all of the above Answer: D

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CASE: Content

Objective: 1.2

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51) From a business perspective, raw data is transformed systematically during

various stages, transforming it into valuable information, in a process called

A)the information value chain.

B)the IT value chain.

C)information processing.

D)feedback.

Answer: A

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 24

AACSB: Use of IT

CASE: Content

Objective: 1.2

52) A corporation that funds a political action committee, which in turn

promotes and funds a political candidate who agrees with the values of that
corporation, could be seen as investing in which main category of
complementary assets?

A)managerial

B)governmental

C)social

D)organizational Answer: C

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 27

AACSB: Analytic Skills
CASE: Analysis

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Objective: 1.4

53) Apple Computer dominates the online legal music sales industry primarily
because of a failure of recording label companies to

A)invest in technology.

B)adopt a new business model.

C)invest in complementary assets.

D)modernize their information value chain. Answer: B

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CASE: Content

Objective: 1.1

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54) An example of an organizational complementary asset is

A)using the appropriate business model.

B)a collaborative work environment.

C)laws and regulations.

D)all of the above.

Answer: A

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AACSB: Reflective Thinking

CASE: Content

Objective: 1.4

55) An example of a social complementary asset is

A)technology and service firms in adjacent markets.

B)training programs.

C)distributed decision-making rights.

D)all of the above.

Answer: A

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AACSB: Reflective Thinking

CASE: Content

Objective: 1.4

56) Disciplines that contribute to the technical approach to information systems

are

A)computer science, engineering, and networking.

B)operations research, management science, and computer science.

C)engineering, utilization management, and computer science.

D)management science, computer science, and engineering. Answer: B

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 28

AACSB: Use of IT

CASE: Content

Objective: 1.5

57) The discipline that focuses on mathematical techniques for optimizing

parameters of organizations, such as transportation and inventory control, is

A)management science.

B)MIS.

C)operations research.

D)utilization management.

Answer: C

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CASE: Content

Objective: 1.5

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58) Sociologists study information systems with an eye to understanding

A)how systems affect individuals, groups, and organizations.

B)how human decision makers perceive and use formal information.

C)how new information systems change the control and cost structures within
the firm.

D)the production of digital goods.

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Answer: A

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AACSB: Use of IT

CASE: Content

Objective: 1.5

59) Psychologists study information systems with an eye to understanding

A)how systems affect individuals, groups, and organizations.

B)how human decision makers perceive and use formal information.

C)how new information systems change the control and cost structures within
the firm.

D)the production of digital goods.

Answer: B

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 29

AACSB: Use of IT

CASE: Content

Objective: 1.5

60) The costs for firms operating on a global scale have been drastically reduced
by

A)networking technology.

B)investments in organizational complementary assets.

C)the Internet.

D)the rise of digital content.

Answer: C

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 11

AACSB: Use of IT

CASE: Content

Objective: 1.1

61) Which of the following are key corporate assets?

A)intellectual property, core competencies, and financial and human assets

B)production technologies and business processes for sales, marketing, and

finance

C)knowledge and the firm's tangible assets, such as goods or services

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D)time and knowledge

Answer: A

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CASE: Content

Objective: 1.2

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62) Overproduction or underproduction of goods and services, misallocation of

resources, and poor response times are the results of a firm's having

A)poor relationships with suppliers.

B)poor relationships with customers.

C)inadequate information.

D)a surplus of information. Answer: C

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 14

AACSB: Reflective Thinking
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.2

63) A firm that must invest in new information systems capabilities in order to
comply with federal legislation can be said to be investing to achieve which
business objective?

A)customer intimacy

B)operational excellence

C)survival

D)improved reporting Answer: C

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 14

AACSB: Use of IT
CASE: Analysis
Objective: 1.2

64) Which of the following would NOT be used as an input for an information
system?

A)digital dashboard

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B)handheld computer

C)bar-code scanner

D)cell phone

Answer: A

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AACSB: Use of IT

CASE: Analysis

Objective: 1.3

65) Which field of study focuses on both a behavioral and technical

understanding of information systems?

A)sociology

B)operations research

C)economics

D)management information systems Answer: D

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CASE: Content

Objective: 1.5

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66) The three principal levels within a business organization hierarchy are

A)senior management, operational management, and service workers.

B)senior management, middle management, and operational management.

C)senior management, operational management, and information systems.

D)senior management, middle management, and service workers. Answer: B

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 19

AACSB: Reflective Thinking
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.2

67) Engineers, scientists, or architects, who design new products or services for
a firm, belong to which level of a business hierarchy?

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A)middle management

B)production workers

C)knowledge workers

D)data workers Answer: C

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AACSB: Reflective Thinking

CASE: Content

Objective: 1.2

68) Which main business function is responsible for maintaining employee

records?

A)sales and marketing

B)human resources

C)finance and accounting

D)manufacturing and production Answer: B

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 19

AACSB: Reflective Thinking
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.2

69) Which of the following constitutes an organizational element in the UPS

tracking system described in the chapter?

A)the specification of procedures for identifying packages with sender and

recipient information

B)monitoring service levels

C)promoting the company strategy of low-cost, superior service

D)the use of handheld computers and networks for managing package delivery

Answer: A

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AACSB: Analytic Skills

CASE: Synthesis

Objective: 1.2

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70) A managerial element in the UPS tracking system described in the chapter is

A)taking inventory.

B)providing package status reports to customers.

C)the decision to use automation.

D)in-house package tracking software.

Answer: C

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 22

AACSB: Analytic Skills

CASE: Synthesis

Objective: 1.2

71) ________ is data that has been shaped into a form that is meaningful to
human beings. Answer: Information

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 15

AACSB: Reflective Thinking
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.2

72) ________ is output returned to appropriate members of the organization

to help them evaluate or correct the input stage.

Answer: Feedback

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 16

AACSB: Reflective Thinking
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.2

73) Computer ________ consists of the detailed, preprogrammed instructions

that control and coordinate the computer hardware components in an
information system.

Answer: software

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 20

AACSB: Use of IT
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.3

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74) ________ is a global network that uses universal standards to connect

millions of different networks around the world.

Answer: The Internet

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 21

AACSB: Use of IT
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.3

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75) The ________ is a service provided by the Internet that uses universally
accepted standards for storing, retrieving, formatting, and displaying
information in a page format.

Answer: World Wide Web/Web/WWW Diff: 1 Page Ref: 21

AACSB: Use of IT CASE: Content Objective: 1.3

76) ________ are private corporate networks extended to authorized users

outside the organization.

Answer: Extranets

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 21

AACSB: Use of IT
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.3

77) The key elements of an organization are its people, structure, business
processes, politics, and ________.

Answer: culture

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 18

AACSB: Reflective Thinking
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.2

78) In a(n) ________ perspective, the performance of a system is optimized

when both the technology and the organization mutually adjust to one another
until a satisfactory fit is obtained. Answer: sociotechnical

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 30

AACSB: Use of IT

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CASE: Content
Objective: 1.3

79) ________ makes long-range strategic decisions about the firm's products
and services. Answer: Senior management

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 18

AACSB: Reflective Thinking
CASE: Content
Objective: 1.2

80) Investments in organization and management, such as investments in new

business models and training, are also known as ________.

Answer: organizational and management capital Diff: 2 Page Ref: 27

AACSB: Reflective Thinking CASE: Content

Objective: 1.2

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81) Define operational excellence. How can information systems help achieve it?

Answer: Operational excellence is the achievement of higher levels of

productivity, efficiency, profitability. Information systems can help achieve
operational excellence by improving communications to suppliers and
optimizing the supply chain. Information systems could help managers
communicate with workers more efficiently, enable technological innovation in
products, minimize warehouse overhead, streamline distribution.

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 12

AACSB: Analytic Skills
CASE: Evaluation
Objective: 1.2

82) You work for an auto manufacturer and distributor. How could you use
information systems to achieve greater customer intimacy?

Answer: You could create a Web site that allows customers to customize cars,
communicate with support personnel and other car owners. You could create an
automated e-mail service reminding car owners to take their car in for periodic
checkups. You could have an information system that tracks customer
preferences in local areas, so you can provide cars that reflect local customer
needs and desires.

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 13-14 AACSB: Analytic Skills CASE: Analysis

Objective: 1.2

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83) What is the difference between information technology and information

systems? Describe some of the functions of information systems.

Answer: Information technology (IT) consists of all the hardware and software
that a firm needs to use to achieve its business objectives. Information systems
are more complex. An information system can be defined technically as a set of
interrelated components that collect (or retrieve), process, store, and distribute
information to support decision making and control in an organization.

An information system:

•supports decision making, coordination, and control

•helps employees analyze problems

•helps employees visualize complex subjects

•helps create new products

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 15-16

AACSB: Analytic Skills
CASE: Evaluation
Objective: 1.3

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