In general, informed users tend to get more value from whatever technologies they use. T/f

Managing the IS function within an organization is the exclusive responsibility of the IS department T/f

_____ conveys understanding, accumulated learning, and expertise as they apply to a current problem.

 

The list of all your purchases from Amazon (books bought, price paid, dates) is defined as ___________.

 

If Amazon uses a list of all your purchases (books bought, price paid, dates) to recommend other books to you, then it is applying its _____.

 

You are registering for the next semester at your university. You take into account your major, the courses you need, the prerequisites for each course, the times you take each course, and the professors teaching each section, as well as your work schedule. You are using _____ to select your class schedule.

 

A student’s decision to drop one course and add another would be considered a transaction to the university’s information system but not to its accounting system. t/f

A combination of your high school grades, application essays, letters of recommendation, and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores would be considered information. t/f

You are an engineer in charge of developing machines that are used to manufacture SUV transmission systems. Your tasks include the drawing of the machines and simulation of their performance. What type of computer system would best support you in your job? What different types of application software would you like to have on your computer?

As a member of the sales force at a catering company, your tasks include responding to sales calls, visiting clients, and preparing new contracts with prospective customers. What type of computer system would best support you in your job?

Jun is getting ready to open a physical store in her home town to sell unique lamp bases and shades. What kind of computer does she need at this point?

Jun has been in business selling unique lamp bases and shades for two years in her first location. She is getting ready to open a second location two towns over. What kind of computer does she need at this point?

The concept of _____ refers to competing computing products working together.

 

What would the business dimensions be for Walmart’s sales with its many sales transactions for many products in many stores that would allow them to do weekly analysis?

A negative value for a student’s grade point average is an example of a data integrity problem. t/f

When you moved to a new apartment, you told the utility company to cancel service in your old appartment and turn on service in your new appartment. A month later your electricity bill arrives at your old address. The utility company has which problem with its data management?

Ted works in his family’s bakery business. They supply bread and rolls to neighboring restaurants, and they have their own storefront where they sell breads, rolls, pastries, cookies, and cupcakes. Ted wants to build a Web site for the business that will allow customers to order cookies and cupcakes for later pickup. This idea represents:

Ted works in his family’s bakery business. They supply bread and rolls to neighboring restaurants, and they have their own-store front where they sell breads, rolls, pastries, cookies and cupcakes. Ted wants to build a web site for the business that will allow customers to order cookies and cupcakes for later pickup or delivery. This idea is a good example of

Hyo runs an ice cream store with her family. Which of the following activities is a part of their fulfillment process?

Ted works in his family’s bakery business. They supply bread and rolls to neighboring restaurants, and they have their own store front where they sell breads, rolls, pastries, cookies and cupcakes. Ted wants to start a Cookie Club that gives each member (joining is free) a free cookie after they have purchased a dozen. This idea reflects which one of Porter’s five competitive forces?

Ted works in his family’s bakery business. They supply bread and rolls to neighboring restaurants, and have their own store-front where they sell breads, rolls, pastries, cookies, and cupcakes. Ted thinks he should put free Wi-Fi in the store front (which seats about 15 people). This idea reflects which one of Porter’s five competitive forces?

_____ occurs when various copies of the data agree.

 

Structured query language is a relational database language that enables users to perform complicated searches with relatively simple statements.t/f

Historically, management information systems have focused on capturing, storing, managing, and reporting _____ knowledge.

(explicit/tacit)

Competitive advantage helps a company function effectively within a market and generate larger-than-average profits.

t/f

Porter’s competitive forces model helps organizations identify _____, whereas his value chain model helps organizations identify specific _____.

 

Not allowing alphabetic characters in a Social Security Number field is an example of _____ .

In a university’s relational database, the student record contains information regarding the student’s last name. The last name is a(n):