Exam 1: Introduction to Information Systems

Which of the following describes a decision support system (DSS)application?

When the firm interacts with other organizations from their environment, such as suppliers, these interactions are said to form a(n)_________system.

Moore's Law refers to the increase in:

A__________ is a condition or event that is harmful or potentially harmful to a firm or that is beneficial or potentially beneficial.

A _________system is a system that assists a single manager or a small group of managers in solving a single problem.

Computing in the future will be low cost, small in size, mobile, and connected.

A__________ is a particular selected course of action.

A__________ is a hardware device that modulates the digital signals from a computer into analog signals and vice versa.

The first users of computer output were clerical employees in the manufacturing area.

A__________ system as a computer- based system that makes information available to users with similar needs.

The management level that is responsible for accomplishing the plans specified by managers on upper levels is the __________level.

The management level that has the responsibility to put plans into action and ensure that goals are met is __________ level.

Apple introduced its microcomputer, called the personal computer, or PC, in 1982.

Which of the following is the correct sequence of phases in Simon's model of problem solving?

What is an interorganizational system?

Which of the following was developed when users saw the value of integrating systems so that they would function as a coordinated unit?

Explain the components in the physical system of the firm.

The term multitasking refers to the fact that the computer processor actually performs multiple tasks at the same time.

The single cloud on the horizon of wireless communications is:

A __________is a large, centrally located computer typically found in large organizations.