Exam 1: Information Systems in Business

The threat of new entrants into the marketplace is high when duplicating a company's product or service is difficult.

_______ systems traditionally have been applied to structured tasks such as inventory control.

In the context of IT jobs in the information systems field, a ____  designs and maintains an organization's Web site.

Briefly explain the purpose of an information system's process component.

Which decision is supported by a financial information system (FIS)?

In the context of the major components of an information system, describe the factors affecting the usefulness of information.

Explain what a knowledge worker should know to understand the role of information in generating and using business intelligence.

In a management information system (MIS)application, processes are usually methods for performing a task.

Networking technology is predicted to deteriorate in the future, making connecting computers more challenging.

According to Michael Porter, which strategy can be followed by an organization to successfully compete in the marketplace?

The main difference between an intranet and the Internet is that intranets are public and the Internet is private.

Teletech, an international textile company, uses a database to store data on the number of products, suppliers, and sales personnel. The process component of the information system conducts analysis on the data to provide information about sales. Which can be used by Teletech to generate predictions for its next sales period?

Computer literacy involves skill in using spreadsheets. ​

Describe how a personnel information system (PIS)helps decision makers.

An information system should collect data from both external and internal sources, although organizational objectives and the type of application also determine what sources to use.

Describe a manufacturing information system (MFIS).

A _____ provides reports and statistics on employee demographics.

A personnel information system (PIS)helps in _____.

In an automated payroll system, there is little need for managerial judgment in the task of printing and sending checks.

In designing a management information system (MIS), after defining the system's objectives, the next step is to _____.