Exam 1: Introduction to Information Systems

What is considered to be the most important element in a computer-based information system?

A system to create, store, share, and use the organization's knowledge and experience is called a(n) ______________________________.

Private cloud computing applications are available to everyone.

____________________ data is a form of data that is represented by numbers, letters, and other characters.

____________________ allows people to get the information they need from the Internet instead of from desktop or corporate computers.

What did organizations focus on when they first began using information systems?

What involves using information systems and the Internet to acquire parts and supplies?

Using a computer to forecast future sales and order more inventory before a shortage can occur is an example of information system feedback.

A(n) _________________________ is a significant and (ideally) long-term benefit to a company over its competition.

A(n) ____________________ is a formal collection of people and other resources established to accomplish a set of goals.

Transaction processing systems were developed in the 1950s.

Which of the following characteristics can be attributed to highly competitive industries?

Explain the difference between sustaining and disruptive change.

Which of the following is a network based on Web technologies that allows only selected outsiders, such as business partners and customers, to access authorized resources of a company's intranet?

Distinguish between the Internet and the Web.

What is meant by an organization's technology infrastructure and what are its components?

Resources such as materials, people, and money serve as ____________________ to the organization from the environment.

____________________ include the strategies, policies, methods, and rules for using the CBIS.

Applications software, such as Windows Vista and Windows Seven, control basic computer operations, such as start-up and printing.

A DSS can include a collection of models to support a decision maker, a collection of facts, and procedures that help decision makers interact with the DSS.