Question 1

A decision support system (DSS):

Accepted Answer

A)  ​speeds up and simplifies the acquisition of information. 
B)  ​uses external sources of data to provide managers the information to analyze organizational performance. 
C)  ​is designed to help managers deal with specific kinds of problems. 
D)  ​is a hybrid of executive information systems and intranets. 
A)  ​speeds up and simplifies the acquisition of information. 
B)  ​uses external sources of data to provide managers the information to analyze organizational performance. 
C)  ​is designed to help managers deal with specific kinds of problems. 
D)  ​is a hybrid of executive information systems and intranets. C

Question 2

In the context of protecting information,_________ makes sure that users are who they claim to be.A.encryption
B.authorizationC.decryptionD.authentication

Accepted Answer

authentication

Question 3

_____ are private company networks that allow employees to easily access,share,and publish information using Internet software.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Extranets 
B)  ​Data clusters 
C)  ​Intranets 
D)  ​Firewalls 
A)  ​Extranets 
B)  ​Data clusters 
C)  ​Intranets 
D)  ​Firewalls C

Question 4

Baxton Courier Services recently gave all its employees electronic tablets to accurately track the whereabouts of its ​shipments.In this process,the costs that Baxton Courier Services incurred is an example of _____ costs.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​acquisition 
B)  ​processing 
C)  ​communication 
D)  ​retrieval 
A)  ​acquisition 
B)  ​processing 
C)  ​communication 
D)  ​retrieval

Question 5

Data mining is the process of collecting large amounts of raw data from different sources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Lailey Tech,a global customer service provider,spent $25 million on a new data center to keep its data safe at a single location.Which of the following costs best illustrates the expenditure on the new data center?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Acquisition costs 
B)  ​Processing costs 
C)  ​Storage costs 
D)  ​Retrieval costs 
A)  ​Acquisition costs 
B)  ​Processing costs 
C)  ​Storage costs 
D)  ​Retrieval costs

Question 7

Which of the following is a software that encrypts Internet data at both ends of the transmission process?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Cookie manipulator 
B)  ​Virtual private network 
C)  ​Executive information system 
D)  ​Data insulator 
A)  ​Cookie manipulator 
B)  ​Virtual private network 
C)  ​Executive information system 
D)  ​Data insulator

Question 8

Affinity patterns occur when:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​two or more database elements occur together in a significant pattern in which one of the elements precedes the other. 
B)  ​two or more database elements tend to occur together in a significant way. 
C)  ​three or more database elements occur intermittently in an unstructured way. 
D)  ​three or more database elements occur together in a significant pattern in which one of the elements precedes the other. 
A)  ​two or more database elements occur together in a significant pattern in which one of the elements precedes the other. 
B)  ​two or more database elements tend to occur together in a significant way. 
C)  ​three or more database elements occur intermittently in an unstructured way. 
D)  ​three or more database elements occur together in a significant pattern in which one of the elements precedes the other.

Question 9

Innove Tech is a technological firm that wants to build a global service delivery system.It has consulted a larger firm,Ziff Corp.,to obtain the proven technology required to establish this system.In the context of the costs of useful information,Innove Tech incurred _____ costs.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​processing 
B)  ​retrieval 
C)  ​acquisition 
D)  ​storage 
A)  ​processing 
B)  ​retrieval 
C)  ​acquisition 
D)  ​storage

Question 10

_________ are the two information technologies to capture and share the knowledge of consultants,specialists,and experts with other managers and workers.
A.Decision support systems and expert systems
B.Executive information systems and electronic data interchange
C.Virtual private networks and secure socket layer encryption
D.Data mining and two-factor authentication

Accepted Answer

Decision

Question 11

The two basic methods of capturing information are _________.
A.systematic and unsystematic
B.manual and electronic
C.continuous and intermittent
D.functional and hierarchical

Accepted Answer

manual a

Question 12

Data and information are the same as knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

_________ occur when two or more database elements tend to occur together in a significant way.A.Association patterns
B.Data clustersC.Time seriesD.Predictive patterns

Accepted Answer

Associat

Question 14

A company that has earned first-mover advantage is immune to competition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Shop Ahead,a retail mart,conducted a survey on how long a customer waits in a queue for billing.Based on the results of the survey,the company planned to modify the number of employees at the billing counter.While checking out of the mart,Shop Ahead asked all its customers to fill a form indicating the time they spent in the queue.All customers reported that they waited for 2,5,or 10 minutes.Majority reported that they waited for 10 minutes.Based on the results,Shop Ahead added 10 cash counters to its existing 20.After a month,the management realized that the mart had more cash counters and employees than required.Which of the following is most likely the reason for the loss incurred due to overemployment in the mart?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​The information provided in the survey was inaccurate. 
B)  ​The information provided in the survey was irrelevant. 
C)  ​The information provided in the survey was incomplete. 
D)  ​The information provided in the survey was inestimable. 
A)  ​The information provided in the survey was inaccurate. 
B)  ​The information provided in the survey was irrelevant. 
C)  ​The information provided in the survey was incomplete. 
D)  ​The information provided in the survey was inestimable.

Question 16

_________ allow managers and employees to use a web browser to gain access to customized company information and to complete specialized transactions.
A.Extranets
B.Firewalls
C.Corporate portals
D.Executive information systems

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________ allow managers and employees to use...

Question 17

Which of the following best describes communication costs?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​It is the cost of obtaining data that an organization does not possess. 
B)  ​It is the cost of transforming data into meaningful information. 
C)  ​It is the cost of transmitting information from one place to another. 
D)  ​It is the cost of physically or electronically archiving information. 
A)  ​It is the cost of obtaining data that an organization does not possess. 
B)  ​It is the cost of transforming data into meaningful information. 
C)  ​It is the cost of transmitting information from one place to another. 
D)  ​It is the cost of physically or electronically archiving information.

Question 18

Which of the following best describes radio frequency identification (RFID)tags?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​They represent numerical data of a product by varying the thickness and pattern of vertical bars. 
B)  ​They require direct line-of-sight scanning for the radio waves to scan a product perfectly. 
C)  ​They require a reader that tunes into a specific frequency to determine the number and location of products. 
D)  ​They are installed in a handheld or pen-type scanner that reads and records data instantly. 
A)  ​They represent numerical data of a product by varying the thickness and pattern of vertical bars. 
B)  ​They require direct line-of-sight scanning for the radio waves to scan a product perfectly. 
C)  ​They require a reader that tunes into a specific frequency to determine the number and location of products. 
D)  ​They are installed in a handheld or pen-type scanner that reads and records data instantly.

Question 19

Retrieval cost is the cost of transmitting information from one place to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following best describes storage costs?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​It is the cost of obtaining data that an organization does not possess. 
B)  ​It is the cost of transforming data into meaningful information. 
C)  ​It is the cost of physically or electronically archiving information. 
D)  ​It is the cost of transmitting information from one place to another. 
A)  ​It is the cost of obtaining data that an organization does not possess. 
B)  ​It is the cost of transforming data into meaningful information. 
C)  ​It is the cost of physically or electronically archiving information. 
D)  ​It is the cost of transmitting information from one place to another.

A decision support system (DSS):

In the context of protecting information,_________ makes sure that users are who they claim to be.A.encryption B.authorizationC.decryptionD.authentication

_____ are private company networks that allow employees to easily access,share,and publish information using Internet software.

Baxton Courier Services recently gave all its employees electronic tablets to accurately track the whereabouts of its shipments.In this process,the costs that Baxton Courier Services incurred is an example of _____ costs.

Data mining is the process of collecting large amounts of raw data from different sources.

Lailey Tech,a global customer service provider,spent $25 million on a new data center to keep its data safe at a single location.Which of the following costs best illustrates the expenditure on the new data center?

Which of the following is a software that encrypts Internet data at both ends of the transmission process?

Affinity patterns occur when:

Innove Tech is a technological firm that wants to build a global service delivery system.It has consulted a larger firm,Ziff Corp.,to obtain the proven technology required to establish this system.In the context of the costs of useful information,Innove Tech incurred _____ costs.

The two basic methods of capturing information are _________. A.systematic and unsystematic B.manual and electronic C.continuous and intermittent D.functional and hierarchical

Data and information are the same as knowledge.

_________ occur when two or more database elements tend to occur together in a significant way.A.Association patterns B.Data clustersC.Time seriesD.Predictive patterns

A company that has earned first-mover advantage is immune to competition.

_________ allow managers and employees to use a web browser to gain access to customized company information and to complete specialized transactions. A.Extranets B.Firewalls C.Corporate portals D.Executive information systems

Which of the following best describes communication costs?

Which of the following best describes radio frequency identification (RFID)tags?

Retrieval cost is the cost of transmitting information from one place to another.

Which of the following best describes storage costs?

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Motivation

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Exam 17: Managing Information

A decision support system (DSS):

In the context of protecting information,_________ makes sure that users are who they claim to be.A.encryption B.authorizationC.decryptionD.authentication

_____ are private company networks that allow employees to easily access,share,and publish information using Internet software.

Baxton Courier Services recently gave all its employees electronic tablets to accurately track the whereabouts of its ​shipments.In this process,the costs that Baxton Courier Services incurred is an example of _____ costs.

Data mining is the process of collecting large amounts of raw data from different sources.

Lailey Tech,a global customer service provider,spent $25 million on a new data center to keep its data safe at a single location.Which of the following costs best illustrates the expenditure on the new data center?

Which of the following is a software that encrypts Internet data at both ends of the transmission process?

Affinity patterns occur when:

Innove Tech is a technological firm that wants to build a global service delivery system.It has consulted a larger firm,Ziff Corp.,to obtain the proven technology required to establish this system.In the context of the costs of useful information,Innove Tech incurred _____ costs.

The two basic methods of capturing information are _________. A.systematic and unsystematic B.manual and electronic C.continuous and intermittent D.functional and hierarchical

Data and information are the same as knowledge.

_________ occur when two or more database elements tend to occur together in a significant way.A.Association patterns B.Data clustersC.Time seriesD.Predictive patterns

A company that has earned first-mover advantage is immune to competition.

_________ allow managers and employees to use a web browser to gain access to customized company information and to complete specialized transactions. A.Extranets B.Firewalls C.Corporate portals D.Executive information systems

Which of the following best describes communication costs?

Which of the following best describes radio frequency identification (RFID)tags?

Retrieval cost is the cost of transmitting information from one place to another.

Which of the following best describes storage costs?

Management

The History of Management

Organizational Environments and Cultures

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Planning and Decision Making

Organizational Strategy

Innovation and Change

Global Management

Designing Adaptive Organizations

Managing Teams

Managing Human Resource Systems

Managing Individuals and a Diverse Work Force

Motivation

Leadership

Managing Communication

Control

Managing Service and Manufacturing Operations

Filters

Baxton Courier Services recently gave all its employees electronic tablets to accurately track the whereabouts of its shipments.In this process,the costs that Baxton Courier Services incurred is an example of _____ costs.