Exam 14: Management Support Systems: Emerging Trends and Impacts

What are some of the potential positive and negative impacts of MSS on managers' jobs?

Wikia is working on community-developed Web searches.If they can create a successful one,________ will have a challenger.

Computer technology has already changed our world,and much more change is anticipated.What are some of the major areas of social impact?

Which of the following is not an impact of management support systems (MSS)technologies?

Which of the following is not an impact of automated decision systems (ADS)?

________ computing offers the possibility of using software,hardware,platform,and infrastructure,all on a service-subscription basis.

Advantages of Second Life are that it operates around the clock and a day in Second Life is four hours long.

Advertising and sales are the major EC activities in public social networks.

Virtual worlds are well-developed,interesting tools for businesses and consumers and have gained widespread acceptance.

Privacy is the right to be left alone and the right to be free from ________ personal intrusions.

Virtual worlds are defined as artificial worlds created by computer systems in which the user has the impression of being immersed.

One of the applications of the massive amounts of data that are generated by RFID is in supply-chain management.

RFID technology allows Coca-Cola to test and track new drink flavors and local preferences.

A major objective of Web 2.0 is to enhance creativity,information sharing,and ________.

Define the components of RFID and how active and passive tags works.

________,which was launched in 2004 by former Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg,is the second-largest social network service in the world.

In one view,intelligent systems and other MSS will cause massive ________ because of automating jobs,increased productivity,lower required skill levels,and impacts on all sectors of the economy.

Privacy has long been a(n)________ issue.

Although many jobs may be substantially enriched by MSS,other jobs may become more routine and less satisfying.

Cloud computing is an important initiative for a BI professional to watch even though concerns have been raised about cloud computing,including loss of control and privacy,legal liabilities,cross-border political issues,and so on.