Question 1

The sales department needs to rely on information from operations to understand _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Inventory. 
B)  Customer orders. 
C)  Demand forecasts. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  Inventory. 
B)  Customer orders. 
C)  Demand forecasts. 
D)  All of these. D

Question 2

Consider a home theater system.Which of the following represents the inputs?

Accepted Answer

A)  The DVD player, DVD movie, speakers, TV, and electricity. 
B)  Playing the movie, including the audio through the speakers and the video on the TV. 
C)  A message stating that the disk is dirty and cannot be played. 
D)  Spinning the disk to play, pause, rewind, or fast forward. 
A)  The DVD player, DVD movie, speakers, TV, and electricity. 
B)  Playing the movie, including the audio through the speakers and the video on the TV. 
C)  A message stating that the disk is dirty and cannot be played. 
D)  Spinning the disk to play, pause, rewind, or fast forward. A

Question 3

One challenge that companies today sometimes have is that they are departmentalized and the departments act independently of each other.One solution that can help a company work interdepartmentally includes ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  System processes. 
B)  Human resources. 
C)  Management information systems. 
D)  Resource information systems. 
A)  System processes. 
B)  Human resources. 
C)  Management information systems. 
D)  Resource information systems. C

Question 4

Consider a washing machine as a system.Which of the following represents the process?

Accepted Answer

A)  The dirty clothes, water, and detergent. 
B)  The clean clothes. 
C)  The wash and rinse cycle. 
D)  The light indicating that the washer is off balance and has stopped. 
A)  The dirty clothes, water, and detergent. 
B)  The clean clothes. 
C)  The wash and rinse cycle. 
D)  The light indicating that the washer is off balance and has stopped.

Question 5

Which of the following does not offer a good example of a system?

Accepted Answer

A)  A car. 
B)  A laptop. 
C)  The light-rail tram. 
D)  A pencil. 
A)  A car. 
B)  A laptop. 
C)  The light-rail tram. 
D)  A pencil.

Question 6

Which of the following represents the department that maintains policies,plans,and procedures for the effective management of employees?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human Resources. 
B)  Sales. 
C)  Employee Resources. 
D)  Employee Relations. 
A)  Human Resources. 
B)  Sales. 
C)  Employee Resources. 
D)  Employee Relations.

Question 7

MIS is a tool that is most valuable when it leverages the talents of people who know how to use and manage it effectively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Companies today are successful when they combine the power of the information age with traditional business methods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Consider an oven as a system.Which of the following represents feedback?

Accepted Answer

A)  The uncooked food. 
B)  The cooked food. 
C)  A light indicating that the oven has reached the preheated temperature. 
D)  The oven running at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. 
A)  The uncooked food. 
B)  The cooked food. 
C)  A light indicating that the oven has reached the preheated temperature. 
D)  The oven running at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  IT equals business success. 
B)  IT equals business innovation. 
C)  IT represents business success and innovation. 
D)  IT enables business success and innovation. 
A)  IT equals business success. 
B)  IT equals business innovation. 
C)  IT represents business success and innovation. 
D)  IT enables business success and innovation.

Question 11

Which of the following provides an accurate definition of systems thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  A way of monitoring the entire system by viewing multiple inputs being processed or transformed to produce outputs, while continuously gathering feedback on each part. 
B)  A way of monitoring individual components, including an input, the process, and an output, while continuously gathering feedback on the entire system. 
C)  A way of monitoring the entire system by viewing multiple inputs being processed or transformed to produce outputs, while continuously gathering feedback on the entire system. 
D)  A way of monitoring singular parts of a system by viewing a single input that is processed or transformed to produce an entire system that is continuously monitored to gather feedback on each individual part. 
A)  A way of monitoring the entire system by viewing multiple inputs being processed or transformed to produce outputs, while continuously gathering feedback on each part. 
B)  A way of monitoring individual components, including an input, the process, and an output, while continuously gathering feedback on the entire system. 
C)  A way of monitoring the entire system by viewing multiple inputs being processed or transformed to produce outputs, while continuously gathering feedback on the entire system. 
D)  A way of monitoring singular parts of a system by viewing a single input that is processed or transformed to produce an entire system that is continuously monitored to gather feedback on each individual part.

Question 12

Consider a home theater system.Which of the following represents the feedback?

Accepted Answer

A)  The DVD player, DVD movie, speakers, TV, and electricity. 
B)  Playing the movie, including the audio through the speakers and the video on the TV. 
C)  A message stating that the disk is dirty and cannot be played. 
D)  Spinning the disk to play, pause, rewind, or fast forward. 
A)  The DVD player, DVD movie, speakers, TV, and electricity. 
B)  Playing the movie, including the audio through the speakers and the video on the TV. 
C)  A message stating that the disk is dirty and cannot be played. 
D)  Spinning the disk to play, pause, rewind, or fast forward.

Question 13

____________ is information that returns to its original transmitter and modifies the transmitter's actions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________ is information that returns to its...

Question 14

As companies move from data to knowledge,they start to include more and more variables for analysis,resulting in better,more precise support for _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Decision making. 
B)  Problem solving. 
C)  Both decision making and problem solving. 
D)  None of these. 
A)  Decision making. 
B)  Problem solving. 
C)  Both decision making and problem solving. 
D)  None of these.

Question 15

An overview of systems thinking includes input,process,output,and finances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following provides an example of data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Who are my best customers? 
B)  What is my best-selling product? 
C)  What is my worst-selling product? 
D)  Who is customer number 12345XX? 
A)  Who are my best customers? 
B)  What is my best-selling product? 
C)  What is my worst-selling product? 
D)  Who is customer number 12345XX?

Question 17

Companies are organized by departments.The __________ department is responsible for maintaining records,measures,and reports of monetary transactions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Companies are organized by departments.The __________ department...

Question 18

Shelby Black runs a successful hair salon in downtown Los Angeles.One of Shelby's tasks is to input positive and negative customer reviews into her computer system.What type of information is Shelby gathering?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feedback. 
B)  Processing. 
C)  Output management. 
D)  Sales processing. 
A)  Feedback. 
B)  Processing. 
C)  Output management. 
D)  Sales processing.

Question 19

The department within a company that performs the function of selling goods or services is called _______________:

Accepted Answer

A)  Marketing. 
B)  Sales. 
C)  Finance. 
D)  Operations Management. 
A)  Marketing. 
B)  Sales. 
C)  Finance. 
D)  Operations Management.

Question 20

Consider an oven as a system.Which of the following represents the input?

Accepted Answer

A)  The uncooked food. 
B)  The cooked food. 
C)  A light indicating that the oven has reached the preheated temperature. 
D)  The oven running at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. 
A)  The uncooked food. 
B)  The cooked food. 
C)  A light indicating that the oven has reached the preheated temperature. 
D)  The oven running at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

The sales department needs to rely on information from operations to understand _________.

Consider a home theater system.Which of the following represents the inputs?

One challenge that companies today sometimes have is that they are departmentalized and the departments act independently of each other.One solution that can help a company work interdepartmentally includes ___________.

Consider a washing machine as a system.Which of the following represents the process?

Which of the following does not offer a good example of a system?

Which of the following represents the department that maintains policies,plans,and procedures for the effective management of employees?

MIS is a tool that is most valuable when it leverages the talents of people who know how to use and manage it effectively.

Companies today are successful when they combine the power of the information age with traditional business methods.

Consider an oven as a system.Which of the following represents feedback?

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following provides an accurate definition of systems thinking?

Consider a home theater system.Which of the following represents the feedback?

____________ is information that returns to its original transmitter and modifies the transmitter's actions.

As companies move from data to knowledge,they start to include more and more variables for analysis,resulting in better,more precise support for _____________.

An overview of systems thinking includes input,process,output,and finances.

Which of the following provides an example of data?

Companies are organized by departments.The __________ department is responsible for maintaining records,measures,and reports of monetary transactions.

Shelby Black runs a successful hair salon in downtown Los Angeles.One of Shelby's tasks is to input positive and negative customer reviews into her computer system.What type of information is Shelby gathering?

The department within a company that performs the function of selling goods or services is called _______________:

Consider an oven as a system.Which of the following represents the input?

Identifying Competitive Advantages

Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages

Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

Organizational Structures That Support Strategic Initiatives

Valuing Organizational Information

Storing Organizational Information Databases

Accessing Organizational Information Data Warehouse

Enabling the Organization Decision Making

Extending the Organization Supply Chain Management

Building a Customer-Centric Organization Customer Relationship Management

Integrating the Organization From End-To-End Enterprise Resource Planning

Creating Innovative Organizations

E-Business

Creating Collaborative Partnerships

Integrating Wireless Technology in Business

Building Software to Support an Agile Organization

Managing Organizational Projects

Outsourcing in the 21st Century

Developing a 21st-Century Organization

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Exam 1: Business Driven Technology

The sales department needs to rely on information from operations to understand _________.

Consider a home theater system.Which of the following represents the inputs?

One challenge that companies today sometimes have is that they are departmentalized and the departments act independently of each other.One solution that can help a company work interdepartmentally includes ___________.

Consider a washing machine as a system.Which of the following represents the process?

Which of the following does not offer a good example of a system?

Which of the following represents the department that maintains policies,plans,and procedures for the effective management of employees?

MIS is a tool that is most valuable when it leverages the talents of people who know how to use and manage it effectively.

Companies today are successful when they combine the power of the information age with traditional business methods.

Consider an oven as a system.Which of the following represents feedback?

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following provides an accurate definition of systems thinking?

Consider a home theater system.Which of the following represents the feedback?

____________ is information that returns to its original transmitter and modifies the transmitter's actions.

As companies move from data to knowledge,they start to include more and more variables for analysis,resulting in better,more precise support for _____________.

An overview of systems thinking includes input,process,output,and finances.

Which of the following provides an example of data?

Companies are organized by departments.The __________ department is responsible for maintaining records,measures,and reports of monetary transactions.

Shelby Black runs a successful hair salon in downtown Los Angeles.One of Shelby's tasks is to input positive and negative customer reviews into her computer system.What type of information is Shelby gathering?

The department within a company that performs the function of selling goods or services is called _______________:

Consider an oven as a system.Which of the following represents the input?

Identifying Competitive Advantages

Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages

Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

Organizational Structures That Support Strategic Initiatives

Valuing Organizational Information

Storing Organizational Information Databases

Accessing Organizational Information Data Warehouse

Enabling the Organization Decision Making

Extending the Organization Supply Chain Management

Building a Customer-Centric Organization Customer Relationship Management

Integrating the Organization From End-To-End Enterprise Resource Planning

Creating Innovative Organizations

E-Business

Creating Collaborative Partnerships

Integrating Wireless Technology in Business

Building Software to Support an Agile Organization

Managing Organizational Projects

Outsourcing in the 21st Century

Developing a 21st-Century Organization

Filters