Question 1

If you were thinking about 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. C

Question 2

Buyer power is the ability of buyers to affect the price they must pay for an item.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

There are many challenges to changing doctors,including transferring medical records and losing the doctor patient relationship along with the doctor's knowledge of the patient's history.Changing doctors provides a great example of switching costs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Michael Porter defined the Five Forces Model and the potential pressures that can hurt sales.Which of the following is not one of the potential pressures that can hurt sales?

Accepted Answer

A) Suppliers can drive down profits by charging more for supplies. 
B) New market entrants can steal potential investment capital. 
C) Substitute products can steal customers. 
D) Competition can steal customers. 
A) Suppliers can drive down profits by charging more for supplies. 
B) New market entrants can steal potential investment capital. 
C) Substitute products can steal customers. 
D) Competition can steal customers.

Question 5

What is information collected from multiple sources such as suppliers,customers,competitors,partners,and industries that analyzes patterns,trends,and relationships for strategic decision making?

Accepted Answer

A) Supplier's intelligence. 
B) Social intelligence. 
C) Employee intelligence. 
D) Business intelligence. 
A) Supplier's intelligence. 
B) Social intelligence. 
C) Employee intelligence. 
D) Business intelligence.

Question 6

If you were thinking about an oven as a system which of the following represents the output?

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 7

Updating business strategies is a continuous undertaking as internal and external environments _______.

Accepted Answer

A) Become less competitive 
B) Remain stagnant 
C) Rapidly change 
D) Become more consistent 
A) Become less competitive 
B) Remain stagnant 
C) Rapidly change 
D) Become more consistent

Question 8

What is a competitive advantage?

Accepted Answer

A) A product that an organization's customers place a lesser value on than similar offerings from a competitor. 
B) A feature of a product or service on which customers place a lesser value than they do on similar offerings from a supplier. 
C) A service that an organization's customers place a lesser value on than similar offerings from a supplier. 
D) A feature of a product or service on which customers place a greater value than they do on similar offerings from competitors. 
A) A product that an organization's customers place a lesser value on than similar offerings from a competitor. 
B) A feature of a product or service on which customers place a lesser value than they do on similar offerings from a supplier. 
C) A service that an organization's customers place a lesser value on than similar offerings from a supplier. 
D) A feature of a product or service on which customers place a greater value than they do on similar offerings from competitors.

Question 9

The chief knowledge officer is responsible for (1)overseeing all uses of MIS and ensuring that MIS strategically aligns with business goals and objectives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Inbound logistics and operations are part of the primary value activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Information technology can enable departments to more efficiently and effectively perform their core ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) Facts 
B) Feedback mechanisms 
C) Business operations 
D) Media issues 
A) Facts 
B) Feedback mechanisms 
C) Business operations 
D) Media issues

Question 12

Competitive intelligence is the process of gathering information about the competitive environment,including ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Competitors' employees 
B) Competitors' differentiated processes 
C) Competitors' plans 
D) All of the above 
A) Competitors' employees 
B) Competitors' differentiated processes 
C) Competitors' plans 
D) All of the above

Question 13

Which of the following offers an example where Porter's five forces are mostly strong and competition is high?

Accepted Answer

A) A dog walking business. 
B) A ski resort. 
C) A professional hockey team. 
D) All of the above. 
A) A dog walking business. 
B) A ski resort. 
C) A professional hockey team. 
D) All of the above.

Question 14

Feedback is information that returns to its original transmitter and modifies the transmitter's actions.What would the original transmitter include?

Accepted Answer

A) Input,Transform,Output. 
B) Input,Transform,Outnumber. 
C) Output,Input,Performer. 
D) Input,Process,Transform. 
A) Input,Transform,Output. 
B) Input,Transform,Outnumber. 
C) Output,Input,Performer. 
D) Input,Process,Transform.

Question 15

Product differentiation occurs when a company develops unique differences in its products or services with the intent to influence demand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

If you were thinking about 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.

Question 17

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 18

Compare Porter's three generic strategies.

Accepted Answer

Organizations typically follow one of Po

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

Rivalry among existing competitors refers to the ability of buyers to affect the price they must pay for an item.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

If you were thinking about a washing machine as a system which of the following represents the process?

Buyer power is the ability of buyers to affect the price they must pay for an item.

There are many challenges to changing doctors,including transferring medical records and losing the doctor patient relationship along with the doctor's knowledge of the patient's history.Changing doctors provides a great example of switching costs.

Michael Porter defined the Five Forces Model and the potential pressures that can hurt sales.Which of the following is not one of the potential pressures that can hurt sales?

What is information collected from multiple sources such as suppliers,customers,competitors,partners,and industries that analyzes patterns,trends,and relationships for strategic decision making?

If you were thinking about an oven as a system which of the following represents the output?

Updating business strategies is a continuous undertaking as internal and external environments _______.

What is a competitive advantage?

The chief knowledge officer is responsible for (1)overseeing all uses of MIS and ensuring that MIS strategically aligns with business goals and objectives.

Inbound logistics and operations are part of the primary value activities.

Information technology can enable departments to more efficiently and effectively perform their core ____________.

Competitive intelligence is the process of gathering information about the competitive environment,including ________.

Which of the following offers an example where Porter's five forces are mostly strong and competition is high?

Feedback is information that returns to its original transmitter and modifies the transmitter's actions.What would the original transmitter include?

Product differentiation occurs when a company develops unique differences in its products or services with the intent to influence demand.

If you were thinking about a home theater system which of the following represents the inputs?

Which of the following statements is true?

Compare Porter's three generic strategies.

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

Rivalry among existing competitors refers to the ability of buyers to affect the price they must pay for an item.

Decisions Processes: Value Driven Business

Ebusiness: Electronic Business Value

Ethics Information Security: MIS Business Concerns

Infrastructures: Sustainable Technologies

Data: Business Intelligence

Networks: Mobile Business

Enterprise Applications: Business Communications

Systems Development and Project Management: Corporate Responsibility

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Exam 1: Management Information Systems: Business Driven MIS

If you were thinking about a washing machine as a system which of the following represents the process?

Buyer power is the ability of buyers to affect the price they must pay for an item.

There are many challenges to changing doctors,including transferring medical records and losing the doctor patient relationship along with the doctor's knowledge of the patient's history.Changing doctors provides a great example of switching costs.

Michael Porter defined the Five Forces Model and the potential pressures that can hurt sales.Which of the following is not one of the potential pressures that can hurt sales?

What is information collected from multiple sources such as suppliers,customers,competitors,partners,and industries that analyzes patterns,trends,and relationships for strategic decision making?

If you were thinking about an oven as a system which of the following represents the output?

Updating business strategies is a continuous undertaking as internal and external environments _______.

What is a competitive advantage?

The chief knowledge officer is responsible for (1)overseeing all uses of MIS and ensuring that MIS strategically aligns with business goals and objectives.

Inbound logistics and operations are part of the primary value activities.

Information technology can enable departments to more efficiently and effectively perform their core ____________.

Competitive intelligence is the process of gathering information about the competitive environment,including ________.

Which of the following offers an example where Porter's five forces are mostly strong and competition is high?

Feedback is information that returns to its original transmitter and modifies the transmitter's actions.What would the original transmitter include?

Product differentiation occurs when a company develops unique differences in its products or services with the intent to influence demand.

If you were thinking about a home theater system which of the following represents the inputs?

Which of the following statements is true?

Compare Porter's three generic strategies.

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

Rivalry among existing competitors refers to the ability of buyers to affect the price they must pay for an item.

Decisions Processes: Value Driven Business

Ebusiness: Electronic Business Value

Ethics Information Security: MIS Business Concerns

Infrastructures: Sustainable Technologies

Data: Business Intelligence

Networks: Mobile Business

Enterprise Applications: Business Communications

Systems Development and Project Management: Corporate Responsibility

Filters