Question 1

What is business intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event or object. 
B) Data converted into a meaningful and useful context. 
C) Information collected from multiple sources that analyzes patterns,trends,and relationships for strategic decision making. 
D) Skills,experience,and expertise,coupled with information and intelligence,that creates a person's intellectual resources. 
A) Raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event or object. 
B) Data converted into a meaningful and useful context. 
C) Information collected from multiple sources that analyzes patterns,trends,and relationships for strategic decision making. 
D) Skills,experience,and expertise,coupled with information and intelligence,that creates a person's intellectual resources.

Question 2

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

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 3

Which of the following demonstrates a company that has implemented a low cost,broad market strategy?

Accepted Answer

A) Neiman Marcus. 
B) Payless Shoes. 
C) The Sharper Image. 
D) Walmart. 
A) Neiman Marcus. 
B) Payless Shoes. 
C) The Sharper Image. 
D) Walmart.

Question 4

If a business is following a focused strategy then its competitive scope is _______.

Accepted Answer

A) Broad market 
B) Narrow market 
C) Broad range products 
D) Broad range of services 
A) Broad market 
B) Narrow market 
C) Broad range products 
D) Broad range of services

Question 5

When analyzing Porter's three generic strategies for entering a market,if you have a focused strategy what market should you target?

Accepted Answer

A) A niche market. 
B) A broad market. 
C) Neither niche or broad markets. 
D) Both niche and broad markets. 
A) A niche market. 
B) A broad market. 
C) Neither niche or broad markets. 
D) Both niche and broad markets.

Question 6

Shelby Black runs a very 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 7

The challenge that companies today sometimes have is that they are departmentalized and 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

Question 8

Porter suggests adopting only __________ of the three generic strategies.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Porter suggests adopting only __________ of the...

Question 9

FedEx created a first-mover advantage by developing its customer self-service software,which allows people to request parcel pickups,print mailing slips,and track parcels online.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Shawn McGill is on the executive board for ABC pharmaceuticals.The company produces the number one selling cancer fighting drug on the market.Due to its incredible success ABC pharmaceuticals has decided to increase the cost of the drug from $8 a pill to $15 a pill.Which force is ABC pharmaceutical using to increase its drug price?

Accepted Answer

A) Supplier power. 
B) Buyer power. 
C) Threat of false entrants. 
D) Business power. 
A) Supplier power. 
B) Buyer power. 
C) Threat of false entrants. 
D) Business power.

Question 11

What is the primary responsibility of the CTO?

Accepted Answer

A) Overseeing all uses of MIS. 
B) Ensuring the security of business systems. 
C) Ensuring speed,accuracy,and reliability for MIS. 
D) Collecting and distributing company information. 
A) Overseeing all uses of MIS. 
B) Ensuring the security of business systems. 
C) Ensuring speed,accuracy,and reliability for MIS. 
D) Collecting and distributing company information.

Question 12

What is the support value activity that provides employees with training,hiring,and compensation?

Accepted Answer

A) Procurement. 
B) Operations resource management. 
C) Human resource management. 
D) Firm infrastructure. 
A) Procurement. 
B) Operations resource management. 
C) Human resource management. 
D) Firm infrastructure.

Question 13

The __________ management department in a company manages the process of converting or transforming of resources into goods or services.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The __________ management department in a company...

Question 14

Which of the following is considered a service?

Accepted Answer

A) Selling groceries 
B) Managing a team 
C) Cutting hair 
D) All of the above 
A) Selling groceries 
B) Managing a team 
C) Cutting hair 
D) All of the above

Question 15

Cooking a patty and putting the ingredients together are included in the process of making a hamburger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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 17

Polaroid had a unique competitive advantage for many years until it forgot to observe competitive intelligence.The firm went bankrupt when people began taking digital pictures.Polaroid provides a great example of Porter's threat of new entrants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Why do students need to study information technology?

Accepted Answer

A) Information technology is everywhere in business 
B) Information technology is rarely discussed in business 
C) Information technology is rarely used in organizations 
D) Information technology is found in only a few businesses 
A) Information technology is everywhere in business 
B) Information technology is rarely discussed in business 
C) Information technology is rarely used in organizations 
D) Information technology is found in only a few businesses

Question 19

The department within a company that records,measures,and reports monetary transactions is called ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) Accounting 
B) Marketing 
C) Finance 
D) Operations Management 
A) Accounting 
B) Marketing 
C) Finance 
D) Operations Management

Question 20

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

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.

What is business intelligence?

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

Which of the following demonstrates a company that has implemented a low cost,broad market strategy?

If a business is following a focused strategy then its competitive scope is _______.

When analyzing Porter's three generic strategies for entering a market,if you have a focused strategy what market should you target?

Shelby Black runs a very 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 challenge that companies today sometimes have is that they are departmentalized and act independently of each other.One solution that can help a company work interdepartmentally includes __________.

Porter suggests adopting only __________ of the three generic strategies.

FedEx created a first-mover advantage by developing its customer self-service software,which allows people to request parcel pickups,print mailing slips,and track parcels online.

What is the primary responsibility of the CTO?

What is the support value activity that provides employees with training,hiring,and compensation?

The __________ management department in a company manages the process of converting or transforming of resources into goods or services.

Which of the following is considered a service?

Cooking a patty and putting the ingredients together are included in the process of making a hamburger.

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

Polaroid had a unique competitive advantage for many years until it forgot to observe competitive intelligence.The firm went bankrupt when people began taking digital pictures.Polaroid provides a great example of Porter's threat of new entrants.

Why do students need to study information technology?

The department within a company that records,measures,and reports monetary transactions is called ______________.

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

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

What is business intelligence?

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

Which of the following demonstrates a company that has implemented a low cost,broad market strategy?

If a business is following a focused strategy then its competitive scope is _______.

When analyzing Porter's three generic strategies for entering a market,if you have a focused strategy what market should you target?

Shelby Black runs a very 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 challenge that companies today sometimes have is that they are departmentalized and act independently of each other.One solution that can help a company work interdepartmentally includes __________.

Porter suggests adopting only __________ of the three generic strategies.

FedEx created a first-mover advantage by developing its customer self-service software,which allows people to request parcel pickups,print mailing slips,and track parcels online.

What is the primary responsibility of the CTO?

What is the support value activity that provides employees with training,hiring,and compensation?

The __________ management department in a company manages the process of converting or transforming of resources into goods or services.

Which of the following is considered a service?

Cooking a patty and putting the ingredients together are included in the process of making a hamburger.

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

Polaroid had a unique competitive advantage for many years until it forgot to observe competitive intelligence.The firm went bankrupt when people began taking digital pictures.Polaroid provides a great example of Porter's threat of new entrants.

Why do students need to study information technology?

The department within a company that records,measures,and reports monetary transactions is called ______________.

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

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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