Exam 2: Infrastructure and Support Systems

__________ consists of data that have been processed,organized,and put into context to be meaningful,and to convey understanding,experience,accumulated learning,and expertise.

Which of the following is an advantage of batch processing over online transaction processing?

__________ reports are created or run according to a pre-set schedule,such as daily,weekly,or quarterly.

The general name for Internet-based infrastructures is __________.

Define data,information,and knowledge.Give an example of each.

When employees log into the company network or e-mail accounts,or access data or documents to perform their jobs,two critical factors impacting their productivity are:

Transaction processing systems (TPSs)process specific types of data input from ongoing transactions.TPSs can be manual or automated.

Why would organizations use cloud computing during tough economic times?

When making decisions about how to acquire IT infrastructure components,what are two IT infrastructure characteristics that need to be considered? Explain each characteristic.

Wal-Mart's global sourcing strategy is designed:

Which of the following is not an objective of MIS?

Decision makers manipulate models in a DSS to perform __________ analysis,which refers to changing assumptions or data in the model to see the impacts of those changes on the outcome.

With __________,instead of buying and installing expensive packaged enterprise applications,users can access software apps over a network,with an Internet browser being the only absolute necessity.

What is an advantage of virtualization? List and explain one type of virtualization.

__________ is the collection of hardware,software,processes,networks,and users.

Which of the following is not an example of a routine business transaction for a manufacturing company?

Why are TPSs critical systems?

Business intelligence (BI)increases the flexibility of IT assets,allowing companies to consolidate IT infrastructure,reduce maintenance and administration costs,and prepare for strategic IT initiatives.

Transaction data that are captured by a TPS are always processed in real-time,stored in a database,and then are available for use by other information systems.

Business software applications are hardware devices that support a specific task or business process.