Exam 1: Information Systems in Business

The text classifies information systems as either operations or management support information systems.Which one of the following would not be classified as an operations support system?

The success of an information system should be measured by both its efficiency and its _______________.

Having a basic understanding of information systems is good,but not nearly as important as understanding other functional business areas.

A system that provides expert advice and acts as an expert consultant to users,such as a credit application advisor,process monitor,or diagnostic maintenance system,is a(n)________.

Information technology can be used to support _______________.

Companies generally rely on e-business applications to do all of the following except:

Enterprise collaboration systems use software tools to support _______________ among the members of networked teams and workgroups.

An information system depends on all of the following resources except:

A production manager needs a system to help determine how much product to manufacture based on the expected sales associated with a future promotion,plus the location and availability of the raw materials necessary to manufacture the product.What type of system would meet this manager's needs?

_______________ involves monitoring and evaluating feedback to determine whether a system is moving toward the achievement of its goal.

A large-scale movement to outsource basic software programming functions to India,the Middle East,and Asia-Pacific countries has resulted because U.S.programmers have been inadequately trained.

Calculating employees' pay,federal taxes,and other payroll deductions is a business example of a computerized processing activity.

Mismanagement or misapplication of information systems can ultimately result in business failure.

In information systems activities,a user interface commonly refers to a more convenient and efficient method of end-user input and output with a computer system.

After data has been entered into a computerized information system,it is usually not necessary to correct or update it.That is the benefit of a computerized system-once entered,always correct.

Falling prices of computer hardware and software should continue to induce more businesses to expand their computerized operations.

In an information system,the _______________ activity would be considered the component that evaluates feedback in order to determine whether the system is moving toward the achievement of its goal.

Anyone who uses an information system or the information it produces can be referred to as an end user.

_______________ is the information systems activity in which data and information are retained in an organized manner for later use.

When a manager uses an interactive,computer-based information system to assist in his/her decision making,the manager is using a _______________ support system.