Multiple Choice
Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today
This activity contains 15 questions.
When nearly all core business processes are digitally enabled,
the firm is more competitive and efficient.
the firm no longer needs paper records.
more employees will be required.
every employee must be computer literate.
Which business objective refers to the achievement of higher levels of
efficiency and productivity?
Customer and supplier intimacy
Operational excellence
Survival
Improved decision making
Which business objective refers to increasing a company's revenues
while decreasing its costs?
Customer and supplier intimacy
Operational excellence
Survival
Improved decision making
Which of the following consists of all the hardware and software that a
firm needs to achieve its business objectives?
Database technology
Networking technology
Storage technology
Information technology
Data shaped into meaningful form are called
a databank.
feedback.
knowledge.
information.
Raw facts that have not been organized into a useful form are called
information.
business objectives.
data.
information systems.
Which activity of an information system converts raw input into a
meaningful form?
Input
Processing
Output
Feedback
Which activity of an information system helps an organization evaluate
or correct the input stage?
Turnaround
Processing
Output
Feedback
Computer literacy focuses primarily on:
the ability to do word processing.
a knowledge of the software required to do your job.
a knowledge of information technology.
a knowledge of computer hardware basics.
The responsibility for monitoring the daily activities of a business falls
to this organizational level:
Senior management.
Middle management.
Operational management.
Knowledge workers.
The world's largest and most widely used network is the
World Wide Web.
intranet.
extranet.
Internet.
The linkage of two or more computers together to share data or
resources is called a(n):
system.
network.
Protocol.
Information technology infrastructure.
Which of the following could not be classified a complementary
organizational asset required to optimize returns from information
technology investments?
Distributed decision-making rights.
Efficient business processes.
The Internet and telecommunications infrastructure.
Decentralized authority.
The technical approach to information systems includes:
only the information system itself.
hardware, software, and intra-organizational systems.
people, hardware, and software.
computer science, management science, and operations research.
Which of the following would not be classified as a technical approach
to the study of information systems?
Computer science
Management science
Operations research
Economics
True or False
Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today
This activity contains 15 questions.
Changes in the business environment such as new accounting laws are
spurring the growth of digital information.
True
False
Business processes refer to the streamlining of standard operating
procedures in order to eliminate bottlenecks.
True
False
There is a growing interdependence between a firm's ability to use
information technology and its ability to implement corporate
strategies and achieve corporate goals.
True
False
The more intimacy a business can create with its suppliers, the more it
can lower costs.
True
False
Federal and state regulations can force a business to improve its
information systems.
True
False
Information is defined as data that has been shaped into a form that is
meaningful and useful to human beings.
True
False
Information system input only captures data from inside the business
but not from its external environment.
True
False
Members of the organization evaluate and correct inputs through
feedback.
True
False
Computer literacy focuses on both people and technology.
True
False
Knowledge workers are engineers or architects who design products or
services.
True
False
Each organization has a unique culture.
True
False
The Internet has created a universal technology platform that allows
businesses to create new services.
True
False
Intranets and extranets use the same technology platforms as the
Internet.
True
False
Complementary assets are those assets required to derive value from a
secondary investment.
True
False
It can be said that "all information systems are forms of behavioral
systems".
True
False