Types of Information Systems in Organizations
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What is the main focus of companies in the information age?

  • Product quality
  • Quantity of production
  • Market share competition
  • Production process and innovation (correct)

    • What is considered the biggest asset of companies today?

  • Experience and knowhow
  • Information (correct)
  • Physical infrastructure
  • Market share

    • Which system processes data and information in an organization, including manual and automated processes?

  • Operating System
  • Automation System
  • Data Processing System
  • Information System (correct)

    • What type of operators must have a strong information infrastructure to compete in the market according to the text?

    <p>Market-Oriented Operators (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technology serves at the heart of a company's information infrastructure?

    <p>Information Technology (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do companies today compete on in the market according to the text?

    <p><strong>Innovation</strong> and <strong>process</strong> (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most critical quality of information according to the text?

    <p>Relevance (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why can data, even if accurate, lose its value according to the text?

    <p>Due to time and other factors (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way does the text suggest that information should be presented to users?

    <p>In an understandable manner (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does integrity of information depend on according to the text?

    <p>Reliability or the source and good communication (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is brevity highlighted as an important aspect of information according to the text?

    <p>It confuses the recipient (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is considered the foundation for information use according to the text?

    <p>Relevance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of information systems correspond to the Strategic level of an organization?

    <p>Executive Support Systems (ESS) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which level of decision making involves handling Structured Decisions?

    <p>Operational level (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes Unstructured Decisions?

    <p>They require judgment and insights. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of decisions are Semi-structured Decisions?

    <p>Require judgment and insights (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At which organizational level are Management Information Systems (MIS) and Decision Support Systems (DSS) found?

    <p>Management level (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of Executive Support Systems (ESS) within an organization?

    <p>Providing support at the strategic level (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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