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1\. Which of the following is *not* one of the six strategic business objectives that businesses are seeking to achieve when they invest in information systems? A. B. C. D. E. 2\. Which of the following may lead to competitive advantage? 1\. New products, services, and business models 2\....

1\. Which of the following is *not* one of the six strategic business objectives that businesses are seeking to achieve when they invest in information systems? A. B. C. D. E. 2\. Which of the following may lead to competitive advantage? 1\. New products, services, and business models 2\. Charging less for superior products 3\. Responding to customers in real time A. B. C. D. 3\. A firm that invests in an information system because it is a necessity of doing business does so because it is seeking to achieve which of the following business objectives? A. B. C. D. E. 4\. All of the following are new technology-related innovations in MIS *except*: A. B. C. D. E. 5\. Which of the following statements about digital firms is *not* true? A. B. C. D. E. 6\. All of the following are characteristics of twenty-first digital firms *except*: A. B. C. D. E. 7\. All of the following describe the effects of globalization *except*: A. B. C. D. E. 8\. The three activities in an information system that produce the information organizations use to make decisions, control operations, analyze problems, and create new products are: A. B. C. D. E. 9\. Output: A. B. C. D. E. 10\. Converting raw data into a more meaningful form is called: A. B. C. D. E. 11\. In a hierarchical business organization, the upper level consists of: A. B. C. D. E. 12\. The fundamental set of assumptions, values, and ways of doing things that has been accepted by most of an organization\'s members is called its: A. B. C. D. E. 13\. Data management technology consists of which of the following? A. B. C. D. E. 14\. Which of the following statements best describes organizational culture? A. B. C. D. E. 15\. Networking and telecommunications technologies, along with computer hardware, software, data management technology, and the people required to run and manage them, constitute an organization\'s: A. B. C. D. E. 16\. Maintaining the organization\'s financial records is a central purpose of which main business function? A. B. C. D. E. 17\. Which of the following is *not* a key organizational complementary asset? A. B. C. D. E. 18\. In a business hierarchy, which of the following levels is responsible for monitoring the daily activities of the business? A. B. C. D. E. 19\. In \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, raw data is systematically acquired and transformed during various stages that add value to that information. A. B. C. D. E. 20\. Which of the following is an example of a social complementary asset? A. B. C. D. E. 21\. Which of the following makes long-range strategic decisions about products and services as well as ensures financial performance of the firm? A. B. C. D. E. 22\. The three principal levels within a business organization hierarchy are: A. B. C. D. E. 23\. Which of the following work at the same level as middle management?? A. B. C. D. E. 24\. Which of the following business functions is responsible for maintaining employee records? A. B. C. D. E. 25\. Which of the following deals with behavioral issues as well as technical issues surrounding the development, use, and impact of information systems used by managers and employees in the firm? A. B. C. D. E. 26\. Which of the following is *not* an expression of a superior return on the investment in an information system? A. B. C. D. E. 27\. Disciplines that contribute to the technical approach to information systems include: A. B. C. D. E. 28\. Sociologists study information systems with an eye to understanding: A. B. C. D. E. 29\. Psychologists study information systems with an eye to understanding: A. B. C. D. E. 30\. Producing a bill of materials is a business process in which of the following functional areas? A. B. C. D. E. 31\. Which of the following is an example of a cross-functional business process? A. B. C. D. E. 32\. The \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ function is responsible for making sure customers are aware of the company\'s products. A. B. C. D. E. 33, Which of the following is *not* a true statement with respect to business processes? A. B. C. D. E. 34\. Which of the following systems would an organization use to compare total annual sales for a specific product to a planned target? A. B. C. D. E. 35\. Which of the following statements about a TPS is *not* true? A. B. C. D. E. 36\. Managers use which of the following systems to monitor the status of internal operations and the firm\'s relations with the external environment? A. B. C. D. E. 37\. Which of the following statements about a TPS is *not* true? A. B. C. D. E. 38\. A(n) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is typically a major source of data for other systems. A. B. C. D. E. 39\. The term *management information systems* refers to a specific category of information systems serving: A. B. C. D. E. 40\. Which of the following would a manager use to determine the impact on production schedule if sales doubled in the next quarter? A. B. C. D. E. 41\. Which of the following systems is used to focus on non-routine business problems that are unique and rapidly changing? A. B. C. D. E. 42\. Which of the following systems is especially suited to situations in which the procedure for arriving at a solution may not be fully predefined in advance? A. B. C. D. E. 43\. Which level of the organization is an ESS specifically designed to serve? A. B. C. D. E. 44\. An ESS supports which of the following? A. B. C. D. E. 45\. Which of the following systems incorporates data from external events as well as summarized information from internal business intelligence systems? A. B. C. D. E. 46\. Which of the following systems would you use to determine which trends in your supplier\'s industry could affect your firm the most during the next five years? A. B. C. D. E. 47\. Which of the following is a question that might be answered by an MIS system? A. B. C. D. E. 48\. Which of the following systems typically uses a digital dashboard to display an array of charts and graphs of a business\'s key performance indicators? A. B. C. D. E. 49\. What is the most important benefit of an enterprise application? A. B. C. D. E. 50\. Which of the following systems is designed to automate business processes across the firm, spanning functional areas and organizational levels? A. B. C. D. E. 51\. The four major types of enterprise applications are: A. B. C. D. E. 52\. Enterprise systems are also known as which of the following? A. B. C. D. E. 53\. Which of the following systems helps a firm manage relationships with its suppliers? A. B. C. D. E. 54\. Which of the following systems would a firm use to manage relationships with its customers? A. B. C. D. E. 55\. Which of the following systems would you use to consolidate the relevant knowledge and experience in the firm and make it available to improve business processes and management decision making? A. B. C. D. E. 56\. Which of the following could be used to enable different firms to work collaboratively on a product? A. B. C. D. E. 57\. E-government is intended to do all of the following *except*: A. B. C. D. E. 58\. Which of the following can typically access a firm\'s intranet? A. B. C. D. E. 59\. All of the following are capabilities of enterprise social networking tools *except*: A. B. C. D. E. 60\. Which of the following statements about collaboration is *not* true? A. B. C. D. E. 61\. Which of the following is *not* an application of social business? A. B. C. D. E. 62\. Which of the following is *not* a business benefit of collaboration? A. B. C. D. E. 63\. The interaction between information technology and organizations is influenced: A. B. C. D. E. 64\. Which of the following statements about organizations is *not* true? A. B. C. D. E. 65\. According to the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ definition of organizations, an organization is seen as a means by which capital and labor are transformed by the organization into outputs to the environment. A. B. C. D. E. 66\. Which of the following is *not* a mediating factor that impacts an organization\'s relationship with information technology? A. B. C. D. E. 67\. Which of the following statements about business processes is *not* true? A. B. C. D. E. 68\. Which of the following is an example of a divisionalized bureaucracy? A. B. C. D. E. 69\. Along with capital, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the primary production input that the organization uses to create products and services. A. B. C. D. E. 70\. Struggles for resources, competition, and conflict within an organization that result from divergent viewpoints about how resources, rewards, and punishments should be distributed are an example of which of the following? A. B. C. D. E. 71\. Which of the following statements about disruptive technologies is *not* true? A. B. C. D. E. 72\. Which of the following statements about features of organizations is *not* true? A. B. C. D. E. 73\. When a firm buys on the marketplace what it cannot make itself, the costs incurred are referred to as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ costs. A. B. C. D. E. 74\. Which of the following statements information technology\'s impact on business firms is *not* true? A. B. C. D. E. 75\. According to agency theory, the firm is viewed as a(n): A. B. C. D. E. 76\. Which of the following models uses a general view of the firm, its competitors, and the firm\'s environment to understand competitive advantage? A. B. C. D. E. 77\. Which of the following industries has the lowest barrier to entry? A. B. C. D. E. 78\. All of the following are competitive forces in Porter\'s model *except:* A. B. C. D. E. 79\. Which of the following statements about Porter\'s competitive forces model is *not* true? A. B. C. D. E. 80\. The four major competitive strategies are: A. B. C. D. E. 81\. Firms use a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ strategy to provide a specialized product or service for a narrow target market better than competitors. A. B. C. D. E. 82\. The ability to offer individually tailored products or services using the same production resources as bulk production is known as: A. B. C. D. E. 83\. The ability to offer individually tailored products or services using the same production resources as bulk production is known as: A. B. C. D. E. 84\. An information system can enable a company to focus on a market niche through: A. B. C. D. E. 85\. Which of the following is a competitive force that has challenged the music industry? A. B. C. D. E. 86\. Which of the following represent the primary activities of a firm? A. B. C. D. E. 87\. Which of the following would a company employ to measure and compare its business processes to similar processes of other companies within their industry? A. B. C. D. E. 88\. The most successful solutions or methods for achieving a business objective are called: A. B. C. D. E. 89\. Information systems can be used at the industry level to achieve strategic advantage by: A. B. C. D. E. 90\. In network economics, the value of a commercial software vendor\'s software products: A. B. C. D. E. 91\. When two organizations pool markets and expertise that result in lower costs and generate profits, they are creating: A. B. C. D. E. 92\. Information systems enhance core competencies by: A. B. C. D. E. 93\. Which of the following statements about network economics is *no*t true? A. B. C. D. E. 94\. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is a competitive strategy for creating brand loyalty by developing new and unique products and services that are not easily duplicated by competitors A. B. C. D. E. 95\. The expenses incurred by a customer or company in lost time and resources when changing from one supplier or system to a competing supplier or system are known as: A. B. C. D. E. 96\. A(n) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is a collection of independent firms that use information technology to coordinate their value chains to collectively produce a product or service for a market. A. B. C. D. E. 97\. A(n) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is an activity for which a firm is a world-class leader. A. B. C. D. E. 98\. Which type of infrastructure service stores and manages corporate data and provides capabilities for analyzing the data? A. B. C. D. E. 99\. Which of the following is *not* an IT infrastructure service component? A. B. C. D. E. 100\. A(n) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is used to communicate between a user and an organization\'s back-end systems. A. B. C. D. E. 101\. Place the following eras of IT infrastructure evolution in order, from earliest to most recent: 1. Cloud Computing Era; 2. Client/Server; 3. Enterprise Era; 4. Personal Computer; and 5. Mainframe and Minicomputer. A. B. C. D. E. 102\. The introduction of the minicomputer: A. B. C. D. E. 103\. A client computer networked to a server computer, with processing split between the two types of machines, is called a(n): A. B. C. D. E. 104\. In a multitiered network: A. B. C. D. E. 105\. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ uses individual atoms and molecules to create computer chips and other devices. A. B. C. D. E. 106\. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ states that the value or power of a network grows exponentially as a function of the number of network members. A. B. C. D. E. 107\. Which of the following is *not* a technology driver transforming IT infrastructure? A. B. C. D. E. 108\. During which era did business firms begin seriously to use TCP/IP? A. B. C. D. E. 109\. Which of the following is an example of a legacy system? A. B. C. D. E. 110\. All of the following are typically factors in a firm\'s decision to engage consulting and system integration services *except*: A. B. C. D. E. 111\. Which of the following enables a single physical resource (such as a server or a storage device) to appear to the user as multiple logical resources? A. B. C. D. E. 112\. All of the following are cloud computing services *except:* A. B. C. D. E. 113\. Firms that allow employees to use their own devices are embracing which of the following? A. B. C. D. E. 114\. Which of the following involves hosting and managing access to software applications delivered over the Internet to clients on a subscription basis? A. B. C. D. E. 115\. Which of the following involves practices and technologies to minimize the environmental effects of manufacturing and managing computing devices? A. B. C. D. E. 116\. Which type of software is created and updated by a worldwide community of programmers and available for free? A. B. C. D. E. 117\. Which of the following is an easy-to-use software program with a graphical user interface for displaying web pages and for accessing the web and other Internet resources? A. B. C. D. E. 118\. Prewritten, commercially available sets of software programs that eliminate the need for a firm to write its own software programs for certain functions, are referred to as: A. B. C. D. E. 119\. The practice of contracting custom software development to an outside firm is commonly referred to as: A. B. C. D. E. 120\. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ provides a standard format for data exchange, enabling web services to pass data from one process to another. A. B. C. D. E.