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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) The six important business objectives of information technology are new products, services, and 1)
business models; customer and supplier intimacy; survival; competitive advantage; operational
excellence; and:
A) improved efficiency. B) improved decision making.
C) improved business practices. D) improved flexibility.
2) Dell Computerʹs use of information systems to improve efficiency and implement ʺmass 2)
customizationʺ techniques to maintain consistent profitability and an industry lead illustrates
which business objective?
A) Survival B) Improved flexibility
C) Competitive advantage D) Improved business practices
3) The use of information systems because of necessity is: 3)
A) survival. B) improved flexibility.
C) competitive advantage. D) improved business practices.
4) Which of the following choices may lead to competitive advantage (1) new products, services, and 4)
business models; (2) charging less for superior products; (3) responding to customers in real time?
A) 1 only B) 1 and 2 C) 2 and 3 D) 1, 2, and 3
5) The move of retail banking to use ATMs after Citibank unveiled its first ATMs illustrates the 5)
information system business objective of:
A) customer and supplier intimacy. B) competitive advantage.
C) improved efficiency. D) survival.
6) An information system can be defined technically as a set of interrelated components that collect 6)
(or retrieve), process, store, and distribute information to support:
A) managers analyzing the organizationʹs raw data.
B) communications and data flow.
C) the creation of new products and services.
D) decision making and control in an organization.
7) Customer order data for a car that is submitted to Toyota is an example of: 7)
A) customer and product data. B) raw output.
C) raw input. D) sales information.
8) The number of vehicles to be produced including model, colour, and option package are examples 8)
of:
A) output. B) input.
C) meaningful information. D) raw data.
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9) Output: 9)
A) is feedback that has been processed to create meaningful information.
B) is information that is returned to appropriate members of the organization to help them
evaluate the input stage.
C) transfers processed information to the people who will use it or to the activities for which it
will be used.
D) transfers data to the people who will use it or to the activities for which it will be used.
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17) Data management technology consists of: 17)
A) the hardware and software used to transfer data.
B) the detailed, preprogrammed instructions that control and coordinate the computer
hardware components in an information system.
C) the physical hardware and media used by an organization for storing data.
D) the software governing the organization of data on physical storage media.
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25) Toyota Motor Europeʹs vehicle orders management system allows it to improve efficiency by 25)
basing vehicle production on:
A) actual customer orders. B) customer preferences.
C) improved decision making. D) superior forecasts of regional demand.
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34) Psychologists study information systems with an eye to understanding: 34)
A) how systems affect individuals, groups, and organizations.
B) how new information systems change the control and cost structures within the firm.
C) how human decision makers perceive and use formal information.
D) the production of digital goods.
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43) An organizational element in the UPS tracking system described in the chapter is: 43)
A) monitoring service levels.
B) the specification of procedures for identifying packages with sender and recipient
information.
C) promoting the company strategy of low-cost, superior service.
D) the use of handheld computers and networks for managing package delivery.
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50) Which of the following statement(s) is(are) true? 50)
A) There is an interdependence between a firmʹs information systems and its business
capabilities.
B) From a business perspective, information systems are part of a series of value-adding
activities.
C) An information system contains information about an organization and its surrounding
environment.
D) All of the above
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56) How would you best categorize the types of systems Kia implemented in their defect early 56)
warning system?
A) A TPS to store basic data about vehicles, parts, sales, and warranties, and a DSS for
high-level analysis and forecasts
B) A production and manufacturing system to record basic data about faulty parts and a DSS
for high-level analysis and forecasts
C) An MIS to create reports from existing TPSs and a DSS for high-level analysis and forecasts
D) A TPS to store basic data about vehicles, parts, sales, and warranties, and an MIS to create
reports on the data
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66) A finance and accounting information system aids operational management with: 66)
A) establishing long term investment goals. B) budgeting.
C) accounts receivable. D) profit planning.
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76) Executive support systems are information systems that support the: 76)
A) decision-making and administrative activities of middle managers.
B) long-range planning activities of senior management.
C) knowledge and data workers in an organization.
D) day-to-day processes of production.
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86) ________________ uses a set of integrated applications to address all aspects of the customer 86)
relationship.
A) CLE B) CLU C) CRM D) MIS
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98) What is the most important benefit of an enterprise application? 98)
A) Enabling speed of communicating
B) Enabling cost-effective, e-business processes
C) Enabling a company to work collaboratively with customers and suppliers
D) Enabling business functions and departments to share information
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104) Which of the following types of organizing the information systems function would you be most 104)
likely to find in a small company with 50 employees?
A) As a separate, centralized department
B) As departments within each functional area
C) Represented within each major division of the company
D) None of the above
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112) According to the ________________ definition of organizations, an organization is seen as a means 112)
by which primary production factors are transformed into outputs consumed by the environment.
A) macroeconomic B) microeconomic C) sociotechnical D) behavioural
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120) You are consulting for a beverage distributor who is interested in determining the benefits it could 120)
achieve from implementing new information systems. What will you advise as the first step?
A) Benchmark existing systems.
B) Identify the business ecosystem the distributor is in.
C) Perform a strategic systems analysis.
D) Implement a strategic transition to the new system.
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131) An information system can enable a company to focus on a market niche through: 131)
A) tailoring products to the client. B) complex trend forecasting.
C) intensive customer data analysis. D) intensive product trend analysis.
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140) The primary activities of a firm include: 140)
A) inbound logistics, operations, outbound logistics, sales and marketing, and service.
B) procurement, operations, technology, sales and marketing, and services.
C) inbound logistics, operations, outbound logistics, technology, and service.
D) procurement, inbound logistics, operations, technology, and outbound logistics.
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148) An example of synergy in business is: 148)
A) JP Morgan Chaseʹs merger with Bank One Corporation, which provided JP Morgan with a
network of retail branches in new regions.
B) Blockbuster combining traditional video rental with online video rental.
C) Amazonʹs use of the Internet to sell books.
D) Wal-Martʹs order entry and inventory management system to coordinate with suppliers.
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156) Blockbusterʹs implementation of online movie rental is an example of using information 156)
technology to enhance which part of the value chain?
A) Inbound logistics B) Sales and marketing
C) Procurement D) Operations
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164) Which of the following statement(s) is(are) true? 164)
A) Landʹs End uses information systems to provide product differentiation.
B) Wal-Mart uses information systems to achieve product differentiation.
C) Hilton Hotels uses information systems to achieve a low-cost leadership.
D) None of the above.
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