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Final Exam Flashcards

1
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True/False: A fully digital firm produces only digital goods or services?

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False

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True/False: Most MIS’s use sophisticated mathematical models or statistical techniques?

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False

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True/False: In the strategy of product differentiation, information systems are used to enable new products/services

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True

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True/False: The term business ecosystem describes the interplay between the various organizational forces within a firm?

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False

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True/False: Developing a new product, fulfilling an order, and hiring a new employee are examples of business processes?

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True

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True/False: IT infrastructure consists of just those physical computing devices required to operate an enterprise?

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False

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True/False: A transparent marketplace means that there is high product differentiation?

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False

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True/False: Each characteristic or quality describing a particular entity is called an attribute?

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True

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True/False: A hotel reservation system is a typical example of a management information system?

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False

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True/False: A DBMS separates the logical and physical views of data?

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True

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True/False: A business model describes how a company produces, delivers and sells a product or service to create wealth?

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True

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True/False: A data warehouse may be updated by a legacy system?

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True

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True/False: A hub is a networking device that connects network components and is used to filter and forward data to specified destinations on the network?

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False

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True/False: Customers are one of the competitive forces that affect an organizations ability to compete?

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True

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True/False: A transaction processing system is a computerized system that performs and records the daily routine transactions necessary to conduct business?

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True

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16
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The strength of cloud computing and the growth of the mobile digital platform allow organizations to rely more ________

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on telework, remote work, and distributive decision making

17
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According to agency theory, the firm is viewed as a(n):

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“nexus of contracts” among self-interested individuals

18
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_______ processes are accomplished through digital networks spanning the entire organization or linking multiple organizations.

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Core Business

19
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Which of the following types of system helps coordinate the flow of information between the firm and its suppliers and customers?

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Extranet

20
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Network Economics:

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sees the cost of adding new members as inconsequential.

21
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A firm can exercise greater control over its suppliers by having:

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Fewer suppliers

22
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A manufacturer of deep-sea oil rigs may be least concerned about this marketplace force.

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New Market Entrants

23
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Software that manages the resources of the computer is called:

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operating system software

24
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As referred to in the text, legacy systems are:

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traditional mainframe-based business information systems

25
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A field identified in a table as holding the unique identifier of the table’s records is called the:

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primary key

26
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Data management technology consists of the:

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software governing the organization of data on physical storage media

27
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A ______ is owned and maintained by a cloud service provider, such as AWS, and made available to the general public or industry groups.

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Public Cloud

28
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A data warehouse is composed of:

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historic and current internal data

29
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The emergence, for Amazon.com, of new competitors in the sphere of online shopping illustrates what disadvantage posed by the use of information systems to achieve competitive advantage?

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Internet technologies are universal, and therefore usable by all companies.

30
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A DBMS reduces data redundancy and inconsistency by:

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Minimizing isolated files with repeated data.

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