Quizes

Question 1

All of the following are advantages, for a firm, of cloud computing except

Answer 1

ability to reduce data storage costs

Question 2

A ________ is typically a major source of data for other systems.

Answer 2

transaction processing system

Question 3

Executive support systems are information systems that support…

Answer 3

the long-range planning activities of senior management.

Question 4

________ systems are especially suited to situations in which the proceedure for arriving at a solution may not be fully defined in advance.

Answer 4

Decision-support

Question 5

An example of a business using new information systems to create new products and services is…

Answer 5

Apple’s iPod

Question 6

An example of a cross-functional business process is…

Answer 6

creating a new product

Question 7

The move of retail banking to use ATMs after Citibank unveiled its first ATMs illustrates the use of information systems to achieve what business objective?

Answer 7

survival

Question 8

Transaction-level information is essential for operational management to be able to direct the day-to-day operations of the business.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

The six important business objectives for information technology are new products, services, and business models; customer and supplier intimacy; survival; competitive advange; operational excellence and…

Answer 9

improved decision making

Question 10

DSS are used by managers to make decisions about problems that are usually and not easily specified in advance.

Answer 10

True