Unit 2 Flashcards
(23 cards)
Information Systems accept ______ as input.
Data
There are different types of information systems based on the different levels of hierarchy in an organization. Which system helps support business decision-making activities by manipulating and building upon the information from the systems below it in the hierarchy?
Decision support systems (DSS)
Various types of ______ enable companies to utilize their information systems hardware and networks more effectively.
Software
Point-of-sale cash registers at a fast-food restaurant are an example of an information system.
True
IT is important because it helps businesses streamline processes that increase productivity and profits. What IT benefit does this exemplify?
Cost-Effectiveness
Information technology is used everywhere: where you work, where you live, and where you play. Allowing people to connect and express themselves, from the comfort of their computers, when otherwise they may have been too shy or introverted to do so, is an example of what?
Social Networking
One of the advantages of information systems for businesses is to take raw data and turn it into information, and then transform that information into knowledge. The number of people in Florida with incomes below the poverty line increased in the City of Tampa between 2010 and 2015 is an example of ______
Information
There are many organizational features that can change the direction of the company. Some of these include processes, politics, culture, and environment. Managers must understand how organizational features can influence their business in order to build and use informations systems successfully.
Values and behaviors that contribute to the social and psychological well-being of an organization are examples of what organizational features?
Culture
Most large corporations have several information systems to support their functional business areas. The system that tracks and processes company revenues, purchases and payroll is
Accounting and Finance
To be a strategic information system, an information system must
Serve Organizational Goals
Porter’s _______ model is used to help businesses determine their ability to compete.
Competitive Forces
One network-based strategy is that of virtual companies that can do what?
Associate with other companies, without being physically tied to them.
Teamwork is used in business to motivate employees to work harder and be more productive. This is an example of a _________ where employees show commitment to team goals and work effectively, collaboratively, and cooperatively with others to reach desired outcomes.
Synergy
A ________ analyst acts as a change agent by using design and analysis techniques to solve organizational problems using information technology.
Systems
The focus of the ________ is on risk and vulnerability assessment to prevent security breaches of the company or government data.
Information Security Analyst
Information technology should be organized in a way to help businesses run more efficiently. How does good IT planning help an enterprise achieve a competitive advantage?
Information technology enables faster response to market dynamics due to new entrants, new products, supplier chain, or customer.
Project management is essential for managing information technology for many reasons, including everything except which of the following?
Training new users
Total cost of ownership (TCO) is a useful strategy when evaluating information systems cost and benefits. What does TCO entail?
TCO includes technology platform costs.
Keeping information and information technology secure involves good management techniques. Which of the following items is a good management technique for securing information?
Keeping passwords private
Casselberry College maintains secure logins for all of its students to access programs on the network, register for classes, and view their courses on the learning management system. Before they can login to the network, they must accept the user terms and conditions and promise to use the college computers responsibly. This entire process runs smoothly because of good
Information Technology Management
Developing international networks has a few problems today because of the variation in global computing ________
Standards
When considering global system strategy solutions, not all systems should be shared with foreign units. Only some of the core systems should be shared, along with other systems if they share key elements.
True
The biggest impact to global business is _______ because there are virtually no physical borders.
The Internet
