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1. 51) What analytical framework discussed in the chapter helps understand and evaluate the benefitsand uses of collaboration tools?A) cost/use matrix B) time/space matrixC) space/cost matrix D) task/time matrixsB) Time/space matrix

2. 52) The term .management information systems. designates a specific category of information systemsserving:A) middle management functions.B) integrated data processing throughout the firm.C) transaction process reporting.D) senior management.A) Middle management functions

3. 53) Which type of system would you use to determine the five suppliers with the worst record indelivering goods on time?A) ESSB) DSSC) TPSD) MISD) MIS

4. 54) A computerized system that performs and records the daily dealings necessary to conductbusiness is classified as a(n):A) decision support system. B) transaction-processing system.C) management-level system. D) executive support system.B) Transaction-processing system

5. 55) Which type of system would you use to forecast the return on investment if you used newsuppliers with better delivery track records?A) DSSB) ESSC) MISD) TPSA) DSS

6. 56) Development and support services for a firm's business systems are provided by:A) IT educational services. B) Application software services.C) IT management services. D) IT standards services.B) Application software services

7. 57) Engineers and architects are examples of:A) production workers. B) middle management.C) knowledge workers. D) senior management.C)Knowledge workers

8. 58) The most widely used collaboration software tool used by very large firms is:A) Google Apps. B) Onehub.C) Lotus Notes. D) Microsoft SharePoint.C) Lotus Notes

9. 59) Decision-support systems are also referred to as:A) business intelligence systems. B) business information systems.C) business model systems. D) executive support systems.A) Business intelligence systems

10. 60) Buying or selling goods over the Internet is called:A) e-business. B) e-commerce. C) an intranet. D) an extranet.B) E-commerce

11. 61) The five basic entities that make up any business are suppliers, customers, employees, productsand services, and:A) invoices and payments. B) its environment.C) sales and marketing. D) manufacturing and production.A) Invouces and Payments

12. 62) Which of the following is a cross-functional business process?A) Fulfilling a customer order B) Identifying a customerC) Creating an invoice D) Hiring an employeeeA) Fulfilling a Customer Order

13. 63) Which of the following statements is NOT true about collaboration in a business setting?A) Meaningful collaboration requires a supportive business firm culture and the right,decentralized structure.B) The evidence of the business benefits of collaboration are largely anecdotal.C) Collaboration is a many-to-many activity as opposed to a one-to-one or one-to-manyactivity.D) Collaboration may be a short-lived activity, lasting just a few minutes.

C) Collaboration is many-to-many activity as opposed to a one-to-one or one-to-many activity.

14. 64) Key forces in a business's immediate environment include:A) economy. B) politics. C) regulations. D) technology..C) Regulations

15. 65) You have been hired by Inspiration Inc, to help improve their profit margin. Inspiration Inc. is abusiness communications consultancy that services many clients in different industries throughoutthe U.S. The end products of the company are customized recommendations for the best use of aclient's existing resources for improving internal communications, typically delivered viadocumentation in different media. The company has approximately 100 consultants all of whomare located in their central headquarters in Chicago. What system do you recommend to improvethe company's business processes and increase their profit margin?A) Video conferencing system, for improving collaborationB) KMS, for minimizing redundant work on similar clientsC) Extranet, to enable quick collaboration over the Internet, minimize the time spentcommunicating with the client, and minimize the amount of paperwork neededD) CRM, to maintain easily accessible customer records to minimize the time spent looking forclient dataC) Extranet, to enable quick collaboration over the Internet, minimize the time spent communicating with the client, and minimize the amount of paperwork needed.

16. 66) Which type of information system would an intranet be most easily adapted to?A) CRMB) TPS C) MIS D) KMSD) KMS

17. 67) ________ systems provide information to coordinate all of the business processes that deal withcustomers in sales, marketing, and service to optimize revenue, customer satisfaction, andcustomer retention.A) CPS B) CRM C) ESS D) MISA) CPS

18. 68) A ________ is a senior manager who oversees the use of IT in the firm.A) CIO B) CEO C) CIT D) CFOA) CIO

19. 69) Checking for product quality is an activity associated with the ________ function.A) human resources B) sales and marketingC) manufacturing and production D) finance and accountingC) Manufacturing and Production

20. 70) A wiki is a type of:A) social networking site.B) blogging.C) Web site designed for collaborative writing and editing.D) video conferencing.C) Web site designed for collaborative writing and editing.

21. 71) What is the most important benefit of an enterprise application?A) Enabling business functions and departments to share information.B) Enabling cost-effective, e-business processes.C) Enabling speed of communicating.D) Enabling a company to work collaboratively with customers and suppliers.A) Enabling business functions and departments to share information.

22. 72) Employees that assist with paperwork at all levels of the firm are called:A) data workers. B) service workers.C) operational management. D) knowledge workers.A) Data Workers

23. 73) Which type of system would you use to change a production schedule if a key supplier was late indelivering goods?A) ESS B) DSS C) MIS D) TPSng.A) ESS

24. 74) ESS are specifically designed to serve the ________ level of the organization.A) middle management B) operationalC) end-user D) senior managementD) Senior Management

25. 75) ________ systems integrate and share information from suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, andlogistics companies.A) Supply-chain management B) Collaborative distributionC) Reverse logistics D) Enterprise planningA) Supply-chain management.

26. 76) Promoting the organization's products or services is a responsibility of the ________ function.A) manufacturing and productionB) human resourcesC) sales and marketing D) finance and accountingC) Sales and Marketing.

27. 77) Interaction jobs are those jobs which:A) are performed typically by operational-level employees.B) involve knowledge that can't be put into an information system.C) are in the service sector and require close coordination, and collaboration.D) require intense levels of interaction with clients.B) Involve knowledge that can't be put into an information system.

28. 78) The ________ is responsible for ensuring that the company complies with existing data privacylaws.A) CIO B) CKO C) CIP D) CPOD) CPO

29. 79) Which of the following types of system could be used to enable different firms to workcollaboratively on a product?A) KMS B) intranet C) extranet D) CRMC) Extranet

30. 80) A(n) ________ collects data from various key business processes and stores the data in a singlecomprehensive data repository, usable by other parts of the business.A) management information system B) enterprise systemC) automatic reporting system D) transaction processing systemD) Transaction processing system

31. 81) These systems are designed to summarize and report on the company's basic operations.A) Management information systems B) Transaction processing systemsC) Executive information systems D) Decision-support systemsion.A) Management Information Systems

32. 82) A relocation control system that reports summaries on the total moving, house-hunting, and homefinancing costs for employees in all company divisions would fall into the category of:A) management information systems. B) executive-support systems.C) transaction support systems. D) knowledge management systems.A) Management Information Systems

33. 83) Which of the following tools is NOT one of the most important 15 types of collaboration softwaretools?A) e-mail and instant messaging B) screen sharingC) video conferencing D) video streamingD) Video Streaming

34. 84) Wal-Mart's continuous replenishment system allows it to:A) strengthen customer intimacy.B) provide mass customization.C) provide an efficient customer response system.D) achieve economy of scale.C) Provide an efficient customer response system

35. 85) Which of the following illustrates the use of information systems to focus on market niche?A) Chrysler Corporation's use of information systems to facilitate direct access from suppliers toproduction schedules.B) AutoNation's use of information systems to determine which models and options they aremost likely to buy.C) Dell's use of information systems in selling made-to-order PCs directly to customers.D) Wal-Mart's use of information systems to produce products and services at a lower pricethan competitors.

B)AutoNation's use of information systems to determine which models and options they are most likely to buy.

36. 86) Seeing quality as the responsibility of all people and functions in an organization is central to theconcept of:A) Six sigma. B) quality control.C) cycle time reduction. D) TQM.D) TQM

37. 87) Network economics:A) balances the high cost of adding new members to a community against the lower cost ofusing network infrastructure.B) sees the cost of adding new members as inconsequential.C) applies traditional economics to networked users.D) applies the law of diminishing returns to communities of users.B) Sees the cost of adding new members as inconsequential

38. 88) Which of the following can force a business and its competitors to compete on price alone?A) Poor process efficiency B) Demand controlC) High product differentiation D) Transparent marketplaceD) Transparent Marketplace

39. 89) Blockbuster's move to include online movie rental as a part of its services illustrates the use ofinformation systems for:A) survival. B) customer intimacy.C) new products and services. D) competitive advantage.C) New products and services

40. 90) A manufacturer of deep-sea oil rigs may be least concerned about which of these marketplaceforces?

A) Low number of suppliers B) Product differentiationC) New market entrants D) Traditional competitorC) New Market Entrants

41. 91) The primary activities of a firm include:A) inbound logistics, operations, outbound logistics, sales and marketing, and service.B) procurement, operations, technology, sales and marketing, and service.C) procurement, inbound logistics, operations, technology, and outbound logistics.D) inbound logistics, operations, outbound logistics, technology, and service.A) Inbound lagistics, operations, outbound logistics, sales and marketing, and service.

42. 92) The value chain model:A) categorizes four basic strategies a firm can use to enhance its value chain.B) sees the supply chain as the primary activity for adding value.C) helps a firm identify points at which information technology can most effectively to enhanceits competitive position.D) categorizes five related advantages for adding value to a firm's products or services.C) Helps a firm identify points at which information technology can most effectively to enhance its competitive position.

43. 93) An information system can enhance core competencies by:A) encouraging the sharing of knowledge across business units.B) creating educational opportunities for management.C) providing better reporting facilities.D) allowing operational employees to interact with management.???

44. 94) ________ systems are those in which development occurs at the home base but operations arehanded over to autonomous units in foreign locations.A) Duplicated B) Decentralized C) Centralized D) NetworkedD) Networked

45. 95) An information system can enable a company to focus on a market niche through:A) complex trend forecasting. B) tailoring products to the client.C) intensive customer data analysis. D) intensive product trend analysis.C) Intensive customer data analysis

46. 96) A firm's value chain is linked to the:A) value webs of its suppliers and distributors.B) value chains of its suppliers, distributors, and customers.C) value webs of its industry.D) value chains of its suppliers and customers.B) Value chains of its suppliers, distributors, and customers.

47. 97) The greatest impact the Internet has had on globalization is in lowering the costs of:A) entry to global-scale operations. B) network infrastructure.C) labor. D) telecommunications.A) Entry to global-scale operations

48. 98) The ________ strategy concentrates financial management and control out of a central home basewhile decentralizing production, sales, and marketing operations to units in other countries.A) franchise B) transnationalC) multinational D) domestic exporterC) multinational

49. 99) Which competitive force best categorizes the threat Netflix posed to Blockbuster?A) Rivalry among traditional competitors B) Bargaining power of customersC) Substitute products and services D) Threat of new market entrantsC) Substitute products and services.

50. 100) The reduction of errors to 3.4 defects per million opportunities is central to the concept of:A) TQM. B) Six sigma.C) benchmarking. D) cycle time reduction.B) Six Sigma

51. 101) Many reengineering projects do not achieve breakthrough gains in performance because:A) workflow management is difficult to achieve.B) document management is difficult to achieve.C) it is difficult to streamline many business processes.D) organizational change is difficult to manage.d) Organizational change is difficult to manage

52. 102) When the output of some units can be used as inputs to other units, or if two organizations poolmarkets and expertise that result in lower costs and generate profits it is often referred to ascreating:A) value chains. B) value webs.C) core competencies. D) synergies.D) Synergies

53. 103) Hilton Hotels' use of customer information software to identify the most profitable customers todirect services to is an example of using information systems to:A) increase efficiency. B) differentiate their service.C) strengthen customer intimacy. D) focus on market niche.D) Focus on Market Niche

54. 104) A virtual company:A) uses Internet technology to maintain a networked community of users.B) uses Internet technology to maintain a virtual storefront.C) provides entirely Internet-driven services, or virtual products.

D) uses the capabilities of other companies without being physically tied to those companies.D) Uses the capabilities of other companies without being physically tied to those companies

55. 105) When a firm provides a specialized product or service for a narrow target market better thancompetitors, they are using a:A) product differentiation strategy. B) process efficiency strategy.C) mass customization strategy. D) market niche strategy.D) Market Niche Strategy

56. 106) Which of the following is an example of a key force in a firm's broader, less immediateenvironment?A) stockholders B) regulationsC) economic trends D) shipping firmsC) Economic trends

57. 107) Second Life is an example of a:A) mind mapping tool. B) virtual world.C) social networking site. D) wiki.B) Virtual World

58. 108) The principal liaison between the information systems groups and the rest of the organization isa(n):A) programmer. B) information systems manager.C) CIO. D) systems analyst.D) Systems analyst

59. 109) Which type of system would you use to determine what trends in your supplier's industry will

affect your firm the most in five years?A) MIS B) ESS C) TPS D) DSSA) MIS

60. 110) These systems are designed to support organization-wide process coordination and integration.A) Decision-support systems B) CRMC) Management information systems D) Enterprise applicationsD) Enterprise Application

61. 111) Executive support systems are information systems that support the:A) decision-making and administrative activities of middle managers.B) long-range planning activities of senior management.C) day-to-day processes of production.D) knowledge and data workers in an organization.B) Long-range planning activities of senior management.

62. 112) The use of digital technology and the Internet to execute the major business processes in theenterprise is called:A) MIS. B) enterprise applications.C) e-commerce. D) e-business.D) E-business

63. 113) The three principal levels of hierarchies within a business organization are:A) senior management, middle management, and operational management.B) senior management, operational management, and workers.C) management, data workers, and operational management.D) management, knowledge workers, and service workers.A) Senior management, Middle management, and Operational Management.

64. 114) These systems are especially suited to situations in which the procedure for arriving at a solution

may not be fully predefined in advance.A) Knowledge management systems B) Transaction processing systemsC) Decision-support systems D) Management information systemsC) Decision-support systems

65. 115) ________ support making decisions that are unique, rapidly changing, and not easily specified inadvance.A) Decision-support systems B) Management information systemsC) Executive support systems D) Transaction processing systemsA) Decision-support systems

66. 116) You work for a highly successful advertiser that is just about to expand nationally. Of utmostimportance will be finding a way to store and disseminate their client's frequently updatedbranding and style guides to all of their branches. The guides include multiple image files and textdocuments. What system will best serve these needs?A) A wiki B) An extranet with KMS capabilitiesC) An ESS with collaboration capabilities D) A TPS with KMS capabilitiesB) An extranet with KMS capabilities

67. 117) Which of the following collaboration tools would be appropriate for participants in separatelocations who need to collaborate synchronously?A) blog B) group calendarC) team room D) electronic meeting software.D) Electronic Meeting software.

68. 118) A POS system, such as the one selected by Johnny's Lunch in the chapter case study, falls intowhich category of information system?

A) DSS B) KWS C) MIS D) TPSD) TPS

69. 119) ________ systems often deliver information to senior executives through a portal.A) Management informationB) Decision-supportC) Transaction processing D) Executive supportD) Executive support

70. 120) You manage the Information Systems department at a small startup Internet advertiser. You needto set up an inexpensive system that allows customers to see real-time statistics such as views andclick-throughs about their current banner ads. Which type of system will most efficiently providea solution?A) Intranet B) ExtranetC) Enterprise system D) CRMB) Extranet

71. 121) The support activities of a firm include:A) organization infrastructure, human resources, technology, and procurement.B) inbound logistics, organization infrastructure, outbound logistics, technology, andprocurement.C) organization infrastructure, human resources, sales and marketing, and technology.D) inbound logistics, technology, outbound logistics, sales and marketing, and service.D) Inbound logistics, technology, outbound logistics, sales and marketing, and service.

72. 122) ________ typically develop a single information system, usually at the home base, and thenreplicate it around the world.

A) Domestic exporters B) Transnational firmsC) Multinational firms D) FranchisersD) Franchisers

73. 123) A ________ is a collection of independent firms that use information technology to coordinate theirvalue chains to produce a product or service for a market collectively.A) value web B) consortiaC) value chain D) business networkA) Value Web

74. 124) Which of the following illustrates the use of information systems to achieve productdifferentiation?A) A retailer's use of information systems to produce products and services at a lower price thancompetitors.B) A PC manufacturer's use of information systems in selling build-to-order PCs directly tocustomers.C) A car dealer's use of information systems to determine which models and options itscustomers are most likely to buy.D) An automobile manufacturer's use of information systems to facilitate direct access fromsuppliers to production schedules.B) A PC manufacturer's use of information systems in selling build-to-order PC's directly to customers

75. 125) Which of the following illustrates the use of information systems to strengthen customer andsupplier intimacy?A) Wal-Mart's use of information systems to produce products and services at a lower pricethan competitors.B) Dell's use of information systems in selling made-to-order PCs directly to customers.

C) AutoNation's use of information systems to determine which models and options they aremost likely to buy.D) Chrysler Corporation's use of information systems to facilitate direct access from suppliers toproduction schedules.D) Chrysler Corporation's use of information systems to facilitate direct access from suppliers to production schedules.

76. 126) The four basic strategies a company can employ to deal with competitive forces are:A) (1) strengthen customer and supplier intimacy, (2) focus on market niche, (3) productdifferentiation, and (4) low-cost leadership.B) (1) increase process efficiency, (2) implement demand control, (3) focus on market niche, and(4) low-cost leadership.C) (1) focus on market niche, (2) product differentiation, (3) mass customization, and (4)implement demand control.D) (1) strengthen customer and supplier intimacy, (2) focus on market niche, (3) productdifferentiation, and (4) implement demand control.,A) (1) Strengthen customer and supplier intimacy, (2) focus on market niche, (3) product differentiation, and (4) low-cost leadership.

77. 127) To what competitive force did the printed encyclopedia industry succumb?A) Customer's bargaining powerB) Low cost of entryC) Substitute products or servicesD) Positioning and rivalry among competitorsxsC) Substitute products or services

78. 128) Psychological aspects play a significant role in the definition of quality for:A) producers only. B) customers only.C) both customers and producers. D) neither customers nor producersB) Customers only

79. 129) How are information systems used at the industry level to achieve strategic advantage?A) By raising the bargaining power of suppliersB) By enforcing standards that reduce the differences between competitorsC) By building industry-wide, IT-supported consortia and symposiaD) By encouraging the entry of new competitorsC) By building industry-wide, IT-supported consortia and symposia

80. 130) Which industries did the first wave of e-commerce transform?A) Real estate, books, bill payments B) Air travel, books, bill paymentsC) Real estate, air travel, books D) Air travel, books, musicD)Air Travel, Books, Music.

81. 131) In a business environment, the focus of collaboration is to:A) foster better communication. B) provide a sense of community.C) prevent miscommunication. D) accomplish the task at hand.D) Accomplish the task at hand

82. 132) Policies that determine which information technology will be used, when, and how are providedby:A) IT management services. B) IT educational services.C) IT standards services. D) Application software services..on.C) IT Standards services.

83. 133) The Internet raises the bargaining power of customers by:A) making information available to everyone.B) lowering transaction costs.C) creating new opportunities for building loyal customer bases.D) making more products available.em.A) Making information available to everyone.

84. 134) ________ systems are those in which each foreign unit designs its own unique information system

solutions.A) Duplicated B) Networked C) Centralized D) DecentralizedD) Decentralized

85. 135) Streamlining the steps taken to complete a business task more efficiently is called:A) workflow reengineering. B) business process reengineering.C) business process management. D) workflow management.D) Workflow Management

86. 136) A substitute product of most concern for a cable TV distributor is:A) satellite TV. B) the Internet. C) broadcast TV. D) satellite radio.A) Satellite TV

87. 137) Which of the following industries has the lowest barrier to entry?A) Automotive B) Restaurant C) Airline D) Computer-chipB) Restaurant

88. 138) Internet technology:A) makes it easy to sustain operational advantages.B) increases the difference between competitors because of the wide availability of information.C) makes it easy for rivals to compete on price alone.D) imposes a significant cost of entry, due to infrastructure requirements.C) Makes it easy for rivals to compete on price alone.

89. 139) ________ systems are those in which systems development and operation occur totally at thedomestic home base.A) Decentralized

B) Centralized C) Networked D) DuplicatedC) Networked

90. 140) ________ is the ability to offer individually tailored products or services using the same productionresources as bulk production.A) Demand customization B) Mass customizationC) Personalization D) Size customizationB) Mass Customization

91. 141) Which of the following is not one of the competitive forces of Porter's model?A) Suppliers B) External environmentC) Customers. D) Other competitorsB) External Environment

92. 142) The emergence of the World Wide Web acted as a disruptive technology for:A) the typewriter industry. B) print publishing.C) microprocessor firms. D) PC manufacturers.B) Print Publishing

93. 143) Benchmarking:A) synchronizes the business processes of customers, suppliers, and trading partners.B) is used to measure the speed and responsiveness of information technology.C) compares the efficiency and effectiveness of your business processes against strict standards.D) allows industry participants to develop industry-wide standards.C) Compares the efficiency and effectiveness of your business processes against strict standards.

94. 144) Which of the following is not a benefit of implementing CAD systems?A) Reducing the time spent on benchmarkingB) Reducing the time spent on completing a designC) Ability to review designs for errors prior to productionD) Ability to make changes to digital models without building physical prototypesA) Reducing the time spend on benchmarking.

95. 145) The most successful solutions or methods for achieving a business objective are called:A) best processes. B) core processes. C) best practices. D) benchmarks.C) Best Practices

96. 146) In network economics, the value of a commercial software vendor's software products:A) increases as more people use them.B) decreases according to the law of diminishing returns.C) decreases as more people use them.D) increases due to higher marginal gain in output.A) Increases as more people use them

97. 147) The ________ strategy is characterized by heavy centralization of corporate activities in the homecountry of origin.A) multinational B) domestic exporterC) franchise D) transnationalonslaceB) Domestic Exporter

98. 148) Globalization allows:A) businesses to use the capabilities of other companies without being physically tied to thosecompanies.B) information systems to more fully utilize Internet capabilities.C) businesses to sell their products on a global scale.D) information systems to enhance core competencies.C) Businesses to sell their products on a global scale

99. 149) The more any given resource is applied to production, the lower the marginal gain in output, untila point is reached where the additional inputs produce no additional output is referred to as:A) the law of diminishing returns. B) supply and demand.C) inelasticity. D) the point of no return..A) the law of diminishing returns.

100. 150) A firm can exercise greater control over its suppliers by having:A) more suppliers. B) local suppliers.C) global suppliers. D) fewer suppliers.A) More Suppliers

<question>51) What analytical framew ork and uses of collaboration tools?A) cost/use matrix