Question 1

An office automation system is a communication tool that includes voice mail,e-mail,word processing,and facsimile systems.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

____________________ is the equipment and techniques used to manage and process informatio.

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General Electric saves $1.6 billion per year by using its private corporate network that links its 340,000 employees and operates behind a firewall.What is the network called?

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A)   an intranet
B)   a specialized network
C)   an extranet
D)   a functional networkE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Why are companies adopting enterprise portals?

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A)   to perform tasks and processes more slowly and carefully than other methods
B)   to integrate disparate systems and multiple sets of information
C)   to provide no cost savings but eliminate "information intermediaries"
D)   to improve communications with customers,suppliers,dealers,but not distributorsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Which type of management support system would be used by only operational managers?

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Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a basic question that departmental managers and IT specialists should ask when planning technology purchases?

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A)   Can current employees learn to use new technology?
B)   What are the company's departmental objectives?
C)   What are the company's short-term priorities?
D)   How can technology help the company solve its problems?E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

A ____________________ is any information technology that combines many databases across an entire company into one central database that supports management decision making.

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The answer of A ____________________ is any information technology that...

Question 8

Companies that have created large databases full of individual customer information are ignoring the concerns of consumers about potential privacy violations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An accounts clerk who is able to record a payment of $50 into the company's main computer system as the payment is made is using an online processing system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following best describes how an executive information system differs from a decision support system?

Accepted Answer

A)   EIS is customized for an individual executive; a DSS is not.
B)   An EIS answers "what-if" questions; a DSS does not.
C)   An EIS is provided by application service providers; a DSS is typically purchased.
D)   An DSS answers "what-if" questions; an EIS does not.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Which of the following statements about computer networks is most accurate?

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A)   Enterprise software cannot be run on computer networks.
B)   A computer network is a group of two or more computers linked together by communications channels to share data and information.
C)   Computer networks can be used only to connect computers at one site.
D)   A LAN is a logistical analog network.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Cerner Corporation has created a system that helps emergency room physicians make decisions about what kind of treatment to give their patients.The system contains the medical records of more than 400,000 people who received treatment at more than 200 different emergency rooms.By comparing inputted information about a patient with information stored in the system,doctors can get a diagnosis and suggestions as to possible treatments.Which of the following best describes this system?

Accepted Answer

A)   a transaction processing system
B)   an information reporting system
C)   a decision support system
D)   an expert systemE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Which of the following refers to all of the equipment and techniques needed to manage and process information?

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A)   a transaction system
B)   a relational network
C)   a data processing system
D)   information technologyE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Data marts are special subsets of a data warehouse that deal with a single area of data,and are organized for quick analysis

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Internet is essentially a worldwide wide area network (WAN).

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Many companies have hired a chief information officer (CIO)to be responsible for managing all information resource.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What do we call processing data as they become available?

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A)   off-line processing
B)   batch processing
C)   online processing
D)   auxiliary processingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

What are the three major categories of applications supplied by application service providers?

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A)   enterprise applications,predictive applications,and decision support systems
B)   office automation systems,expert systems,and decision support systems
C)   transaction processing systems,enterprise applications,and predictive applications
D)   enterprise applications,collaborative applications,and applications for personal useE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

The Brick maintains a large data warehouse in which it keeps track of inventory,buying patterns,and regional differences.An examination of information from a data warehouse subset that contained data from its Calgary stores showed that for every one RCA stereo purchased,ten Sony stereos were purchased.This subset is referred to as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   a data mart
B)   an information cluster
C)   an information network
D)   a data mineE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following statements about computer networks is most accurate?

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A)   Within a computer network,the client manages the network's resources.
B)   Within a computer network,the server is the application that runs on a personal computer or workstation.
C)   Networks have eliminated the need for data sharing.
D)   Computer networks include clients and servers.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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The Internet is essentially a worldwide wide area network (WAN).

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