BCIS-4350

Which is the best description of the relationship between "green computing" and management information systems (MIS)?

Advances in MIS technology will help make "green computing" easier and more widespread.

Which of the following is an example of an employee behaving in a way that confirms the theories of Elton Mayo? More than one answer may be correct.

An editorial assistant is hired after college graduation by an editor in chief at a publishing house. Although the assistant's main tasks are to make appointments, arrange for conference travel, and send out review copies, the editor in chief frequently meets with the assistant to let her know details of how conferences went and how books she has worked on are selling, describing to the assistant how these sales occur and why each conference is important. The assistant finds herself staying late at work to ensure that everything is done correctly and looks forward to her meetings with her boss. An environmental engineer working for a solar panel company runs experiments determining the capacity of smaller solar panels made out of different types of materials. She submits her results to her supervisor along with her opinion on the economic value of each type of panel but is not informed if her work results in products that are successfully sold in the market.

What function of a micro-networked POS systems is responsible for increased accuracy of employees when ringing up customer purchases?

The total button which automatically added up the amount owed for items purchased

Which statement best describes the impact of management information systems (MIS) for communication?

They have vastly improved organizations' ability to communicate effectively and efficiently.

Select all technology options for video conferencing from the following list. More than one answer may be correct.

Zoom and WebEx on a desktop computer FaceTime and Skype on a mobile phone

Frederick Taylor used time-and-motion studies to

break down work tasks to find ways to improve them.

What is the server in a client-server network?

computer hardware

Adam Smith argued for the division of labor because he believed that

workers who specialize in a task perform it more efficiently and can help identify ways to mechanize it.

What idea or concept does Adam Smith propose in his Invisible Hand theory?

A free, unregulated market operates better than one in which the government controls the business activities of individuals and companies.

Which of the following is an example of the Hawthorne effect?

A supervisor who frequently gives feedback to the employees who report to her—both to praise them and to let them know areas where they can improve—notices that employee productivity rises.

How does supply chain visibility provided by a supply chain management system reduce the bullwhip effect?

Accurately predicting how many units of an item are expected to sell allows manufacturers to accurately source for the correct amount of raw materials and avoid overreacting to fluctuations in consumer demand.

Which of the following statements best defines the purpose of data analytics?

Data analytics helps increase organizational performance by drawing meaning from large amounts of data.

John Locke's labor theory of property is applied to modern management theory because

it explains what motivates people to work: the desire to become personally wealthier.

Computing is considered "green" or environmentally responsible when

it reduces the consumption of natural resources and the associated environmental impact.

Smaller businesses are able to get the benefits of an enterprise resource (ERP) system through

scalable cloud-based ERP systems.