Chapter 1 RAT

In 2017, American business spent _______ on information systems hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment.

$1 Trillion

Which of the following statements is NOT accurate regarding how information systems are transforming business? A. Fifty-five percent of the entire population now use desktop computers, and their sales are soaring. B. Businesses are starting to use social networking tools to connect to their employees, customers, and managers worldwide. C. As of June 2017, more than 140 million businesses worldwide had dot-com Internet sites D. 220 million people shop online. E. E-commerce and Internet advertising continue to expand. Internet advertising continues to grow at more than 20 percent per year.

A.

A scanner used to capture a product's code (i.e., SKU) is considered ________

An input

The field of management information systems (MIS) deals with ________ issues as well as technical issues related to the development and use of information systems in an organization

Behavioral

An approach to the study of information systems that focuses on changes in attitude, management, and organization policy is called the ________

Behavioral approach

companies analyzing huge amounts of data, social media, and other data points represent an emerging area of what?

Big data

How a company produces, delivers and sells its products and services in the marketplace is called a(n) ________

Business model

Which one of the following is NOT one of the major business functions or specialized tasks performed by business organizations and supported by information system? A. Manufacturing and production B.Human resources C. Collective bargaining D. Finance and accounting E. Sales and marketing

Collective bargaining

The technical approach to information systems includes ________

Computer science and management science

The study of information systems is a multidisciplinary field. What are the disciplines?

Computer science, operations research, sociology, management science, economics, psychology

A raw fact would be considered ______.

Data

The millions of product bar codes scanned at supermarket checkout counters everyday are examples of ________

Data

_______ component of an information system is considered a bridge that connects the computer side and the human side of the system

Data

A(n) ________, such as a clerk, uses data for things such as scheduling.

Data worker

If almost all an organization's significant business relationships are digitally enabled, it would be called a(n) ______

Digital firm

A business model describes ______

How a company produces, delivers, and sells a product or service to create wealth

_____ includes hardware and software an organization needs to compete in the marketplace

Information technology (IT)

Which of the following options has drastically reduced the costs of operating and transacting on a global scale?

Internet

Using Internet technology to create an internal system is called a(n) ________.

Intranet

____ deals with both behavioral and technical issues regarding information systems, and focuses on the development, use, and impact of systems by managers and employees.

Management information systems (MIS)

The behavioral approach to information systems includes _______

Psychology and sociology

When Sam describes modeling the inputs and outputs of an IS and understanding how they relate to other systems she is describing _____.

Systems thinking

All of the following are components of an IS except _______ A. data B. software C. hardware D. culture E. procedures

culture

When technology must be changed and designed to fit the needs of the organization and individuals, it may need to be ________ to adjust the fit between the organizational needs and the technology

de-optimized

All of the following disciplines contribute to the contemporary approaches to information systems EXCEPT ______ A. philosophy B. computer science C. operations research D. economics E. psychology

philosophy

All of the following disciplines contribute to the contemporary approaches to information systems EXCEPT ________ A. Economics B. computer science C. philosophy D. operations research E. psychology

philosophy

The behavioral approach to information systems includes ________

psychology and sociology

All of the following are interrelated changes in the technology area that impact businesses EXCEPT ________. -Growth of could computing -growing business use of big data -the Internet of things -quantum computing -the widespread adoption of the mobile computing platform

quantum computing

The ________ view jointly optimizes the social and technical systems used in production

sociotechnical

The information systems approach to this textbook is the ________

sociotechnical approach