Quiz #1: Investigating MIS

Describe the benefits of cloud computing. More than one answer may be correct.

1. Affordability for business useAffordability for business use 2. Access to applications softwareAccess to applications software 3. Flexibility of user devices

In which of the following scenarios is a learning management system (LMS) being used to document student activity?

1. Students taking online classes are required to use the discussion board each week to comment on the readings and reply to three classmates' comments. 2. Auto-graded quizzes become available in the LMS after a student has completed the assigned readings that accompany each quiz.

Select all of the following contemporary work situations that show scientific management at work.

1. Warehouse packers are having a difficult time managing the piles of items that the robots are picking off the shelves. Managers adjust the robots' speed to coordinate with the humans' speed. 2. Junior high school teachers work in teams of two: one newer teacher and one seasoned teacher. The principal and assistant principal assign the teams and hold staff trainings throughout the year. 3. Instead of relying on "old hands," a political campaign director recruits from groups who are very enthusiastic about the candidate's ideas. The director sees training as a way to shape energy into action.

Which of the following companies popularized the use of personal computers?

Apple, Dell, Hewlett-Packard

Describe examples of how client-server networks are used.

Data Storage, Data Back-up, Printing

What is the key role of a client-server network in business?

To provide personal computer users secured access to shared data.

Which advance in MIS technology or tools could pose the greatest threat to a manager's job security?

decision-making software or apps

At the time cash registers were invented, "ringing up" a customer meant

each time the cash drawer was opened, the register rang, alerting a shop owner to register activity.

Mary Parker Follett's theory of management is based on the principle that

success depends on the flow of ideas from all levels of an organization.

What is Frederick Taylor's four principles of scientific management?

task measurement, employee development, worker-manager collaboration, and management training

The first modern transaction processing system was

the cash register.

In his theories of management, Peter Drucker placed special emphasis on

the importance of involving employees in the goal-setting process.

The development and growing popularity of flextime arrangements can largely be attributed to

the spread of high-speed Internet and technologies such as telecommuting and teleconferencing.

The main function of executive support systems (ESSs) is to

turn data into information to support high-level decision making.

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.

Which of the following statements describes a typical characteristic of telecommuting?

1. It requires reliable, high-speed Internet access.It requires reliable, high-speed Internet access. 2. It allows the employee to work from almost anywhere. 3. It can place additional demands on the employee's time.

Which of the following scenarios describes a situation that would benefit from a mobile POS system?

1. A pop-up art space is opening downtown. They will be in their retail space for two months before closing up shop and hope to sell the works of three local artists. They would like to use one system to manage inventory, purchasing and customer payment.A pop-up art space is opening downtown. They will be in their retail space for two months before closing up shop and hope to sell the works of three local artists. They would like to use one system to manage inventory, purchasing and customer payment. 2. A handy man runs a business where he does small repairs and maintenance work at homes in his town. He does not advertise and gains new client by word of mouth only. Currently, he only accepts cash or check for payment but would like to accept credit and debit cards.A handy man runs a business where he does small repairs and maintenance work at homes in his town. He does not advertise and gains new client by word of mouth only. Currently, he only accepts cash or check for payment but would like to accept credit and debit cards. 3. Two yoga instructors plan on offering weekly pop-up yoga classes for small children and their parents. They will advertise on social media and parents will pay the fee as they arrive for the class. Each class will be held a different local brewery or restaurant before it opens for the day.

From the following list, select all the ways in which Henri Fayol's guiding principles of management address the welfare of employees.

1. by requiring that all employees be fairly compensated by requiring that all employees be fairly compensated 2. by requiring clear lines of authority and communication by requiring clear lines of authority and communication 3. by requiring managers to be fair and kind to employees by requiring managers to be fair and kind to employees 4. by requiring managers to encourage people to take initiative

Who espoused "Theory X" and "Theory Y"?

Douglas McGregor

A manager wants to accurately predict how many light-up three-wheeled scooters they'll need to meet holiday demand. Which component of supply chain management would the manager be using to determine the appropriate number to produce?

Supply chain planning