Business Essentials Unit 5.0 Obj 5.01-5.04 SG

Which of the following is a method of technological information gathering that businesses can use to enhance customer relations:

A customer registers on the company website.

Which of the following problems is connected to technology:

Air pollution

Which of the following is a benefit that businesses receive from using the Internet:

Faster connections with suppliers

Which of the following is a true statement about a management information system (MIS):

It may be one part of a business's overall information management program.

Carson is a staff accountant, and he needs to look at last year's tax return. However, he can't find it anywhere. Which information management guideline is not being followed in this situation?

Make sure that information is retrievable

How has technology changed the nature of marketing?

Marketing is now completely electronic.

What is the biggest impact of technology on the computer industry?

Technology created the computer industry.

How has technology affected the travel-agency industry?

Technology has threatened the travel-agency industry.

Smartphones allow employees to

communicate while out of the office.

A medical professional enters a patient's symptoms into a computer program designed to help diagnose illnesses. This program is known as a(n)

expert system.

Wireless networks are now more common due to

increased distribution of the workforce.

Appropriate information management saves businesses time and money by

maintaining higher levels of productivity.

Information management can be a challenge because

many people don't understand what it is.

When an employee uses a computer program to help manage bookkeeping tasks, s/he is using

software.

Phil works from his home office on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This is known as

telecommuting.

Computers direct robots and other machines to do specific tasks in a technology known as

virtual training.