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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 a benefit to utilizing employee scheduling software? More than one answer may be correct
Automatically schedule employees, freeing up management for more important tasks Automatically record and add up the number of hours employees are working
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.
Who espoused "Theory X" and "Theory Y"?
Douglas McGregor
What are the advantages of using personal computers in business? More than one answer may be correct.
Efficiency Flexibility of use Improved team communications
In a business setting, personal computers are most often used by remote workers who travel or do not report to an office
False
Input devices for POS (point-of-sale) stations include monitors, printers, and speakers.
False
An electrical company has decided to open a new location in California. While it will be relocating a small percentage of executives to this new location, most employees will need to be hired from the local area. The company uses its human resource information system to sort resumes based on key words used to describe skills, college attended, and number of years' experience. Any resumes that do not fit within these parameters are not scheduled for in-person interviews. What function is this HR management system helping the company perform?
Recruiting
What was a benefit of Square Inc. that differentiated it from the other POS systems that were available at the time it first launched? More than one answer may be correct.
Servers at restaurants were able to process customer payments right at the table, increasing the speed at which they could turn over tables. Smaller companies and individual vendors were able to accept credit and debit cards for payment since they didn't need to invest in expensive servers or infrastructure. Small businesses were able to afford to accept credit and debit card transactions because a flat fee was charged per transaction.
What is a benefit a student gains by using an LMS?
Student performance is more easily tracked through the gradebook, giving a student a constantly updated view of what their grade will be.
In which of the following scenarios is a learning management system (LMS) being used to document student activity? More than one answer may be correct.
Students taking online classes are required to use the discussion board each week to comment on the readings and reply to three classmates' comments Auto-graded quizzes become available in the LMS after a student has completed the assigned readings that accompany each quiz.
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
From the following list, select all the ideas that Henri Fayol identified as a guiding principle of management.
The organization's interests must take priority over the interests of individuals. Managers can expect subordinates to follow orders and discipline them if needed. Managers must have the power and the right to give orders to subordinates.
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
Why did Max Weber believe that personal responsibility, ethical behavior, and charity were fundamental to capitalism?
These are the basic principles of Protestantism.
What is the key role of a client-server network in business?
To provide personal computer users secured access to shared data.
Identifying logistical problems is an important function of data analytics.
True
While a decision support system can analyze and interpret a large amount of rapidly changing data, it cannot provide the analysis needed to ultimately make the decision.
True
Which of the following scenarios describes a situation that would benefit from a mobile POS system? More than one answer may be correct.
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. 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 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.
An enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is
an integrated MIS system for agility and a competitive edge.
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.
The first modern transaction processing system was
the cash register.
How did Karl Marx disagree with John Locke's ideas about the outcomes or products of labor?
Locke believed that people own all the products of their own labor, but Marx believed that ownership could differ for the products of living labor and accumulated labor.
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.
According to Henri Fayol, productivity and efficiency are increased when
workers specialize and become proficient in their assigned tasks.
