Mgmt Info Systems: Exam 1 Review

Which one of the following statements would best describe the concept of mass customization? a. a business uses the Internet to give its customers the opportunity to tailor its product or service to the customer's specifications. b.a business uses the Internet in order to determine your likes and dislikes so that they can make their product offering more appealing to you. c. a business uses the Internet as a delivery vehicle in the distribution channel so that they can bypass the intermediary players. d. a business uses the Internet to extend its reach to customers anywhere there is an Internet connection.

a. a business uses the Internet to give its customers the opportunity to tailor its product or service to the customer's specifications.

The electronic movement of information from one location to another is supported by a. telecommunications. b. data warehouses c. operational databases. d. transaction processing systems. e. none of the above.

a. telecommunications

A concept about which you wish to store information and that you can identify with a unique key is a. a composite relation. b. an Entity or object. c. an intersection relation. d. none of the above.

b. an Entity or object.

Which methodology can be used to identify global vision and strategy? a. business process reengineering b. critical success factors c. Porter's value chain model d. customer resource life cycle framework

b. critical success factors

Which of the following is NOT one of five primary activities as defined by the value chain model? a. inbound logistics (inputs) b. firm infrastructure (accounting, finance, management) c. operations (manufacturing and processing) d. marketing and sales

b. firm infrastructure (accounting, finance, management)

An internal organizational Internet that is guarded against outside access by a firewall is a(n) a. extranet. b. intranet. c. virtual Internet. d. private Internet.

b. intranet

The database model that uses a series of two-dimensional tables or files to store information is the a. object-oriented database model. b. relational database model. c. network database model. d. hierarchical database model.

b. relational database model.

The knowledge worker uses ___________ to run a consultation. a. the inference engine b. the user interface c. the knowledge acquisition component d. the knowledge base

b. the user interface

Which of the following is NOT considered a valid business strategy? a. cost leadership b. total quality management c. differentiation d. innovation

b. total quality management

The emerging technology behind m-commerce is mainly the: a. Wireless Applied Protocol b. Wireless Appeal Protocol c. Wireless Application Protocol d. Wired Application Protocol.

c. Wireless Application Protocol

A primary key of one file that also appears in another file of a database is called a. an object. b. a relation. c. a foreign key. d. a primary key.

c. a foreign key

The portion of a DBMS that helps you add, change, and delete information in a database and mine it for valuable information is the a. DBMS engine. b. data definition subsystem. c. data manipulation subsystem. d. data administration subsystem.

c. data manipulation subsystem.

Strategic management includes complementary activities. They are: a. long-range planning, b. response management c. proactive innovation d. all of the above

d. all of the above

When you bring together logically associated files, you create a a. character. b. field. c. file. d. database.

d. database

In the ___________________ client/server model, the client handles all logic and presentation functions and shares the data management function with the server. a. distributed presentation b. remote presentation c. distributed logic d. distributed data management

d. distributed data management

11. The modern methodology that addresses the use of information technology as an essential enabler of business is a. network perfect service. b. electronic systems management. c. client/server. d. electronic commerce.

d. electronic commerce.

A database a. is organized and accessed according to the logical structure of the information in it. b. is a collection of information. c. supports OLTP. d. is all of the above.

d. is all of the above.

An individual who work with and produces information as a product is described as a

knowledge worker