MIS 200 test one

Constructive Criticism:

(avoid groupthink) positive feedback

Module three: Which of the following factors determines the structure, features, and functions of an information system used in a company?/ competitive strategy/ An organization's goals and objectives are determined by its competitive strategy. True/ The collective technical capability of an organization determines its competitive strategy.: false/Porter's five forces model is used to assess industry structure/ According to Porter's five forces model, which of the following firms would be least affected by the threat of substitutes?: firm that sells the only drug for a disease/ According to Porter's five forces model, a student's choice of lunch options at a large food court would be an example of a strong force for threat of subsittions/

According to Porter's five forces model, in which of the following situations would the supplier have the highest bargaining power?: a dealer of a patented material for smartphone manufacturers/ According to Porter's five forces model, in which of the following examples would rivalry be considered as a weak force affecting the market?; search engine designers/A mining company develops a new processing technique using only light and patents the process. This situation is characterized by low threat subsitons/

I-Scream-4 Ice Cream decided to counter this threat by introducing five new varieties of ice creams. Which competitive strategy is I-Scream-4 Ice Cream implementing?: product differention/ An automobile company decides to improve the quality of its products and bring more variety into its entire product line. The company has decided to adopt : wide diff/ Focused differentiation occurs when: better serive s provided / Focused cost leadership is observed when a product has the lowest cost: within an industry segment/ Which of the following factors determines the structure, features, and functions of an information system used in a company?the competitive strategy/ Which of the following is a primary activity in the value chain?competitive/ Porter's five forces model is used to assess: ndustry structure/ FunText is a company that owns an app used for text messaging. It recently offered a six month membership extension to its existing customers without any additional charges. Which competitive strategy is FunText trying to implement in this scenario?

Locking in customers/ establishing alliances is a means through which an organization can gain a competitive advantage through process implementations./ A group of shoe manufacturing firms purchases raw materials collectively from a single supplier to obtain better deals. This is an example of obtaining competitive advantage by establishing alliances/ Reduction in production cost results in Bargaining power/ Identify the principle of competitive advantage that is associated with product implementations. reduce cost/ The business process design created by Porter states that firms should create new, more efficient business processes that integrate the activities of all departments involved in a value chain./ An organization's goals and objectives are determined by its competitive strategy. information systems exist to help organizations achieve their strategies. An organization's goals and objectives are determined by its competitive strategy.

Arie is a team lead for a group of engineers working on a new product. Arie decides to assign four additional engineers to the project to optimize corporate resources. His decisions, in this scenario, are managerialin nature./ Carl, the information technology head at Cloud Denim, a clothing company, has to update the enterprise software system used by the organization. He is responsible for determining the hardware and software that would be required to implement the new system. Carl's decisions, in this case, are strategic

Managerial decisions are decisions about the utilization of resources/ Which of the following is an example of a strategic decision?: Which of the following is an example of a strategic decision?/ Following standardized guidelines to calculate sales commissions is an example of a(n) structured decisions/ An organization uses a formula to compute the reorder quantity of an item in inventory. This is an example of a(n) structured decision process.

Digital revolution: Technology fundamentally changing business Information Age/ Primary economic drivers: production, distribution, control of information Digital Revolution Conversation from mechanical/analog devices to digital devices Understanding the forces: Bells law: new class of computers establishes a new industry each decade. Allowing us to understand how digital evolution will affect businesses and industries.

Metcafes law: co-onventor of ethernet -the different laws will help with driving data, processing storage, communciations /Rapid technological change and increased international competition: » Requires skills and ability to adapt. » Favors people with strong non-routine cognitive skills -IT: products, methods, inventions, standards -IS= IT+ procedures+ people

Despite the rapid growth of technology, digital devices fail to impact the industry.:false/ Gordon Moore was the inventor of Ethernet.: false/ The Information Age is a period in history where the production, distribution, and control of information is the primary driver of the economy./ true

Module 2: Collaboration is defined as a group of people working together to achieve a common goal/ collaboration is defined as a group of people working together to achieve a common goal via a process of feedback and iteration./ Which of the following is a key difference between collaboration and cooperation?: Unlike cooperation, collaboration emphasizes iteration and feedback./ They provide continuous feedback to each other and thus complete the project. Which of the following is being illustrated in this activity?: collaboration is defined as a group of people working together, all doing essentially the same type of work, to accomplish a job./ A student group that is working on a project is considered to be a collaboration if the members provide feedback on each others work./

Abstract reasoning is the ability to: make and manipulate models/ Systems thinking s the ability to model the components of a system — to connect the inputs and outputs among those components into a sensible whole that reflects the structure and dynamics of the phenomenon observed.A manager will essentially require [blank] skills to test ideas clearly on a small scale before taking bigger risks or committing significant resources to a larger project- experimentation

Moores law: states that the number of transistors per square inch on an integrated chip doubles every 18 months./ According to Moore's Law, the number of transistors per square inch on an integrated chip doubles every 18 months/Nielsen's Law: states that network connection speeds for high-end users will increase by 50 percent per year./ Which of the following ratios has fallen as a result of Moore's Law?: price/performance/ Metcalfe's Law states that the value of a network is equal to the square of the number of users connected to it./ Google's Project Loon is a major effort to: bring Internet access to everyone using a network of inflated balloons/

Alternatives for sharing content

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Collaboration

People working together to achieve a common goal (feedback and iteration)

Types of is: Human Resources or Personnel » Manage personnel, provide information to HR for decision on hiring, scheduling, reporting, etc. l Marketing » Manage marketing activities, aims to improve marketing decisions through sales forecasting, market analysis, etc. l Manufacturing » Manage manufacturing resources to increase efficiency, reduce costs, increase quality, etc. l Logistics

Schedule inbound and outbound shipment, aimed to reduce cost of transportation, maintain safe and reliable delivery l Financial » Manage financial transactions and develop statements, aimed to provide timely information for finance-related decisions such as budget allocation, capital investment, and manage

Collaboration Tools

Synchronous: shared calendars, invitation and acceptance. Single Location: office applications such as word and powerpoint. Share white boards. Multiple Locations: Conference calls, multiparty text, screen sharing, webinars, zoom. Asynchronous: single or multiple locations, email, discussion forms, team surveys.

ccording to Porter's five forces model, an oil producer will have increased bargaining power if the supply of oil drops sharply./ Bargaining power of customers is likely to be the highest for markets involving industrial products/ Which of the following is a primary activity in the value chain? receiving and handling of raw materials and other inputs/

The automobile industry is characterized by many manufacturers and intense competition among them. According to Porter's five forces model, this statement illustrates high levels of rivalry/ LNG is a large multinational appliance manufacturer. The company gets raw materials from many vendors. In this case, LNG is characterized by high bargaining power over its suppliers/A major drawback of Porter's five forces model is that it ignores the rivalry among firms in the industry.: flase / An organization responds to the structure of its industry by choosing a competitive strategy.: true/

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price/performace

has fallen from moores law

1972 computer scientist Gordon bell recognized that digital devices would change the world/ google project loon: bring Internet access to everyone using a network of inflated balloons/ Despite the rapid growth of technology, digital devices fail to impact the industry.- false/ The Information Age is a period in history where the production, distribution, and control of information is the primary driver of the economy.- true

routine skill: most likely to be outsourced to the lowest bidder/ Dallas is an analyst at an online retailer. He is great at creating representative diagrams showing the relationships between customer purchases, billing, and shipment. This indicates that he has [blank] skills.-abstract reasoning

Operational decisions are those that support operational, day-to-day activites/ Which of the following is the most important trait that an effective collaborator should have?: giving and receiving critical feedback/ Which of the following is the least important characteristic of an effective collaborator?: having experience as a collaborator/ Constructive criticism is negative advice given to improve an outcome.: false

where the desire for group cohesion leads to improved decision-making.: false/ Identify a primary purpose of collaboration.: making decisions/ Marci, a purchasing agent, orders 300 refrigerators per month from an online vendor portal. In doing so, she has made a(n) operational decision./ operational decisions are concerned with day-to-day activities./