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B

11) If your main supplier was late in delivering goods, which type of system would you use to update your production schedule? A) ESS B) TPS C) MIS D) DSS E) BIS

C

1) Producing a bill of materials is a business process in which of the following functional areas? A) Finance and accounting B) Human resources C) Manufacturing and production D) Research and development E) Sales and marketing

A

38) You have been hired by BizCom, a business communications consultancy that services many clients in different industries throughout the United States, to help it improve its profit margin. BizCom provides customized recommendations for the best use of a client's existing resources for improving internal communications, typically delivered via documentation in different media. The company has approximately 50 consultants, all of whom are located in its central headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. What type of system do you recommend that BizCom install to improve its business processes and increase its profit margin? A) An extranet, to enable quick collaboration over the Internet, minimize the time spent communicating with the client, and minimize the amount of paperwork needed B) A CRM, to maintain easily accessible customer records to minimize the time spent looking for client data C) A KMS, for minimizing redundant work on similar clients D) A marketing system, for improving sales levels E) A TPS, to help manage all daily activities and transactions

C

12) You have been hired by a non-profit agency to implement a system to handle their donations. The system must be able to handle and record telephone, SMS, and Internet donations, provide up-to-the-minute reports, and create highly customizable mailing lists. In addition, event fundraisers need to be able to quickly access a donor's information and history. Which of the following systems will best meet these needs? A) TPS B) TPS with DSS capabilities C) TPS with MIS capabilities D) TPS with ESS capabilities E) DSS with MIS capabilities

C

13) To monitor the status of internal operations and the firm's relations with the external environment, managers need which of the following types of system? A) DSS B) KWS C) TPS D) MIS E) BIS

A

14) A(n) ________ is typically a major source of data for other systems. A) TPS B) MIS C) ESS D) DSS E) KMS

E

15) The term management information systems refers to a specific category of information systems serving: A) integrated data processing throughout the firm. B) transaction process reporting. C) employees with online access to historical records. D) the information technology function. E) middle management functions.

C

2) Which of the following is an example of a cross-functional business process? A) Identifying customers B) Transporting the product C) Creating a new product D) Assembling a product E) Paying creditors

D

21) Which level of the organization is an ESS specifically designed to serve? A) Operational B) End-user C) Middle management D) Senior management E) Knowledge workers

A

22) An ESS supports which of the following? A) Long-range planning activities of senior management B) Knowledge and data workers in an organization C) Decision making and administrative activities of middle managers D) Day-to-day processes of production E) Transactional needs of the organization

D

25) Which of the following is a highly structured decision? A) Creating a new product B) Estimating the effect of changing costs of supply materials C) Calculating the best trucking routes for product delivery D) Granting credit to a customer E) Forecasting new industry trends

A

26) Using the Internet to buy or sell goods is called: A) e-commerce. B) e-business. C) an intranet. D) an extranet. E) e-government..

B

27) All of the following are examples of business intelligence systems except a system that: A) summarizes and reports on a company's basic operations. B) tracks the flows of materials in a factory. C) focuses on problems that are unique and rapidly changing. D) compares total annual sales figures for specific products to planned targets. E) addresses nonroutine decisions..

B

29) What is the most important function of an enterprise application? A) Increasing speed of communicating B) Enabling business functions and departments to share information C) Enabling a company to work collaboratively with customers and suppliers D) Enabling cost-effective e-business processes E) Enabling inventory and supply chain management

D

3) Order fulfillment involves all of the following business processes except: A) checking the customer's credit. B) assembling the product. C) submitting the order. D) making customers aware of the product. E) shipping the product.

B

31) A(n) ________ system collects data from various key business processes and stores the data in a single, comprehensive data repository, usable by other parts of the business. A) transaction processing B) enterprise C) automatic reporting D) management information E) knowledge management

D

32) The four major types of enterprise applications are: A) SCM, CRM, DSS, and KMS. B) SCM, CRM, ESS, and KMSs. C) ERP, SCM, DSS, and CRM. D) ERP, SCM, CRM, and KMS. E) TPS, MIS, DSS, and ESS.

B

33) ________ systems are also known as enterprise systems. A) Resource planning B) Enterprise resource planning C) Enterprise support D) Management information E) Decision-support E) MIS - /A) SCM

B

35) Which type of system integrates supplier, manufacturer, distributor, and customer logistics processes? A) Collaborative distribution system B) Supply chain management system C) Reverse logistics system D) Enterprise planning system E) Transaction processing system

C

39) You manage the IT department at a small startup Internet advertiser. You need to set up an inexpensive system that allows customers to see real-time statistics such as views and click-throughs about their current banner ads. Which type of system will most efficiently provide a solution? A) CRM B) Enterprise system C) Extranet D) Intranet E) MIS

D

4) The ________ function is responsible for identifying customers. A) finance and accounting B) human resources C) manufacturing and production D) sales and marketing E) distribution and logistics

A

41) Using ________ to enable government relationships with citizens, businesses, and other arms of government is called e-government. A) the Internet and networking technologies B) e-commerce C) e-business D) any computerized technology E) telecommunications

B

42) In ________, digital technology and the Internet are used to execute the major business processes in the enterprise. A) e-commerce B) e-business C) enterprise applications D) MIS E) SCM

A

43) Which of the following statements about Plan International's new human resources system, as described in the chapter case, is not true? A) It took six months to implement a working system at Plan International's international headquarters. B) The new system helps manage grants and donations received by Plan International. C) The new system is cloud-based and delivers information on a secure mobile platform. D) The new system enables employees to update their own personal information. E) The new system provides a bird's-eye view of the entire Plan workforce.

A

5) According to the chapter case, ABB decided to switch from its existing corporate intranet for all of the following reasons except: A) the intranet was too expensive to maintain. B) the intranet was too static and outmoded to meet its current needs. C) the intranet had poor capabilities for searching for information. D) the intranet lacked collaboration tools. E) the intranet was confusing and inefficient.


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