Ch 2 review questions

Which of the following decisions requires knowledge based on collaboration and interaction?

Should we work with outside vendors on new products and services?

Which of the following job categories is expected to experience the most growth over the next eight years?

systems analysts

Which of the following is not a business benefit of collaboration?

Improved compliance with government regulations

Which of the following statements about Plan International's new human resources system, as described in the chapter case, is not true?

It took six months to implement a working system at Plan International's international headquarters.

Which of the following tools would you use to evaluate and choose a collaboration tool for your organization?

The time/space collaboration and social tool matrix

________ allows you to communicate with avatars using text messaging.

a virtual world

Using the Internet to buy or sell goods is called:

e-commerce

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.

enterprise

________ systems are also known as enterprise systems.

enterprise resource planning

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?

An extranet, to enable quick collaboration over the Internet, minimize the time spent communicating with the client, and minimize the amount of paperwork needed

The ________ helps design programs and systems to find new sources of knowledge or to make better use of existing knowledge in organizational and management processes.

CKO

Which of the following types of information systems are especially suited to situations in which the procedure for arriving at a solution may not be fully defined in advance?

DSS

The four major types of enterprise applications are:

ERP, SCM, CRM, and KMS.

Which of the following systems would you expect to deliver integrated, personalized business content through a web-based interface?

ESS

What is the most important function of an enterprise application?

Enabling business functions and departments to share information

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?

Extranet

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?

TPS with MIS capabilities

Which of the following types of system enables management to make better decisions regarding organizing and scheduling sourcing, production, and distribution?

SCM

Which of the following statements is not true?

In general, the technical occupations in IT are showing faster expansion than occupations involved with the management of IT.

Which of the following would you use to consolidate the relevant knowledge and experience in the firm and make it available to improve business processes and management decision making?

KMS

A relocation control system that reports summaries on the total moving, house hunting, and home financing costs for employees in all company divisions falls into which of the following categories?

MIS

Which of the following is not one of the four main classifications for collaboration tools identified by the space/time matrix?

Remote/colocated

A(n) ________ is typically a major source of data for other systems.

TPS

If your main supplier was late in delivering goods, which type of system would you use to update your production schedule?

TPS

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?

TPS

All of the following job categories are expected to grow over the next eight years except:

computer programmers

A(n) ________ social networking tool creates business value by connecting the members of an organization through profiles, updates, and notifications that are tailored to internal corporate uses.

enterprise

Producing a bill of materials is a business process in which of the following functional areas?

manufacturing and production

Which type of system integrates supplier, manufacturer, distributor, and customer logistics processes?

supply chain management system

Using ________ to enable government relationships with citizens, businesses, and other arms of government is called e-government.

the Internet and networking technologies

________ is a collaboration tool that supports remote (different place), synchronous (same time) collaboration.

video conferencing

The term management information systems refers to a specific category of information systems serving:

middle management functions

Which of the following types of system would you use to manage relationships with your customers?

CRM

Non-typical business problems with causes and effects that are rapidly changing are typically handled by which of the following types of information system?

DSS

Which type of information system would you use to forecast the return on investment if your firm planned to switch to a new supplier that offered products at a lower cost?

DSS

The ________ function is responsible for identifying customers.

sales and marketing

Which level of the organization is an ESS specifically designed to serve?

senior management

Which of the following types of systems typically use a digital dashboard to display an array of charts and graphs of a business's key performance indicators?

ESS

Which of the following would you use to forecast trends in your supplier's industry that could affect your firm over the next five years?

ESS

Which of the following is a firm's CPO responsible for?

Ensuring that the company complies with existing data privacy laws

Which of the following types of system helps coordinate the flow of information between the firm and its suppliers and customers?

Extranet

An information systems manager:

manages data entry staff

All of the following are reasons for the increased business focus on collaboration and teamwork, except for:

the need for more efficient work hierarchies

Which of the following is the greatest obstacle in enabling collaboration between employees at different, distant corporate locations?

time zones

All of the following are examples of business intelligence systems except a system that:

tracks the flows of materials in a factory

According to the chapter case, which of the following statements about Cisco's IX5000 telepresence system is not true?

A six-seat IX500 system costs about $500,000

A ________ is a senior manager who oversees the use of IT in the firm.

CIO

Which of the following is a highly structured decision?

granting credit to a customer

Which of the following statements regarding IBM Notes is not true?

it began as an e-mail and messaging client.

An ESS supports which of the following?

long-range planning activities of senior management