Info systems ch 1 T/F
A network requires at least three computers and a shared resource.
False
Business processes are those logically related tasks for accomplishing tasks that have been formally encoded by an organization.
False
Information systems literacy describes the behavioral approach to information systems, while computer literacy describes the technical approach.
False
Information technology (IT) consists of all the hardware that a firm needs to use in order to achieve its business objectives, whereas information systems consist of all the hardware and software needed.
False
Internet advertising is growing at a rate of more than 30 percent.
False
Intranets are private corporate networks extended to authorized users outside the organization.
False
There are two types of outsourcing: offshore outsourcing and foreign outsourcing.
False
Whereas marketing and financial careers have been transformed by the growth in information systems, management has- so far- remained relatively unaffected.
False
A business model describes how a company produces, delivers and sells a product or service to create wealth.
True
An IT infrastructure provides the platform on which the firm can build its information systems.
True
An understanding of enterprise-wide systems for customer relationship management is one of the skills relevant to careers in marketing.
True
As a result of new public laws, accountants are beginning to perform more technical duties, such as auditing systems and networks.
True
Computers are only part of an information system.
True
Developing a new product, fulfilling an order, or hiring a new employee are all examples of business processes.
True
Employee attitudes about their jobs, employers, or technology can have a powerful effect on their abilities to use information systems productively.
True
Forensic accounting is used to investigate bankruptcies and contract disputes.
True
Identifying a problem includes the agreeing that a problem exists.
True
In order to understand how a specific business firm uses information systems, you need to know something about the history and culture of the company.
True
Political conflict is an example of the people dimension of business problems.
True
The dimensions of information systems are people, organizations and information technology.
True
UPS's use of Web-based tools that allow customers to embed UPS functions such as tracking and cost calculations into their own Web sites was an information systems solution uses to achieve customer intimacy.
True
