Management Information Systems
Japanese consumers who only want to purchase products made in Japan are an example of ______________.
cultural particularism
All of the following are considered to be knowledge workers except _____________.
executives
Your company wants to develop intelligent techniques to create a "smart" oven that can perfectly cook basic foodstuffs, such as roasts and bread, using sensors and minimal input from the user. The system would know the difference between rare, medium rare, medium, and well-done roasts. The category of intelligent technique that would describe this system is __________.
fuzzy logic
You have been hired by a firm in a non-information-intensive industry to evaluate its inventory of systems and IT projects. Which types of projects should the firm focus on?
high-benefit, low-risk projects
A man steals from a grocery store in order to feed his starving family. Which of the following best expresses the utilitarian principle in evaluating this situation?
his action is acceptable because the higher social value is the survival of the family
Order fulfillment involves all of the following business processes except ____________.
making customers aware of the product
To make sure they stock clothes that their customers will purchase, a department store implements a new application that analyzes spending levels at their stores and cross-references this data to popular clothing styles. Which of the following business objectives is this information intended to support?
operational excellence
Which of the following refers to all of the methods, policies, and organizational procedures that ensure the safety of the organization's assets, the accuracy and reliability of its accounting records, and operational adherence to management standards?
Controls
Which of the following may lead to competitive advantage? I. New products, services, and business models II. Charging less for superior products III. Responding to customers in real time
I, II, and III
Which of the following statements about the technical view of organizations is not true?
It sees the inputs and outputs, labor and capital, as being infinitely malleable
Which type of infrastructure service provides data, voice and video connectivity to employees, customers, and suppliers?
Telecommunications
You have been asked to implement enterprise software for a manufacturer of kitchen appliances. What is the first step you should take?
Select the functions of the system you wish to use.
Which of the following best illustrates the affiliate revenue model?
Yelp receives a fee after steering a customer to a participating Web site where he or she makes a purchase.
In a parallel conversion strategy, the new system ______________.
and the old are run together for a time
________ is a feature of law-governed society and involves having laws that are known and understood, along with the ability to appeal to higher authorities to ensure that the laws are applied correctly.
due process
The logical view of a database ________________.
presents data as they would be perceived by end users
Pharming involves ______________.
redirecting users to a fraudulent website even when the user has typed in the correct address in the web browser
Transaction brokers __________.
save users money and time by processing online sales transactions
A network of organizations and business processes for procuring raw materials, transforming these materials into intermediate and finished products, and distributing the finished products to customers is called a/an ___________.
supply chain
When a firm buys on the marketplace what it cannot make itself, the costs incurred are referred to as _________________.
transaction costs