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978-0133940305 Chapter 1 Part 1
Information Systems Today, 7e (Valacich) 1) Identify a true statement about the function of knowledge workers. A) They use knowledge to perform their jobs but do not create knowledge. B) They create, modify, and/or synthesize knowledge as a fundamental part […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 1 Part 2
29) Which of the following is a geoeconomic challenge of operating in the digital world? A) differences in network infrastructures B) differences in the concept of time and life focus C) differences in measurement units D) differences in export and […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 1 Part 3
59) The purpose of a(n) ________ is to support and integrate all facets of the business, including planning, manufacturing, sales, marketing, and so on. A) intelligent system B) functional area information system C) electronic commerce system D) enterprise resource planning […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 1 Part 4
85) Technology use by organizations can be strategic and a powerful enabler of competitive advantage. Difficulty: Easy Learning Obj.: 1.4: Describe the dual nature of information systems in the success and failure of modern organizations. Classification: Concept 86) Which of […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 10 Part 1
Information Systems Today, 7e (Valacich) Chapter 10 Securing Information Systems 1) Which of the following is the most accurate definition of a computer crime? A) the act of using a computer to commit an illegal act B) the act of […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 10 Part 2
31) ________ is the dubious practice of registering a domain name and then trying to sell the name for big bucks to the person, company, or organization most likely to want it. A) Cybersquatting B) Bot herding C) Spear phishing […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 10 Part 3
65) Ciscon Telecom is a mobile operator in the European Union. The company provides personalized services to its customers, and its databases contain valuable information about the customers. The loss of customer information that is used to decide services would […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 10 Part 4
86) Which of the following laws makes it mandatory for organizations to demonstrate that there are controls in place to prevent misuse and detect any potential problems? A) Sarbanes–Oxley Act B) Trade Expansion Act of 1962 C) Electronic Communications Privacy […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 2 Part 1
Information Systems Today, 7e (Valacich) Chapter 2 Gaining Competitive Advantage Through Information Systems 1) At the ________ level of a firm, the routine, day-to-day business processes and interactions with customers occur. A) strategic B) tactical C) operational D) managerial E) […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 2 Part 2
31) While assessing value of the IS infrastructure, “before-and-after” assessments of infrastructure characteristics such as interoperability, portability, scalability, recoverability, and compatibility can be taken to measure ________ value. A) economic B) operational C) regulatory D) architectural E) compliance Difficulty: Easy […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 2 Part 3
65) Which of the following statements is true about firms pursuing a multidomestic business strategy? A) There is a huge amount of data and control information flow between the home and subsidiary locations. B) The knowledge transfer between subsidiaries is […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 2 Part 4
86) How are firms pursuing a global business strategy different from firms pursuing a multidomestic business strategy? Difficulty: Moderate Learning Obj.: 2.2: Describe how information systems support business models used by companies operating in the digital world. Classification: Synthesis 28 […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 3 Part 1
Information Systems Today, 7e (Valacich) Chapter 3 Managing the Information Systems Infrastructure and Services 1) Which of the following tasks is performed by application software? A) printing documents B) writing a business letter C) presenting information via a monitor D) […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 3 Part 2
32) The ________ is a system of interlinked documents on the Internet, or a graphical user interface to the Internet that provides users with a simple, consistent interface to access a wide variety of information. A) private branch exchange B) […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 3 Part 3
66) Which of the following occurred in the 1964-1990 generation of computing? A) The mainframe era began. B) The personal computer era ended and interpersonal computing began. C) The mainframe era ended and the personal computer era began. D) The […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 3 Part 4
84) ImmuneEarth, a research and development company, has “eradicate all diseases” as its motto. It has numerous departments that research the cure of various diseases. One of its largest departments includes the AIDS department where more than 500 scientists constantly […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 4 Part 1
Information Systems Today, 7e (Valacich) Chapter 4 Enabling Business-to-Consumer Electronic Commerce 1) The form of electronic commerce that is used by organizations to conduct business with business partners without involving the end consumer is known as ________ electronic commerce. A) […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 4 Part 2
32) In ________ pricing, companies set the prices that consumers pay for products. A) viral B) top-up C) menu-driven D) reverse E) rafter bid Difficulty: Easy Learning Obj.: 4.2: Describe business-to-consumer electronic commerce strategies. Classification: Concept 33) The online sales […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 4 Part 3
66) Which of the following characteristics of the Web deals with stimulating a consumer’s senses? A) functional convenience B) cost compliance C) representational delight D) structural firmness E) disintermediation capacity Difficulty: Easy Learning Obj.: 4.3: Understand the keys to successful […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 4 Part 4
85) In the context of GPS-enabled location-based services, capturing specific locations to be viewed on the phone is an example of ________ service. A) location B) mapping C) navigation D) tracking E) disintegration Difficulty: Easy Learning Obj.: 4.4: Describe mobile […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 5 Part 1
Information Systems Today, 7e (Valacich) Chapter 5 Enhancing Organizational Communication and Collaboration Using Social Media 1) ________ are comprised of members from different geographic areas assembled as needed to collaborate on a certain project. A) Work groups B) Virtual teams […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 5 Part 2
37) A widget could combine geospatial data, photos, reference information, hotel prices, and weather information to provide a comprehensive overview of travel destinations. Difficulty: Easy Learning Obj.: 5.2: Explain social media and evolving Web capabilities. Classification: Concept 38) Social media […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 5 Part 3
70) Which of the following statements is true about peer production? A) The creator is responsible for publishing new information. B) Only editors have the right to develop new content. C) It is also known as an enterprise content system. […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 6 Part 1
Information Systems Today, 7e (Valacich) Chapter 6 Enhancing Business Intelligence Using Information Systems 1) Which of the following statements is true about business intelligence? A) It is an act of outsourcing tasks, traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, to […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 6 Part 2
30) Which of the following statements is true about a data mart? A) It standardizes the format of data retrieved from different systems. B) It contains selected data from a data warehouse. C) It stores master data only. D) It […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 6 Part 3
64) ________ is the ability of a page to attract and keep visitors. A) Normalization B) Freecycling C) Stickiness D) Crowdsourcing E) Showrooming Difficulty: Easy Learning Obj.: 6.2: Explain the three components of business intelligence: information and knowledge discovery, business […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 6 Part 4
86) Visual analytics is also known as visual data discovery. Difficulty: Easy Learning Obj.: 6.2: Explain the three components of business intelligence: information and knowledge discovery, business analytics, and information visualization. Classification: Concept 87) Data mining algorithms search for patterns, […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 7 Part 1
Information Systems Today, 7e (Valacich) Chapter 7 Enhancing Business Processes Using Enterprise Information Systems 1) Traditionally, companies are organized around five distinct functional areas. Which of the following is one of them? A) supply chain management B) risk management C) […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 7 Part 2
31) Administrative activities focus on the ________. A) design and development of applications that support the primary business activities B) hardware and software that must be implemented to support the applications that the primary activities use C) business activities associated […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 7 Part 3
61) The features and modules that an enterprise system comes with out of the box are referred to as the ________ version. A) best-practices B) reengineered C) vanilla D) customized E) modified Difficulty: Easy Learning Obj.: 7.2: Describe what enterprise […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 7 Part 4
81) Components to support accounting, performance management, and corporate governance are called ________management. A) human resource B) operations C) financial D) personal E) organizing Difficulty: Easy Learning Obj.: 7.3: Describe enterprise resource planning systems and how they help to improve […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 8 Part 1
Information Systems Today, 7e (Valacich) Chapter 8 Strengthening Business-to-Business Relationships via Supply Chain and Customer Relationship Management 1) The term ________ is commonly used to refer to a collection of companies and processes involved in moving a product from the […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 8 Part 2
28) ________ refers to the use of key performance indicators to monitor performance of the entire supply chain, including sourcing, planning, production, and distribution. A) Supply chain integration B) Supply chain optimization C) Supply chain strategy D) Supply chain visibility […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 8 Part 3
61) Briefly describe the information flow element of a supply chain. Difficulty: Moderate Learning Obj.: 8.1: Describe supply chain management systems and how they help to improve business-to-business processes. Classification: Concept 62) Explain the importance of supply chain analytics. Answer: […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 8 Part 4
79) Identify the factors that help in building models of customer demand in an analytical customer relationship management (CRM) system. A) sales forecasting and performance analyses B) account and contact management C) price, quality, and satisfaction analysis of competitors D) […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 9 Part 1
Information Systems Today, 7e (Valacich) Chapter 9 Developing and Acquiring Information Systems 1) ________ refers to the process of identifying, quantifying, and presenting the value provided by a system. A) Making a business case B) Testing a process C) Making […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 9 Part 2
Mismanagement: A fourth explanation is that the new system has not been implemented and managed well. Some believe that people often simply build bad systems, implement them poorly, and rely on technology fixes when the organization has problems that require […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 9 Part 3
58) Which of the following is true of patch management? A) It helps in testing the correctness of individual modules and the integration of multiple modules of a system. B) It helps in the process of transforming the system design […]
978-0133940305 Chapter 9 Part 4
82) A company needs a new information system to manage increasing customer orders and changing demands. The company’s five-member information system (IS) team is competent and capable of developing a new system, but decides against developing a system in-house. Which […]
978-0133940305 technology briefing Part 1
Information Systems Today, 7e (Valacich) Technology Briefing: Foundations of Information Systems Infrastructure 1) Which of the following is an input device used to enter information into computers? A) speakers B) track pads C) printers D) headphones E) plotters Difficulty: Easy […]
978-0133940305 technology briefing Part 2
33) Secondary storage is located on the motherboard and is used to store the data and programs currently in use. Difficulty: Easy Learning Obj.: AP.1: Discuss foundational information systems (IS) hardware concepts. Classification: Concept 34) A flash drive, located within […]
978-0133940305 technology briefing Part 3
64) ________ refers to the use of automated software tools by systems developers to design and implement information systems. A) Computer aided software engineering (CASE) B) American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) C) Arithmetic logic unit (ALU) D) Redundant […]
978-0133940305 technology briefing Part 4
95) Which of the following methods uses high-frequency light waves to transmit signals on an unobstructed path between nodes? A) Bluetooth B) wireless LAN C) high-frequency radios D) infrared line of sight E) microwave systems Difficulty: Easy Learning Obj.: AP.3: […]