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CIS MIDTERM Test

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Porsche is an example of a company with a ____ strategy for gaining competitive advantage, producing only high-performance sports cars and SUVs.
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Computerized _________________________ are being placed in vehicles to record vehicle speed, possible engine problems, driver performance, and more
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A decision support system is an organized collection of people, procedures, software, databases, and devices that provides routine information to managers and decision makers
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A DSS can include a collection of models to support a decision maker, a collection of facts, and procedures that help decision makers to interact with the DSS
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Total cost of ownership includes the ____.
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Which of these is NOT a measure of performance used to evaluate the contribution of information systems to the business?
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_ investigates the additional profits or benefits that are generated as a percentage of the investment in IS technology.
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____ is an important component of every information system that helps organizations to achieve their goals.
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Keyboards, automatic scanning devices, and equipment that can read magnetic ink characters are examples of ____ hardware
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People who work with information systems to get results are called ____.
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The value of information is directly linked to how it helps decision makers achieve their organization’s ____.
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helps determine what supplies are required for the value chain,what quantities are needed to meet customer demand, how the supplies should be manufactured into finished goods and services, and how the shipment of supplies and products to customers should
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Although most software can be installed from CDs, many of today’s software packages can be downloaded through the ____________________.
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An organization ____ uses its information system to gain a competitive advantage
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____ is an example of application software that allows you to accomplish specific tasks such as word processing or tabulating numbers.
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CBIS stands for ___________________?
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In information systems, the activity of gathering and capturing raw data is called ____________________.
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A(n) ____________________ is a set of integrated programs that manages the vital business operations for an entire multisite, global organization.
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connect computers and equipment in a building, around the country, or around the world to enable electronic communications.
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In the restaurant industry, competition is fierce primarily because ____.
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input
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Event data recorders
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Compute Based Information System
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Often
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Enterprice resource planning system
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All of the above -
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FeedBack Mechanism
H.
Niche
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Windows Microsoft 2010
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NON OF THE ABOVE
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Entry costs are low
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Return on Investments (ROI)
M.
True
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Supply change management
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False
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Internet
Q.
Users
R.
Goals
S.
Input
T.
Networkds
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A virtual reality system is an example of one of the most common types of information systems.
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Nontechnical skills such as communications skills and knowledge of the organization are not important to IS personnel.
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In information systems, ____ is used to make changes to input or processing activities.
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The degree to which an organization supports the use of an information system is not an important factor that can lead to better attitudes about it.
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The systems development component focuses solely on the development of new information systems and seldom becomes involved in maintenance and review of information systems
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Neural networks give the computer the ability to make suggestions and function like an expert in a particular field, helping enhance the performance of a novice users
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____________________ is the awareness and understanding of a set of information and the ways the information can be made useful to support a specific task or reach a decision.
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The value chain of an organization does NOT include this activity ____.
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include(s) all the people who manage, run, program, and maintain the system, including the CIO, who manages the IS department.
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Many companies in the computer industry introduce new products and services frequently in an attempt to gain a cost leadership position.

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