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  1. Which of the following is not one of the six strategic business objectives of information systems? A) New products and services B) Improved decision making C) Improved community relations D) Competitive advantage E) Survival

  2. Privi Organics's use of the Oracle Human Capital Management system enabled it to improve which of the following? A) Compliance with regulations B) Managerial decision making C) Efficiency in creation of new products D) Employee morale E) Intimacy with its suppliers

  3. Which of the following may lead to competitive advantage?

  1. New products, services, and business models;
  2. Charging less for superior products;
  3. Responding to customers in real time A) 1 only B) 1 and 2 C) 2 and 3 D) 1 and 3 E) 1, 2, and 3
  1. A firm that invests in an information system because it is a necessity of doing business does so because it is seeking to achieve which of the following business objectives? A) Operational excellence B) Improved decision making C) Competitive advantage D) Customer intimacy

  2. The Mandarin Oriental's use of computer systems to keep track of guests' preferences is an example of which of the following? A) Improved flexibility B) Improved decision making C) Improved efficiency D) Customer intimacy E) Operational excellence

  3. Which of the following is an example of a business using information systems to improve customer and supplier intimacy? A) Walmart's RetailLink system B) The Mandarin Oriental's use of computers to keep track of guest preferences C) Privi Organics's use of the Oracle Human Capital Management system D) Apple's creation of the iPad E) Leicester City's use of data analytics

  4. 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? A) Customer intimacy B) Survival C) Operational excellence D) Improved decision making E) New products and services

  5. All of the following are new technology-related trends in MIS except: A) cloud computing. B) big data. C) IoT. D) the mobile digital platform. E) co-creation of business value.

  6. Which of the following statements about digital firms is not true? A) In digital firms, time shifting and space shifting are the norm. B) Today, most firms are fully digital. C) Digital firms offer extraordinary opportunities for flexible global organization and management. D) Digital firms sense and respond to their environments more rapidly than traditional firms. E) Digital firms have more flexibility to survive in turbulent times.

  7. Which of the following is not one of the IT innovations changing the world of business today? A) IoT B) Big data C) The mobile digital platform D) Cloud computing E) Business intelligence Answer: D Difficulty: Easy AACSB: Reflective thinking LO: 1-1: How are information systems transforming business, and why are they so essential for running and managing a business today?

  8. Which of the following is not one of the current changes taking place in information systems technology? A) Growing business use of big data B) Growth in cloud computing C) Growth in the PC platform D) Emerging mobile digital platform E) Increased usage of data generated by the Internet of Things Answer: C Difficulty: Moderate AACSB: Reflective thinking LO: 1-1: How are information systems transforming business, and why are they so essential for running and managing a business today?

  9. Thomas Friedman's description of the world as "flat" refers to: A) the flattening of economic and cultural advantages of developed countries. B) the use of the Internet and technology for instantaneous communication. C) the reduction in travel times and the ubiquity of global exchange and travel. D) the growth of globalization. E) the increased use of global currencies. Answer: A Difficulty: Easy AACSB: Reflective thinking LO: 1-1: How are information systems transforming business, and why are they so essential for running and managing a business today?

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Chapter 1 - questions with ans

Course: Information technology (ITC 101)

53 Documents
Students shared 53 documents in this course

University: HELP University

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1) Which of the following is not one of the six strategic business objectives of information
systems?
A) New products and services
B) Improved decision making
C) Improved community relations
D) Competitive advantage
E) Survival
2) Privi Organics's use of the Oracle Human Capital Management system enabled it to
improve which of the following?
A) Compliance with regulations
B) Managerial decision making
C) Efficiency in creation of new products
D) Employee morale
E) Intimacy with its suppliers
3) Which of the following may lead to competitive advantage?
1. New products, services, and business models;
2. Charging less for superior products;
3. Responding to customers in real time
A) 1 only
B) 1 and 2
C) 2 and 3
D) 1 and 3
E) 1, 2, and 3