- E-government refers to the application of ________ to digitally enable government and public sector agencies' relationships with citizens, businesses, and other arms of government.A) the Internet and networking technologies B) e-commerceC) e-businessD) any computerized technology
- ________ systems are designed to help firms manage their relationships with their customers.A) CRMB) MISC) CLED) CLU
- The use of digital technology and the Internet to execute the major business processes in the enterprise is calledA) e-commerce.B) e-business.C) enterprise applications.D) MIS.
- You manage the IT department at a small startup Internet advertiser. You need to set up an inexpensive system that allows customers to see real-time statistics such as views and click-throughs about their current banner ads. Which type of system will most efficiently provide a solution?A) CRMB) enterprise systemC) extranetD) intranet
- Which type of system would you use to determine what trends in your supplier's industry will affect your firm the most in five years?A) ESSB) TPSC) MISD) DSS
- ________ systems integrate supplier, manufacturer, distributor, and customer logistics processes.A) Collaborative distributionB) Supply-chain managementC) Reverse logisticsD) Enterprise planning
- Telus's use of SharePoint for team sites is an example of using information systems to achieve which business objective?A) customer and supplier intimacyB) survivalC) improved decision makingD) operational excellence
- What is the most important function of an enterprise application?A) increasing speed of communicatingB) enabling business functions and departments to share informationC) enabling a company to work collaboratively with customers and suppliersD) enabling cost-effective e-business processes
- A(n) ________ system collects data from various key business processes and stores the data in a single, comprehensive data repository, usable by other parts of the business.A) transactionB) enterpriseC) automatic reportingD) management information
- The four major enterprise applications areA) SCMs, CRMs, DSSs, and KMSs.B) SCMs, CRMs, ESSs, and KMSs.C) enterprise systems, SCMs, DSSs, and CRMs.D) enterprise systems, SCMs, CRMs, and KMSs.
- ________ are designed to support organization-wide process coordination and integration.A) Decision-support systemsB) Management information systemsC) CRM systemsD) Enterprise applications
- An example of a highly structured decision isA) creating a new product.B) estimating the effect of changing costs of supply materials.C) calculating the best trucking routes for product delivery.D) granting credit to a customer.
- Identifying customers is a responsibility of the ________ function.A) finance and accountingB) human resourcesC) manufacturing and productionD) sales and marketing
- To monitor the status of internal operations and the firm's relations with the external environment, managers need ________ systems.A) decision-supportB) knowledgeC) transaction processingD) management information
- Which type of system would you use to determine the five suppliers with the worst record in delivering goods on time?A) ESSB) TPSC) MISD) DSS
- A relocation control system that reports summaries on the total moving, house hunting, and home financing costs for employees in all company divisions would fall into the category ofA) knowledge management systems.B) transaction processing systems.C) executive support systems.D) management information systems.
- Producing bills of materials is a business process within the ________ function.A) finance and accountingB) human resourcesC) manufacturing and productionD) sales and marketing
- Which systems are typically a major source of data for other systems?A) transaction processing systemsB) management information systemsC) executive support systemsD) decision-support systems
- You have been hired by a worldwide non-profit agency to implement a system to handle their donations. The system must be able to handle and record telephone, sms, and Internet donations, provide up-to-the-minute reports, and create highly customizable mailing lists. In addition, event fundraisers need to be able to quickly access a donor's information and history. Which of the following systems will best meet these needs?A) TPSB) TPS with DSS capabilitiesC) TPS with MIS capabilitiesD) TPS with ESS capabilities
- Which of the following is an example of a cross-functional business process?A) identifying customersB) creating a new productC) assembling a productD) paying creditors