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Which function describes a role of a transaction processing system (TPS)?
Keeping track of elementary business activities
3 multiple choice options
Which situation describes a case in which a management information system (MIS) should be used?
A supervisor is responsible for creating a report showing categorized expenses and how they compare to previous time periods.
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A company board of executives is searching for a system to source, produce, and deliver goods and services efficiently through information sharing. Which type of system should be used?
Supply chain management (SCM) system
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A company wants to incorporate asynchronous and remote collaboration to enhance work team communication. Which form of collaboration fits this requirement?
A wiki, because it occurs at different times and different places
3 multiple choice options
Asynchronous
communication in which messages are sent and received at different times
Which factor diminishes the long-term competitive advantage obtained through strategic systems?
Globalization has increased competition.
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What does the business value chain model help firms with to better overcome competitive challenges?
Identifying where information systems are likely to have a strategic impact
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An IT manager is evaluating the possibility of using open source software for business operations. What is an example of open source, as opposed to proprietary, software?
Mozilla Firefox web browser
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Which benefit is associated with the organizational use of the internet?
Prompt internal and external interactions
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What is an important consideration for hardware capacity planning?
Changes in business volume
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How does a database management system address the traditional file environment problem of redundancy?
By minimizing isolated files in which the same data are repeated
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A company needs to create a network to connect its main office, two office branches, and a factory, all located in various places throughout a city. Which type of computer network is appropriate for this need?
Metropolitan area network (MAN)
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A business is expanding to have locations in 10 states and needs a network to span these locations. Which computer network should be used?
Wide area network (WAN)
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An organization is setting up a local area network to connect devices and share information within a manufacturing facility. What is a benefit of using this type of network?
Is well-suited for managing printers
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As part of the design process for a new office computer network, a company needs a component that sends any received information to all other connected devices. What is the component that the company needs?
Hub
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A human resources manager wants to view information about employee productivity for all days when the daily high temperature was greater than 85 degrees Fahrenheit to determine whether interventions should be made. Which type of decision-support tool should be used?
Parameterized report
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A shipping company is looking to have an old decision-support system replaced with a new custom system to improve performance. There is a desire for a well-established development process that will produce a reliable new system with comprehensive documentation. The board of directors is not concerned about how long the process will take. Which development method should be used for the new information system?
Traditional life cycle
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A retail company needs to develop a new information system for one of its departments. The company is hoping the process will not take very long. For the best chance of success, there must be close collaboration between systems development and operations groups. Which development method should be used for this project?
DevOps
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With its rapidly growing level of business, a company wants a process-based approach for establishing an information security management system. Which standard should the company use for this purpose?
ISO 27001
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An organization that operates completely within the U.S. needs guidelines for creating a disaster recovery plan to restore information systems after an attack. What should this organization use to obtain the needed guidelines?
NIST Framework
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A business owner is working on bolstering information security and is especially concerned about protecting user identities. Which tool should the business owner use to address this concern?
Identity management
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A company recently experienced an internal information security breach, but the company is reluctant to report the computer crime. Which reason explains why the company is reluctant to report the crime?
The crime involves employees.
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An online retailer has been paying for advertisements to be presented to general market audiences, but success has been limited. Which strategy will improve the retailer's advertising by allowing ads to be presented to consumers based on their activity?
Behavioral targeting
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Which research finding about IT alignment with business objectives is accurate?
Profitability is directly related to the alignment of IT with business goals.
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Which organizational effect should management expect with new information system applications?
Changes to business processes
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Which capability of database management systems relates to adding or deleting data from the database?
Data manipulation
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Which role do database management systems have in organizations?
Facilitating data sharing
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ISO 27001
Security governance
ISO 9001
Quality management
PCI DSS
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
IEEE 802
IEEE LAN/MAN Standards Committee
NIST Framework
Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover AKA Cybersecurity