Management Information Systems

1. ______________. focuses on planning, policies, and procedures regarding the use of corporate data and information.

1. CIO
2. systems analyst
3. database administrator
4. system operator

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2. The extent to which technology permeates an area or department is called ______________.

1. Technology diffusion
2. Technology infusion
3. Technology collusion
4. Technology fusion

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3. ______________ is any business-related exchange such as payments to employees, sales to customers, or payments to suppliers.

1. Data
2. E-commerce
3. A transaction
4. Input

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4. ______________ is software programs that were developed for a general market and that can be purchased in a store.

1. Proprietary software
2. Off-the-shelf software
3. Contract software
4. Application software

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5. ______________ converts ciphertext back into plaintext.

1. Encryption
2. A firewall
3. Decryption
4. An encoder

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6. With the ______________ form of data processing, each transaction is processed immediately.

1. OLTP
2. batch processing
3. active processing
4. automated transaction processing

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7. Using ______________ a decision maker can make hypothetical changes to problem data and observe the impact on the results

1. Simulation
2. What-if analysis
3. Optimization
4. Goal-seeking analysis

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8. ______________ involves the investigation of new approaches to existing problems.

1. Systems analysis
2. Creative analysis
3. Critical analysis
4. Organizational analysis

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9. Whose responsibility is it to see that the potential consequences of IS use are fully considered?

1. IS professionals
2. managers
3. users
4. all of the above

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10. The first stage in the problem-solving process is called the ______________ stage. During this stage, potential problems or opportunities are identified and defined.

1. Choice
2. Design
3. Monitoring
4. Intelligence

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