Multiple Choice Questions:

1. An information system that supports a particular area of an organization, such as production or marketing, is called a:

a. distributed data processing system.

b. functional information system.

c. vertically integrated information system.

d. transaction-processing system.

2. Which of the following was the first commercial Web browser?

a. Mosaic Browser

b. ARPANET

c. Internet Explorer

d. Netscape Navigator

3. The process of creating simple data structures from more complex ones, which yields a data model that is very stable and useful across many different requirements, is called:

a. standardization.

b. consistency.

c. normalization.

d. centralization.

4. At Around-the-World-Warehouses, a shipping clerk or sales clerk enters the receipt or sale of a product into a desktop computer. As soon as the entry is completed, a master file is updated within a fraction of a second. This order entry system is an example of a(n):

a. online processing system.

b. batch processing system.

c. in-line system.

d. personal system.

5. Which of the following system descriptions depicts the function and purpose (the what) of the system without reference to, or implications for, the actual way in which the system will be implemented?

a. Functional system description

b. Logical system description

c. Physical system description

d. Network system description