Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems include the following except:

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Varied organizational systems and facilitates that are error-free transactions and production.

Information entered in one process is immediately available for other processes.

Collects data from many divisions of firm for use in nearly all of firms internal business activities.

Suite of integrated software modules and a common central database.

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ESS rely on accurate inputs from a firms MIS and DSS to provide useful information to executives. If they are isolated from one another, it is a kind of organizational dysfunction, probably inherited from the past.

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ESS rely on accurate inputs from a firms ESS, MIS and DSS to provide useful information to executives. If they are isolated from one another, it is a kind of organizational dysfunction, probably inherited from the past.

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Ethical dilemmas include companies trying to use new systems to reduce the size of their workforce, such as telephone companies using automated systems to reduce the need for human operators. In cases like these, right and wrong are not clearly defined, but instead, contrasting values are at odds with one another; given companies value productivity, employees value their work.

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Facebooks rapid growth and its ranking as number one is an interesting and informative business case because:

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it shows the power of IT to disrupt the status quo and transform industries.

it is a public company with an immensely-profitable business model.

it has positioned itself solely as a social network.

all of the above

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36)

Management information systems is a specific category of information systems for middle management. It has the same name, but a very different meaning, in other words, management information systems involves looking at all the systems used in business.

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Another business intelligence tool driven by databases, data mining. Data mining provides insights into data that cannot be discovered through Online Analytical Processing (OLAP), by inferring rules from patterns in data.

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NORA (Nonobvious Relationship Awareness) technology can take information about people from disparate sources and find obscure, nonobvious relationships. It might discover, for example, that an applicant for a job at a casino shares a telephone number with a known criminal and issue an alert to the hiring manager.

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New federal security and accounting laws that require companies to store e-mail for 5 years have spurred the growth of digital information, which is increasing at a rate of 5 exabytes annually.

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The use of Internet technology has transformed and continues to transform businesses and business activity. E-business refers to the use of the Internet and networking to enable all parts of the business, whereas e-commerce refers to just that part of business that involves selling goods and services over the Internet.

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Innovation leads to profitable growth if that innovation:

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generates new profit pools.

increases demand for products and services.

attracts new competitors.

Both a and b

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42)

Which of the following is a characteristic of competitive advantage?

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It provides a big strategic payoff.

It is short-lived if competitors quickly duplicate it.

It is a long lasting edge over competitors if based on IT.

It requires the use of social media and networks.

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Environments shape what organizations can do, but organizations can influence their environments and decide to change environments altogether. Information technology plays a critical role in helping organizations perceive environmental change and in helping organizations act on their environment.

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An unnormalized relation contains repeating groups. For example, there can be many parts and suppliers for each order. There is only a one-to-one correspondence between Order_Number and Order_Date. In other words, an order can include more than one part, and it may be that several parts are supplied by the same supplier.

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A successful information system is like a completed house, computers and software represent only the tools and materials used to build the house. Tools and materials dont just suddenly become a completed house, outside (human) input is required. Systems need to be designed to fit the firms and the humans who work with the systems.

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CRM systems examine customers from a multifaceted perspective. These systems use a set of integrated applications to address all aspects of the customer relationship, including customer service, sales, marketing and profits.

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Implementing new infrastructure requires significant changes in business processes and procedures, training and education, and software integration. This is a task that firms struggle to achieve on their own, which drives the need for these services.

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Concern about environmental damage and reducing a companys carbon and energy footprints on the planet has triggered efforts for ________.

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RFID

green IT

EPA

data centers

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Decision support systems are ________ that support unstructured and semi-structured decision making.

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interactive applications

reporting applications

operations support systems

process control systems

50)

Environmental projections involves searching for and determining external changes that may require an organizational response. The current economic climate represents an example of external change that requires sweeping organizational responses to ensure survival.

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If your company lacks a robust mobile commerce platform it can recover over the next several years if it is competitive with mobile-accessible services such as delivery status and click-to-call product information.

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A number of factors are leading to a growing emphasis on collaboration in firms. Work is changing, requiring more cooperation and coordination. Professions play a larger role in firms than before, and this often requires more consultation among experts. Organizations are flatter, with many more decisions made far down in the hierarchy. Organizations are more far flung around the globe, in multiple locations. Theres an emphasis on finding and sharing ideas, which requires collaboration.

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DSS can rely on either analytical models or large databases to provide valuable information. Specific vessels or aircraft could be sent to particular destinations to maximize profit, the optimal loading pattern for cargo or passengers, and the optimal rate at which vessels or aircraft should travel to maximize efficiency while still meeting schedules.

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The Internet backbone connects to regional networks, which in turn provide access to Internet service providers, large firms, and government institutions. Network access points (NAPs) and metropolitan area exchanges (MAEs) are hubs where the backbone intersects regional and local networks and where backbone owners connect with one another.

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55)

Information systems or their absence have been related to the recent financial crisis in the United States, the investment banks that have suffered heavy losses, and individuals who were able to defraud investors of millions.

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56)

In Porters competitive forces model, the strategic position of the firm and its strategies are determined not only by competition with its traditional direct competitors but also by four other forces in the industrys environment: new market entrants, substitute products, customers, and suppliers.

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A system refers to a set of components that work together (hopefully). The point of an information system is to make sense out all the confusing data in the environment and put the data into some kind of order.

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Nanotubes are tiny tubes about 10,000 times thinner than a human hair. They consist of rolled-up sheets of carbon hexagons and have potential use as minuscule wires or in ultrasmall electronic devices and are very powerful conductors of electrical current. In effect, Nanotechnology is used to create transistors of the tiny size previously mentioned.

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59)

The enterprise Internet graphic represents several individual networks linked together into an enterprise-wide network. The cloud computing graph represents several types of technology that are capable of connecting to the Internet and accessing applications and services through a cloud.

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60)

Which of the following best describes RFID implementation?

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RFID implementations are used only to track products and pallets.

RFID systems are frequently implemented as stand-alone systems.

RFID implementation has been rapid and widespread for security reasons.

RFID implementation has been slow due to costs, privacy, and security concerns.