IS1 - Information Systems in Business Test

Information Systems in Business

24 cards   |   Total Attempts: 182
  

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What types of metrics measure customer satisfaction?
Effectiveness IT metrics
What is a general name for the business function and academic discipline covering the application of people, technologies, and procedures to solve business problems?
Management information systems
Porter's Three Generic Strategies Are:
Broad cost leadership
Broad differentiation
Focused
strategy
Broad functions of a CIO include all of the following
Ensuring the delivery of all IT projects, on time and within budget
Ensuring that the strategic vision of IT is in line with the strategic vision of the organization
Building and maintaining strong executive relationships
What is the name of a company's internal IT department?
Management information systems (MIS)
Information systems (IS)
Information technology (IT)
What can an organization use to evaluate the effectiveness of its business processes?
Value chain
What supports the primary value activities in the value chain?
Support value activities
What is a competitive advantage?
A product or service that an organization's customers place a greater value on than similar offerings from a competitor
Which information culture encourages employees across departments to be open to new insights about crisis and radical changes and seek ways to create competitive advantages?
Information-discovery culture
Why is there generally a gap between IT personnel and business personnel?
Differing vocabularies
Differing experiences
Differing expertise
An entry barrier is typically used to influence the rivalry among existing competitors.
FALSE
What is a business-to-business (B2B) marketplace in which a single buyer posts its needs and then opens the bidding to any supplier who would care to bid?
Private exchange
Common departments found in an organization include accounting, management information systems, operations management, and delivery.
FALSE
Which of the following is considered information?
Best selling item by month
Which of the following represents the relationship between functional areas in a business?

Interdependent