Business Driven Information Systems 8th Edition by Paige Baltzan test bank

      
       A) target high value-adding activities to further enhance their value   
       B) target low value-adding activities to increase their value
       C) perform some combination of the two
       D) All of the answers are correct.
      

 

345)       MIS can add value to both primary activities and support activities in the value chain. Which of the following is not an example of adding value by the use of MIS in a primary activity?

      
       A) creating an online system for employees to track paychecks, benefits, wellness program rewards, and other employee benefit items
       B) a system for the sales and marketing departments to track specific sales targets and follow-up processes
       C) an easy electronic survey, similar to the Survey Monkey, to be sent to the customer right after a service is completed
       D) using a custom order and delivery system through an easily accessible web portal for the customer to track delivery status
      

 

346)       MIS can add value to both primary and support activities within a business. Which of the following is not an example of adding value by the use of MIS in a support activity?

      
       A) creating a business strategy for the video rental market that delivers videos via the mail
       B) creating a tracking system to efficiently reward employees based on their performance
       C) creating an online system for employees to track paychecks, benefits, wellness program rewards, and other employee benefit items
       D) creating a program to automatically order office supplies such as pens and pads of paper for employees
      

 

347)       Companies today are successful when they combine the power of the information age with traditional business methods.

       ⊚   true
       ⊚   false

 

 

348)       Diagnostic analytics is information collected from multiple sources such as suppliers, customers, competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic decision making.

       ⊚   true
       ⊚   false

 

 

349)       Business intelligence is information collected from multiple sources such as suppliers, customers, competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic decision making.

       ⊚   true
       ⊚   false

 

 

350)       The information age is a time infinite quantities of facts are widely available to anyone who can use a computer.

       ⊚   true
       ⊚   false

 

 

351)       Top managers use bits to define the future of the business, analyzing markets, industries and economies to determine the strategic direction the company must follow to remain unprofitable.

       ⊚   true
       ⊚   false

 

 

352)       A variable is a business intelligence characteristic that stands for a value that cannot change over time.