MIS 111 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Which of the following is TRUE?
a) Most IT and business executives agree on their level of alignment
b) Alignment within a single organization is fairly easy
c) Businesses can utilize enterprise to foster alignment
d) Most organizations are able to achieve alignment - ANS c) Businesses can utilize enterprise
to foster alignment
The best known framework for analyzing competitiveness is ______'s competitive forces model
a) Mintzberg
b) Job
c) Gates
d) Porter - ANS d) Porter
Buyer power is high when buyers have ____ choices from whom to buy and low when buyers
have ____ choices
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,a) few; many
b) many; few
c) few; few
d) many; many - ANS b) many; few
The threat from rivalry is ____ when there is intense competition among many firms in an
industry and ____ when competition is not as intense
a) low; low
b) high; low
c) low;high
d) high; high - ANS b) high; low
____ is an example of a support activity for most firms
a) Marketing and sales
b) Inbound logistics
c) Operations
d) Product and technology development - ANS d) Product and technology development
The web ____ buyer power
a) has no impact on
b) increases
c) decreases
d) has a mixed impact on - ANS d) has a mixed impact on
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,Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of alignment?
a) Organizations view their IT department employees as supremely important
b) Organizations provide overarching goals that are completely clear to each IT and business
employees
c) Organizations rotate business and IT professionals across departments and job functions
d) Organizations create a vibrant and inclusive company culture - ANS a) Organizations view
their IT department employees as supremely important
Car and technology companies are currently competing over who can offer the first self-driving
car. This is an example of a ______ strategy
a) differentiation
b) operational effectiveness
c) cost leader
d) innovation
e) customer oriented - ANS d) innovation
WalMart has a(n) ___________ strategy.
a) Cost leadership
b) Differentiation
c) Innovation
d) Customer orientation - ANS a) Cost leadership
Which of the following reduces buyer power?
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, a) Globalization
b) Intermediation
c) Loyalty Programs
d) Internet searching - ANS c) Loyalty Programs
_____ industries experience the greatest threat from substitutes
a) Manufacturing
b) Retail
c) Information-based
d) Product-based - ANS c) Information-based
The web ____ buyer power
a) has no impact on
b) decreases
c) has a mixed impact on
d) increases - ANS c) has a mixed impact on
IT changes managers job by ____
a) improving an employees's sense of connectedness
b) providing near real-time information so managers can make quicker decisions
c)making it easier to get all employees to work from one location
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Which of the following is TRUE?
a) Most IT and business executives agree on their level of alignment
b) Alignment within a single organization is fairly easy
c) Businesses can utilize enterprise to foster alignment
d) Most organizations are able to achieve alignment - ANS c) Businesses can utilize enterprise
to foster alignment
The best known framework for analyzing competitiveness is ______'s competitive forces model
a) Mintzberg
b) Job
c) Gates
d) Porter - ANS d) Porter
Buyer power is high when buyers have ____ choices from whom to buy and low when buyers
have ____ choices
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,a) few; many
b) many; few
c) few; few
d) many; many - ANS b) many; few
The threat from rivalry is ____ when there is intense competition among many firms in an
industry and ____ when competition is not as intense
a) low; low
b) high; low
c) low;high
d) high; high - ANS b) high; low
____ is an example of a support activity for most firms
a) Marketing and sales
b) Inbound logistics
c) Operations
d) Product and technology development - ANS d) Product and technology development
The web ____ buyer power
a) has no impact on
b) increases
c) decreases
d) has a mixed impact on - ANS d) has a mixed impact on
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,Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of alignment?
a) Organizations view their IT department employees as supremely important
b) Organizations provide overarching goals that are completely clear to each IT and business
employees
c) Organizations rotate business and IT professionals across departments and job functions
d) Organizations create a vibrant and inclusive company culture - ANS a) Organizations view
their IT department employees as supremely important
Car and technology companies are currently competing over who can offer the first self-driving
car. This is an example of a ______ strategy
a) differentiation
b) operational effectiveness
c) cost leader
d) innovation
e) customer oriented - ANS d) innovation
WalMart has a(n) ___________ strategy.
a) Cost leadership
b) Differentiation
c) Innovation
d) Customer orientation - ANS a) Cost leadership
Which of the following reduces buyer power?
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, a) Globalization
b) Intermediation
c) Loyalty Programs
d) Internet searching - ANS c) Loyalty Programs
_____ industries experience the greatest threat from substitutes
a) Manufacturing
b) Retail
c) Information-based
d) Product-based - ANS c) Information-based
The web ____ buyer power
a) has no impact on
b) decreases
c) has a mixed impact on
d) increases - ANS c) has a mixed impact on
IT changes managers job by ____
a) improving an employees's sense of connectedness
b) providing near real-time information so managers can make quicker decisions
c)making it easier to get all employees to work from one location
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