BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
Which of the following may lead to competitive advantage? 1. New products, services, and
business models;
2. Charging less for superior products;
3. Responding to customers in real time
A) 1 only
B) 1 and 2
C) 2 and 3
D) 1 and 3
E) 1, 2, and 3 - ANS E
Competitors were seeking which of the following business objectives when they rushed to
provide ATMs after Citibank introduced the first ATMs in New York?
A) Improved efficiency
B) Customer and supplier intimacy
C) Survival
D) Competitive advantage
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, E) Improved decision making - ANS C
Which of the following statements about digital firms is not true?
A) In digital firms, time shifting and space shifting are the norm.
B) Today, most firms are fully digital.
C) Digital firms offer extraordinary opportunities for flexible global organization and
management.
D) Digital firms sense and respond to their environments more rapidly than traditional firms.
E) Digital firms have more flexibility to survive in turbulent times - ANS B
Which of the following is an example of a cross-functional business process?
A) Identifying customers
B) Transporting the product
C) Creating a new product
D) Assembling a product
E) Paying creditors - ANS C
A relocation control system that reports summaries on the total moving, house hunting, and
home financing costs for employees in all company divisions falls into which of the following
categories?
A) KMS
B) TPS
C) ESS
D) MIS
E) DSS - ANS D
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MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
Which of the following may lead to competitive advantage? 1. New products, services, and
business models;
2. Charging less for superior products;
3. Responding to customers in real time
A) 1 only
B) 1 and 2
C) 2 and 3
D) 1 and 3
E) 1, 2, and 3 - ANS E
Competitors were seeking which of the following business objectives when they rushed to
provide ATMs after Citibank introduced the first ATMs in New York?
A) Improved efficiency
B) Customer and supplier intimacy
C) Survival
D) Competitive advantage
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, E) Improved decision making - ANS C
Which of the following statements about digital firms is not true?
A) In digital firms, time shifting and space shifting are the norm.
B) Today, most firms are fully digital.
C) Digital firms offer extraordinary opportunities for flexible global organization and
management.
D) Digital firms sense and respond to their environments more rapidly than traditional firms.
E) Digital firms have more flexibility to survive in turbulent times - ANS B
Which of the following is an example of a cross-functional business process?
A) Identifying customers
B) Transporting the product
C) Creating a new product
D) Assembling a product
E) Paying creditors - ANS C
A relocation control system that reports summaries on the total moving, house hunting, and
home financing costs for employees in all company divisions falls into which of the following
categories?
A) KMS
B) TPS
C) ESS
D) MIS
E) DSS - ANS D
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