Chapter 1
Introduction to Enterprise Systems for Management
True-False Questions
1. Information Systems is synonymous with Information Technology.
Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Page
Reference:
4
2. Information Technology is a component of Information Systems.
Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Page
Reference:
4
3. Information Technology includes only hardware and data.
Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Page
Reference:
4
,4. An Information System is generally designed to process information and turn it into
data.
Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Page
Reference:
5
5. eBusiness is an adaptive technology as opposed to ERP which is a disruptive
technology.
Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Page
Reference:
24
6. During the input phase of an Information System, the people components are most
prominent.
Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Page
Reference:
5
7. No single information system can support all the needs of a business.
Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Page
Reference:
5
, 8. At the mid-management level, functions are highly structured and the resources are
predefined.
Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Page
Reference:
6
9. Quantitative requirements are usually much greater at the operational level.
Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Page
Reference:
6
10. Strategic level functions are usually more unstructured.
Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Page
Reference:
6
11. Because of the increasing pressure of global competition, businesses are becoming less
integrated and more compartmentalized.
Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Page
Reference:
7
, 12. The goal of an ERP system is to integrate data and support all the major functions
across the organization.
Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Page
Reference:
8
13. One problem with ERP systems is that they do not update data in real-time.
Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Page
Reference:
9
14. Historically, each department had its own separate computer system that was designed
for the specific tasks in that department.
Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Page
Reference:
9
15. In the 1960s and 1970s organizations first began to focus on developing integrated,
enterprise systems.
Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Page
Reference:
9
Introduction to Enterprise Systems for Management
True-False Questions
1. Information Systems is synonymous with Information Technology.
Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Page
Reference:
4
2. Information Technology is a component of Information Systems.
Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Page
Reference:
4
3. Information Technology includes only hardware and data.
Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Page
Reference:
4
,4. An Information System is generally designed to process information and turn it into
data.
Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Page
Reference:
5
5. eBusiness is an adaptive technology as opposed to ERP which is a disruptive
technology.
Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Page
Reference:
24
6. During the input phase of an Information System, the people components are most
prominent.
Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Page
Reference:
5
7. No single information system can support all the needs of a business.
Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Page
Reference:
5
, 8. At the mid-management level, functions are highly structured and the resources are
predefined.
Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Page
Reference:
6
9. Quantitative requirements are usually much greater at the operational level.
Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Page
Reference:
6
10. Strategic level functions are usually more unstructured.
Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Page
Reference:
6
11. Because of the increasing pressure of global competition, businesses are becoming less
integrated and more compartmentalized.
Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Page
Reference:
7
, 12. The goal of an ERP system is to integrate data and support all the major functions
across the organization.
Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Page
Reference:
8
13. One problem with ERP systems is that they do not update data in real-time.
Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Page
Reference:
9
14. Historically, each department had its own separate computer system that was designed
for the specific tasks in that department.
Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Page
Reference:
9
15. In the 1960s and 1970s organizations first began to focus on developing integrated,
enterprise systems.
Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Page
Reference:
9
