BMIS 311 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Removing the business process layers in a distribution channel is called:
A. network effects.
B. disintermediation.
C. market transparency.
D. market segmentation.
E. BPR.
B. disintermediation.
Converting raw data into a more meaningful form is called:
A. capturing.
B. feedback.
C. organizing.
D. processing.
E. analysis
D. processing.
Psychologists study information systems with an eye to understanding:
A. how systems affect individuals, groups, and organizations.
B. the production of digital goods.
C. how human decision makers perceive and use formal information.
D. how new information systems change the control and cost structures within the firm.
E. mathematically based models and physical technology.
C. how human decision makers perceive and use formal information.
Which of the following is a private corporate network extended to authorized users outside the
organization?
A. The World Wide Web
B. An extranet
C. FTP
,D. The Internet
E. An intranet
B. An extranet
Walmart exemplifies the power of information systems coupled with state-of-the-art business
practices and supportive management to achieve which of the following?
A. New products and services
B. Customer intimacy
C. Competitive advantage
D. Survival
E. Operational efficiency
E. Operational efficiency
Which of the following would not be used as an input for an information system?
A. Tablet computer
B. Digital dashboard
C. Bar code scanner
D. RFID reader
E. Smartphone
B. Digital dashboard
Which of the following roles in a firm would be least affected by using mobile devices to access firm
information systems?
A. Knowledge workers
B. Senior executives
C. Operational managers
D. Production workers
E. Sales executives
D. Production workers
Disciplines that contribute to the technical approach to information systems include:
A. economics, sociology, and psychology.
B. computer science, engineering, and networking.
,C. operations research, management science, and computer science.
D. engineering, utilization management, and computer science.
E. management science, computer science, and engineering.
C. operations research, management science, and computer science.
The three principal levels within a business organization hierarchy are:
A. senior management, middle management, and service workers.
B. senior management, operational management, and information systems.
C. senior management, middle management, and operational management.
D. senior management, operational management, and service workers.
E. senior management, data workers, and service workers.
C. senior management, middle management, and operational management.
To make sure they stock clothes that their customers will purchase, a department store implements a
new application that analyzes spending levels at their stores and cross-references this data to popular
clothing styles. Which of the
following business objectives is this information intended to support?
A. Customer intimacy
B. New products and services
C. Operational excellence
D. Improved decision making
E. Survival
C. Operational excellence
RFID sensor-generated data on stored food items such as storage location is an example of:
A. information systems.
B. customer and product data.
C. sales information.
D. raw output.
E. raw input
E. raw input
, Which of the following is an example of a social complementary asset?
A. Distributed decision-making rights
B. Incentives for management innovation
C. Technology and service firms in adjacent markets
D. A strong IS development team
E. Training programs
C. Technology and service firms in adjacent markets
Personnel who design new products or services for a firm belong to which level of a business
hierarchy?
A. Production workers
B. Service workers
C. Knowledge workers
D. Data workers
E. Middle management
C. Knowledge workers
The fundamental set of assumptions, values, and ways of doing things that has been accepted by most
of a company's members is called its:
A. atmosphere.
B. mission.
C. culture.
D. business process.
E. environment.
C. culture
Which of the following is an example of an organizational complementary asset?
A. Laws and regulations
B. The Internet and telecommunications infrastructure
C. Using the appropriate business model
D. Strong senior management
E. A collaborative work environment
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Removing the business process layers in a distribution channel is called:
A. network effects.
B. disintermediation.
C. market transparency.
D. market segmentation.
E. BPR.
B. disintermediation.
Converting raw data into a more meaningful form is called:
A. capturing.
B. feedback.
C. organizing.
D. processing.
E. analysis
D. processing.
Psychologists study information systems with an eye to understanding:
A. how systems affect individuals, groups, and organizations.
B. the production of digital goods.
C. how human decision makers perceive and use formal information.
D. how new information systems change the control and cost structures within the firm.
E. mathematically based models and physical technology.
C. how human decision makers perceive and use formal information.
Which of the following is a private corporate network extended to authorized users outside the
organization?
A. The World Wide Web
B. An extranet
C. FTP
,D. The Internet
E. An intranet
B. An extranet
Walmart exemplifies the power of information systems coupled with state-of-the-art business
practices and supportive management to achieve which of the following?
A. New products and services
B. Customer intimacy
C. Competitive advantage
D. Survival
E. Operational efficiency
E. Operational efficiency
Which of the following would not be used as an input for an information system?
A. Tablet computer
B. Digital dashboard
C. Bar code scanner
D. RFID reader
E. Smartphone
B. Digital dashboard
Which of the following roles in a firm would be least affected by using mobile devices to access firm
information systems?
A. Knowledge workers
B. Senior executives
C. Operational managers
D. Production workers
E. Sales executives
D. Production workers
Disciplines that contribute to the technical approach to information systems include:
A. economics, sociology, and psychology.
B. computer science, engineering, and networking.
,C. operations research, management science, and computer science.
D. engineering, utilization management, and computer science.
E. management science, computer science, and engineering.
C. operations research, management science, and computer science.
The three principal levels within a business organization hierarchy are:
A. senior management, middle management, and service workers.
B. senior management, operational management, and information systems.
C. senior management, middle management, and operational management.
D. senior management, operational management, and service workers.
E. senior management, data workers, and service workers.
C. senior management, middle management, and operational management.
To make sure they stock clothes that their customers will purchase, a department store implements a
new application that analyzes spending levels at their stores and cross-references this data to popular
clothing styles. Which of the
following business objectives is this information intended to support?
A. Customer intimacy
B. New products and services
C. Operational excellence
D. Improved decision making
E. Survival
C. Operational excellence
RFID sensor-generated data on stored food items such as storage location is an example of:
A. information systems.
B. customer and product data.
C. sales information.
D. raw output.
E. raw input
E. raw input
, Which of the following is an example of a social complementary asset?
A. Distributed decision-making rights
B. Incentives for management innovation
C. Technology and service firms in adjacent markets
D. A strong IS development team
E. Training programs
C. Technology and service firms in adjacent markets
Personnel who design new products or services for a firm belong to which level of a business
hierarchy?
A. Production workers
B. Service workers
C. Knowledge workers
D. Data workers
E. Middle management
C. Knowledge workers
The fundamental set of assumptions, values, and ways of doing things that has been accepted by most
of a company's members is called its:
A. atmosphere.
B. mission.
C. culture.
D. business process.
E. environment.
C. culture
Which of the following is an example of an organizational complementary asset?
A. Laws and regulations
B. The Internet and telecommunications infrastructure
C. Using the appropriate business model
D. Strong senior management
E. A collaborative work environment
