MIS 2113 midterm 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
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Individuals belong to both a functional team as well as one or more divisional teams -
(ANSWERS)Cross-functional %%%%%%
Groups are based around all of the roles needed for a task - (ANSWERS)Divisional
All individuals who perform a specific type of task are grouped - (ANSWERS)Functional
Represents the hardware, software, and networking technology used to create, store, share,
analyze, and otherwise manage the information used to complete business processes. -
(ANSWERS)IT infrastructure
Capture the detailed data involved in routine transactions created by business processes of
every typ - (ANSWERS)Transaction processing systems (TPS)
-study of the underlying information technology (IT) that creates, stores, and manages the
information necessary to execute an organization's core processes and the people who
perform those processes - (ANSWERS)Management Information Systems (MIS)
-Represents the matching of information technology solutions to organization strategy and the
people who perform the business processes
-Is the art of solving unstructured business problems with technology - (ANSWERS)Information
Systems (IS)
Give managers a high level snapshot of the financial health of the company -
(ANSWERS)Accounting Systems
True - (ANSWERS)T or F: Each area of the business (accounting, marketing, finance, operations,
etc) needs information systems that offer each functional purpose (TPS, MIS, DSS, EIS)
-a set of integrated programs that manage a company's vital business operations for an entire
organization across each functional area—even for a complex, multisite, global organization
-backbone of an organization's set of integrated systems - (ANSWERS)Enterprise Resource
Planning Systems (ERP)
-systems are those which support the planning, executing, and controlling of all activities
involved in raw material sourcing and procurement, converting raw materials to finished
products, and warehousing and delivering finished products to customers
-the management of materials, information, and finances in the supply chain process from
supplier -> manufacturer -> wholesaler -> retailer -> consumer - (ANSWERS)Supply chain
management
CORRECT Answers
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Individuals belong to both a functional team as well as one or more divisional teams -
(ANSWERS)Cross-functional %%%%%%
Groups are based around all of the roles needed for a task - (ANSWERS)Divisional
All individuals who perform a specific type of task are grouped - (ANSWERS)Functional
Represents the hardware, software, and networking technology used to create, store, share,
analyze, and otherwise manage the information used to complete business processes. -
(ANSWERS)IT infrastructure
Capture the detailed data involved in routine transactions created by business processes of
every typ - (ANSWERS)Transaction processing systems (TPS)
-study of the underlying information technology (IT) that creates, stores, and manages the
information necessary to execute an organization's core processes and the people who
perform those processes - (ANSWERS)Management Information Systems (MIS)
-Represents the matching of information technology solutions to organization strategy and the
people who perform the business processes
-Is the art of solving unstructured business problems with technology - (ANSWERS)Information
Systems (IS)
Give managers a high level snapshot of the financial health of the company -
(ANSWERS)Accounting Systems
True - (ANSWERS)T or F: Each area of the business (accounting, marketing, finance, operations,
etc) needs information systems that offer each functional purpose (TPS, MIS, DSS, EIS)
-a set of integrated programs that manage a company's vital business operations for an entire
organization across each functional area—even for a complex, multisite, global organization
-backbone of an organization's set of integrated systems - (ANSWERS)Enterprise Resource
Planning Systems (ERP)
-systems are those which support the planning, executing, and controlling of all activities
involved in raw material sourcing and procurement, converting raw materials to finished
products, and warehousing and delivering finished products to customers
-the management of materials, information, and finances in the supply chain process from
supplier -> manufacturer -> wholesaler -> retailer -> consumer - (ANSWERS)Supply chain
management
