Edition by Hossein Bidgoli, Chapters 1 - 14
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1. Information Systems in Business.
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2. Computers and Their Business Applications.
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3. Data and Business Intelligence.
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4. Personal, Legal, Ethical, and Organizational Issues.
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5. Protecting Information Resources.
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6. Data Communication: Delivering Information Anywhere and Anytime.
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7. A Connected World.
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8. E-Commerce.
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9. Global Information Systems.
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10. Building Successful Information Systems.
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11. Enterprise Systems.
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12. Supporting Decisions and Processes.
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13. Artificial Intelligence and Automation.
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14. Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications.
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,1. Information Systems in Business. yl yl yl
2.
True / False
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1. Whenrepetitive transaction-processing operations are automated, humaninvolvement is increasingly required.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Correct
Computers are most beneficial in transaction- yl yl yl yl yl
processing operations. These operations are repetitive, such as printing numerous checks, or i
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nvolve enormous volumes of data, such as inventory control in a multinational textile company
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. When these systems are automated, human involvement is minimal. See 1-
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3:The Beginning: Transaction-Processing Systems yl yl yl
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Definetransaction-processingsystems yl yl
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.1.3
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TOPICS:
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KEYWORDS: Remember
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2. Information systems are broader in scope than information technologies.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Correct
Information systems are broader in scope than information technologies, but the two over yl yl yl yl yl yl yl yl yl yl yl yl
lap in many areas. Both are used to help organizations be more competitive and to improve
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their overall efficiency and effectiveness. See 1- yl yl yl yl yl yl
1: Computers and Information Systems in Daily Life
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DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Discusscommon applications of computers and information systems. yl yl yl yl yl yl yl
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.1.1
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, TOPICS:
Information systems Informations
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ystemsimportance
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KEYWORDS: Understand
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3. In a management information system (MIS) application, processes are usually methods for performing a task.
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a. True