Edition by Hossein Bidgoli, Chapters 1 - 14
, Table of Contents
1. Information Systems in Business.
2. Computers and Their Business Applications.
3. Data and Business Intelligence.
4. Personal, Legal, Ethical, and Organizational Issues.
5. Protecting Information Resources.
6. Data Communication: Delivering Information Anywhere and
Anytime.
7. A Connected World.
8. E-Commerce.
9. Global Information Systems.
10. Building Successful Information Systems.
11. Enterprise Systems.
12. Supporting Decisions and Processes.
,13. Artificial Intelligence and Automation.
14. Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications.
, 1. Information Systems in Business.
2.
True / False
1. When repetitive transaction-processing operations are automated, human involvement is
increasingly required.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Correct
Computers are most beneficial in transaction- processing
operations. These operations are repetitive, such as printing
numerous checks, or involve enormous volumes of data, such as
inventory control in a multinational textile company. When these
systems are automated, human involvement is minimal. See 1-
3:The Beginning: Transaction-Processing Systems
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Define transaction-processing systems
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.1.3
TOPICS: Information systems
Information systems
importance
KEYWORDS: Remember
DATE CREATED: 10/22/2019 1:26 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/20/2019 7:17 PM
2. Information systems are broader in scope than information technologies.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Correct
Information systems are broader in scope than information
technologies, but the two overlap in many areas. Both are used
to help organizations be more competitive and to improve their