Using MIS, 6e (Kroenke)
The International Dimension
True/False Questions
1) The global economy has intensified rivalry by increasing product and vendor choices
and by accelerating the flow of information about price, product, availability, and service.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 465
AACSB: Dynamics of the Global Economy
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 1
2) Unlike business processes, information systems procedures need not reflect local
cultural values and norms.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 467
AACSB: Multicultural Understanding
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 2
3) Distributed database processing refers to the processing of multiple databases that
reside in a single location.
Answer: FALSE
,Page Ref: 468
AACSB: Dynamics of the Global Economy
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Discuss the role of information systems in supporting business processes
Chapter LO: 2
4) As long as there is an adequate data interface between two information systems that
are in locations that are diverse in terms of business practices and language, they can
operate independently, sharing data when necessary.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 469
AACSB: Multicultural Understanding
Difficulty: Moderate
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 3
,5) A supply chain is a network of organizations and facilities that transforms raw
materials into products delivered to customers.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 470
AACSB: Dynamics of the Global Economy
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Discuss the role of information systems in supply chain management and
performance
Chapter LO: 4
6) The bullwhip effect is a phenomenon in which the variability in the size and timing of
orders decreases at each stage up the supply chain, from customer to supplier.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 472
AACSB: Dynamics of the Global Economy
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Discuss the role of information systems in supply chain management and
performance
Chapter LO: 4
7) The bullwhip effect increases the overall profitability of the supply chain.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 473
AACSB: Dynamics of the Global Economy
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Discuss the role of information systems in supply chain management and
performance
Chapter LO: 4
, 8) International organizations have more IS and IT assets, and those assets are exposed to
more risk and greater uncertainty.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 473-474
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Describe different methods of managing IS security
Chapter LO: 5
9) The business processes that support the competitive strategies of the multinational
companies tend to be simpler and easier to implement, as they are isolated from one
another.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 476
AACSB: Multicultural Understanding
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 5
10) Technical and data safeguards change for international information systems.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 477
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Describe different methods of managing IS security
The International Dimension
True/False Questions
1) The global economy has intensified rivalry by increasing product and vendor choices
and by accelerating the flow of information about price, product, availability, and service.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 465
AACSB: Dynamics of the Global Economy
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 1
2) Unlike business processes, information systems procedures need not reflect local
cultural values and norms.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 467
AACSB: Multicultural Understanding
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 2
3) Distributed database processing refers to the processing of multiple databases that
reside in a single location.
Answer: FALSE
,Page Ref: 468
AACSB: Dynamics of the Global Economy
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Discuss the role of information systems in supporting business processes
Chapter LO: 2
4) As long as there is an adequate data interface between two information systems that
are in locations that are diverse in terms of business practices and language, they can
operate independently, sharing data when necessary.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 469
AACSB: Multicultural Understanding
Difficulty: Moderate
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 3
,5) A supply chain is a network of organizations and facilities that transforms raw
materials into products delivered to customers.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 470
AACSB: Dynamics of the Global Economy
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Discuss the role of information systems in supply chain management and
performance
Chapter LO: 4
6) The bullwhip effect is a phenomenon in which the variability in the size and timing of
orders decreases at each stage up the supply chain, from customer to supplier.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 472
AACSB: Dynamics of the Global Economy
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Discuss the role of information systems in supply chain management and
performance
Chapter LO: 4
7) The bullwhip effect increases the overall profitability of the supply chain.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 473
AACSB: Dynamics of the Global Economy
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Discuss the role of information systems in supply chain management and
performance
Chapter LO: 4
, 8) International organizations have more IS and IT assets, and those assets are exposed to
more risk and greater uncertainty.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 473-474
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Describe different methods of managing IS security
Chapter LO: 5
9) The business processes that support the competitive strategies of the multinational
companies tend to be simpler and easier to implement, as they are isolated from one
another.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 476
AACSB: Multicultural Understanding
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage
Chapter LO: 5
10) Technical and data safeguards change for international information systems.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 477
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
Course LO: Describe different methods of managing IS security
