Question 1

The following quotation would most likely be found in the ____ of a business report: "This information demonstrates the company's lack of providing critical training and safety equipment to its employees, leading to OSHA violations and fines."

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A)   introduction
B)   conclusion
C)   body
D)   recommendations
E)   suggestionsF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

A number of business software applications were described in this chapter.Choose two of these applications and describe why you feel they would be useful for a manager operating a business.

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Two business software applications that ...

Question 3

Every website on the Internet is identified by

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A)   a telephone number.
B)   a Uniform Resource Locator address.
C)   an intranet address.
D)   its password.
E)   the full name of the company and the city where it is located.F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 4

Rosie's Flowers Company in Tulips, Ohio, uses an e-commerce software program on its website to allow home delivery customers to enter their own orders for flowers that are delivered by the end of the next business day.Rosie's Flowers follows a(n)  ____ model.

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A)   B2B
B)   business-to-customer
C)   B2C
D)   Internet
E)   online customer focusF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 5

A network that connects computers that are in close proximity to each other, such as in an office building or on a college campus, is called a _____.

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A)   WAN
B)   LAN
C)   BAM
D)   CAD
E)   CIMF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

Shifting revenues earned from customers inside a real Sears department store to revenues earned by those same customers online increases a firms' total sales revenues.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Website designers, web masters, and programmers belong to which of the following specialized e-business resources?

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A)   human
B)   financial
C)   material
D)   informational
E)   digitalF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

There are no such things as special e-business resources.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A manager at the executive level responsible for ensuring that a firm has the equipment necessary to provide the information the firm's employees and managers need to make effective decisions is often called a(n)  _____.

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A)   information expert
B)   technology expert
C)   MIS officer
D)   information technology officer
E)   database managerF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

A firm's MIS data bank should include all past and current data that may be useful in managing the firm.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A collaborative learning system

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A)   is a work environment that allows problem-solving participation by all team members.
B)   is a part of a database management program.
C)   is too expensive for all firms except extremely large corporations.
D)   has failed to demonstrate practical results.
E)   is more like a chat site for people located in offices in the United States.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

The organized effort of individuals to produce and sell, for a profit, the products and services that satisfy society's needs through the facilities available on the Internet is referred to as _____.

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A)   e-business
B)   e-management
C)   e-commerce
D)   e-selling
E)   e-shoppingF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 13

To find a particular website, Debbie Newton can take advantage of a

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A)   toll-free phone number.
B)   mail-in coupon that provides free Internet access.
C)   free search engine.
D)   for-fee service like Intercom Service.
E)   local phone service.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

Once Dickey's Restaurants establishes its website, the owners of the restaurant chain will most likely

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A)   ignore the site.
B)   hire an Internet service provider to manage the site.
C)   contract with a hardware manufacturer to manage the site.
D)   contact the U.S.Department of Commerce for assistance.
E)   manage the site on their own computers.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

What special resources does a business need to do e-business?

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Question 16

A LAN is a network that connects computers over a large geographic area.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A society in which large groups of employees generate or depend on information to perform their jobs is called a(n)  ____ society.

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A)   stagnant
B)   data
C)   information
D)   computer
E)   informedF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

Firms use accounting software to record and report financial information.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A measure that summarizes a particular characteristic of a group of numbers is called a(n)  _____.

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A)   array
B)   statistic
C)   frequency distribution
D)   arithmetic mean
E)   data bankF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 20

A management information system is a system that provides managers and employees with the information they need to perform their jobs as effectively as possible.

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A) True 
 B)False

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Website designers, web masters, and programmers belong to which of the following specialized e-business resources?

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A manager at the executive level responsible for ensuring that a firm has the equipment necessary to provide the information the firm's employees and managers need to make effective decisions is often called a(n) _____.

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Shifting revenues earned from customers inside a real Sears department store to revenues earned by those same customers online increases a firms' total sales revenues.

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There are no such things as special e-business resources.

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A LAN is a network that connects computers over a large geographic area.

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Rosie's Flowers Company in Tulips, Ohio, uses an e-commerce software program on its website to allow home delivery customers to enter their own orders for flowers that are delivered by the end of the next business day.Rosie's Flowers follows a(n) ____ model.

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A management information system is a system that provides managers and employees with the information they need to perform their jobs as effectively as possible.

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A firm's MIS data bank should include all past and current data that may be useful in managing the firm.

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A collaborative learning system

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The organized effort of individuals to produce and sell, for a profit, the products and services that satisfy society's needs through the facilities available on the Internet is referred to as _____.

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