Jennifer Hawkins

question What is true of personal information systems answer They have only a single user and so procedures are not documented or formalized question Personal information systems are most likely to be used by _____ answer drug salespersons question Which of the following is a characteristic of workgroup information systems answer resistance to change question […]

question Which of the following statements is true of information systems? answer Every information system has at least one application. question Which of the following statements is true about the relationship between business processes and information systems? answer A business process need not relate to any information system, but an information system relates to at […]

question __________ is defined as getting work done through others. a. Management b. Planning c. Organizing d. Strategizing e. Controlling answer a. Management Management is getting work done through others. question A manager striving to improve organizational __________ is accomplishing tasks that help fulfill organizational objectives. a. efficiency b. effectiveness c. functionality d. synergy e. […]

question boundary-spanning departments answer Departments, or offices, within an organization that reach across the dividing line that separates a company from groups and people in society. question business answer An organization that is engaged in making a product or providing a service for a profit. question general systems theory answer A theory that holds that […]

question The business assistant has the responsibility of maintaining complete, accurate, and up-to-date financial records in the following areas: answer • Billing and collection procedures • Financial planning • Declaring money earned to federal and state agencies question All financial agreements should be recorded on the account ___________ answer ledger question _________________ is the means […]

question Which of the following is a business activity that an organization does especially well relative to its competition? a. Strategy b. Synergy c. Cash cow d. Core competence e. Multidomestic answer ANSWER: d question . The condition that exists when the organization’s parts interact to produce a joint effect that is greater than the […]

question A person who has a sense of __________ is conscious of the internal aspects of his/her nature, such as personality traits, beliefs, emotions, and perceptions, and appreciates how his/her patterns affect other people. answer Self-awareness question Leroy has always been a goal-oriented worker who meets all deadlines without challenge. He is usually the team […]

question aggregate demand answer This is the total amount of goods and services consumers are willing to buy. question aggregate supply answer the total supply of all the goods and services available in an economy question boycott answer This is a form of protest by voluntarily not using, purchasing or dealing with a person or […]

question What is the purpose of the dxdiag tool? -View logs about programs, system events, and security -View the information related to DirectX Operation. -Configure your system to enable optimal troubleshooting and diagnosis of technical issues – Gather information about your computer and to diagnosis issues with your computer answer View the information related to […]

question These are different from operations in that they end when their objectives have been reached or the project has been terminated. answer Projects question A ____________________ usually provides the direction and funding for a project. answer project sponsor question Managing the __________________ involves making trade-offs between scope, time, and cost goals for a project. […]

question A native app is one that is designed to run on a specific platform. answer T question Documentation reveals how well the system has met its original objectives. answer F question A new information system is not considered in production until conversion is complete. answer T question Failure to address properly the organizational changes […]

question Management answer achieving the goals of an organization through planning, organizing, leading and controlling organizational resources including people, money and time question Planning answer figuring out where to go and how to get there question Organizing answer determining a structure for both individual jobs and overall organization question Leading answer directing and motivating people […]

question Purchasing organization answer the unit within an enterprise that performs strategic activities related to purchasing for one or more plants question Enterprise-level purchasing organization answer AKA cross-company code; the most centralized model question Company-level purchasing organization answer AKA cross-plant model; a single purchasing organization is responsible for multiple plants in one company code question […]

question * collect subjective data * combing subjective data w/ objective data from the physical exam & diagnostic tests, you create a database to make a judgement about the person’s health status * 8 categories answer Purpose of complete health history question health history includes a detailed, chronological record of the health problem answer Sick […]

question The reasons a government may nationalize a firm include: answer 1. extract more money 2. profitability 3. idealogy 4. job preservation 5. control 6. happenstance question Privately owned companies sometimes complain that government-owned companies have the following unfair advantages: answer 1. can cut prices 2. cheaper financing 3. government contracts 4. export assistants 5. […]

question What was the first nation to industrialize? answer Great Britain question What was the second nation to industrialize and how? answer Belgium; a British mechanic opened factories there question How was the U.S. able to industrialize? answer Abundant supplies of natural resources and borrowed British technology question Who industrialized during the late 1800s and […]

question Affirmative action is: answer a government initiative to encourage employers to hire more minorities. Explanation: Affirmative action is a government program designed to help protected classes of people who have suffered wrongful discrimination in the past. It encourages businesses to hire more members of the protected groups; it also addresses discrimination in college and […]

question Assignment answer The transfer of contract RIGHTS to a third person question Privity of contract answer Third parties have no rights in contracts to which they are not parties question Assignor answer party assigning the rights to a third party question Assignee answer party recieving the rights question Obligee answer Person to whom a […]

question T/F: Information processing is a vital activity today because the success of many businesses depends heavily on the wise use of information. answer T question T/F: The use of cookies provides no benefits to consumers. answer F question T/F: Most browsers maintain a history list, which is a record of all Web pages visited […]

question A corporation is recognized as a “person.” answer T question Normally, corporate shareholders are personally liable for the obligations of the corporation. answer F question A corporation is liable for the torts committed by its officers within the course and scope of their employment. answer T question When a corporation earns profits, it must […]

question receipts and invoices answer Record keeping for a very small business can be accomplished by a journal and two boxes for storing ________. question 2,700 answer Carla sells hot coffee, cider and tea from a sidewalk cart near Wall Street in New York City. Last month she sold $4,500 worth of product to 1,000 […]

question functional distribution of income. answer Income data that show how total income is distributed as wages, rents, interest, and profits describe the question 50 answer The personal distribution of income in the United States is such that the richest fifth receives about _____ percent of personal income question wages and salaries answer The largest […]