Question

Management information system

Please answer the question correctly

QUESTION 16

1. Which of the following is the most widely used operating system in business?

   		Linux
   		Mac OS
   		Windows
   		Unix

2.5 points   

QUESTION 17

1. Which of the following is an open-source operating system?

   		Unisys
   		Windows
   		Linux
   		Mac OS

2.5 points   

QUESTION 18

1. Which of the following storage types is volatile?

   		RAM
   		ROM
   		PROM
   		All the choices are volatile.

2.5 points   

QUESTION 19

1. Which of the following best describes the metadata in a database?

   		programs used to create, process, and administer a database
   		data that is stored in a Web site
   		special data that describes the structure of a database
   		special data that is unique to a specific user

2.5 points   

QUESTION 20

1. The practice of becoming the largest purchaser of products from a given supplier is an example of:

   		Cost leadership
   		Growth strategies
   		Differentiation
   		Locking in the supplier

2.5 points   

QUESTION 21

1. Which of the following is an enterprise database management system (DBMS) product from Microsoft?

   		MySQL
   		SQL Server
   		DB2
   		Access

2.5 points   

QUESTION 22

1. An accounting program is an example of _______________ software.

   		System
   		CASE
   		Application program
   		General purpose

2.5 points   

QUESTION 23

1. The difference between the value that an activity generates and the cost of the activity is called the ________.

   		equity
   		liability
   		overhead
   		margin

2.5 points   

QUESTION 24

1. A firm can survive and succeed in the long run if it successfully develops strategies to confront the _______________ that shape the structure of competition in its industry.

   		technological innovations
   		competitive business processes
   		competitive forces
   		competitive strategies

2.5 points   

QUESTION 25

1. Which of the following describes suppliers in a position of strong bargaining power?

   		providers of logistic support when fuel prices have been reduced
   		coffee planters during a season of frost that decreases production
   		domestic suppliers of corn in the event of removal of import duties on corn
   		temporary part-time gym instructor at a well-known gym

2.5 points   

QUESTION 26

1. The two general classifications of software are:

   		Operating systems and application program
   		Programming and CASE
   		Commercial and custom
   		Programming languages and development tools

2.5 points   

QUESTION 27

1. Which of the following is TRUE if the threat from a substitute is strong?

   		Customers are likely to switch to competitors' products.
   		Competitors' products are of a lower quality.
   		Prices of competitors' products are higher.
   		Competitors are yet to overcome the entry barriers.

2.5 points   

QUESTION 28

1. All of the following are considered computer hardware technology except:

   		Operating system software
   		Microcomputers
   		Keyboards
   		Printers

2.5 points   

QUESTION 29

1. All of the following are support processes, except:

   		Customer relationship management
   		Procurement of resources
   		Technology development
   		Employee benefits intranet

2.5 points   

QUESTION 30

1. A _____ is a subset of a data warehouse that is used by small- and medium-sized businesses and departments within large companies to support decision making.

   	a.	data mine
   	b.	data model
   	c.	data dictionary
   	d.	data mart

Answer 1

QUESTION 16
Which of the following is the most widely used operating system in business?
Answer: Option c) Windows

QUESTION 17
Which of the following is an open-source operating system?
Answer: Option c) Linux
Explanation: Linux is an open source operating system for personal computers

QUESTION 18
Which of the following storage types is volatile?
Answer: Option a) RAM
Explanation: ROM or read-only is involatile meaning it is not erased from a computer. RAM is volatile.

QUESTION 19
Which of the following best describes the metadata in a database?
Answer: Option c) special data that describes the structure of a database

QUESTION 20
The practice of becoming the largest purchaser of products from a given supplier is an example of:
Answer: Option d) Locking in the supplier

QUESTION 21
Which of the following is an enterprise database management system (DBMS) product from Microsoft?
Answer: Option b)SQL Server
Explanation:An Enterprise DBM that processes large organizational and workgroup databases. These products support many users, perhaps thousands, and many different database applications. Such DBMS products support 24/7 operations and can manage databases that span dozens of different magnetic disks with hundreds of gigabytes or more of data. IBM's DB2, Microsoft's SQL Server, and Oracle's Oracle Database are examples of enterprise DBMS products.

QUESTION 22
An accounting program is an example of _______________ software.
Answer: Option d) Application program

QUESTION 23
The difference between the value that an activity generates and the cost of the activity is called the ________.
Answer: Option d) margin

QUESTION 24
A firm can survive and succeed in the long run if it successfully develops strategies to confront the _______________ that shape the structure of competition in its industry.
Answer: Option a) competitive strategies

QUESTION 25

Which of the following describes suppliers in a position of strong bargaining power?
Answer: Option a) coffee planters during a season of frost that decreases production

QUESTION 26
The two general classifications of software are:
Answer: Option a) Operating systems and application program

QUESTION 27
Which of the following is TRUE if the threat from a substitute is strong?
Answer: Option a) Customers are likely to switch to competitors' products.

QUESTION 28

All of the following are considered computer hardware technology except:
Answer: Option a) Operating system software

QUESTION 29
All of the following are support processes, except:
Answer: Option a) Customer relationship management

QUESTION 30

A _____ is a subset of a data warehouse that is used by small- and medium-sized businesses and departments within large companies to support decision making.
Answer: Option d) data mart