2. (TCO A) Maintaining the organization's financial records is a central purpose of which main business function? (Points : 10) manufacturing and accounting finance and accounting sales and manufacturing finance and sales
3. (TCO B) The value chain model (Points : 10) categorizes five related advantages for adding value to a firm's products or services. sees the supply chain as the primary activity for adding value. categorizes four basic strategies a firm can use to enhance its value chain. helps a firm identify points at which information technology can most effectively enhance its competitive position.
4. (TCO C) Which common database challenge is illustrated by the text's discussion of receiving multiple pieces of the same direct mail advertising with an identical address? (Points : 10) Data normalization Data accuracy Data redundancy Data quality
5. (TCO D) _____ work by using radio waves to communicate with radio antennas placed within adjacent geographic areas. (Points : 10) Cell phones Microwaves Satellites WANs
TCO A) What is the difference between information technology and information systems? Describe some of the functions of information systems. (Points : 25)
7. (TCO B)"Knowledge increases exponentially" is a phrase with which we are all familiar. How does this concept apply to electronic business and the emergence of the digital firm? Support your contentions. (Points : 25)
8. (TCO C) List and describe three main capabilities or tools of a DBMS. (Points : 25)