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Understand Information Management
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Which is the most efficient tool for gathering the external information that businesses need?
Internet
Library
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Which is a way that businesses often use database software programs?
to organize vendor information
to prepare promotional material
3
What type of software prog. would a bus. use to analyze operating expenses & level of sales?
presentation
spreadsheet
4
Which is an umbrella term referring to any type of Internet transaction?
e-commerce
e-business
5
What do most businesses use to store information for future use?
scanners
computer systems
6
Which shows the correct method to ensure all words in a phrase are included in a web search?
(Discipline is the most important part of success)
"Confidence in itself is the secret of success"
7
Quickest way bus. can get info. about unknown potential vendors in other parts of the country?
by searching the web
by faxing a request
8
When e-mailing large files or documents to coworkers or customers, a businessperson sends them:
in text boxes
as attachments
9
The reason businesses obtain information usually is to apply it in order to:
accomplish a task
Determine a need
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What do bus. develop to store & analyze data for the purpose of making bus. decisions?
information systems
management policies
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Why is it important for businesses to store information for future use?
to make it accessible
to establish quality control
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Businesses evaluate the quality & source of the info. they obtain to make sure the info. is:
Useful
Random
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A distributor wants to track customers geographically. What software app. is most effective?
Internet
database
14
Which is a true statement about a management information system (MIS)?
It is the same thing as an information management program.
May be 1 part of a business's overall info. mgmt. program.
15
Monitors, keyboards, and hard drives are examples of computer:
hardware
Standards
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Software employees use to make a form letter informing clients of changes in product pricing?
presentation
word processing
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Many presentation software programs allow users to:
design organizational charts
include voice narration
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Why do many businesses store information in a computerized database?
to monitor economic trends
to maintain client lists
19
One reason an existing business might develop a company web site is to:
lower tax rates.
create a new revenue source.
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1 of the purposes of info. mgmt. is to provide businesses with strategic info. they need to:
create sales presentations.
make long-term decisions.
21
Bus. assess their info. needs to determine the type of info. that will help them deal with:
Ethical issues
specific problems
22
Computer database programs make it easier for businesses to manage:
large amounts of related data.
customers' buying habits.
23
Employee gets an e-mail from supervisor & needs to pass the msg. Best way to comm. the info. is
sending the message by clicking on the reply box.
orwarding the message to the coworker's e-mail address.
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Which is a computer-based time-mgmt tool that helps employees keep track of appt. & activities?
electronic task organizer
instant-messaging program
25
Information management can be a challenge because:
there is often not enough information to manage.
many people do not understand what it is.
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Which is a capability of a presentation software program?
combining animation and sound
connecting several computers
27
One way for businesses to obtain needed information efficiently is to:
access a database
contact a competitor
28
Businesses often use word-processing computer software to produce:
detailed reports, memos, and contracts.
complex graphics, letters, and reports.
29
Ex. of an electronic planning device employees use to keep track of their activities:
web-based program.
time-management tool.
30
Which is an important component of computer systems?
software
website
31
Which allows a computer to search and access information on the Internet?
server
browser
32
The set of computer programs that manages the hardware and software of a computer is the:
operating system
transfer protocol
33
Which is a standard capability of spreadsheet software?
to create slides
to graph data
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Which is available to people around the world who have access to a computer with connectivity?
internet
extranet
