POB Unit 2

Businesses evaluate the quality and source of the information they obtain to make sure the information is:

• useful

• technical.

• scientific

Which is the most efficient tool for gathering the external information that businesses need?

• library

• technical.

• scientific

• internet

One way for businesses to obtain needed information efficiently is to:

• schedule an interview.

• access a database

• contact a competitor.

• internet

Businesses assess their information needs to determine the type of information that will help them deal with:

• ethical issues

• specific problems

• contact a competitor.

• internet

• personal relationships.

What do most businesses use to store information for future use?

• computer systems

• specific problems

• contact a competitor.

• CD-ROMs

• display screens

Emma used her textbook to complete a study guide for her midterm exam in Spanish class. What type of source is the textbook?

• secondary

• primary

• formal

• CD-ROMs

Why is it important for businesses to store information for future use?

• to establish quality control

• primary

• formal

• to make it accessible

The reason businesses obtain information usually is to apply it in order to:

• to establish quality control

• accomplish a task

• determine a need

• to make it accessible

Which is a true statement about a management information system (MIS)?

• It is the same thing as an information management program.

• It does not assist with a business's information management program.

• determine a need

• It may be one part of a business's overall information management program.

Information management can be a challenge because:

• It is the same thing as an information management program.

• there is often not enough information to manage.

• no one wants to participate in it.

• many people do not understand what it is.