BUMA6211 QUIZ

Computer based IS’s play a vital role in the operations, management and strategic successful organisations.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Information systems transform data obtained from an organization's external and internal environment into information that can be used in decision-making.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Competitive disadvantage is the ability of an organisation to provide greater value to customers than its competitors

• FALSE

• TRUE

Useful Information has the following characteristics: accurate, repetitive, relevant , sufficient and timely.

• FALSE

• TRUE

The cost of useful information: acquisition costs, processing costs, storage costs, retrieval costs and communication costs

• TRUE

• FALSE

Organisation will organise their information system in such a way that it has similar status as other functions in the organisation

• TRUE

• FALSE

Management information systems process data that is generated by and used in business operations

• TRUE

• FALSE

An information system can be classified as either an operations or management IS

• true

• false

The type of management information systems needed to support a variety of managerial and user responsibilities include information reporting systems, decision support systems and executive information systems

• true

• false

Organisations need to address 5 questions in order to sustain a competitive advantage through information technology

• true

• false