PC 226 Chapter 1 Quiz (Day)

Business professionals can no longer hide in a functional silo within a company.

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In the business world, information technology and Information Systems play a pivotal role.

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Customers expect quality service, accurate and timely delivery of orders, and a well-run organization behind the flashy Web site.

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All business professionals must share common information, information that is collected centrally and made available via integrated Information Systems to all company users.

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Business process owners, business professionals are also evaluators of the IS.

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The business professional is also a user of the IS to perform functions

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Managers choose to sacrifice maximum attainment of individual goals or values for achievement of a higher goal.

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To obtain accurate information, we may carefully and methodically prepare the information, thus sacrificing its timeliness.

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The benefits and sometimes the costs of information are often hard to measure.

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Many companies use perpetual inventory balances for most of the year, or estimate their inventory balances based on sales or past years’ levels.

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