OI 214 Chapter 7

Which of the following is a primary objective organizations expect from Transaction Processing Systems (TPS)?

• Analyzing market trends

• Maintaining a high degree of accuracy and integrity

• Predicting future sales

• Developing new product lines

A processing method that waits until several transactions are accumulated before entering them into the computer system is called:

Which of the following is an example of mobile commerce (m-commerce)?

• A business selling raw materials to another business online

• A customer browsing product information on a company website

• Buying a book on a smartphone

• A government agency providing online tax filing services

Which of the following is a disadvantage often associated with implementing ERP systems?

• Improved access to data for operational decision making

• Improvement of work processes

• Expense and time in implementation

• Upgraded technology infrastructure

Systems that process the detailed data necessary to update fundamental business records are:

Which traditional Transaction Processing System (TPS) supports the purchasing business function by identifying items to be ordered and qualified suppliers?

• Purchase order processing system

• Order entry system

• Receiving system

• Accounts payable system

The process of checking data for validity and completeness

When a multinational company rolls out standard Information System (IS) applications for all its locations, what is a significant challenge they might face?

• Ensuring all employees have the same level of computer literacy

• The standard applications may not account for all the differences among business partners and employees operating in other parts of the world, requiring extensive customization

• Difficulty in procuring hardware and software in different countries

• Resistance from local management to adopt new technologies

The main accounting record of a business

The plan that takes demand and current inventory levels into account to determine specific product items needed and when to produce them