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When businesses need to formalize the information provided to employees, customers, or other businesses, they often use which type of communication?

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

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

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

One of the purposes of information management is to provide businesses with the strategic information they need to:

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

Information management can be a challenge because:

Henry Ford combined what with subdivided labor and fluid movement of materials to create his moving assembly line in 1913? The resulting productivity gains and price cuts led manufacturers of every type to adopt Ford’s innovative production methods.

Jose installs automated systems that will assist customers with opening bank accounts. This is an example of what type of technology application?

Using the Internet and online communication, Shari presented a new product to potential customers in Peru, Costa Rica, and New York. This is an example of what type of technology application?

Cook Out has decided to shut down all of it's free standing restaurants and convert them into online delivery stations. Customers would no longer be able to stop by the restaurant to pick up their order. The orders would come to them. This extreme change in Cook Out's business setup is:

Cheng processed reports on his computer that will allow his manager to make decisions about the amount of brake pads and oil to order from the warehouse. This is an example of what type of technology application?

Lowes, Inc. use tow mowers that will automatically pick up pallets from the assembly lines and move them to the warehouse. This is an example of what type of technology application?

Bobby is a customer service representative for Factory Furniture. He takes clients' complaint calls regarding the delivery schedule. Yesterday, he called into work sick but told his boss he would still be able to take customer calls at his home. Bobby's ability to be able to work from home is a benefit of:

Which is a capability of a presentation software program?

Which type of software program would an employee use to prepare a form letter informing the company's clients of a change in product pricing?

Which is a way that businesses often use database software programs?

What type of software program would a business use to analyze its operating expenses and level of sales?

The set of computer programs that manages the hardware and software of a computer is the:

A wholesale distributor of ready-to-wear clothing would like to track its customers geographically. Which software application would be most effective?

Many presentation software programs allow users to:

Which is a standard capability of spreadsheet software?

Which is a computer-based time-management tool that helps employees keep track of their appointments and activities?

Which is an important component of computer systems?

Businesses often use word-processing computer software to produce:

Sue works as a cashier at American Eagle. One of her customers gave her $100 cash to purchase clothing. Sue decided it would be an easy way to pocket the money. Sue has committed what type of crime?

Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Chrome allow a computer to search and access information on the Internet. They are examples of:

Technology is an important part of businesses because of all of the following except:

All of the following are advantages of storing information on computer systems except:

The process of accessing, processing, maintaining, evaluating, and disseminating knowledge, facts, or data for the purpose of assisting business decision making is called: