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Title: EBay is an example of a merchant e-commerce company. (True or false?)
Post by: shanell610 on Mar 15, 2018
eBay is an example of a merchant e-commerce company.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 2

With ________, the data needed by one process are stored in an information system designed and used in another process.
 
  A) information silos
  B) automation
  C) encapsulation
  D) data warehousing

 Q. 3

An organization uses a business intelligence system to predict products that tend to be purchased together. This is an example of a(n) ________ process.
 
  A) reporting
  B) information extracting
  C) evaluating
  D) data mining

 Q. 4

What is a cooperative team? Provide an example.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

 Q. 5

Explain the role of procedures.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

 Q. 6

Peter automates his email inbox such that his incoming mails are filtered and all the junk mails are sent directly to the spam folder. This saves him time as he does not have to sort through the mails to find his work-related mails.
 
  He also creates a group mailing list for his team that makes it easier for him to send mails to the entire team instead of including their email addresses individually. In this scenario, Peter is using information systems tools to ________.A) improve individual productivity
  B) keep his information secure
  C) transform his information
  D) make data-driven decisions

 Q. 7

Which of the following is a feature of the devices that form the physical basis of information and systems?
 
  A) They are considered computers or computer components.
  B) They consist of analog devices.
  C) They process information using the hexadecimal numerical system.
  D) They are all devices whose computing capacities match those of mainframe computers.


Title: EBay is an example of a merchant e-commerce company. (True or false?)
Post by: Rochellleeee on Mar 15, 2018
Ans. to #1

FALSE

Ans. to #2

A

Ans. to #3

D

Ans. to #4

A cooperative team is a group that works together to accomplish something, but each person works independently to accomplish his or her portion of the work. A team of painters working on a building is a cooperative team. Each is given a portion of the building to paint and works independently to complete the task.

Ans. to #5

Procedures, one of the five components of an IS, anchor an IS to a process. A procedure is a set of instructions for a person to follow when operating an IS. Each information system has a different procedure for every process the information system supports. For example, when a person creates a Facebook account, the Facebook IS gives him/her a procedure to follow in the form of instructions for filling out the on-screen application. The Facebook information system includes a procedure for each of its processesthere is a procedure for creating an account, posting a picture, searching for friends, and setting privacy preferences.

Ans. to #6

A

Ans. to #7

A


Title: EBay is an example of a merchant e-commerce company. (True or false?)
Post by: shanell610 on Mar 15, 2018
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