Scenario - Larry Slaton
Larry Slaton is an executive with InfoTech Productions.This morning,Larry has been attending a top management meeting exploring the potential value of using a new computer system at InfoTech.The executive team has reached a consensus opinion that the new system should be able to increase the effectiveness and the efficiency of operations and services.Larry has been assigned to work directly with computer system vendors and to develop the best system for InfoTech.
-Larry is negotiating with a computer software firm to develop an interactive software system that facilitates group communication and decision making.This software is normally classified as
A)artificial intelligence.
B)a collaborative work system.
C)an expert system.
D)an electronic data exchange.
E)none of these.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The software system being negotiated is geared towards facilitating group communication and decision making, which falls under the category of a collaborative work system. It is not artificial intelligence, an expert system, or an electronic data exchange.