Question 1

____________________ is software that displays documents on more than one user's screen and allows all users to see changes or comments as they are made by one person.

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Question 2

____________________ inventory includes the materials moving through the stages of the production process that are not completed products.

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Question 3

____________________ is a Web site that allows anyone with access, inside or outside the organization, to create, share, and edit content through a simple, browser-based user interface.

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Question 4

____________________ systems are designed to reduce the level of an organization's inventory to zero.

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Question 5

____________________ manufacturing is a manufacturing process using highly trained employees at every stage of the production process to cut waste and improve quality.

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Question 6

____________________ are interactive, computer-based information systems that rely on decision models and specialized databases to support decision makers.

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Question 7

____________________ are management information systems to facilitate strategic decision making at the highest level of management.

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Question 8

____________________ are unsummarized and unanalyzed facts and figures.

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Question 9

A(n) ____________________ is a Web log that allows individuals to post opinions and ideas.

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Question 10

____________________ inventory includes items that have passed through the entire production process but have not been sold.

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Question 11

____________________ file sharing allows PCs to communicate directly with one another over the Internet, bypassing central databases, servers, control points, and Web pages.

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Question 12

____________________ networking is online interaction in a community format where people share personal information and photos, produce and share all sorts of information and opinions, or unify activists and raise funds.

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Question 13

An interactive computer-based system that facilitates group communication and decision making is known as a(n) ____________________.

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Question 14

____________________ inventory includes the basic inputs to the organization's production process.

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Question 15

An organization's ____________________ consists of the hardware, software, telecommunications, database management, and other technologies it uses to store data and make them available in the form of information for organizational decision making.

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Question 16

Data that have been converted into a meaningful and useful context for the receiver is called ____________________.

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Question 17

A networked information system that collects, processes, and provides information about an organization's entire enterprise, from identification of customer needs and receipt of orders to distribution of products and receipt of payments is called a(n) ____________________.

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Question 18

A(n) ____________________ is a system that pulls data from a variety of organizational systems and databases; gauges the data against key performance metrics; pulls out the right nuggets of information; and delivers information to managers in a graphical, easy-to-interpret format.

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Question 19

A(n) ____________________ is a computer-based system that provides information and support for effective managerial decision making.

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Question 20

Efforts to systematically gather knowledge, make it widely available in the organization, and foster a culture of learning is called ____________________.

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Quiz 19: Managing the Value Chain, Information Technology, and E-Business