Many hospitals are described in the BioSense case study as being reluctant to implement BioSense. The organizational challenges that dissuade some hospitals...
BioSense, the application developed by the CDC to report on disease trends, would be best classified as a(n):
BioSense, the application developed by the CDC to report on disease trends, would be best classified as a(n):
a. management information system.
b....
Executive support systems are information systems that support the:
Executive support systems are information systems that support the:
a. long-range planning activities of senior management.
b. knowledge and data...
These systems are especially suited to situations in which the procedure for arriving at a solution may not be fully predefined in advance:
These systems are especially suited to situations in which the procedure for arriving at a solution may not be fully predefined in advance:
a. management...
Decisions that are unique, rapidly changing, and not easily specified in advance are best suited to this type of system:
Decisions that are unique, rapidly changing, and not easily specified in advance are best suited to this type of system:
a. management.
b. transaction...
These systems are typically a major source of data for other systems:
These systems are typically a major source of data for other systems:
a. transaction processing systems.
b. management information systems.
c. executive...
As discussed in the chapter case on Tupperware, what major change precipitated Tupperware's need to implement a new information systems strategy?
As discussed in the chapter case on Tupperware, what major change precipitated Tupperware's need to implement a new information systems strategy?
a....
To monitor the status of internal operations and the firm's relations with the external environment, managers need _________ systems
To monitor the status of internal operations and the firm's relations with the external environment, managers need _________ systems
a. decision-support
b....
The term "management information systems" designates a specific category of information systems serving:
The term "management information systems" designates a specific category of information systems serving:
a. integrated data processing throughout...
A relocation control system that reports summaries on the total moving, house-hunting, and home financing costs for employees in all company divisions would fall into the category of:
A relocation control system that reports summaries on the total moving, house-hunting, and home financing costs for employees in all company divisions...
The total elapsed time, from the beginning of a business process to the end of the process, is called:
The total elapsed time, from the beginning of a business process to the end of the process, is called:
a. completion time.
b. requisition-to-pay.
c....
Compensation analysis is an example of:
Compensation analysis is an example of:
a. finance and accounting information systems.
b. enterprise application information systems.
c. human resources...
A finance and accounting information system aids operational management with:
A finance and accounting information system aids operational management with:
a. establishing long term investment goals.
b. profit planning.
c....
Budgeting is typically a feature of an information system serving:
Budgeting is typically a feature of an information system serving:
a. operational management.
b. sales and marketing.
c. senior management.
d. middle...
Senior management uses finance and accounting information systems to:
Senior management uses finance and accounting information systems to:
a. plan long-term profits.
b. decide where to locate new facilities.
c. forecast...
Equipment scheduling and facilities maintenance are functions of:
Equipment scheduling and facilities maintenance are functions of:
a. finance and accounting systems.
b. human resources systems.
c. manufacturing...
A sales and marketing information system aids middle management employees in:
A sales and marketing information system aids middle management employees in:
a. tracking sales.
b. planning new products and services.
c. analyzing...
A sales and marketing information system aids operational management in:
A sales and marketing information system aids operational management in:
a. tracking sales.
b. planning new products and services.
c. analyzing sales...
Pricing analysis is an example of:
Pricing analysis is an example of:
a. a sales and marketing information system serving senior management.
b. a sales and marketing information system...
Market research is an activity associated with the:
Market research is an activity associated with the:
a. finance and accounting function.
b. human resources function.
c. manufacturing and production...
Promoting the organization's products or services is a responsibility of the:
Promoting the organization's products or services is a responsibility of the:
a. finance and accounting function.
b. human resources function.
c....
Which of the following is a cross-functional business process?
Which of the following is a cross-functional business process?
a. Hiring an employee
b. Identifying a customer
c. Fulfilling a customer order
d. Creating...
How would you best categorize the types of systems Kia implemented in their defect early warning system?
How would you best categorize the types of systems Kia implemented in their defect early warning system?
a. A TPS to store basic data about vehicles,...
Kia's difficulties in getting a complete picture of defects in their cars illustrates:
Kia's difficulties in getting a complete picture of defects in their cars illustrates:
a. the difficulties in creating accurate tracking systems.
b....
A managerial element in the UPS tracking system described in the chapter is:
A managerial element in the UPS tracking system described in the chapter is:
a. taking inventory.
b. providing package status reports to customers.
c....
An organizational element in the UPS tracking system described in the chapter is:
An organizational element in the UPS tracking system described in the chapter is:
a. the specification of procedures for identifying packages with...
Which main business function is responsible for maintaining employee records?
Which main business function is responsible for maintaining employee records?
a. Sales and marketing
b. Human resources
c. Finance and accounting
d....
Engineers, scientists, or architects, who design new products or services for a firm, belong to which level of a business hierarchy?
Engineers, scientists, or architects, who design new products or services for a firm, belong to which level of a business hierarchy?
a. Middle management
b....
The three principle levels within a business organization hierarchy are:
The three principle levels within a business organization hierarchy are:
a. senior management, operational management, and service workers.
b. senior...
Which field of study focuses on both a behavioral and technical understanding of information systems?
Which field of study focuses on both a behavioral and technical understanding of information systems?
a. Sociology
b. Operations research
c. Economics
d....
Which of the following would not be used as an input for an information system?
Which of the following would not be used as an input for an information system?
a. Digital dashboard
b. Handheld computer
c. Bar-code scanner
d....
A firm that must invest in new information systems capabilities in order to comply with federal legislation can be said to be investing to achieve which business objective?
A firm that must invest in new information systems capabilities in order to comply with federal legislation can be said to be investing to achieve which...
Overproduction or underproduction of goods and services, misallocation of resources, and poor response times are the results of a firm's having:
Overproduction or underproduction of goods and services, misallocation of resources, and poor response times are the results of a firm's having:
a....
Key corporate assets are:
Key corporate assets are:
a. intellectual property, core competencies, and financial and human assets.
b. production technologies and business processes...
The costs for firms operating on a global scale have been drastically reduced by:
The costs for firms operating on a global scale have been drastically reduced by:
a. networking technology.
b. investments in organizational complementary...
Psychologists study information systems with an eye to understanding:
Psychologists study information systems with an eye to understanding:
a. how systems affect individuals, groups, and organizations.
b. how human...
Sociologists study information systems with an eye to understanding:
Sociologists study information systems with an eye to understanding:
a. how systems affect individuals, groups, and organizations.
b. how human decision...
The discipline that focuses on mathematical techniques for optimizing parameters of organizations, such as transportation and inventory control is:
The discipline that focuses on mathematical techniques for optimizing parameters of organizations, such as transportation and inventory control is:
a....
Disciplines that contribute to the technical approach to information systems are:
Disciplines that contribute to the technical approach to information systems are:
a. computer science, engineering, and networking.
b. operations...
An example of a social complementary asset is:
An example of a social complementary asset is:
a. technology and service firms in adjacent markets.
b training programs.
c. distributed decision-making...
An example of an organizational complementary asset is:
An example of an organizational complementary asset is:
a. using the appropriate business model.
b. as collaborative work environment.
c. laws and...
Apple Computer dominates the online legal music sales industry primarily because of a failure of recording label companies to:
Apple Computer dominates the online legal music sales industry primarily because of a failure of recording label companies to:
a. invest in technology.
b....
A corporation that funds a political action committee, which in turn promotes and funds a political candidate who agrees with the values of that corporation, could be seen as investing in which main category of complementary assets?
A corporation that funds a political action committee, which in turn promotes and funds a political candidate who agrees with the values of that corporation,...
From a business perspective, raw data is transformed systematically during various stages, transforming it into valuable information, in a process called:
From a business perspective, raw data is transformed systematically during various stages, transforming it into valuable information, in a process called:
a....
Which of the following are environmental actors that interact with an organization and its information systems?
Which of the following are environmental actors that interact with an organization and its information systems?
a. Customers
b. Suppliers
c. Regulatory...
In a business hierarchy, the level that is responsible for monitoring the daily activities of the business is:
In a business hierarchy, the level that is responsible for monitoring the daily activities of the business is:
a. middle management.
b. service workers.
c....
Toyota Motor Europe's vehicle orders management system allows it to improve efficiency by basing vehicle production on:
Toyota Motor Europe's vehicle orders management system allows it to improve efficiency by basing vehicle production on:
a. superior forecasts of...
The fact that online advertising revenues are growing at 30% a year, while offline traditional advertising is growing at about 5% a year, suggests that:
The fact that online advertising revenues are growing at 30% a year, while offline traditional advertising is growing at about 5% a year, suggests that:
a....
Based on the examples in the chapter, if you were asked to formulate a plan for a regional drive-in restaurant chain's efforts to use information technology to attract customers, what would be the best use of information technology from the list below:
Based on the examples in the chapter, if you were asked to formulate a plan for a regional drive-in restaurant chain's efforts to use information technology...
Maintaining the organization's financial records is a business function of:
Maintaining the organization's financial records is a business function of:
a. accounting.
b. finance.
c. sales.
d. marketing.
Answer:...
An example of a business using information systems for customer and supplier intimacy is:
An example of a business using information systems for customer and supplier intimacy is:
a. Wal-Mart's RetailLink system.
b. the Mandarin Oriental...
For the following question, match the key event of meiosis with the stages listed below. I. Prophase I V. Prophase II II. Metaphase I VI. Metaphase II III. Anaphase I VII. Anaphase II IV. Telophase I VIII. Telophase II
For the following question, match the key event of meiosis with the stages listed below.I. Prophase I V. Prophase IIII. Metaphase I VI. Metaphase IIIII....
To visualize and identify meiotic cells at metaphase with a microscope, what would you look for?
To visualize and identify meiotic cells at metaphase with a microscope, what would you look for?
A) sister chromatids grouped at the poles
B)...
To view and analyze human chromosomes in a dividing cell, which of the following is/are required?
To view and analyze human chromosomes in a dividing cell, which of the following is/are required?
A) electron microscope
B) radioactive staining
C)...
When we see chiasmata under a microscope, that lets us know which of the following has occurred?
When we see chiasmata under a microscope, that lets us know which of the following has occurred?
A) asexual reproduction
B) meiosis II
C)...
A tetrad includes which of the following sets of DNA strands?
A tetrad includes which of the following sets of DNA strands?
A) two single-stranded chromosomes that have synapsed
B) two sets of sister...
Experiments with cohesins have found that
Experiments with cohesins have found that
A) cohesins are protected from destruction throughout meiosis I and II.
B) cohesins are cleaved...
Whether during mitosis or meiosis, sister chromatids are held together by proteins referred to as cohesins. Such molecules must have which of the following properties?
Whether during mitosis or meiosis, sister chromatids are held together by proteins referred to as cohesins. Such molecules must have which of the following...
If an organism is diploid and a certain gene found in the organism has 18 known alleles (variants), then any given organism of that species can/must have which of the following?
If an organism is diploid and a certain gene found in the organism has 18 known alleles (variants), then any given organism of that species can/must...
Which of the following occurs in meiosis but not in mitosis?
Which of the following occurs in meiosis but not in mitosis?
A) chromosome replication
B) synapsis of chromosomes
C) production of daughter...
Independent assortment of chromosomes occurs.
Independent assortment of chromosomes occurs.
A) The statement is true for mitosis only.
B) The statement is true for meiosis I only.
C)...
Chromatids are separated from each other.
Chromatids are separated from each other.
A) The statement is true for mitosis only.
B) The statement is true for meiosis I only.
C) The statement...
A cell divides to produce two daughter cells that are genetically different.
A cell divides to produce two daughter cells that are genetically different.
A) The statement is true for mitosis only.
B) The statement...
Which of the following happens at the conclusion of meiosis I?
Which of the following happens at the conclusion of meiosis I?
A) Homologous chromosomes are separated.
B) The chromosome number per cell...
When does the synaptonemal complex disappear?
When does the synaptonemal complex disappear?
A) late prophase of meiosis I
B) during fertilization or fusion of gametes
C) early anaphase...
How do cells at the completion of meiosis compare with cells that have replicated their DNA and are just about to begin meiosis?
How do cells at the completion of meiosis compare with cells that have replicated their DNA and are just about to begin meiosis?
A) They...
After telophase I of meiosis, the chromosomal makeup of each daughter cell is
After telophase I of meiosis, the chromosomal makeup of each daughter cell is
A) diploid, and the chromosomes are each composed of a single...
In a human karyotype, chromosomes are arranged in 23 pairs. If we choose one of these pairs, such as pair 14, which of the following do the two chromosomes of the pair have in common?
In a human karyotype, chromosomes are arranged in 23 pairs. If we choose one of these pairs, such as pair 14, which of the following do the two chromosomes...
The somatic cells of a privet shrub each contain 46 chromosomes. To be as different as they are from human cells, which have the same number of chromosomes, which of the following must be true?
The somatic cells of a privet shrub each contain 46 chromosomes. To be as different as they are from human cells, which have the same number of chromosomes,...
Which of the following might result in a human zygote with 45 chromosomes?
Which of the following might result in a human zygote with 45 chromosomes?
A) an error in either egg or sperm meiotic anaphase
B) failure...
Which of the following can utilize both mitosis and meiosis in the correct circumstances?
Which of the following can utilize both mitosis and meiosis in the correct circumstances?
A) a haploid animal cell
B) a diploid cell from...
If a cell has completed the first meiotic division and is just beginning meiosis II, which of the following is an appropriate description of its contents?
If a cell has completed the first meiotic division and is just beginning meiosis II, which of the following is an appropriate description of its contents?
A)...
Which of the following best describes a karyotype?
Which of the following best describes a karyotype?
A) a pictorial representation of all the genes for a species
B) a display of each of the...
A karyotype results from which of the following?
A karyotype results from which of the following?
A) a natural cellular arrangement of chromosomes in the nucleus
B) an inherited ability...
A triploid cell contains three sets of chromosomes. If a cell of a usually diploid species with 42 chromosomes per cell is triploid, this cell would be expected to have which of the following?
A triploid cell contains three sets of chromosomes. If a cell of a usually diploid species with 42 chromosomes per cell is triploid, this cell would...
A given organism has 46 chromosomes in its karyotype. We can therefore conclude which of the following?
A given organism has 46 chromosomes in its karyotype. We can therefore conclude which of the following?
A) It must be human.
B) It must be...
The karyotype of one species of primate has 48 chromosomes. In a particular female, cell division goes awry and she produces one of her eggs with an extra chromosome (25). The most probable source of this error would be a mistake in which of the following?
The karyotype of one species of primate has 48 chromosomes. In a particular female, cell division goes awry and she produces one of her eggs with an...
Which of the following is an example of alternation of generations?
Which of the following is an example of alternation of generations?
A) A grandparent and grandchild each have dark hair, but the parent has...
Referring to a plant's sexual life cycle, which of the following terms describes the process that leads directly to the formation of gametes?
Referring to a plant's sexual life cycle, which of the following terms describes the process that leads directly to the formation of gametes?
A)...
Which of these statements is false?
Which of these statements is false?
A) In humans, each of the 22 maternal autosomes has a homologous paternal chromosome.
B) In humans, the...
Eukaryotic sexual life cycles show tremendous variation. Of the following elements, which do all sexual life cycles have in common? I. Alternation of generations II. Meiosis III. Fertilization IV. Gametes V. Spores
Eukaryotic sexual life cycles show tremendous variation. Of the following elements, which do all sexual life cycles have in common?I. Alternation of...
Which of the following is true of a species that has a chromosome number of 2n = 16?
Which of the following is true of a species that has a chromosome number of 2n = 16?
A) The species is diploid with 32 chromosomes per cell.
B)...
The human X and Y chromosomes
The human X and Y chromosomes
A) are both present in every somatic cell of males and females alike.
B) are of approximately equal size and...
At which stage of mitosis are chromosomes usually photographed in the preparation of a karyotype?
At which stage of mitosis are chromosomes usually photographed in the preparation of a karyotype?
A) prophase
B) metaphase
C) anaphase
D) telophase
E)...
Which of the following defines a genome?
Which of the following defines a genome?
A) representation of a complete set of a cell's polypeptides
B) the complete set of an organism's...
Which of the following is a true statement about sexual vs. asexual reproduction?
Which of the following is a true statement about sexual vs. asexual reproduction?
A) Asexual reproduction, but not sexual reproduction, is...
In the human species, all somatic cells have 46 chromosomes. Which of the following can also be true?
In the human species, all somatic cells have 46 chromosomes. Which of the following can also be true?
A) A plant species (privet shrubs) has...
The human genome is minimally contained in which of the following?
The human genome is minimally contained in which of the following?
A) every human cell
B) each human chromosome
C) the entire DNA of a single...
If a horticulturist breeding gardenias succeeds in having a single plant with a particularly desirable set of traits, which of the following would be her most probable and efficient route to establishing a line of such plants?
If a horticulturist breeding gardenias succeeds in having a single plant with a particularly desirable set of traits, which of the following would be...
The drug cytochalasin B blocks the function of actin. Which of the following aspects of the cell cycle would be most disrupted by cytochalasin B?
The drug cytochalasin B blocks the function of actin. Which of the following aspects of the cell cycle would be most disrupted by cytochalasin B?
A)...
A particular cell has half as much DNA as some other cells in a mitotically active tissue. The cell in question is most likely in
A particular cell has half as much DNA as some other cells in a mitotically active tissue. The cell in question is most likely in
A) G1.
B)...
Which of the following does not occur during mitosis?
Which of the following does not occur during mitosis?
A) condensation of the chromosomes
B) replication of the DNA
C) separation of sister...
In the cells of some organisms, mitosis occurs without cytokinesis. This will result in
In the cells of some organisms, mitosis occurs without cytokinesis. This will result in
A) cells with more than one nucleus.
B) cells that...
The decline of MPF activity at the end of mitosis is due to
The decline of MPF activity at the end of mitosis is due to
A) the destruction of the protein kinase Cdk.
B) decreased synthesis of Cdk.
C)...
One difference between cancer cells and normal cells is that cancer cells
One difference between cancer cells and normal cells is that cancer cells
A) are unable to synthesize DNA.
B) are arrested at the S phase...
Vinblastine is a standard chemotherapeutic drug used to treat cancer. Because it interferes with the assembly of microtubules, its effectiveness must be related to
Vinblastine is a standard chemotherapeutic drug used to treat cancer. Because it interferes with the assembly of microtubules, its effectiveness must...
Through a microscope, you can see a cell plate beginning to develop across the middle of a cell and nuclei forming on either side of the cell plate. This cell is most likely
Through a microscope, you can see a cell plate beginning to develop across the middle of a cell and nuclei forming on either side of the cell plate....
A student is looking through his light microscope (~450 X) at a squashed and stained onion root tip. Some, but not all, of the cells have clearly visible chromosome strands.
A student is looking through his light microscope (~450 X) at a squashed and stained onion root tip. Some, but not all, of the cells have clearly visible...
The research team established similar lymphocyte cultures from a number of human donors, including healthy teenagers of both genders, patients already suffering from long-term bacterial infections, and elderly volunteers. They found that the increase in lymphocyte incorporation after pathogen introduction was slightly lower in some of the female teenagers and significantly lower in each of the elderly persons. They repeated the study with a larger number of samples but got the same results.
The research team established similar lymphocyte cultures from a number of human donors, including healthy teenagers of both genders, patients already...
Nucleotides can be radiolabeled before they are incorporated into newly forming DNA and can therefore be assayed to track their incorporation. In a set of experiments, a student—faculty research team used labeled T nucleotides and introduced these into the culture of dividing human cells at specific times.
Nucleotides can be radiolabeled before they are incorporated into newly forming DNA and can therefore be assayed to track their incorporation. In a...
Several organisms, primarily protists, have what are called intermediate mitotic organization.
Several organisms, primarily protists, have what are called intermediate mitotic organization.
A) They represent a form of cell reproduction...
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