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Managing the Digital Firm
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Chapter 1: Managing the Digital Firm
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1 . |       | The system with universally accepted standards for storing, retrieving, formatting, and displaying information in a networking environment is called: [Hint]     | the Internet. |
  | Internetworking. |
  | the ISPs. |
  | networking. |
  | the Information Superhighway. |
  | the World Wide Web. |
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2 . |       | Changes in the use of information technologies are usually required by: [Hint]     | advances in Internet technology. |
  | changes in company strategy. |
  | new company personnel. |
  | the laws of the country in which the Company originates. |
  | company conflict. |
  | a rising profitability index. |
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3 . |       | The study of the use of computer-based information systems by managers is called: [Hint]     | IT. |
  | MIS. |
  | ISP. |
  | SIS. |
  | CIS. |
  | ESP. |
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4 . |       | Individually tailored projects or services on a large-scale can be offered on the Internet by the practice of: [Hint]     | multiple factoring. |
  | enterprise engineering. |
  | data warehousing. |
  | digitization. |
  | productivity enhancement. |
  | mass customization. |
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5 . |       | One characteristic difference between the new manager and the traditional manager is the new manager's: [Hint]     | decision to work through established channels. |
  | reliance on informal commitments and networks to establish goals. |
  | method of handling expenses. |
  | reliance on formal rules. |
  | attention to company politics. |
  | use of a rigid division of labor. |
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6 . |       | Information systems may eliminate: [Hint]     | input error. |
  | unnecessary reporting. |
  | management oversight. |
  | existing jobs. |
  | multiple backups. |
  | Paper money. |
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7 . |       | According to the _______________ perspective on information systems,...