B$)$ His action is wrong, because if everyone were to do this, the concept of personal property is defeated.

C$)$ His action is wrong, because the grocery store owner is harmed.

D$)$ His action is acceptable, because the higher social value is the survival of the family.

E$)$ His action is wrong, because the man would not want the grocer to steal from him.

Maintaining the organization's financial records is a central purpose of which main business function? $13)$

A$)$ Manufacturing and accounting

B$)$ Finance and accounting

C$)$ Finance and sales

D$)$ Human resources

E$)$ Sales and manufacturing

Which of the following systems would you use to forecast the return on investment if your firm planned to sv

new supplier that offered products at a lower cost?

A$)$ MIS

B$)$ DSS

C$)$ ESS

D$)CRM$

E$)$ TPS

Information systems enhance core competencies by: $15)$

A$)$ creating educational opportunities for management.

B$)$ fostering synergies among departments.

C$)$ providing better reporting facilities.

D$)$ encouraging the sharing of knowledge across business units.

E$)$ allowing operational employees to interact with management.

A formal contract between customers and their service providers that outlines the specific responsibili

service provider and to the customer is called a$($n$)$:

A$)$ TCO.

B$)$ SOA.C$)$ SLA. D$)$ SaaS.

E$)RFQ.$

Which of the following systems would an organization use to compare total annual sales for a spec

planned target? $17)$

A$)$ MIS

B$)$ DSS

C$)$ TPS

D$)$ ESS

E$)CRM$

All of the following describe the effects of globalization except:

A$)$ increased ability to find low$-$cost suppliers.

B$)$ ability of firms to replicate their business models in multiple countries without having to redes

information systems infrastructure.

C$)$ significant decreases in operating costs.

D$)$ ability to reliably obtain price and quality information worldwide.

E$)$ increases in transaction costs.

All of the following are IT$-$enabled products and services providing competitive advant$$

A$)$ Apple's iTunes.

B$)$ Ping's golf club customization.

C$)$ Amazon's one$-$click shopping.

D$)$ PayPal's online person$-$to$-$person payment system.

E$)$ Nike's use of celebrities to market their products.