Management information system

Please answer the question correctly

QUESTION 31

1. Investments in information technology that build valuable new relationships allow a firm to:

   		Lock in the supplier
   		Lock in the customer
   		Lock out competition
   		All the above

2.5 points

QUESTION 32

1. The central processing unit (CPU):

   		is the main processing component of a computer system
   		controls all the peripheral devices of a computer system
   		is controlled by the RAID unit
   		is also called a Fuzzy Logic unit

2.5 points

QUESTION 33

1. Business rule: In each country, there are many vendors; each vendor is in one country. Which of the following diagrams correctly models this rule?

   		Diagram D1 is correct
   		Diagram D2 is correct
   		Diagram D3 is correct
   		Diagram D4 is correct

3.5 points

QUESTION 34

1. The memory of a device is said to be nonvolatile if ________ when the system is restarted.

   		its contents are destroyed
   		a new memory is replicated
   		the memory becomes unusable
   		its contents are retained

2.5 points

QUESTION 35

1. A(n) _______________ strategy is a competitive strategy by which a firm seeks to become a low-cost producer of products and services in the industry.

   		cost leadership
   		differentiation
   		innovation
   		alliance

2.5 points

QUESTION 36

1. The purpose of a database is to ________.

   		describe and build computer architectures
   		design the source code for computer programs
   		store lists of data involving multiple themes
   		test and troubleshoot newly installed software

2 points

QUESTION 37

1. Using an information system to make customers and/or suppliers reluctant to change to another competitor is called:

   		Growth strategy
   		Building switching costs
   		Creating alliances
   		Raising barriers to entry

2.5 points

QUESTION 38

1. An information system depends on all of the following resources except:

   		Hardware
   		Software
   		People
   		Time

2.5 points

QUESTION 39

1. SQL stands for ________.

   		Simplified Query Language
   		Secondary Query Language
   		Structured Query Language
   		Standard Query Language

2 points

QUESTION 40

1. Which of the following is a primary business process?

   		Employee Training
   		Marketing
   		Research & Development
   		Procurement of resources