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An information system is a combination of hardware, software, and data resources that transforms information in an organization. |
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There are three fundamental reasons for all business applications of information technology. They relate to the three vital roles that information systems can perform for a business enterprise. One of these roles is support of its business processes and operations. |
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Enterprise collaboration systems involve the use of software tools to support communication, coordination, and collaboration among members of a networked team or workgroup. |
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The success of an information system should be measured only by its efficiency in terms of minimizing costs, time, and the use of information resources. |
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Information technology and information systems cannot be mismanaged nor misapplied in such a way that IS performance problems create both technological and business failure. |
| | A) | True |
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Developing successful information system solutions to business problems has become easy for business managers and professionals. |
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A potential risk that must be faced by business managers who implement major applications of technology is consumer boycotts. |
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Information systems represent a major functional area of business equally as important to business success as the functions of accounting, finance, operations management, marketing, and human resource management. |
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Systems have three basic functions: processing, output, and dissemination. |
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A system does not exist in a vacuum; it exists and functions in an environment containing other systems. |
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