BUS 210 Week 8 Knowledge Check

BUS 210 Week 8 Knowledge Check
1)      Which of the following costs is associated with a firm’s operations and materials management function?
2)      According to Jones (2007), the semi finished goods and services that go through a company’s production process are called
3)      According to Jones (2007), which type of operating system is designed to make unique or custom-made products?
4)      Which of the following is a key benefit of mass production operating systems?
5)      The operating system that combines both the benefits of customized products and low cost production is called
6)      Of the three stages in operation and materials management, which stage comes first?
7)      Some examples of elements in the operations stage of the operations and material management process include
8)      Which of the following is the correct order of the operations and material management process?
9)      According to Jones (2007), the hardware and software components of a company’s existing IT systems are called its
10)  In the history of modem computers, which of the following came first?
11)  In the 1990’s, the windows operating system, created by Microsoft, was installed in 90% of the world’s PCs. This kind of penetration in the personal computer business made Windows the
12)  Which best describes e-commerce?
13)  Which best describes B2B commerce?
14)  Which of the following is software developed for business with the same industry to conduct trading?
15)  The combination of which two factors gives people the ability to better react to the economic environment in which they function?
16)  One major result of organizational learning is
17)  According to Jones (2007), what attributes should information provided to managers have to be useful to the organization?
18)  Which of the following is a form of information that is constantly updated to make sure that decisions can be as up-to-date as possible?
19)  Which of the following is one of the four major sources of competitive advantages provided by information technology?
20)  Which of the following best explains how information technology improves innovation in a company?
21)  Information technology improves customer responsiveness by
22)  Which of the following describes managers’ ability to use the collection and analysis of data to gain information about various tasks and operations to increase the efficiency of a particular function?
23)  What is the major advantage of broadband technology?
24)  Which of the following best describes the result of information overload?
25)  For what purpose do businesses consider establishing maquiladoras?

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