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Using MIS, 5e (Kroenke) Chapter 3 Strategy and Information Systems 3.1 True/False Questions 1) An organization's goals and objectives are determined by its competitive strategy. Answer: TRUE Page Ref: 76 Difficulty: Easy Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage Chapter LO: 1 2) Organizational strategy begins with the formation of a value chain. Answer: FALSE Page Ref: 77 Difficulty: Easy Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage Chapter LO: 2 3) A major drawback associated with Porter's five forces model is that it ignores the rivalry among firms in the industry. Answer: FALSE Page Ref: 77 Difficulty: Easy Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage Chapter LO: 2 4) A major drawback of the five forces model is that it does not analyze the threat of substitutes when forming a corporate strategy. Answer: FALSE Page Ref: 77 Difficulty: Easy Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage Chapter LO: 2 5) According to Porter's five forces model, the intensity of each of the forces determines the characteristics of the industry, how profitable it is, and how sustainable that profitability will be. Answer: TRUE Page Ref: 77 Difficulty: Easy Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage Chapter LO: 2 1 Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 6) The bargaining power of grain farmers in a surplus year is an example of a weak market force. Answer: TRUE Page Ref: 77 Difficulty: Moderate Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage Chapter LO: 2 7) The bargaining power of suppliers is a weak force when considering the example of students purchasing gasoline. Answer: FALSE Page Ref: 77 AACSB: Analytic Skills Difficulty: Moderate Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage Chapter LO: 2 8) The bargaining power of customers of medicinal drugs is enhanced when pharmaceutical companies patent their products. Answer: FALSE Page Ref: 77 AACSB: Analytic Skills Difficulty: Moderate Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage Chapter LO: 2 9) An organization responds to the structure of its industry by choosing a competitive strategy. Answer: TRUE Page Ref: 78 Difficulty: Easy Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage Chapter LO: 3 10) A telecom service provider focusing on high-end users is following an industry-wide differentiation strategy. Answer: FALSE Page Ref: 78 AACSB: Analytic Skills Difficulty: Moderate Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage Chapter LO: 3 2 Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

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12) A system is a group of components that interact without a specific purpose. Answer: FALSE Page Ref: 8 Difficulty: Easy Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS) Chapter LO: 2 13) The five components of an information system are computer hardware, software, data, procedures, and people. Answer: TRUE Page Ref: 8 AACSB: Use of Information Technology Difficulty: Easy Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS) Chapter LO: 2 14) Applications such as MS Word and Excel are examples of data procedures. Answer: FALSE Page Ref: 8 AACSB: Use of Information Technology Difficulty: Easy Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS) Chapter LO: 2 15) The number of components in an information system increases in proportion to its complexity. Answer: FALSE Page Ref: 9 AACSB: Use of Information Technology Difficulty: Moderate Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS) Chapter LO: 2 16) The five-component framework also applies to simple information systems. Answer: TRUE Page Ref: 9 AACSB: Use of Information Technology Difficulty: Easy Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS) Chapter LO: 2 3 Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 17) Users should take an active role in system development to create an information system that meets their needs. Answer: TRUE Page Ref: 9 AACSB: Use of Information Technology Difficulty: Easy Course LO: Discuss the role of information systems in supporting business processes Chapter LO: 2 18) Information systems exist to help people who work in a business to successfully implement the strategies of that business. Answer: TRUE Page Ref: 10 AACSB: Use of Information Technology Difficulty: Easy Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage Chapter LO: 2 19) A company should develop information systems if most of its competitors have developed information systems. Answer: FALSE Page Ref: 10 AACSB: Use of Information Technology Difficulty: Moderate Course LO: Explain how IS can be used to gain and sustain competitive advantage Chapter LO: 2 20) The five components of information systems are symmetrical in their functions. Answer: TRUE Page Ref: 10 AACSB: Use of Information Technology Difficulty: Easy Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS) Chapter LO: 3 21) The hardware and software components of information systems are capable of performing actions, according to the five-component model of information systems. Answer: FALSE Page Ref: 10 AACSB: Use of Information Technology Difficulty: Moderate Course LO: Describe the components of an information system (IS) Chapter LO: 3 4 Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

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