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Chapter 2: Gaining Competitive Advantage Through Information Systems

1) At the ________ level of a firm, the routine, day-to-day business processes and interactions
with customers occur.
A) strategic
B) tactical
C) operational
D) managerial
E) executive
Answer: C
Page Ref: 53
AACSB: Analytic Skills
Difficulty: Easy
Objective: LO 2-1
Classification: Conceptual

2) Information systems at the ________ level are designed to automate repetitive activities, such
as sales transaction processing, and to improve the efficiency of business processes and the
customer interface.
A) tactical
B) executive
C) strategic
D) managerial
E) operational
Answer: E
Page Ref: 53
AACSB: Use of IT
Difficulty: Easy
Objective: LO 2-1
Classification: Conceptual
Course LO: Discuss the role of information systems in supporting business processes

3) Which of the following actions can be included as a part of operational planning?

A) making day-to-day decisions that are highly structured and recurring
B) effectively utilizing and deploying organizational resources to achieve strategic objectives
C) focusing on long-term strategic questions facing the organization
D) dealing with complex problems with broad and long-term ramifications for the organization
E) focusing on balancing performance across the organization
Answer: A
Page Ref: 53
AACSB: Analytic Skills; Use of IT
Difficulty: Moderate
Objective: LO 2-1
Classification: Conceptual

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4) At the ________ level of a firm, information systems are typically used to optimize processes
and to better understand the underlying causes of any performance problems.
A) tactical
B) executive
C) managerial
D) operational
E) strategic
Answer: D
Page Ref: 53
AACSB: Use of IT
Difficulty: Easy
Objective: LO 2-1
Classification: Conceptual
Course LO: Discuss the role of information systems in supporting business processes

5) With respect to decision making in organizations, ________ decisions are those in which the
procedures to follow for a given situation can be specified in advance.
A) comparitive
B) structured
C) unscrupulous
D) asymmetrical
E) disfigured
Answer: B
Page Ref: 53
AACSB: Use of IT
Difficulty: Easy
Objective: LO 2-1
Classification: Conceptual

6) Ben White is the manager of a retail store. His work typically includes the routine, day-to-day
interactions with customers and, once in a while, solving a customer's problem or dealing with a
dissatisfied customer. Additionally, he has to keep track of inventory and issue an order for
additional inventory with levels below a specified level. Ben is a(n) ________ level manager.
A) operational
B) tactical
C) strategic
D) managerial
E) executive
Answer: A
Page Ref: 53
AACSB: Analytic Skills; Use of IT
Difficulty: Moderate
Objective: LO 2-1
Classification: Application
Course LO: Discuss the role of information systems in supporting business processes

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7) With respect to organizational decision-making levels, ________ decisions can be
programmed directly into operational information systems so that they can be made with little or
no human intervention.
A) asymmetrical
B) semistructured
C) unstructured
D) comparitive
E) structured
Answer: E
Page Ref: 53
AACSB: Use of IT
Difficulty: Easy
Objective: LO 2-1
Classification: Conceptual
Course LO: Discuss the role of information systems in supporting business processes

8) Using information systems to optimize processes at the ________ level of an organization can
offer quick returns on the IS investment, as activities at this level are clearly delineated and well
focused.
A) executive
B) strategic
C) managerial
D) operational
E) tactical
Answer: D
Page Ref: 53
AACSB: Use of IT
Difficulty: Easy
Objective: LO 2-1
Classification: Conceptual
Course LO: Discuss the role of information systems in supporting business processes

9) At the ________ level of an organization, functional managers focus on monitoring and

controlling operational-level activities and providing information to higher levels of the
organization.
A) tactical
B) executive
C) strategic
D) superficial
E) illusive
Answer: A
Page Ref: 54
AACSB: Analytic Skills
Difficulty: Easy
Objective: LO 2-1
Classification: Conceptual

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