Exam 1: Information Systems in Perspective

_____ is a theory that proposes that every organizational system is made up of four main components-people,tasks,structure,and technology-with an interaction among the four components so that any change in one of these elements will necessitate a change in the other three elements.

Using a computer to forecast future sales and order more inventory before a shortage can occur is an example of information system feedback.

_____ results in enhancements to existing products,services,and ways of operating and enables an organization to continually increase profits,lower costs,and gain market share.

A(n)_____ is an organized collection of people,processes,software,databases,and devices that provides routine information to managers and decision makers.

A management information system (MIS)typically provides standard reports generated with data and information from a transaction processing system (TPS)or enterprise resource planning (ERP)system.