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How does appropriate information management affect a business’s relationship with its customers?
a) businesses can earn higher profits
b) businesses lose focus on customers
c) businesses serve customers more effectively
d) businesses make better financial decisions

Appropriate information management helps a business build a good reputation by
a) being consistent.
b) charging high prices.
c) eliminating all mistakes
d) offering quality products.

Which of the following U.S. laws relates to information management:
a) The Sherman Anti-Trust Act
b) The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
c) The Landrum-Griffin Act
d) The Taft-Hartley Act

Which of the following is an example of a type of information a business must manage:
a) government spending
b) employees' personal bills
c) competitors payrolls
d) accounting records

Information usually comes in either physical form or __________ form.
a) book
b) note card
c) verbal
d) electronic

A benefit of informed decisions is that they
a) are usually bad decisions
b) reduce a businesses' risk
c) cost less money
d) hurt a business' chances at competing

Appropriate information management saves businesses time and money by
a) maintaining higher levels of productivity.
b) increasing information overload.
c) increasing paper trails.
d) maintaining yearly raises for employees.

Which of the following is a true statement about information:
a) it is simple to manage
b) it is put into useful form
c) it is the same thing as data
d) it has not value for an organization

Which is a true statement about a management information system (MIS)?
a) It may be one part of a business's overall information management program.
b) It is the same thing as an information management program.
c) It does not assist with a business's information management program
d) It includes people, processes, and practices.

Which of the following actions is a part of information management:
a) Creating technology
b) observing competitors
c) creating data
d) disseminating information

One of the purposes of information management is to provide businesses with the strategic information they need to:
a) create sales presentations
b) develop short term advising campaign
c) make long-term decisions
d) write an annual report

Information management can be a challenge because:
a) there is often not enough information to manage
b) many people do not understand what it is
c) there is only one way to do it
d) no one wants to participate in it

One way for businesses to obtain needed information efficiently is to:
a) contact a competitor
b) schedule an interview
c) read a book
d) access a database

Which is the most efficient tool for gathering the external information that businesses need?
a) library
b) Internet
c) software
d) textbooks

Businesses evaluate the quality and source of the information they obtain to make sure the information is:
a) random
b) scientific
c) technical
d) useful

Emma used her textbook to complete a study guide for her midterm exam in Spanish class. What type of source is the textbook?
a) formal
b) historical
c) primary
d) secondary

What do most businesses use to store information for future use?
a) CD-ROMS
b) computer systems
c) display screens
d) scanners

Businesses assess their information needs to determine the type of information that will help them deal with:
a) ethical issues
b) job applicants
c) personal relationships
d) specific problems

Why is it important for businesses to store information for future use?
a) to make it accessible
b) to interpret data
c) to establish quality control
d) to protect it from overuse

The reason businesses obtain information usually is to apply it in order to:
a) determine a need
b) develop a database
c) accomplish a task
d) evaluate a source

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