Decision Making
e Commerce
Challenges
Production Mgmt
Technology & Quality
100
A network confined to sites on internal web services is called
an intranet
100
E-commerce is:
buying, selling and servicing of products over the internet.
100
Unsolicited commercial e-mails, usually sent to a large number of people is called
Spam
100
In operations management, completing a task or producing products at the lowest cost is called
Efficiency
100
The replacement of human operation and control of machinery with some form of programmed control is called
Automation
200
Computer programs that provide insstructions for a computer to execute are known as
Software
200
B2C means
purchase of consumer goods and service through the internet or e-commerce
200
Skilled computer users who try to gain unauthorized access to other people's computers are called
Hackers
200
Completing tasks or producing products that create the greatest value is known as
Effectiveness
200
Reprogrammable machines that can manipulate materials, tools and parts are called
Robots
300
A very large, organization-wide database providing a centralized location for storing data gathered from sources both internal and external to the organiztion is known as
a data warehouse
300
Software installed on a computer with the explicit purpose of promoting products is called
Adware
300
Phishing is sending official-looking (but fake) e-mail messages designed to get users to disclose:
personal information (in an attempt to steal identities)
300
A visual presentation that tracks the progress of activities involved in completing a project is called a
Gantt chart
300
In operations management, quality is defined in terms of how well a product satisfies:
The preferences of customers
400
Programs that supplement operating system software in ways that increase the security or capabilities of the computer system, including firewalls and antivirus software are called
Utility programs
400
B2B commerce is
businesses buying and selling supplies, equipment and services on the internet or e-commerce.
400
Software designed to protect your computer from data corruption, pop-up ads, and hackers is called:
Antispyware
400
Manufacturing firms hold inventories of three types. They are:
Raw Materials, Work-in-process, Finished goods
400
ISO 9000 certification relates to the issue of
Quality standards
500
The worlds largest computer network is called
The internet or World-wide web
500
Software or hardware to prevent unwanted access to a computer or computer system is called a
Firewall
500
Hackers motivated by political or ideological beliefs with malicious intent to do harm, steal identities or disrupt business are known as
Cyberterrorists
500
The best known type of flow shop process, efficiently using specialized equipment to produce a large quantity of a specific product is called
Assembly line
500
Inventory methods that emphasize production only for immediate needs is called
Just-in-time (JIT) production