Questions from Management Information Systems

Q: Should organizations use software service providers (including cloud services) for

Should organizations use software service providers (including cloud services) for all their software needs? Why or why not? What people, organization, and technology factors should be considered when...

Q: Qantas Airways, Australia’s leading airline, faces cost pressures from high

Qantas Airways, Australia’s leading airline, faces cost pressures from high fuel prices and lower levels of global airline traffic. To remain competitive, the airline must find ways to keep costs low...

Q: What are the major computer hardware, data storage, input,

What are the major computer hardware, data storage, input, and output technologies used in business? 1. List and describe the various types of computers available to businesses today. 2. Define the cl...

Q: Look around. On the street, at restaurants, sports events

Look around. On the street, at restaurants, sports events, and stores, you’ll find many people using their smartphones. By 2013, 1.3 billion people will be able to use their mobile phone to do work on...

Q: On April 19, 2011, system administrators at Sony's online gaming

On April 19, 2011, system administrators at Sony's online gaming service PlayStation Network (PSN), with over 77 million users, began to notice suspicious activity on some of its 130 servers spread ac...

Q: What’s the best way to find out what your customers want?

What’s the best way to find out what your customers want? If you’re a large business with millions of customers, it’s impossible to ask each one face-to-face. But thanks to modern data management and...

Q: Michele Witte was one of dozens of parents who lost their children

Michele Witte was one of dozens of parents who lost their children because of the defective design of drop-side cribs. In 1997, Witte’s 10-month-old son Tyler perished when the drop-side rail on his c...

Q: To what extent should end users be involved in the selection of

To what extent should end users be involved in the selection of a database management system and database design?

Q: Your industrial supply company wants to create a data warehouse where management

Your industrial supply company wants to create a data warehouse where management can obtain a single corporate-wide view of critical sales information to identify bestselling products, key customers,...

Q: What are the principles of a database management system? 1

What are the principles of a database management system? 1. Define a database management system (DBMS) and describe how it works and explain how it benefits organizations. 2. Define and compare the lo...