What Is an MIS Infrastructure

question 148

Multiple Choice

What is an MIS infrastructure?

• A) Identifies where and how important information, such as customer records, is maintained and secured
• B) Includes the hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment that, when combined, provides the underlying foundation to support the organization's goals
• C) Infrastructure identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of computing resources while simultaneously becoming less dependent on hardware and energy consumption
• D) Includes the plans for how a firm will build, deploy, use, and share its data, processes, and MIS assets

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