Identify a Statement That Differentiates Information Technology from Information Systems

question 61

Multiple Choice

Identify a statement that differentiates information technology from information systems.

• A) One can buy information technology, but not information systems.
• B) People are an important component of information technology, but not of information systems.
• C) Information systems are a subset of information technology.
• D) Unlike information system, information technology is an assembly of hardware, software, data, procedures, and people.

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Definitions:

Activity-Based Costing

A costing method that assigns overhead and indirect costs to related products and services based on their usage of resources.

Selling and Administrative Costs

Expenses related to the selling of products and the management of a business, exclusive of manufacturing costs.

Activity-Based Costing

A method in managerial accounting that assigns costs to products or services based on the activities that go into producing them.

Production Departments

Specific areas or divisions within a manufacturing facility where the actual production or assembly of products takes place.