Which of the Following Statements Concerning the Complexity of Management

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning the complexity of management of information resources is not true?

• A)Information systems have an enormous strategic value within an organization and therefore firms rely on them heavily.
• B)Information systems are expensive to acquire, operate, and maintain.
• C)Computers are decentralized throughout the organization, which makes it harder to manage.
• D)Managing mainframes has become more difficult.
• E)Managing information resources is divided between the MIS department and end users and there is no standard way to divide responsibility between them.

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Definitions:

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