Which Statement Below Regarding the AIS Is False

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which statement below regarding the AIS is false?

• A)The AIS must be able to provide managers with detailed and operational information about the organization's performance.
• B)Both traditional financial measures and operational data are required for proper and complete evaluation of performance.
• C)The AIS was often just one of the information systems used by an organization to collect and process financial and nonfinancial data.
• D)Traditionally,most AIS have been designed so that both financial and operational data are stored in a manner that facilitates their integration in reports.

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Definitions:

Fixed Action Patterns

Instinctive behavioral sequences that are relatively invariant within the species and are triggered by specific stimuli.

Innate

Traits, abilities, or behaviors that are inherent and present at birth, not acquired through learning.

Key Stimulus

A specific environmental cue that triggers a fixed action pattern in an animal.

Fixed Action Pattern

A sequence of unlearned acts directly linked to a specific stimulus, which is virtually inevitable and once begun, is carried to completion.