A Vertically Integrated Information System May Perform Which of the Following

question 7

Multiple Choice

A vertically integrated information system may perform which of the following?

• A) capture the initial sales data and produce invoices (acting as a transaction processing system)
• B) summarize these data on a weekly basis for use by middle managers in tracking slow- and fast-selling items as well as productive and unproductive salespeople (acting as a decision support system)
• C) analyze data for long-term trends for use by top managers (acting as an executive information system)
• D) all of the above

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