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31) A(n) ________ information flow relates to the information that is produced by a company and sent along to another organization. A) stand-alone B) legacy C) packaged D) custom E) downstream 32) Systems that focus on the specific needs of individual departments and are not designed to communicate with other systems in the organization are referred to as ________. A) internally focused applications B) externally focused systems C) stand-alone applications D) enterprise-wide systems E) enterprise-information systems 33) Stand-alone systems are also known as ________. A) ethernet systems B) automated business systems C) peripheral systems D) legacy systems E) converter systems 34) Legacy systems can prove problematic when information from multiple departmental systems is required to support business processes and decision making. Which of the following is most similar to the above scenario? A) Chuck’s is a retail chain that has an inventory management system which is tied to an RFID system. This system notifies Chuck’s managers when the inventory in its stores fall below a certain level. B) Quick Software Solutions has an automated system to track employee absence. It also uses a non-automated system like attendance registers that employees sign everyday. This information is updated to Quick’s database management system on a weekly basis. C) Nuok Tires supplies its products to Fresto, an automobile manufacturer. Nuok Tires’ factories are located close to Fresto’s factories to minimize transportation costs. D) Fender, a guitar manufacturer, allows customers to design their guitars online. Potential buyers need to send this design with the order to receive their customized guitars. E) Jsutmi successfully pursues a just-in-time inventory system. Recently, however, it has not been able to meet demand due to labor problems. 35) A(n) ________ is an integrated suite of business applications for virtually every department, process, and industry, allowing companies to integrate information across operations on a company-wide basis using one large database. A) legacy system B) management information system C) decision support system D) distributed system software E) enterprise system 36) An internally focused system helps an organization coordinate with ________. A) its suppliers B) its business partners C) the government D) its departments E) its customers 37) A(n) ________ coordinates business processes with customers, suppliers, and business partners of an organization. A) internally focused system B) legacy system C) stand-alone system D) intermediary system E) externally focused system 38) A system that communicates across organizational boundaries is sometimes referred to as a(n) ________. A) legacy system B) interorganizational system C) intraorganizational system D) internally focused system E) stand-alone system 39) ________ are applications written by third-party vendors for the needs of many different users and organizations. A) Packaged software B) Custom software C) Bespoke software D) Personalized software E) Tailored software 40) Applications that are designed and developed exclusively for a specific organization are known as ________. A) collaborative software B) custom software C) groupware D) ready-made application software E) packaged software