02 Computer-based Information Systems and the Internet (TIM)

People in top management or executive levels pay attention to information management because of the complexity of business processes and the usefulness of computer capabilities.

• True

• False

The main resources of an organization are manpower, materials, money, and managers.

• True

• False

The disposal of information may be in the form of shredding hard copies, deleting soft copies, or saving them in a compact disk for retrieval when needed.

• True

• False

Without computers, processes will surely become a disaster as human resources cannot give the speed it offers.

• True

• False

The processing stage of information management may include using data in decision-making.

• True

• False

The World Wide Web (WWW) is a computer system that links documents and pictures into a database stored in computers in many different parts of the world and that people everywhere can use.

• True

• False

The destinations category of travel websites includes online travel agencies (OTAs), metasearch engines, and aggregators that allow travelers to compare and book a range of travel experiences.

• True

• False

Transactional support is a feature of travel websites wherein tourists can conduct business and make reservations without human support.

• True

• False

Travel websites focus on the needs of travelers, including communication with travel professionals.

• True

• False

Extranet’s ability to provide low-cost global communications has a fundamental and far-reaching impact on how travel experiences and destinations are marketed, distributed, and delivered.

• True

• False