Chapter 11 - 13 Test

A type of tax in which the actual tax rate decrease as the taxable amount increases

• proportional tax

• regressive tax

• progressive tax

• sales tax

An agreement in which the federal government gives an author the

sole right to reproduce, publish, and sell literary or artistic work is called a

• patent

• copyright

• trademark

• license

A contract that permits a person or organization to use public

property for private profit is called

• public franchise

• public license

• public patent

• none of the above

Which of the following are true for computer cookies?

• They are stored on the user’s own computer.

• They can track where users go on the Internet.

• They can gather information on user interests and preferences

  for marketing purposes.

• All of the above are true.

A tax on real estate is called

• excise tax

• home tax

• property tax

• real property tax

State and local governments limit and control those who plan to

enter certain types of businesses by issuing

• patents

• copyrights

• trademarks

• licenses

Which of the following are controlled by building codes?

• physical features

• maximum height

• types of materials that can be used

• all of the above

An information system that combines and summarizes ongoing

transactions within the company to provide top-level executives with information needed to make decisions affecting the present and future goals and direction of an organization is a(n)

• information support system (ISS)

• decision support system (DSS)

• executive information system (EIS)

• management information system (MIS)

Tosharecertaininformationwithselectedpeopleoutsideacompany,

such as suppliers and major customers, the company would use a(n)

• intranet

• extranet

• Internet

• wide area network

If managers want an information system that allows for multiple

sources of information to be displayed graphically on a computer, they would use a(n)

• application software

• decision system

• digital dashboard

• program software