Information Systems Foundations: Exercises & Grammar

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MODULE 1
INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOUNDATIONS
1. relevant
2. paperless
3. confident
4. comprehensive
5. major
6. reliable, efficient, uniform
7. distinct
8. hierarchical
9. extensive
10. robust
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
office
functions
database
transaction
information
capabilities
way
function
scheme
members of the staff
Exercise 9. Decide which of the verbs on the left collocate with the
nouns on the right and then identify the word combinations at the sentence level.
1. to respond to
2. to suit
3. to define
4. to trace
5. to incorporate
6. to overcome
7. to improve
8. to survey
9. to process
10. to check
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
the stages of a transaction
a model of the process
conditions
the performance
procedures
availability and fares
payment instructions
inventory control
impulses
barriers
Exercise 10. Complete the sentences: change the word in capitals
at the end of the sentence to form the word that fits suitably in the blank
space.
1. The brain interprets the impulses leading to … on how to respond. DECIDE
2. Companies often use paper systems when it is important to be able
to trace all stages of a transaction, and when … is high. RESPONSIBLE
3. Electronic point-of-sale terminals provide faster customer checkout,
identify customer … and improve inventory control. PREFER
4. It should be noted that the genuinely … office is rare. PAPER
5. Linking design and manufacturing … improves the time to market. SIGNIFICANCE
Unit 1.3.
Classification and functions of information systems
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Exercise 11. Insert the words at the sentence level: fill in the blanks
with the missing words (the first letter of each word is given).
1. Direct communication between managers and subordinates, direct
observation by managers c… an effective way of collecting information. 2. Paper systems have some v… . 3. People still use many paper-based
systems as they are c… to implement and e… to understand. 4. Electronic
systems p…, m…, d… and r… the data. 5. There are several examples
of computer-based information systems in the text: r…, f… services, travel
and m… . 6. An information system has the following functions: o…
or transaction p…, m…, decision s…, knowledge or e… and c… . 7. Retailors can control their s… and manage the whole supply c… more
efficiently. 8. An information system can check the performance of an
activity at regular intervals, this process is called m… . 9. Universities use
decision support systems to optimize room a… and lecture time. 10. Knowledge systems can replace the experts to some e… .
GRAMMAR DEVELOPMENT
Exercise 12. Explore the sentences from the grammatical point of view.
a) Simple tenses
1. Everyone uses sense organs to receive impulses from the environment,
the brain interprets these impulses. 2. People observe events and use this
information as they manage their responsibilities. 3. The inventory control
is linked with computer systems of the suppliers. 4. Some information
systems are highly automated. 5. Early computer systems were operational
in the sense that mangers introduced them to process routine transactions. 6. Vern Watts joined IBM in 1956. 7. IBM IMS was designed at Silicon
Valley development labs. 8. IOS will radically alter the balance of power
in buyer-supplier relationship. 9. Engineers can’t imagine their work without
computers. 10. New distribution channels can be created and new
information-based products and services can be delivered. b) Continuous tenses
1. The electronic systems are processing, manipulating, distributing and
recording the data. 2. Banks and other financial institutions are daily
applying operational systems. 3. The financial quality is being monitored. 4. That expert system was communicating with the patients. 5. Knowledge
systems were being used by the bank to analyze the bank loans. 6. They
are going to use these informational systems. 7. The company is going
to apply this MIS. 8. They will be manufacturing these products. 9. These
products will be manufactured by them. 10. The products are going to be
manufactured.