1_____ are considered the first large-scale interactive global system.
Airline reservation systems
2By generating and delivering timely and relevant information supported by networks, _____ creates new opportunities for conducting commercial activities.
e-business
3In the context of a global information system (GIS), _____ refers to the use of managerial power to ensure adherence to the organization’s goals.
control
4In a global information system (GIS), high coordination:
helps maintain control of market needs around the world.
5Transborder data flow (TDF) comprises national laws and international agreements on _____.
privacy protection
6_____ of a global information system (GIS) concentrates on medium-range activities that move an organization toward achieving long-term goals.
Tactical support
7In a(n) _____ structure, a company’s subsidiaries operate autonomously but regularly report to the parent company.
multinational
8An organization with a(n) _____ structure might have several regional divisions that share authority and responsibility, but in general, it does not have its headquarters in a particular country.
transnational
9A global _____ system is a system that incorporates all the technologies and applications found in a typical information system to gather, store, manipulate, and transmit data across cultural and geographic boundaries.
information
10 Most software applications are _____ in nature and cannot be integrated into a GIS infrastructure.
local