Scenario - Larry Slaton
Larry Slaton is an executive with InfoTech Productions. This morning, Larry has been attending a top management meeting exploring the potential value of using a new computer system at InfoTech. The executive team has reached a consensus opinion that the new system should be able to increase the effectiveness and the efficiency of operations and services. Larry has been assigned to work directly with computer system vendors and to develop the best system for InfoTech.
-As Larry has reviewed the development of computer technology, he recognizes that, of the following, the most complex hardware/software combination is
A) a Transaction Processing System.
B) an Executive Information System.
C) an Office Automation System.
D) a Production Information System.
E) none of these.

Question

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An Executive Information System (EIS) is the most complex hardware/software combination as it is designed to provide top executives with immediate and easy access to important business data from multiple sources. EIS requires sophisticated hardware, software, and networking capabilities to access and analyze data in real-time.