Match the sentences from the text with the paragraphs 1-9.

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Read the definitions and find corresponding words or expressions.

Management Information Systems: Planning and Decision Making

Jerry L. Koory, Don B. Medley

South-Western Publishing Co., 1987, pp. 38 – 40

1. to guess that something will happen, and be ready to deal with it

2. if you do it, you stay informed about developments

3. without taking into account; also in spite of

4. to be caused by something

5. expecting the price of stocks to go down; also pessimistic

6. reacting to the information and instructions that you give

7. existing at a particular time or in a particular place

8. to make or change something especially for a particular person or purpose

9. a large and very fast computer that can do many jobs at once

10. essential to completeness or formed as a unit with another part

11. something that is cutting edge, and that makes use of the very latest in technology

12. very determined to win or be successful

13. optimistic or confident

14. the position of most importance, prominence, or responsibility; the vanguard

1.Application software tends not to change frequently.

2.This independence often can lead to support of a wide range of equipment by different manufacturers.

3.There is little management commitment to maintaining a state-of-the-art support system.

4.User-friendly applications tend to be in the forefront for a bullish company.

5.CIS personnel are expected to keep abreast of state-of-the-art hardware and software developments.

6.Changes are more gradual, less dynamic.

7.Bullish companies will tend to go beyond minimal requirements.

8.User-friendly application development packages provide the basis for management decision support activities.

9.Industry practices can provide an environment that requires a certain level of commitment to CIS.