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Information Systems

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Enterprise systems reflect industry best practices for generic business processes






2. Organizations restructure common business processes to consolidate services like IT - human resources - finance






3. Strategy to goals to business requirements to architecture requirements to architecture to functional specifications to infrastructure specifications (hardware - software - data...)






4. Incremental way of transforming business processes






5. The situation in which a company's current and emerging business strategy is enabled - supported - and unconstrained by technology






6. Negotiation - commitment - execution - assessment


7. Comprehensive software packages that incorporate all modules needed to run the operations of a business






8. An organization's hardware - operating systems - databases - telecommunications - legacy systems






9. Everything that supports the flow and processing of information in an organization - including hardware - software - data and network components






10. Something learned over time for the firm to create - produce - or offer its products






11. Utilizes a large base of resources that allows organization to outlast competitors by practicing a differentiation strategy






12. Includes organization's design and the choices it makes to define - set up - coordinate - and control its work processes






13. Tries to minimize risks and maximize benefits of change in an organization






14. Enterprise systems usually require...






15. Resource- based focuses on internal factors in an organization - focused on external factors in the industry


16. Radical way of transforming business processes






17. Relates business strategy with IS and organizational strategy; business strategy at the top - organizational and information strategy at the base






18. Self- contained functional units






19. Inter- organizational relationship that affords one or more companies in the relationship a strategic advantage






20. Business strategy should not be affected because it is at a more abstract level






21. The basic human tendency to make specific inferences on the basis of a general impression (EX: assuming that because a business is successful - it has good management-- ignoring other forces at work)






22. Clear and compelling statement of organization's purpose and what makes it unique






23. Total quality management






24. Because they are complex and usually need continual modification to meet the organizations needs






25. Data in context (i.e. with relevance and purpose)






26. Holds that the timing of the use of specialized knowledge can create a differentiation advantage as long as the knowledge remains unique






27. Finance - operations - accounting - marketing - administration (functions or silos in a business)






28. Description of goals of an organization - how these goals are realized by business processes - and how these business processes can be better served through technology






29. Hardware - software - professional services - internal staff costs






30. Business process re- engineering






31. Inputs/outputs - tasks - decisions - metrics - 'swim lanes'






32. Web- oriented architecture






33. Mainframe - client/server - SOA - P2P - WOA






34. Includes business - organizational - and information strategy; business strategy is at the top of the triangle because it guides the others






35. Awaking a sleeping giant - bad timing - poor implementation - failing to deliver what customers want - breaking the law






36. On a process flow diagram - a square represents a...






37. Maintains that competitive advantage comes from the information resources of the firm; resources enable a firm to attain and sustain competitive advantage






38. On a process flow diagram - a diamond represents a...






39. The value of a network node to a person or organization in a network increases when others join the network






40. For changes in organizational structure - expensive - risky






41. Company who offers a complementary product (e.g. milk complements cereal)






42. Technical skills - IT management skills - relationship skills






43. Translates strategy into infrastructure - creating plans for the implementation






44. Class of IT applications used to enable information flow within and between business processes






45. Coordinated set of actions to fulfill objectives - purposes - and goals






46. Framework for understanding the design of an organization; links together business processes - values & beliefs - management control systems - and tasks & structures






47. Building components of software in a modular way; an architecture where business processes are built on a network - different parts of business functionality reside on different parts of the network - the parts can be combined and reused to create ap






48. Threat of new entrants - bargaining power of buyers - threat of substitute products or services - bargaining power of suppliers - rivalry among existing competitors


49. ERPs make information available to...






50. The unique set of features of a company and its products that are perceived by the target market as significant and superior to the competition