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Information Systems

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Strategy where companies cooperate and compete at the same time with companies in its value net






2. Interrelated set of activities and tasks that turns inputs into outputs






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






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






5. Service- oriented architecture






6. An IT capability makes it possible for the firm to use its IT assets effectively






7. Peer- to- peer






8. Integration - packages - best practices - some assembly required - evolving






9. Architecture where one software program (the client) requests and receives data and instructions from another software program (the server); computers running client programs usually require less computing resources






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






11. Negotiation - commitment - execution - assessment

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12. Enterprise systems reflect industry best practices for generic business processes






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






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






15. An end user will usually notice a reduction in the performance of a ______ before a _______






16. Firms achieve competitive advantage through cost leadership - differentiation - or focus

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






18. Enterprise systems






19. Activities designed to learn more about customers' needs and behaviors to develop stronger relationships with them and enhance their value chains






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






21. Suggests that speed and aggressiveness of the moves and countermoves create an environment in which advantages are rapidly created and eroded






22. Strategy where organization aims to be the lowest- cost producer in the marketplace






23. The plan an organization uses in providing information services






24. Speed and aggressive moves and coutermoves by a firm create competitive advantages

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25. For changes in organizational structure - expensive - risky






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






27. Self- contained functional units






28. Systems that handle automated processes within and across organizations






29. Allows functional areas of an organization to share information easily






30. Says competition stems from lowering the cost to perform activities and adding value so buyers will pay more






31. Enterprise resource planning






32. Software systems developed in the mid-90s which were not integrated across organizations and could not interface well with each other






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






34. Supply chain management






35. R/3 (made by SAP)






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






37. Strategy --> architecture --> infrastructure






38. Centralization (because they focus on integration)






39. Software program that requests and receives data and instructions from another






40. 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






41. Web- oriented architecture






42. Radical way of transforming business processes






43. Business process management






44. Infrastructure - information - applications - processes - strategy






45. 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






46. Inputs/outputs and tasks






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






48. Processes are horizontal across a corporation - many functional areas of the business will be involved in a process; functions are vertical silos in an organization (e.g. finance - operations - accounting - marketing - administration)






49. Fewer steps - fewer branches - fewer loops - and fewer decisions






50. Strategy where organization qualifies its product or service in a way that allows it to appear unique in the marketplace