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Information Systems

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






6. On a process flow diagram - a circle represents a...






7. Organizational - control - and cultural variables used by decision makers to effect changes in their organization






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






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






10. Assets or capabilities






11. 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






12. Plan of where a business seeks to go and how it plans to get there






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






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






15. Manage fragmentation of information across an organization






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

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17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Strategy --> architecture --> infrastructure






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






26. R/3 (made by SAP)






27. Incremental way of transforming business processes






28. Businesses have to conform to the system - sometimes have to redesign processes to fit system






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






30. Web- oriented architecture






31. Business process management






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






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

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

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






36. Customer relationship management






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






38. Radical way of transforming business processes






39. Anything that can be used by a firm in its processes for creating - producing - and/or offering its products






40. Can have coopetition w/o strategic alliance - can have strategic alliance w/o coopetition






41. Incremental approach to changing business processes (a management program that seeks to improve the quality of process outputs by identifying and removing the causes of defects and variation in the various processes.)






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






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






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






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






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






47. Enterprise systems usually require...






48. Inputs/outputs and tasks






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






50. Processes make services possible; processes have inputs and outputs - while service is a cycle (ongoing)







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