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Information Systems

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Inter- organizational relationship that affords one or more companies in the relationship a strategic advantage






2. 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






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






4. Strategy --> architecture --> infrastructure






5. Supply chain management






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






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






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






9. Enterprise resource planning






10. The plan an organization uses in providing information services






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






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






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






14. For changes in organizational structure - expensive - risky






15. Negotiation - commitment - execution - assessment

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16. Total quality management






17. R/3 (made by SAP)






18. Technical skills - IT management skills - relationship skills






19. Assets or capabilities






20. Centralization (because they focus on integration)






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






22. 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






23. Business process management






24. Incremental way of transforming business processes






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






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






27. 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






28. Self- contained functional units






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






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






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






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






33. Enterprise systems






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






35. The open group architectural framework; designed to translate strategy into architecture and then into a detailed infrastructure using standardized Architecture Development Methodology






36. Includes data - technology - people - and processes






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






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






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






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






41. Radical way of transforming business processes






42. Inputs/outputs and tasks






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






44. ERPs make information available to...






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






46. Peer- to- peer






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






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

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






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