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Information Systems

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Processes make services possible; processes have inputs and outputs - while service is a cycle (ongoing)






2. 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






3. Business process management






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






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






6. Inputs/outputs and tasks






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






8. Supply chain management






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






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






11. Assets or capabilities






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






13. Business process re- engineering






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






15. Customer relationship management






16. Strategy where companies cooperate and compete at the same time with companies in its value net






17. When all the activities are in a predetermined order (not when steps vary in a process)






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






19. Radical way of transforming business processes






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






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






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






23. Software used to connect processes in one or more computers across a network






24. 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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25. Highlights how IS add value to the primary and support activities of a firm's internal operations - customers - and supply chain






26. 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






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

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28. Centralization (because they focus on integration)






29. Technology - people - and processes that an organization uses to manage information






30. 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






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






32. Strategy --> architecture --> infrastructure






33. Includes data - technology - people - and processes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Uses a large central computer that handles all the functionality of the system; common in legacy systems






42. Includes a company - its competitors - complementors - customers - suppliers






43. Negotiation - commitment - execution - assessment

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44. Enterprise systems






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






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






47. Web- oriented architecture






48. 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)






49. Technical skills - IT management skills - relationship skills






50. For changes in organizational structure - expensive - risky