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Information Systems

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Enterprise systems






2. Assets or capabilities






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






4. Ease of imitation - substitution - transfer






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






6. Self- contained functional units






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






8. Strategy where organization limits its scope to a market segment and tailors its offerings to that group of customers using either cost or differentiation






9. 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.)






10. Customer relationship management






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






12. 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






13. Strategy --> architecture --> infrastructure






14. Systems that handle automated processes within and across organizations






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






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






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






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






19. Business process management






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






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






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






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






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






25. Web- oriented architecture






26. Service- oriented architecture






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






28. 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






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






30. Negotiation - commitment - execution - assessment


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






32. ERPs make information available to...






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






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






35. Business process re- engineering






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






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






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






39. R/3 (made by SAP)






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






41. Enterprise resource planning






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






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






44. Improves the way a company finds raw components it needs to make a product or service - manufactures that product or service - and delivers it to customers






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






46. Information and organizational strategy must also change






47. 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






48. Includes data - technology - people - and processes






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






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