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Information Systems

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Assets or capabilities






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






3. Incremental way of transforming business processes






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






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






6. Includes data - technology - people - and processes






7. For changes in organizational structure - expensive - risky






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






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






10. ERP II makes information available to...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Radical way of transforming business processes






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






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






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






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






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






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


25. ERPs make information available to...






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Information and organizational strategy must also change






37. Business process management






38. Infrastructure - information - applications - processes - strategy






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






40. Technical skills - IT management skills - relationship skills






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






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






43. Strategy --> architecture --> infrastructure






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






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






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






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






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






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


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