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






2. Systems that handle automated processes within and across organizations






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






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






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






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






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






8. ERPs make information available to...






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






10. Technical skills - IT management skills - relationship skills






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






12. 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






13. Includes data - technology - people - and processes






14. Manage fragmentation of information across an organization






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






16. Assets or capabilities






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. Business process re- engineering






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






25. 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






26. Incremental way of transforming business processes






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






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






29. For changes in organizational structure - expensive - risky






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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)






36. R/3 (made by SAP)






37. Peer- to- peer






38. Centralization (because they focus on integration)






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






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






41. Information and organizational strategy must also change






42. Enterprise resource planning






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






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






45. Processes are horizontal across a corporation - many functional areas of the business will be involved in a process; functions are vertical silos in an organization (e.g. finance - operations - accounting - marketing - administration)






46. Radical way of transforming business processes






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






48. Business process management






49. Strategy --> architecture --> infrastructure






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