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






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






3. For changes in organizational structure - expensive - risky






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






5. Incremental way of transforming business processes






6. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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






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






15. Ease of imitation - substitution - transfer






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






17. Infrastructure - information - applications - processes - strategy






18. 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






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






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






21. Radical way of transforming business processes






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






23. Supply chain management






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Enterprise systems usually require...






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






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






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






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






35. Inputs/outputs and tasks






36. The plan an organization uses in providing information services






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






38. Centralization (because they focus on integration)






39. Includes data - technology - people - and processes






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






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

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






43. Information and organizational strategy must also change






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






45. Peer- to- peer






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






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






48. Business process re- engineering






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






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