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Information Systems

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Something learned over time for the firm to create - produce - or offer its products






2. 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






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






4. Radical way of transforming business processes






5. Enterprise systems






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






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






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






9. Ease of imitation - substitution - transfer






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






11. ERPs make information available to...






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






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






14. Includes data - technology - people - and processes






15. Centralization (because they focus on integration)






16. Negotiation - commitment - execution - assessment

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17. 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






18. Supply chain management






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






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






21. The plan an organization uses in providing information services






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Peer- to- peer






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

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37. R/3 (made by SAP)






38. Enterprise systems usually require...






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






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






41. 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.)






42. Information and organizational strategy must also change






43. Assets or capabilities






44. Fewer steps - fewer branches - fewer loops - and fewer decisions






45. Incremental way of transforming business processes






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






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






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






49. Technical skills - IT management skills - relationship skills






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