Exam 2: Business Processes, Information Systems, and Information

Automation of a process activity consists of moving work from the ________ of the symmetrical five-component framework.

Data is knowledge derived from information.

According to the business process modeling notation, the end of a business process is symbolized by a ________.

________ represent the movement of data from one activity to another.

Process effectiveness and process efficiency are the two dimensions in which process quality can be measured.

Data flows represent the movement of data from one activity to another.

Procedures act as the bridge between the computer and human sides of the five-component framework of an information system (IS).

A repository can be printed records stored in a shoebox or a collection of files in the cloud.

According to the business process modeling notation standard, the end of a business process is symbolized by a circle having a narrow border.

Briefly describe activities and roles in swimlane format.

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the characteristics of good information?

In a business process modeling notation diagram, the medium of data delivery is very important.

An activity is considered to be automated when it is characterized by people following procedures.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about roles in a business process?

Accurate data should be relevant both to the context and to the subject.

When activities formerly done by people following procedures are moved to computers that perform the work by following instructions in software, the activities are said to be ________.

Activities within a business process are shown in ________.

Information systems should not be subject to the same financial analyses to which other assets are subjected.

In the swimlane format, the specific tasks that need to be accomplished as part of a business process are known as ________.

Effectiveness is the ratio of benefits to costs.