Question 1

Which of the following refers to immediate, up-to-date information?

Accepted Answer

A)  Daily information 
B)  Strategic information 
C)  Real-time information 
D)  Crisis information 
A)  Daily information 
B)  Strategic information 
C)  Real-time information 
D)  Crisis information

Question 2

What is enterprise resource planning (ERP)?

Accepted Answer

A)  The management of information flows between and among activities in a supply chain to maximize total supply chain effectiveness and corporate profitability. 
B)  Integrates all departments and functions throughout an organization into a single IT system (or integrated set of IT systems) so employees can make decisions by viewing enterprisewide information about all business operations. 
C)  A means of managing all aspects of a customer's relationship with an organization to increase customer loyalty and retention and an organization's profitability. 
D)  Connects the plans, methods, and tools aimed at integrating separate enterprise system. 
A)  The management of information flows between and among activities in a supply chain to maximize total supply chain effectiveness and corporate profitability. 
B)  Integrates all departments and functions throughout an organization into a single IT system (or integrated set of IT systems) so employees can make decisions by viewing enterprisewide information about all business operations. 
C)  A means of managing all aspects of a customer's relationship with an organization to increase customer loyalty and retention and an organization's profitability. 
D)  Connects the plans, methods, and tools aimed at integrating separate enterprise system.

Question 3

Which of the following offers an advantage of using a data-driven website?

Accepted Answer

A)  Easy to eliminate human errors 
B)  Easy to manage content 
C)  Easy to store large amounts of data 
D)  All of these 
A)  Easy to eliminate human errors 
B)  Easy to manage content 
C)  Easy to store large amounts of data 
D)  All of these

Question 4

Which of the following would not be considered part of the consistency characteristic of high-quality information?

Accepted Answer

A)  Do all total columns equal the true total of the individual item? 
B)  Is the two-digit state code missing in the information? 
C)  Is all summary information in agreement with detailed information? 
D)  All of the above are part of the consistency characteristic of high-quality information. 
A)  Do all total columns equal the true total of the individual item? 
B)  Is the two-digit state code missing in the information? 
C)  Is all summary information in agreement with detailed information? 
D)  All of the above are part of the consistency characteristic of high-quality information.

Question 5

What includes fixed data incapable of change in the event of a user action?

Accepted Answer

A)  Content creator 
B)  Content editor 
C)  Static information 
D)  Dynamic information 
A)  Content creator 
B)  Content editor 
C)  Static information 
D)  Dynamic information

Question 6

Information has three characteristics: timeliness, quality, and governance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the below does not represent a company that requires up-to-the-second information?

Accepted Answer

A)  911 response 
B)  Stock traders 
C)  Banks 
D)  Construction companies 
A)  911 response 
B)  Stock traders 
C)  Banks 
D)  Construction companies

Question 8

The logical view of information deals with the physical storage of information on a storage device.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A backward integration takes information entered into a given system and sends it automatically to all upstream systems and processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Justin works at a top accounting firm in Los Angeles and his responsibilities include writing letters, memos, and emails along with generating reports for financial analysis and marketing materials for products. Justin's duties provide value-added to his company and would be categorized as occurring at the different ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Information lists 
B)  Information formats 
C)  Information granularities 
D)  Information focus 
A)  Information lists 
B)  Information formats 
C)  Information granularities 
D)  Information focus

Question 11

Enterprise application integration (EAI) middleware takes a new approach to middleware by packaging commonly used applications together, reducing the time needed to integrate applications from multiple vendors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A data gap analysis occurs when a company examines its data to determine if it can meet business expectations, while identifying possible data gaps or where missing data might exist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What compiles all of the metadata about the data elements in the data model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Data entity 
B)  Data element 
C)  Data attribute 
D)  Data dictionary 
A)  Data entity 
B)  Data element 
C)  Data attribute 
D)  Data dictionary

Question 14

What are information integrity issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  Occurs when the same data element has different values 
B)  Occurs when a system produces incorrect, inconsistent, or duplicate data 
C)  Refers to the overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security of company data 
D)  The practice of gathering data and ensuring that it is uniform, accurate, consistent, and complete, including such entities as customers, suppliers, products, sales, employees, and other critical entities that are commonly integrated across organizational systems 
A)  Occurs when the same data element has different values 
B)  Occurs when a system produces incorrect, inconsistent, or duplicate data 
C)  Refers to the overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security of company data 
D)  The practice of gathering data and ensuring that it is uniform, accurate, consistent, and complete, including such entities as customers, suppliers, products, sales, employees, and other critical entities that are commonly integrated across organizational systems

Question 15

What is the term for the practice of gathering data and ensuring that it is uniform, accurate, consistent, and complete, including such entities as customers, suppliers, products, sales, employees, and other critical entities that are commonly integrated across organizational systems.

Accepted Answer

A)  Data governance 
B)  Master data management 
C)  Data validation 
D)  Data gap analysis 
A)  Data governance 
B)  Master data management 
C)  Data validation 
D)  Data gap analysis

Question 16

Determining if a name is spelled correctly is an example of an accurate characteristic of high-quality information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Data integration is the integration of a company's existing management information systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Master data management (MDM) is the practice of gathering data and ensuring that it is uniform, accurate, consistent, and complete, including such entities as customers, suppliers, products, sales, employees, and other critical entities that are commonly integrated across organizational systems. MDM is commonly included in data governance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Primary key is a field (or group of fields) that uniquely identifies a given record in a table.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is an interactive website kept constantly updated and relevant to the needs of its customers using a database?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dynamic website 
B)  Data-driven website 
C)  Static information 
D)  Dynamic information 
A)  Dynamic website 
B)  Data-driven website 
C)  Static information 
D)  Dynamic information

Exam 6: Valuing and Storing Organizational Informationdatabases

Which of the following refers to immediate, up-to-date information?

What is enterprise resource planning (ERP)?

Which of the following offers an advantage of using a data-driven website?

Which of the following would not be considered part of the consistency characteristic of high-quality information?

What includes fixed data incapable of change in the event of a user action?

Information has three characteristics: timeliness, quality, and governance.

Which of the below does not represent a company that requires up-to-the-second information?

The logical view of information deals with the physical storage of information on a storage device.

A backward integration takes information entered into a given system and sends it automatically to all upstream systems and processes.

Enterprise application integration (EAI) middleware takes a new approach to middleware by packaging commonly used applications together, reducing the time needed to integrate applications from multiple vendors.

A data gap analysis occurs when a company examines its data to determine if it can meet business expectations, while identifying possible data gaps or where missing data might exist.

What compiles all of the metadata about the data elements in the data model?

What are information integrity issues?

What is the term for the practice of gathering data and ensuring that it is uniform, accurate, consistent, and complete, including such entities as customers, suppliers, products, sales, employees, and other critical entities that are commonly integrated across organizational systems.

Determining if a name is spelled correctly is an example of an accurate characteristic of high-quality information.

Data integration is the integration of a company's existing management information systems.

Primary key is a field (or group of fields) that uniquely identifies a given record in a table.

What is an interactive website kept constantly updated and relevant to the needs of its customers using a database?

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Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages

Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

Organizational Structures That Support Strategic Initiatives

Accessing Organizational Informationdata Warehouses

Understanding Big Data and Its Impact on Business

Enabling the Organizationdecision Making

Extending the Organizationsupply Chain Management

Building a Customer-Centric Organizationcustomer Relationship Management

Integrating the Organization From End to Endenterprise Resource Planning

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Methodologies for Supporting Agile Organizations

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Business Driven Technology

Identifying Competitive Advantages

Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages

Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

Organizational Structures That Support Strategic Initiatives

Valuing and Storing Organizational Informationdatabases

Accessing Organizational Informationdata Warehouses

Understanding Big Data and Its Impact on Business

Enabling the Organizationdecision Making

Extending the Organizationsupply Chain Management

Building a Customer-Centric Organizationcustomer Relationship Management

Integrating the Organization From End to Endenterprise Resource Planning

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