Question 1

What type of report is created based on data that does not change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Static report 
B)  Dynamic report 
C)  Variable report 
D)  Structured report 
A)  Static report 
B)  Dynamic report 
C)  Variable report 
D)  Structured report

Question 2

What are goods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Material items or products that customers will buy to satisfy a want or need. 
B)  Tasks performed by people that customers will buy to satisfy a want or need. 
C)  The process where a business takes raw materials and processes them or converts them into a finished product for its goods or services. 
D)  The rate at which goods and services are produced based upon total output given total inputs. 
A)  Material items or products that customers will buy to satisfy a want or need. 
B)  Tasks performed by people that customers will buy to satisfy a want or need. 
C)  The process where a business takes raw materials and processes them or converts them into a finished product for its goods or services. 
D)  The rate at which goods and services are produced based upon total output given total inputs.

Question 3

Big data is a collection of large complex data sets, including structured and unstructured, which cannot be analyzed using traditional database methods and tools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Shawn works for Vance Steel Corporation. Shawn's duties include managing the overall processes for the company and transforming the steel resources into goods. Which department would Shawn most likely work in?

Accepted Answer

A)  Accounting 
B)  Operations management 
C)  Marketing 
D)  CIO 
A)  Accounting 
B)  Operations management 
C)  Marketing 
D)  CIO

Question 5

Which of the following represents the types of data commonly found in the marketing department?

Accepted Answer

A)  Promotional data 
B)  Payroll data 
C)  Tax data 
D)  Employee data 
A)  Promotional data 
B)  Payroll data 
C)  Tax data 
D)  Employee data

Question 6

A system is a collection of parts that link to achieve a common purpose. Systems thinking is a way of monitoring ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  The entire system 
B)  A division within the sales role 
C)  The executive team 
D)  The company's competitors 
A)  The entire system 
B)  A division within the sales role 
C)  The executive team 
D)  The company's competitors

Question 7

Production is the process where a business takes raw materials and processes them or converts them into a finished product for its goods or services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Goods are material items or products that customers will buy to satisfy a want or need.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Bread, cheese, and butter are included in the process of making a grilled cheese sandwich.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How are the majority of companies today typically organized?

Accepted Answer

A)  By departments or functional areas. 
B)  By departments or financial areas. 
C)  By degree or financial areas. 
D)  By manager or knowledge area. 
A)  By departments or functional areas. 
B)  By departments or financial areas. 
C)  By degree or financial areas. 
D)  By manager or knowledge area.

Question 11

What resides within the minds of members, customers, and colleagues and include physical structures and recorded media?

Accepted Answer

A)  Knowledge assets. 
B)  Knowledge facilitators. 
C)  Predictive analytics. 
D)  Business analytics. 
A)  Knowledge assets. 
B)  Knowledge facilitators. 
C)  Predictive analytics. 
D)  Business analytics.

Question 12

If you were thinking about an oven as a system which of the following represents the output?

Accepted Answer

A)  The uncooked food. 
B)  The cooked food. 
C)  A light indicating that the oven has reached the preheated temperature. 
D)  The oven running at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. 
A)  The uncooked food. 
B)  The cooked food. 
C)  A light indicating that the oven has reached the preheated temperature. 
D)  The oven running at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Question 13

Erin Hannon runs a very successful hair salon in downtown Los Angeles. One of Erin's tasks is to input positive and negative customer reviews into her computer system. What type of information is Erin gathering?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feedback 
B)  Processing 
C)  Output management 
D)  Sales processing 
A)  Feedback 
B)  Processing 
C)  Output management 
D)  Sales processing

Question 14

If you were thinking about a dishwasher as a system which of the following represents the inputs?

Accepted Answer

A)  The dirty dishes, water, and detergent. 
B)  The clean dishes. 
C)  The washing and rinsing. 
D)  The light indicating that the dishwasher is done. 
A)  The dirty dishes, water, and detergent. 
B)  The clean dishes. 
C)  The washing and rinsing. 
D)  The light indicating that the dishwasher is done.

Question 15

A big part of business intelligence, ________ extracts information from data and uses it to predict future trends and identify behavioral patterns.

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavioral analytics 
B)  Predictive analytics 
C)  Knowledge workers 
D)  Snapshot 
A)  Behavioral analytics 
B)  Predictive analytics 
C)  Knowledge workers 
D)  Snapshot

Question 16

What is the name of a company's internal computer department?

Accepted Answer

A)  Management information systems (MIS) 
B)  Information systems (IS) 
C)  Information technology (IT) 
D)  All of these 
A)  Management information systems (MIS) 
B)  Information systems (IS) 
C)  Information technology (IT) 
D)  All of these

Question 17

Which of the following represents the types of data commonly found in the sales department?

Accepted Answer

A)  Potential customer data 
B)  Sales report data 
C)  Commission data 
D)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  Potential customer data 
B)  Sales report data 
C)  Commission data 
D)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 18

Structured data is data that is not defined and does not follow a specified format and is typically free-form text such as emails, Twitter tweets, and text messages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  Raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event or object. 
B)  Data converted into a meaningful and useful context. 
C)  Information collected from multiple sources that analyzes patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic decision making. 
D)  Skills, experience, and expertise, coupled with information and intelligence, that create a person's intellectual resources. 
A)  Raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event or object. 
B)  Data converted into a meaningful and useful context. 
C)  Information collected from multiple sources that analyzes patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic decision making. 
D)  Skills, experience, and expertise, coupled with information and intelligence, that create a person's intellectual resources.

Question 20

Predictive analytics use techniques that extract information from data and use it to predict future trends and identify behavioral patterns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Business Driven Technology

What type of report is created based on data that does not change?

What are goods?

Big data is a collection of large complex data sets, including structured and unstructured, which cannot be analyzed using traditional database methods and tools.

Shawn works for Vance Steel Corporation. Shawn's duties include managing the overall processes for the company and transforming the steel resources into goods. Which department would Shawn most likely work in?

Which of the following represents the types of data commonly found in the marketing department?

A system is a collection of parts that link to achieve a common purpose. Systems thinking is a way of monitoring ________.

Production is the process where a business takes raw materials and processes them or converts them into a finished product for its goods or services.

Goods are material items or products that customers will buy to satisfy a want or need.

Bread, cheese, and butter are included in the process of making a grilled cheese sandwich.

How are the majority of companies today typically organized?

What resides within the minds of members, customers, and colleagues and include physical structures and recorded media?

If you were thinking about an oven as a system which of the following represents the output?

Erin Hannon runs a very successful hair salon in downtown Los Angeles. One of Erin's tasks is to input positive and negative customer reviews into her computer system. What type of information is Erin gathering?

If you were thinking about a dishwasher as a system which of the following represents the inputs?

A big part of business intelligence, ________ extracts information from data and uses it to predict future trends and identify behavioral patterns.

What is the name of a company's internal computer department?

Which of the following represents the types of data commonly found in the sales department?

Structured data is data that is not defined and does not follow a specified format and is typically free-form text such as emails, Twitter tweets, and text messages.

What is knowledge?

Predictive analytics use techniques that extract information from data and use it to predict future trends and identify behavioral patterns.

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

Creating Innovative Organizations

Ebusiness

Creating Collaborative Partnerships

Integrating Wireless Technology in Business

Developing Software to Streamline Operations

Methodologies for Supporting Agile Organizations

Managing Organizational Projects

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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