Exam 2: Business Processes, Information Systems, and Information

Data that is too coarse is highly detailed.

Data acts as a bridge between the machine side and the human side of an information system.

Explain the two broad categories of processes with relevant examples.

Tom Ford, the celebrated fashion designer, has used social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to generate buzz about his upcoming fashion line. This is an example of a ________ process.

All repositories are databases.

________ means accomplishing a certain process with minimum resources.

In an office, a(n)________ is an information system.

List the characteristics of structured processes.

Data is information presented in a meaningful context.

A system is a group of components that interact to achieve some purpose.

Standardized business processes ________.

Data that is too coarse cannot be subdivided into its constituents.

Which of the following is an example of software?

Information is knowledge derived from recorded facts and figures.

Day-to-day operations, such as placing an order, are considered ________ processes.

Which of the following is a feature of a structured process?

A storage disk is an example of which of the following components of an information system?

Control is critical in structured processes.

Customers' names, numbers, and addresses are an example of the ________ component of an information system.

In the BPMN model, a circle with a darkened border represents ________.