Question 1

Which of the following would create transactional information?

Accepted Answer

A) projecting future sales growth 
B) making an airline reservation 
C) a semistructured decision to hire more employees 
D) generating payroll reports 
A) projecting future sales growth 
B) making an airline reservation 
C) a semistructured decision to hire more employees 
D) generating payroll reports

Question 2

Differentiate among business process improvements, streamlining, and reengineering.

Accepted Answer

Business process improvement attempts to

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of static processes?

Accepted Answer

A) employee layoffs 
B) order level changes based on currency rates 
C) canceling business travel due to extreme weather 
D) creating financial statements 
A) employee layoffs 
B) order level changes based on currency rates 
C) canceling business travel due to extreme weather 
D) creating financial statements

Question 4

Strategic decisions are highly structured decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What occurs in situations in which a few established processes help to evaluate potential solutions, but not enough to lead to a definite recommended decision?

Accepted Answer

A) analytics 
B) structured decisions 
C) unstructured decisions 
D) semistructured decisions 
A) analytics 
B) structured decisions 
C) unstructured decisions 
D) semistructured decisions

Question 6

Which of the following describes the efficiency MIS metric of throughput?

Accepted Answer

A) the number of hours a system is available for users 
B) the time it takes to respond to user interactions, such as a mouse click 
C) the amount of information that can travel through a system at any point in time 
D) the ease with which people perform transactions and/or find information 
A) the number of hours a system is available for users 
B) the time it takes to respond to user interactions, such as a mouse click 
C) the amount of information that can travel through a system at any point in time 
D) the ease with which people perform transactions and/or find information

Question 7

What are the quantifiable metrics a company uses to evaluate progress toward critical success factors?

Accepted Answer

A) ROI 
B) CSF 
C) KPI 
D) None of these are correct. 
A) ROI 
B) CSF 
C) KPI 
D) None of these are correct.

Question 8

Mutation is the process within a genetic algorithm of randomly trying combinations and evaluating the success (or failure) of the outcome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What must managers be able to do to compete in today's global marketplace?

Accepted Answer

A) make decisions to gain competitive advantages 
B) make decisions that can help forecast future business needs 
C) make decisions that can help forecast future business requirements 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) make decisions to gain competitive advantages 
B) make decisions that can help forecast future business needs 
C) make decisions that can help forecast future business requirements 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 10

What is the term for viewing of the physical world with computer-generated layers of information added to it?

Accepted Answer

A) augmented reality 
B) Google Glass 
C) haptic interface 
D) virtual reality 
A) augmented reality 
B) Google Glass 
C) haptic interface 
D) virtual reality

Question 11

An optimization analysis finds the optimum value for a target variable by repeatedly changing other variables, subject to specified constraints.What can a manager determine by changing revenue and cost variables in an optimization analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) calculate the highest potential profits 
B) calculate employee benefit payments 
C) use this as an extension for a digital dashboard 
D) create production schedules 
A) calculate the highest potential profits 
B) calculate employee benefit payments 
C) use this as an extension for a digital dashboard 
D) create production schedules

Question 12

Explain the value of business processes for a company, and differentiate between customer-facing and business-facing process.

Accepted Answer

A business process is a standardized set

Question 13

Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) is a graphical notation that depicts the steps in a business process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is the term for a computer-simulated environment that can be a simulation of the real world or an imaginary world?

Accepted Answer

A) virtual reality 
B) augmented reality 
C) virtual workforce 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) virtual reality 
B) augmented reality 
C) virtual workforce 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 15

Which industry has been relying on neural network technology for over two decades?

Accepted Answer

A) food service 
B) hotels 
C) finance 
D) healthcare 
A) food service 
B) hotels 
C) finance 
D) healthcare

Question 16

What is slice-and-dice capability?

Accepted Answer

A) involves the aggregation of information and features simple roll-ups to complex groupings of interrelated information 
B) the ability to look at information from different perspectives 
C) enables users to get details, and details of details, of information 
D) finds the inputs necessary to achieve a goal such as a desired level of output 
A) involves the aggregation of information and features simple roll-ups to complex groupings of interrelated information 
B) the ability to look at information from different perspectives 
C) enables users to get details, and details of details, of information 
D) finds the inputs necessary to achieve a goal such as a desired level of output

Question 17

What could a manager use to measure the success of an MIS project?

Accepted Answer

A) effectiveness MIS metrics, efficiency MIS metrics 
B) effectiveness MIS metrics, expert MIS metrics 
C) expert MIS metrics, executive MIS metrics 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) effectiveness MIS metrics, efficiency MIS metrics 
B) effectiveness MIS metrics, expert MIS metrics 
C) expert MIS metrics, executive MIS metrics 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 18

Review the following list of key terms and determine which one typically occurs during operational business process improvement.

Accepted Answer

A) automation 
B) streamlining 
C) reengineering 
D) improvement 
A) automation 
B) streamlining 
C) reengineering 
D) improvement

Question 19

Which of the following represents an internal KPI that indicates the earning power of a project?

Accepted Answer

A) market share 
B) return on intelligent 
C) sensitivity analysis 
D) return on investment 
A) market share 
B) return on intelligent 
C) sensitivity analysis 
D) return on investment

Question 20

What would a company like eBay or Amazon be constantly benchmarking?

Accepted Answer

A) MIS efficiency 
B) MIS effectiveness 
C) MIS efficiency and MIS effectiveness 
D) usability metrics only 
A) MIS efficiency 
B) MIS effectiveness 
C) MIS efficiency and MIS effectiveness 
D) usability metrics only

Which of the following would create transactional information?

Differentiate among business process improvements, streamlining, and reengineering.

Which of the following is an example of static processes?

Strategic decisions are highly structured decisions.

What occurs in situations in which a few established processes help to evaluate potential solutions, but not enough to lead to a definite recommended decision?

Which of the following describes the efficiency MIS metric of throughput?

What are the quantifiable metrics a company uses to evaluate progress toward critical success factors?

Mutation is the process within a genetic algorithm of randomly trying combinations and evaluating the success (or failure) of the outcome.

What must managers be able to do to compete in today's global marketplace?

What is the term for viewing of the physical world with computer-generated layers of information added to it?

An optimization analysis finds the optimum value for a target variable by repeatedly changing other variables, subject to specified constraints.What can a manager determine by changing revenue and cost variables in an optimization analysis?

Explain the value of business processes for a company, and differentiate between customer-facing and business-facing process.

Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) is a graphical notation that depicts the steps in a business process.

What is the term for a computer-simulated environment that can be a simulation of the real world or an imaginary world?

Which industry has been relying on neural network technology for over two decades?

What is slice-and-dice capability?

What could a manager use to measure the success of an MIS project?

Review the following list of key terms and determine which one typically occurs during operational business process improvement.

Which of the following represents an internal KPI that indicates the earning power of a project?

What would a company like eBay or Amazon be constantly benchmarking?

Management Information Systems: Business Driven MIS

Ebusiness: Electronic Business Value

Ethics and Information Security: Mis Business Concerns: Module 2: Technical Foundations of MIS

Infrastructures: Sustainable Technologies

Data: Business Intelligence

Networks: Mobile Business: Module 3: Enterprise MIS

Enterprise Applications: Business Communications

Systems Development and Project Management: Corporateresponsibility

Hardware and Software Basics

Networks and Telecommunications

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Exam 2: Decisions and Processes: Value Driven Business

Which of the following would create transactional information?

Differentiate among business process improvements, streamlining, and reengineering.

Which of the following is an example of static processes?

Strategic decisions are highly structured decisions.

What occurs in situations in which a few established processes help to evaluate potential solutions, but not enough to lead to a definite recommended decision?

Which of the following describes the efficiency MIS metric of throughput?

What are the quantifiable metrics a company uses to evaluate progress toward critical success factors?

Mutation is the process within a genetic algorithm of randomly trying combinations and evaluating the success (or failure) of the outcome.

What must managers be able to do to compete in today's global marketplace?

What is the term for viewing of the physical world with computer-generated layers of information added to it?

An optimization analysis finds the optimum value for a target variable by repeatedly changing other variables, subject to specified constraints.What can a manager determine by changing revenue and cost variables in an optimization analysis?

Explain the value of business processes for a company, and differentiate between customer-facing and business-facing process.

Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) is a graphical notation that depicts the steps in a business process.

What is the term for a computer-simulated environment that can be a simulation of the real world or an imaginary world?

Which industry has been relying on neural network technology for over two decades?

What is slice-and-dice capability?

What could a manager use to measure the success of an MIS project?

Review the following list of key terms and determine which one typically occurs during operational business process improvement.

Which of the following represents an internal KPI that indicates the earning power of a project?

What would a company like eBay or Amazon be constantly benchmarking?

Management Information Systems: Business Driven MIS

Ebusiness: Electronic Business Value

Ethics and Information Security: Mis Business Concerns: Module 2: Technical Foundations of MIS

Infrastructures: Sustainable Technologies

Data: Business Intelligence

Networks: Mobile Business: Module 3: Enterprise MIS

Enterprise Applications: Business Communications

Systems Development and Project Management: Corporateresponsibility

Hardware and Software Basics

Networks and Telecommunications

Designing Data-Bases-Apply Your Knowledge-Glossary

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