Question 1

Which of the following is a strategic HR application that is beginning to benefit from the capabilities of automation?

Accepted Answer

A) succession management 
B) organizational charts 
C) employee payroll 
D) employee benefits 
A) succession management 
B) organizational charts 
C) employee payroll 
D) employee benefits

Question 2

Organizations go through various stages as they decide to use technology to help manage the workforce.What would be the first stage?

Accepted Answer

A) The organization supplements employee data by drawing from other sources. 
B) The organization codifies employee data such as name,job,and compensation. 
C) The organization updates employee data such as career profiles. 
D) The organizations uses data to predict employee behaviour such as turnover. 
A) The organization supplements employee data by drawing from other sources. 
B) The organization codifies employee data such as name,job,and compensation. 
C) The organization updates employee data such as career profiles. 
D) The organizations uses data to predict employee behaviour such as turnover.

Question 3

Information technology (IT)can help project correct demand and supply levels on the basis of realistic scenarios.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Define HR analytics.List three uses of workforce analytics.

Accepted Answer

HR metrics and workforce analytics appli

Question 5

The use of information technology (IT)for HRM planning provides better data storage,information retrieval,and tools for analysis alleviating the burden of operational activities.What role can HR dedicate more time and resources to resulting from the use of IT?

Accepted Answer

A) functional role 
B) transactional role 
C) strategic role 
D) operational role 
A) functional role 
B) transactional role 
C) strategic role 
D) operational role

Question 6

What service delivery application allows employees and managers to communicate with and affect databases?

Accepted Answer

A) self-service systems 
B) web-based HR 
C) HR data systems 
D) enterprise portals 
A) self-service systems 
B) web-based HR 
C) HR data systems 
D) enterprise portals

Question 7

Increasing usage of mobile technology has created an apps culture for some organizations,with industry sources predicting a doubling of usage among HR professionals.Discuss and provide an example of one app that provides solutions for and improves human resource planning.

Accepted Answer

In some instances HR departments are off

Question 8

What concept is best defined as the integration of digitized data from multiple sources and in multiple formats,including structured and unstructured data?

Accepted Answer

A) HRIS data 
B) Big data 
C) self-service data 
D) web-based database 
A) HRIS data 
B) Big data 
C) self-service data 
D) web-based database

Question 9

Workforce analytics applications address the challenge of getting business intelligence for strategic decision making.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The use of information technology (IT)for HRM planning allows HR to mine data faster,cheaper,and more effectively than any paper-based system.What role can HR dedicate more time and resources to resulting from the use of IT?

Accepted Answer

A) strategic role of change agent 
B) transactional role 
C) operational role 
D) functional role 
A) strategic role of change agent 
B) transactional role 
C) operational role 
D) functional role

Question 11

HR planners want to ensure that the technology they adopt enables workers to access and modify their data via a web browser using their laptop computer.What is this service delivery model called?

Accepted Answer

A) web-based HR 
B) self-service systems 
C) personnel data systems 
D) enterprise portals 
A) web-based HR 
B) self-service systems 
C) personnel data systems 
D) enterprise portals

Question 12

Increasing usage of mobile technology has created an apps culture for some organizations,with industry sources predicting a doubling of usage among HR professionals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Talent management applications is a mobile app that allows managers and employees to view current skills,job histories,and succession plans as well as get data on open positions,head counts,turnover,and other HR planning metrics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What term is best defined as a software-based ability to demonstrate learning and decision making?

Accepted Answer

A) talent management data 
B) Big data 
C) artificial intelligence 
D) web-based database 
A) talent management data 
B) Big data 
C) artificial intelligence 
D) web-based database

Question 15

Organizations need information technology systems to protect corporate data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In order for data security systems to be effective,there must be a proper balance between what an individual is expected to divulge and another factor.What is this second factor?

Accepted Answer

A) what information employment and management decisions require 
B) what the security system costs and the known or projected benefits 
C) what level of technology acceptance and user satisfaction is expected 
D) what the size of the organization is relative to its external environment 
A) what information employment and management decisions require 
B) what the security system costs and the known or projected benefits 
C) what level of technology acceptance and user satisfaction is expected 
D) what the size of the organization is relative to its external environment

Question 17

When attempting to assess an organization's readiness for Big data,the five pillars of Big data give some indication of the resources required to extract value from the investment required to collect,store,and analyze Big data.Define Big data and describe one of the pillars (or attributes).

Accepted Answer

Big data is the integration of digitized

Question 18

One of the uses of workforce analytics includes predicting the probable success of a candidate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What three types of security features are used to ensure data security?

Accepted Answer

A) data field security,record security,and information security 
B) row-level security,information security,and system security 
C) record security,login security,and data field security 
D) login security,row-level security,and field-level security 
A) data field security,record security,and information security 
B) row-level security,information security,and system security 
C) record security,login security,and data field security 
D) login security,row-level security,and field-level security

Question 20

An organization's human resource department wants to ensure they provide a single site for employees to access HR services.What is this service delivery model called?

Accepted Answer

A) information systems 
B) self-service systems 
C) enterprise portals 
D) technology-based HR 
A) information systems 
B) self-service systems 
C) enterprise portals 
D) technology-based HR

Which of the following is a strategic HR application that is beginning to benefit from the capabilities of automation?

Organizations go through various stages as they decide to use technology to help manage the workforce.What would be the first stage?

Information technology (IT)can help project correct demand and supply levels on the basis of realistic scenarios.

Define HR analytics.List three uses of workforce analytics.

The use of information technology (IT)for HRM planning provides better data storage,information retrieval,and tools for analysis alleviating the burden of operational activities.What role can HR dedicate more time and resources to resulting from the use of IT?

What service delivery application allows employees and managers to communicate with and affect databases?

Increasing usage of mobile technology has created an apps culture for some organizations,with industry sources predicting a doubling of usage among HR professionals.Discuss and provide an example of one app that provides solutions for and improves human resource planning.

What concept is best defined as the integration of digitized data from multiple sources and in multiple formats,including structured and unstructured data?

Workforce analytics applications address the challenge of getting business intelligence for strategic decision making.

The use of information technology (IT)for HRM planning allows HR to mine data faster,cheaper,and more effectively than any paper-based system.What role can HR dedicate more time and resources to resulting from the use of IT?

HR planners want to ensure that the technology they adopt enables workers to access and modify their data via a web browser using their laptop computer.What is this service delivery model called?

Increasing usage of mobile technology has created an apps culture for some organizations,with industry sources predicting a doubling of usage among HR professionals.

Talent management applications is a mobile app that allows managers and employees to view current skills,job histories,and succession plans as well as get data on open positions,head counts,turnover,and other HR planning metrics.

What term is best defined as a software-based ability to demonstrate learning and decision making?

Organizations need information technology systems to protect corporate data.

In order for data security systems to be effective,there must be a proper balance between what an individual is expected to divulge and another factor.What is this second factor?

When attempting to assess an organization's readiness for Big data,the five pillars of Big data give some indication of the resources required to extract value from the investment required to collect,store,and analyze Big data.Define Big data and describe one of the pillars (or attributes).

One of the uses of workforce analytics includes predicting the probable success of a candidate.

What three types of security features are used to ensure data security?

An organization's human resource department wants to ensure they provide a single site for employees to access HR services.What is this service delivery model called?

Strategic Management

Aligning HR With Strategy

Environmental Influences on HRM

The HR Forecasting Process

Determining HR Demand

Ascertaining HR Supply

Succession Management

Change Management

Downsizing and Restructuring

Strategic International HRM

Mergers and Acquisitions

Outsourcing

HR Assessment and Analytics

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Exam 8: Information Technology for HR Planning

Which of the following is a strategic HR application that is beginning to benefit from the capabilities of automation?

Organizations go through various stages as they decide to use technology to help manage the workforce.What would be the first stage?

Information technology (IT)can help project correct demand and supply levels on the basis of realistic scenarios.

Define HR analytics.List three uses of workforce analytics.

The use of information technology (IT)for HRM planning provides better data storage,information retrieval,and tools for analysis alleviating the burden of operational activities.What role can HR dedicate more time and resources to resulting from the use of IT?

What service delivery application allows employees and managers to communicate with and affect databases?

Increasing usage of mobile technology has created an apps culture for some organizations,with industry sources predicting a doubling of usage among HR professionals.Discuss and provide an example of one app that provides solutions for and improves human resource planning.

What concept is best defined as the integration of digitized data from multiple sources and in multiple formats,including structured and unstructured data?

Workforce analytics applications address the challenge of getting business intelligence for strategic decision making.

The use of information technology (IT)for HRM planning allows HR to mine data faster,cheaper,and more effectively than any paper-based system.What role can HR dedicate more time and resources to resulting from the use of IT?

HR planners want to ensure that the technology they adopt enables workers to access and modify their data via a web browser using their laptop computer.What is this service delivery model called?

Increasing usage of mobile technology has created an apps culture for some organizations,with industry sources predicting a doubling of usage among HR professionals.

Talent management applications is a mobile app that allows managers and employees to view current skills,job histories,and succession plans as well as get data on open positions,head counts,turnover,and other HR planning metrics.

What term is best defined as a software-based ability to demonstrate learning and decision making?

Organizations need information technology systems to protect corporate data.

In order for data security systems to be effective,there must be a proper balance between what an individual is expected to divulge and another factor.What is this second factor?

When attempting to assess an organization's readiness for Big data,the five pillars of Big data give some indication of the resources required to extract value from the investment required to collect,store,and analyze Big data.Define Big data and describe one of the pillars (or attributes).

One of the uses of workforce analytics includes predicting the probable success of a candidate.

What three types of security features are used to ensure data security?

An organization's human resource department wants to ensure they provide a single site for employees to access HR services.What is this service delivery model called?

Strategic Management

Aligning HR With Strategy

Environmental Influences on HRM

The HR Forecasting Process

Determining HR Demand

Ascertaining HR Supply

Succession Management

Change Management

Downsizing and Restructuring

Strategic International HRM

Mergers and Acquisitions

Outsourcing

HR Assessment and Analytics

Filters