Deck 3: Organizational Information Systems and Their Impact

Question 1

Which of the following has been a negative aspect of reengineering?

A) Low costs associated with purchase of integrated technology structure
B) Lengthy adoption by all employees
C) Significant company downsizing and layoffs
D) Easy communication across all functions of a business
E) Improved organizational responsiveness

Answer 1

Significant company downsizing and layoffs

Question 2

Which of the following is correct regarding the characteristics of decision making at the executive level of an organization?

A) It is concerned with high-level, long-term decisions
B) It is highly unstructured and often ad hoc
C) The objective is to predict future developments by evaluating trends
D) It is often supported by Executive Information Systems (EIS)
E) All of the above

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

We have defined "a system designed for the long-range planning and decision making needs of senior managers as"

A) A TPS
B) A functional system
C) An EIS
D) A DSS
E) None of the above

Answer 3

An EIS

Question 4

We have defined "a system mainly concerned with automating recurring activities and structuring day-to-day activities to ensure that they are performed with speed and accuracy":

A) A TPS
B) A functional system
C) An EIS
D) A DSS
E) None of the above

Question 5

The book identifies different perspectives used to categorize organizational information systems and technologies, which include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Hierarchical perspective
B) Transactional perspective
C) Functional perspective
D) Process perspective
E) None of the above

Question 6

Which of the following are not one of the levels of an organization according to the hierarchical perspective?

A) Strategic
B) Transactional
C) Managerial
D) Operational
E) None of the above

Question 7

The notion of Business Process Reengineering (BPR) to refers to:

A) A large, integrated software application designed to integrate old legacy systems
B) A business process enacted to create a data warehouse
C) The equivalent of paving the cow-paths
D) The fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of a firm's existing business processes
E) The way a firm does business

Question 8

Atomicity is best associated with which of the following organizational levels?

A) Strategic
B) Transactional
C) Managerial
D) Operational
E) None of the above

Question 9

Transaction logs are best associated with which of the following concepts?

A) Atomicity
B) Consistency
C) Isolation
D) Durability
E) Exegency

Question 10

In manufacturing, which level of management is generally concerned with optimizing plant operations (e.g., inventory management, production schedules, labor utilization, etc.)

A) Managerial Level
B) Supervisory Level
C) Executive Level
D) Transaction Processing
E) Strategic

Question 11

Which level of an organization has a long-range focus?

A) Managerial Level
B) Supervisory Level
C) Executive Level
D) Transaction Processing
E) Strategic

Question 12

Which type of information system uses highly aggregated data and scenario analyses?

A) Management Information Systems
B) Transaction Processing Systems
C) Executive Information Systems
D) Decision Support Systems
E) Supply Chain Integration Systems

Question 13

Which type of the following is not typically categorized as one of the five primary organizational functions?

A) Marketing
B) Environmental Protection
C) Human Resources
D) Finance
E) Accounting

Question 14

Which type of perspective is focused on breaking down organizational silos and optimizing efficiency among all organizational levels and activities?

A) Organizational
B) Functional
C) Managerial
D) Process
E) Profit

Question 15

Enterprise systems are built around which concept?

A) Atomization
B) Durability
C) Consistency
D) Isolation
E) Integration

Question 16

Knowledge Management involves all except which of the following with regard to knowledge EXCEPT which one?

A) Creation
B) Codification
C) Gathering
D) Disseminating
E) Using

Question 17

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a data warehouse?

A) Large size
B) Large scope
C) Uses a single input source
D) Enables data integration
E) Supports analytics

Question 18

A user-driven tool used to selectively extract and view data from analytical databases is called what?

A) OLAP
B) Data Mining
C) Transaction Processing System
D) CRM
E) SOA

Question 19

Integration helps a company decrease redundancy and inefficiency.

Question 20

Enterprise systems are rarely modular in nature. That is, all organization functionalities must be installed simultaneously in order to be effective.

Question 21

Knowledge management involves creating, codifying, gathering, and disseminating knowledge within an organization, in a way similar to managing purchased assets (such as land, money, etc.)

Question 22

Business Intelligence has to do with the ability of a particular manager with regard to managing his assigned business responsibilities.

Question 23

A data warehouse is a subset of a data mart.

Question 24

What are the three levels in the hierarchical organizational perspective?

Question 25

What are the drawbacks of the functional and hierarchical perspectives?

Question 26

How does the process perspective help solve the problems associated with the hierarchical and functional perspectives?

Question 27

Why do organizations seek to integrate?

Question 28

What is the difference between Business and Systems integration?

Question 29

Explain the Information Systems Cycle

Question 30

What is the role of modern Information Technology in Business Process Reengineering (BPR)? In your explanation show your understanding of BPR and be sure to explain why BPR needs IT to be implemented.

Question 31

When introducing the notion of Business Process Reengineering (BPR) Michael Hammer said: "It is time to stop paving the cow paths." Explain what Dr. Hammer meant by such a statement. In your explanation show your understanding of BPR

Question 32

What are the defining characteristics of transaction processing systems, management information systems, and executive information systems. Additionally, how are they different?

Question 33

What is meant by the term, "Best of Breed" as it relates to integration?