RFID, Business Intelligence (BI), Mobile Computing, and the Cloud TEST BANK

RFID, Business Intelligence (BI), Mobile Computing, and the Cloud TEST BANK 1. Radio frequency identification technology, known commonly as RFID, is a tool that is used for tracking items through a supply chain. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 216 2. A radio frequency identification device (RFID), which can be attached to products, is a small package (or tag) made up of a microprocessor and an antenna. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 216 3. Radio frequency identification device (RFID) tags can degrade in bad weather, and an employee must point an RFID reader directly at a RFID tag to read it. ANS: F Today, most materials are still tracked using bar codes and bar-code readers. However, bar-code labels can degrade in bad weather, and an employee must point a bar-code reader directly at a bar code to read it. RFID technology does not need this line-of-sight connection, and can withstand most environmental stresses. PTS: 1 REF: 216 4. The major opportunity for radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology to reduce out-of-stock situations is not in the supply chain between the manufacturer and the storeroom at the individual store, but between the backroom stock area and the store shelves. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 216 5. Business intelligence (BI) is a term used to describe a range of different applications and technologies used to extract and analyze large amounts of data to aid in decision making. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 219 6. Business analytics is the concept of developing strategic goals for the organization and then gathering data to evaluate how the organization is performing in relation to those goals. ANS: F Enterprise performance management is the concept of developing strategic goals for the organization and then gathering data to evaluate how the organization is performing in relation to those goals. PTS: 1 REF: 220 7. Enterprise requirements planning is a relatively new term that describes the business and technology functions that manage information as a corporate asset. ANS: F Enterprise information management is a relatively new term that describes the business and technology functions that manage information as a corporate asset. PTS: 1 REF: 220 8. The SAP Enterprise Portal gives users complete access to all their work on a single screen, using links to connect users to all the major applications needed to perform their jobs. ANS: T The SAP Enterprise Portal gives users complete access to all their work on a single screen, using links to connect users to all the major applications needed to perform their jobs. The Enterprise Portal acts as a central access point to a company’s intranet (its secure internal network), operating through a secure link on the browser. PTS: 1 REF: 227 9. The combination of software tools that enables an organization’s various systems and applications to communicate with other applications over the Internet is called Web services. ANS: T