WGU C179 - Business of IT - Applications (BYC1) pre-assessment ALL SOLUTION 2025 GUARANTEED GRADE A+

WGU C179 - Business of IT - Applications (BYC1) pre-assessment ALL SOLUTION 2025 GUARANTEED GRADE A+ 1.Classify each example as being either data or information. a. The price of a book at a bookstore: Data b. The average final exam grade for a class: Information c. The top-selling book for the month: Information d. The grade achieved on a final exam: Data c. Information is created when meaning is applied to data. 2. What is the relationship between data and information? (pg 20) a. Data is defined as meaning applied to information. b. Data consists of processed information. c. Information is created when meaning is applied to data. d. Information is to data like gasoline is to an automobile. b. Procedures 3. Which information system component provides the instructions for using a system or for backing up system data? Pg10 a. Hardware b. Procedures c. Software d. People e. Data c. Procedures d. Data 4. What are two components of a business information system? pg 10 a. Strategic decision b. Information c. Procedures d. Data c. Coarsely granular 5. Which type of information do executives require to make strategic decisions? pg. 38 a. Speculative b. Detailed c. Coarsely granular d. Finely granular a. Software 6. Which type of component controls the system resources and productivity applications of an information system? a. Software b. Data c. Hardware d. Procedures e. Information b. Data 7. Which business information system component can be processed and then converted into meaningful information? a. Hardware b. Data c. Procedures d. Software d. Computer user 8. Which role represents the first step toward mastering computer skills? a. Expert user b. Super user c. Power user d. Computer user b. Submitting a customer feedback form c. Establishing digital rights management e. Archiving data 9. What are three examples of business processes? pg 80-81 and 360 a. Sending an e-mail message b. Submitting a customer feedback form c. Establishing digital rights management d. Completing and employee evaluation form e. Archiving data f. Using customer relationship management software a. Purchasing product parts 10. Which activity is an example of a business process? Pg 80 a. Purchasing product parts b. Signing accounts payable checks c. Maintaining inventory d. Calling a customer 11. Classify each business as fully manual, partially automated, or fully automated. Pg. 13-14 a. Nationwide office supply store: Fully automated b. Fast-food franchise: Partially automated c. Farmer's market produce vendor: Manual d. Small owner-operated bakery with only one location: Manual e. Boutique retail store that features locally produced products: Partially automated 12. Which phrase explains the relationship between business processes and information systems? a. Business process modeling and its components make information system design more difficult. b. Suppliers, customers, and inventory are items of value represented in a business process. c. Business processes provide the information required for creating an information system. d. Organizations create an information system regardless of the business process model. e. Data flow 13. What does an arrow with a dashed line represent in a business process model diagram? Pg 364 a. Activity b. Decision c. Start d. Control flow e. Data flow d. Decision 14. What does a diamond shape represent in a business process model diagram? Pg 364 a. Control flow b. Data c. Start d. Decision e. Activity d. A graphical representation of the relationship between components 15. What is process modeling? Pg 364 a. An application that changes inputs into outputs b. A database that is used to consolidate business operations c. An integrated series of processes d. A graphical representation of the relationship between components a. Activity c. Resource 16. What are two key components of a business process? Pg 360 a. Activity b. Diagram c. Resource d. Model a. Resource iii. Inventory database b. Data flow i. Recording inventory changes 17. Match each business process component on the left with the corresponding example of the component on the right. Pg 360 a. Resource i. Performing a service ii. Inventory iii. Inventory database b. Data flow i. Recording inventory changes ii. Storage areas iii. Customers a. To develop an organizational strategy c. To achieve goals and objectives 18. What are the two main reasons that organizations create information systems? Pg ix 406 a. To develop an organizational strategy b. To solve a major problem c. To achieve goals and objectives d. To address tactical challenge e. To formulate an organizational mission c. Value chain 19. Which management model was developed by Michael Porter to help organizations identify opportunities to save money and integrate information systems? a. Competitive strategies b. Five forces industry analysis c. Value chain d. Generic strategies a. Threat of new entrants 20. Which component is part of Porter's five forces industry analysis model? a. Threat of new entrants b. Automation c. Generic strategies d. Value chain a. Customer bargaining power 21. Which component of Porter's five forces industry analysis model describes an influence that can restrict an organization's ability to raise prices without losing customers? a. Customer bargaining power b. Buyer cost switching c. Buyer substitution propensity d. Customer brand loyalty d. Differentiation e. Cost 22. What are the two primary criteria used to define the main strategies of Porter's generic strategies model? a. Government regulations b. Automation c. Consumer loyalty d. Differentiation e. Cost f. Asset requirements b. Narrow differentiation 23. A small business wants higher profits and does not want to compete with larger businesses for lowest cost. Which strategy from Porter's generic strategies model should the business implement? a. Narrow cost leadership b. Narrow differentiation c. Broad differentiation d. Broad cost leadership b. Operations c. Inbound logistics f. Service b. Operations c. Inbound logistics f. Service 24. Which three activities are primary activities of Porter's value chain model? a. HR management b. Operations c. Inbound logistics d. Procurement e. Infrastructure f. Service 25. Classify each activity by its value chain level a. Marketing and sales: Primary b. Procurement: Support c. Operations: Primary d. HR management: Support 25. Classify each activity by its value chain level a. Marketing and sales: Primary b. Procurement: Support c. Operations: Primary d. HR management: Support a. Automation 26. An organization wants to gain a competitive advantage by maximizing staff efficiency. Which method should the organization use to accomplish this goal? Pg 13 a. Automation b. Broad cost leadership c. Prototyping d. Broad differentiation c. Technological changes d. Management preferences 27. What are two primary factors to consider when developing a new information system for an existing organization? Pg 15 a. Personnel requirements b. Minimum asset requirements c. Technological changes d. Management preferences a. Configuration control 28. Which term describes the use of policies, practices, and tools by systems developers to manage a project's resources? Pg 383 a. Configuration control b. Critical path c. Work breakdown structure d. System development life cycle e. Agile development d. Decreased communication between the company and its clients 29. What is a possible drawback of outsourcing the development of an information system? Pg 415 a. Increased cost of employee benefits b. Increased cost of facilities c. Decreased employee productivity d. Decreased communication between the company and its clients b. To provide evidence of usability 30. What is the purpose of prototyping, in the context of systems development? pg 372 and 374 a. To model non functional system elements b. To provide evidence of usability c. To provide indirect user experience d. To lower development costs b. Planning 31. Which phase of the systems development life cycle (sdlc) includes feasibility studies? Pg. 368 a. Maintenance b. Planning c. Analysis d. Design d. Analysis 32. Which systems development life cycle phase includes defining specific system functions and application operations to meet project goals? Pg 373 a. Planning b. Design c. Implementation d. Analysis e. Maintenance a. Setting user expectations b. Minimizing development time 33. What are two purposes of prototyping a product? pg 374 and 399 a. Setting user expectations b. Minimizing development time c. Verifying full functionality of the product d. Performing large-scale testing e. Decreasing the time required to start testing a. User involvement provides valuable feedback to developers c. The final system is likely to meet user requirements 34. What are two benefits of using a prototype approach for information systems? a. User involvement provides valuable feedback to developers b. It increases user expectation of the final system c. The final system is likely to meet user requirements d. Limited functionality of a prototype allows users to focus on singular tasks a. Supports data modeling e. Unstructured 35. What are two key features of object-oriented systems development? a. Supports data modeling b. Impedes reusability c. Monolithic nature d. Ease of design e. Unstructured CONTINUED...