ISA 235 Exam 1 questions with accurate answers
3 major types of operating systems Ans✓✓✓ 1)nonmobile clients
2)Mobile clients
3)servers
3 types of virtualization Ans✓✓✓ 1) PC virtualization
2) Server virtualization
3) Desktop virtualization
a cache Ans✓✓✓ small amount of very fast memory
Abstract reasoning Ans✓✓✓ the ability to make and manipulate models
ex:construct a model or representation
Application programs Ans✓✓✓ proved security, data consistency, and
special-purpose processing, (ex; handle out-of-stock situations)
Application software Ans✓✓✓ performs a service or function
Benefits of information systems on supply chain performance Ans✓✓✓
-reduce costs of buying and selling
-increase supply chain speed
-reduce size and cost of inventories
,-improve delivery scheduling
-fix bullwhip effect
-does not optimize supply chain profitability!
Binary digits Ans✓✓✓ what computers represent data in
-bits (8-bit chunks=bytes)
bit either 0 or 1
bullwhip effect Ans✓✓✓ phenomenon in which the variability in the
size and timing of orders increases at each stage up the supply chain,
from customer to supplier
Business Processes Ans✓✓✓ is a network of activities for
accomplishing a business function
-a standardized set of actives to accomplish a specific task
-a set of linked activities that create value by transforming inputs into a
more valuable output
-Network of activities for accomplishing a business function
+put in place to carry out strategy
Central processing unit (CPU) Ans✓✓✓ -selects instructions, processes
them, performs arithmetic and logical comparisons, and stores results of
operations in memory
--vary in speed, function, and cost
, Chrome Ans✓✓✓ refers to the visual overhead in a computer display
Closed source Ans✓✓✓ highly protected and only available to trusted
employees and carefully vetted contractors
cloud computing Ans✓✓✓ form of hardware/software leasing in which
organizations obtain server resources from vendors that specialize in
server processing
Collaboration Ans✓✓✓ is the activity of two or more people working
together to achieve a common goal, result, or work project
--most important skill in this is to give and receive critical feedback
ex: develop ideas and plans with others. prove and receive critical
feedback
Columns Ans✓✓✓ (in databases) bytes are grouped into these
also called fields
Competitive advantage in process implementations Ans✓✓✓ 4) lock in
customers and buyers
5) lock in suppliers
6) raise barriers to market entry
7) establish alliances
8) reduce costs
3 major types of operating systems Ans✓✓✓ 1)nonmobile clients
2)Mobile clients
3)servers
3 types of virtualization Ans✓✓✓ 1) PC virtualization
2) Server virtualization
3) Desktop virtualization
a cache Ans✓✓✓ small amount of very fast memory
Abstract reasoning Ans✓✓✓ the ability to make and manipulate models
ex:construct a model or representation
Application programs Ans✓✓✓ proved security, data consistency, and
special-purpose processing, (ex; handle out-of-stock situations)
Application software Ans✓✓✓ performs a service or function
Benefits of information systems on supply chain performance Ans✓✓✓
-reduce costs of buying and selling
-increase supply chain speed
-reduce size and cost of inventories
,-improve delivery scheduling
-fix bullwhip effect
-does not optimize supply chain profitability!
Binary digits Ans✓✓✓ what computers represent data in
-bits (8-bit chunks=bytes)
bit either 0 or 1
bullwhip effect Ans✓✓✓ phenomenon in which the variability in the
size and timing of orders increases at each stage up the supply chain,
from customer to supplier
Business Processes Ans✓✓✓ is a network of activities for
accomplishing a business function
-a standardized set of actives to accomplish a specific task
-a set of linked activities that create value by transforming inputs into a
more valuable output
-Network of activities for accomplishing a business function
+put in place to carry out strategy
Central processing unit (CPU) Ans✓✓✓ -selects instructions, processes
them, performs arithmetic and logical comparisons, and stores results of
operations in memory
--vary in speed, function, and cost
, Chrome Ans✓✓✓ refers to the visual overhead in a computer display
Closed source Ans✓✓✓ highly protected and only available to trusted
employees and carefully vetted contractors
cloud computing Ans✓✓✓ form of hardware/software leasing in which
organizations obtain server resources from vendors that specialize in
server processing
Collaboration Ans✓✓✓ is the activity of two or more people working
together to achieve a common goal, result, or work project
--most important skill in this is to give and receive critical feedback
ex: develop ideas and plans with others. prove and receive critical
feedback
Columns Ans✓✓✓ (in databases) bytes are grouped into these
also called fields
Competitive advantage in process implementations Ans✓✓✓ 4) lock in
customers and buyers
5) lock in suppliers
6) raise barriers to market entry
7) establish alliances
8) reduce costs
