HR Technology - D356 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the purpose of client-server architecture?
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To spread out low-powered processing capability,
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Two-tier architecture allowed access to the dozens of PCs now being
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used across the enterprise.
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Which new architectural model has become prevalent in the last
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decade?
Cloud computing technology allows businesses to use applications
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without having to undergo a complex installation process.
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True or False
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With a cloud-based human resource information system (HRIS), there is
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a large up-front cost.
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False
,What is the main difference between 3-tier architecture and N-tier
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architecture?
N-tier architecture is expandable to multiple web servers and
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application servers to handle load balancing. Web servers can be
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geographically dispersed to provide worldwide access. 3-tier
| | | | | | |
architecture is restricted locally to a server, a database, and an access
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point.
What is an example of a traditional human resources (HR) activity?
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Performance management |
Implementing a human resource information system (HRIS) will reduce
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training costs.|
True
How can a human resource information system (HRIS) add value to an
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organization?
1.It automates many activities.
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2.It helps managers make better decisions.
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,What is a viable human resource (HR) system option for a small
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organization?
File management
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Which historical period resulted in the need for a human resource
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information system (HRIS)? | |
Social Issues Era
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Which act was passed in the cloud and mobile technologies era that
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placed more regulations on organizations, thereby creating an increased
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need for data to be in compliance?
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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A manager of an organization adopts industry-recognized standard
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practices.
Best-practice
, What are two primary outcomes of a human resource information
| | | | | | | | | |
system (HRIS) for managers
| | |
1.Allowing real-time access to accurate data that facilitates decision-
| | | | | | | |
making
2.Providing almost continuous data about the status of the organization
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Which type of position accesses more areas of the human resource
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information system (HRIS) than any other user?
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Analyst
True or False
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Each user of the human resource information system (HRIS) will have
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the same needs with regard to what information they will be using.
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False
Describe three ways managers use a human resource information
| | | | | | | | |
system (HRIS). |
Managers use the system to gain real-time access to accurate data that
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facilitate decision-making with regard to their people. They may also
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WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the purpose of client-server architecture?
| | | | | |
To spread out low-powered processing capability,
| | | | |
Two-tier architecture allowed access to the dozens of PCs now being
| | | | | | | | | | |
used across the enterprise.
| | |
Which new architectural model has become prevalent in the last
| | | | | | | | | |
decade?
Cloud computing technology allows businesses to use applications
| | | | | | | |
without having to undergo a complex installation process.
| | | | | | |
True or False
| |
With a cloud-based human resource information system (HRIS), there is
| | | | | | | | | |
a large up-front cost.
| | |
False
,What is the main difference between 3-tier architecture and N-tier
| | | | | | | | | |
architecture?
N-tier architecture is expandable to multiple web servers and
| | | | | | | | |
application servers to handle load balancing. Web servers can be
| | | | | | | | | |
geographically dispersed to provide worldwide access. 3-tier
| | | | | | |
architecture is restricted locally to a server, a database, and an access
| | | | | | | | | | | |
point.
What is an example of a traditional human resources (HR) activity?
| | | | | | | | | |
Performance management |
Implementing a human resource information system (HRIS) will reduce
| | | | | | | | |
training costs.|
True
How can a human resource information system (HRIS) add value to an
| | | | | | | | | | | |
organization?
1.It automates many activities.
| | |
2.It helps managers make better decisions.
| | | | |
,What is a viable human resource (HR) system option for a small
| | | | | | | | | | | |
organization?
File management
|
Which historical period resulted in the need for a human resource
| | | | | | | | | | |
information system (HRIS)? | |
Social Issues Era
| |
Which act was passed in the cloud and mobile technologies era that
| | | | | | | | | | | |
placed more regulations on organizations, thereby creating an increased
| | | | | | | |
need for data to be in compliance?
| | | | | | |
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
| | | | |
A manager of an organization adopts industry-recognized standard
| | | | | | | |
practices.
Best-practice
, What are two primary outcomes of a human resource information
| | | | | | | | | |
system (HRIS) for managers
| | |
1.Allowing real-time access to accurate data that facilitates decision-
| | | | | | | |
making
2.Providing almost continuous data about the status of the organization
| | | | | | | | |
Which type of position accesses more areas of the human resource
| | | | | | | | | | |
information system (HRIS) than any other user?
| | | | | |
Analyst
True or False
| |
Each user of the human resource information system (HRIS) will have
| | | | | | | | | | |
the same needs with regard to what information they will be using.
| | | | | | | | | | |
False
Describe three ways managers use a human resource information
| | | | | | | | |
system (HRIS). |
Managers use the system to gain real-time access to accurate data that
| | | | | | | | | | | |
facilitate decision-making with regard to their people. They may also
| | | | | | | | | |
