CIS 2200 Midterm 1 Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which one of the following integrates the data base files from several different corporate
functions (e.g. sales, marketing, inventory etc. ) so that employees can process/view
enterprise wide information.
a)CRM
b)DBMS
c)SCM
d)None of the above
d) none of the above
T/F An organization which introduces a new technology to the market place 6-12 months
before the competition will always be successful i.e. strong sales and strong market share
driven by sales of the products/services incorporating the new technology
False
T/F The standards for Help Line calls are 30 seconds response time, and solution on the
first call
True
T/F Inbound logistics involve the movement of product from the manufacturer to the
retailer
False
, T/F If a student loses half of his/her credits when he/she transfers to Baruch from another
school this could be considered a SWITCHING COST
True
T/F A data base consists of multiple data warehouses
False
T/F A system which does not exceed the 3-5 second response time standard regardless of
transaction volume is considered to have good SCALING capability.
True
T/F Drill down is the effort to move from coarse data e.g. regional information, to granular
information e.g.street address, zip code etc., when querying files
True
T/F Real time and on-line processing are synonymous terms and can be used
interchangeably
False
T/F The number and width of the BUSES in a computer are directly correlated to its
speed of processing.
True
T/F When dealing with SCM, INBOUND LOGISTICS and OUTBOUND LOGISTICS are
considered primary activities while Human Resources is considered a seconday activity
True
Answers
Which one of the following integrates the data base files from several different corporate
functions (e.g. sales, marketing, inventory etc. ) so that employees can process/view
enterprise wide information.
a)CRM
b)DBMS
c)SCM
d)None of the above
d) none of the above
T/F An organization which introduces a new technology to the market place 6-12 months
before the competition will always be successful i.e. strong sales and strong market share
driven by sales of the products/services incorporating the new technology
False
T/F The standards for Help Line calls are 30 seconds response time, and solution on the
first call
True
T/F Inbound logistics involve the movement of product from the manufacturer to the
retailer
False
, T/F If a student loses half of his/her credits when he/she transfers to Baruch from another
school this could be considered a SWITCHING COST
True
T/F A data base consists of multiple data warehouses
False
T/F A system which does not exceed the 3-5 second response time standard regardless of
transaction volume is considered to have good SCALING capability.
True
T/F Drill down is the effort to move from coarse data e.g. regional information, to granular
information e.g.street address, zip code etc., when querying files
True
T/F Real time and on-line processing are synonymous terms and can be used
interchangeably
False
T/F The number and width of the BUSES in a computer are directly correlated to its
speed of processing.
True
T/F When dealing with SCM, INBOUND LOGISTICS and OUTBOUND LOGISTICS are
considered primary activities while Human Resources is considered a seconday activity
True
