Business Driven Information Systems
questions with answers.
Information Age ANS - infinite quantities of facts are widely available to anyone who can use a
computer
The core drivers of the information age: ANS - Data
Information
Business intelligence
Knowledge
Data ANS - Raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event or object
Information ANS - Data converted into a meaningful and useful context
Business Intelligence ANS - Information collected from multiple sources such as suppliers customers
competitors partners and industries that analyzes patterns trends and relationships for strategic
decision making.
Knowledge ANS - Skills experience and expertise coupled with information and intelligence that creates
a person's intellectual resources
Companies are typically organized by department or functional area such as: ANS - Accounting
Finance
Human resources
Marketing
Operations management
Sales
, Accounting ANS - Records
measures
reports monetary transactions
Finance ANS - Deals with strategic financial issues including money banking credit investments and
assets
Human resources ANS - Maintains policies plans and procedures for the effective management of
employees
Marketing ANS - Supports sales by planning pricing and promoting goods or services
Operations management ANS - Manages the process of converting or transforming of resources into
goods or services
Sales ANS - Performs the function of selling goods or services
Systems Thinking ANS - A way of monitoring the entire system by viewing multiple inputs being
processed or transformed to produce outputs while continuously gathering feedback on each part
Feedback ANS - Feedback is information that returns to its original transmitter (input transform or
output) and modifies the transmitter's actions
(MIS) ANS - A business function like accounting and human resources which moves information about
people products and processes across the company to facilitate decision-making and problem-solving
(CIO) ANS - Chief Information Officer (CIO)—Oversees all uses of IT and ensures the strategic alignment
of IT with business goals and objectives
(CKO) ANS - Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO)—Responsible for collecting maintaining and distributing the
organization's knowledge
questions with answers.
Information Age ANS - infinite quantities of facts are widely available to anyone who can use a
computer
The core drivers of the information age: ANS - Data
Information
Business intelligence
Knowledge
Data ANS - Raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event or object
Information ANS - Data converted into a meaningful and useful context
Business Intelligence ANS - Information collected from multiple sources such as suppliers customers
competitors partners and industries that analyzes patterns trends and relationships for strategic
decision making.
Knowledge ANS - Skills experience and expertise coupled with information and intelligence that creates
a person's intellectual resources
Companies are typically organized by department or functional area such as: ANS - Accounting
Finance
Human resources
Marketing
Operations management
Sales
, Accounting ANS - Records
measures
reports monetary transactions
Finance ANS - Deals with strategic financial issues including money banking credit investments and
assets
Human resources ANS - Maintains policies plans and procedures for the effective management of
employees
Marketing ANS - Supports sales by planning pricing and promoting goods or services
Operations management ANS - Manages the process of converting or transforming of resources into
goods or services
Sales ANS - Performs the function of selling goods or services
Systems Thinking ANS - A way of monitoring the entire system by viewing multiple inputs being
processed or transformed to produce outputs while continuously gathering feedback on each part
Feedback ANS - Feedback is information that returns to its original transmitter (input transform or
output) and modifies the transmitter's actions
(MIS) ANS - A business function like accounting and human resources which moves information about
people products and processes across the company to facilitate decision-making and problem-solving
(CIO) ANS - Chief Information Officer (CIO)—Oversees all uses of IT and ensures the strategic alignment
of IT with business goals and objectives
(CKO) ANS - Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO)—Responsible for collecting maintaining and distributing the
organization's knowledge
