MIS 200 EXAM 3 FINAL QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS
Which of the following common business processes includes procurement? -
-Inbound logistics processes
- Which of the following common business includes designing, testing, and
developing technology in support of the primary activities? - -Technology
development processes
- Which of the following processes seek to resolve issues that have long-
rang impact on the organization? - -Strategic processes
- IS improvements can enhance a business process by __________. - -
enhancing control of an activity
- __________ include planning, assessing, and analysing the resources used
by a company in pursuit of its objectives. - -Managerial processes
- __________ are computerized systems that perform and record the daily
routine dealings necessary to conduct business. - -Transaction processing
systems
- __________ are common business processes that include collecting, storing,
and distributing products to buyers. - -Outbound logistics processes
- __________ address non-routine decisions requiring judgment, evaluation,
and insight because there is are agreed-on procedures for arriving at
solutions. - -Executive support systems
- Information silos are __________. - -information systems that work in
isolation from one another
- What is the operational process that acquires goods and services? - -
Procurement
- __________ assess the motivations and skills of employees, create job
positions, investigates employee complaints, and staff, train, and evaluate
personnel. - -Human resource processes
- Which of the following is a popular strategy for process improvements that
seeks to improve process outputs by removing causes of defects and
minimizing variability in the process? - -Six Sigma
, - Which of the following refers to information systems that summarize and
report on the company's basic operations using data supplied by transaction
processing systems? - -Management information systems
- The operational process that acquires goods and services is called
__________. - -procurement
- Which of the following types of processes are common, routine, everyday
business processes? - -Operational processes
- What are information silos? - -They are islands of automation, information
systems that work in isolation from one another.
- __________ refers to information systems that summarize and report on the
company's basic operations using data supplied by transaction processing
systems. - -Management information systems
- __________ is a popular strategy for process improvements that seeks to
improve process outputs by removing causes of defects and minimizing
variability in the process. - -Six Sigma
- Which of the following ERP vendors licensed the enterprise application
PeopleSoft? - -Oracle
- Which of the following ERP vendors is owned by private equity investors
and does not publish financial data? - -Epicor
- Which of the following ERP vendors was the first to provide industry-
specific solutions to its ERP customers? - -SAP
- Which of the following application programs can best assist the company in
the given scenario? - -Enterprise resource planning
- A(n) __________ is a distinct and logical grouping of processes. - -module
- Organizations use enterprise applications to __________. - -coordinate and
integrate business processes
- With regard to the given scenario, which of the following ERP processes
best suit the company's purpose? - -Make-to-order
- Which of the following could be considered the best consequence of the
ERP implementation within the company? - -Empowering everyone within
the organization to be aware of the company's current state of business
WITH ANSWERS
Which of the following common business processes includes procurement? -
-Inbound logistics processes
- Which of the following common business includes designing, testing, and
developing technology in support of the primary activities? - -Technology
development processes
- Which of the following processes seek to resolve issues that have long-
rang impact on the organization? - -Strategic processes
- IS improvements can enhance a business process by __________. - -
enhancing control of an activity
- __________ include planning, assessing, and analysing the resources used
by a company in pursuit of its objectives. - -Managerial processes
- __________ are computerized systems that perform and record the daily
routine dealings necessary to conduct business. - -Transaction processing
systems
- __________ are common business processes that include collecting, storing,
and distributing products to buyers. - -Outbound logistics processes
- __________ address non-routine decisions requiring judgment, evaluation,
and insight because there is are agreed-on procedures for arriving at
solutions. - -Executive support systems
- Information silos are __________. - -information systems that work in
isolation from one another
- What is the operational process that acquires goods and services? - -
Procurement
- __________ assess the motivations and skills of employees, create job
positions, investigates employee complaints, and staff, train, and evaluate
personnel. - -Human resource processes
- Which of the following is a popular strategy for process improvements that
seeks to improve process outputs by removing causes of defects and
minimizing variability in the process? - -Six Sigma
, - Which of the following refers to information systems that summarize and
report on the company's basic operations using data supplied by transaction
processing systems? - -Management information systems
- The operational process that acquires goods and services is called
__________. - -procurement
- Which of the following types of processes are common, routine, everyday
business processes? - -Operational processes
- What are information silos? - -They are islands of automation, information
systems that work in isolation from one another.
- __________ refers to information systems that summarize and report on the
company's basic operations using data supplied by transaction processing
systems. - -Management information systems
- __________ is a popular strategy for process improvements that seeks to
improve process outputs by removing causes of defects and minimizing
variability in the process. - -Six Sigma
- Which of the following ERP vendors licensed the enterprise application
PeopleSoft? - -Oracle
- Which of the following ERP vendors is owned by private equity investors
and does not publish financial data? - -Epicor
- Which of the following ERP vendors was the first to provide industry-
specific solutions to its ERP customers? - -SAP
- Which of the following application programs can best assist the company in
the given scenario? - -Enterprise resource planning
- A(n) __________ is a distinct and logical grouping of processes. - -module
- Organizations use enterprise applications to __________. - -coordinate and
integrate business processes
- With regard to the given scenario, which of the following ERP processes
best suit the company's purpose? - -Make-to-order
- Which of the following could be considered the best consequence of the
ERP implementation within the company? - -Empowering everyone within
the organization to be aware of the company's current state of business
