AIS Chapter 11 Questions with Answers
1. Closed database architecture is? A Limitation inher-
ent in traditional in-
A. A control technique intended to prevent unautho- formation systems
rized access from trading partners. that prevents data
B. A limitation inherent in tradition information sys- sharing
tems that prevents data sharing
C. A data warehouse control that prevents unclean
data from entering the warehouse.
D. A technique used to restrict access to data marts
E. A database structure that many of leading ERP's
use to support OLTP applications
2. Each of the following is necessary element for the All of the above
successful warehousing of data EXCEPT? are necessary
A. Cleansing extracted data
B. Transforming data
C. Modeling data
D. Loading data
E. All of the above are necessary
3. Which of the following is typically NOT part of an Logistics
ERP's OLAP applications?
A. Decision support systems
B. Information retrieval
C. Ad hoc reporting/analysis
D. Logistics
E. What-if analysis
4. ERP implementation is associated with a number of ERPs are too
risks. Which of the following was NOT stated as a risk large, complex,
in the chapter? and generic for
them to be well in-
A. A drop in firm performance after implementation tegrated into most
because the firm looks and works differently that it did company cultures
while using a legacy system.
B. Implementing companies have found that staff
members, employed by ERP consulting implementing
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new systems
C. Implementing firms fail to select systems that prop-
erly support their business activities
D. The selected system does not adequately meet the
adopting firm's economic growth.
E. ERPs are too large, complex, and generic for them
to be well integrated into most company cultures
5. Which statement is NOT true? In three tier client
server architec-
A. In a typical two-tier client-server architecture, and tures, one tier is for
the server handles both application and database du- user presentation,
ties. one is for data-
B. Client computers are responsible for presenting base and applica-
data to the user and passing user input back to the tions access, and
server the third is for In-
C. Two-tier architecture is for local area network appli- ternet access.
cations where the demand on the server is restricted
to a relatively small population of users.
D. The database and application functions are sepa-
rated in the three their model.
E. In three tier client server architectures, one tier is
for user presentation, one is for database and appli-
cations access, and the third is for Internet access.
6. Which statement is LEAST accurate? Because the pri-
mary reason for
A. Implementing an ERP system has more to do with implementing an
changing the way an organization does business that ERP is to stan-
it does with technology. dardize and inte-
B. The phased-in approach to ERP implementation is grate operations,
particularly suited to diversified organizations whose diversified orga-
unites do not share common processes and data. nizations whose
C. Because the primary reason for implementing an units do not share
ERP is to standardize and integrate operations, diver- common process-
sified organizations whose units do not share com- es and data do not
mon processes and data do not benefit and tend not benefit and tend
to implement ERPs. not to implement
D. To take full advantage of the ERP process, reengi- ERPs.
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1. Closed database architecture is? A Limitation inher-
ent in traditional in-
A. A control technique intended to prevent unautho- formation systems
rized access from trading partners. that prevents data
B. A limitation inherent in tradition information sys- sharing
tems that prevents data sharing
C. A data warehouse control that prevents unclean
data from entering the warehouse.
D. A technique used to restrict access to data marts
E. A database structure that many of leading ERP's
use to support OLTP applications
2. Each of the following is necessary element for the All of the above
successful warehousing of data EXCEPT? are necessary
A. Cleansing extracted data
B. Transforming data
C. Modeling data
D. Loading data
E. All of the above are necessary
3. Which of the following is typically NOT part of an Logistics
ERP's OLAP applications?
A. Decision support systems
B. Information retrieval
C. Ad hoc reporting/analysis
D. Logistics
E. What-if analysis
4. ERP implementation is associated with a number of ERPs are too
risks. Which of the following was NOT stated as a risk large, complex,
in the chapter? and generic for
them to be well in-
A. A drop in firm performance after implementation tegrated into most
because the firm looks and works differently that it did company cultures
while using a legacy system.
B. Implementing companies have found that staff
members, employed by ERP consulting implementing
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new systems
C. Implementing firms fail to select systems that prop-
erly support their business activities
D. The selected system does not adequately meet the
adopting firm's economic growth.
E. ERPs are too large, complex, and generic for them
to be well integrated into most company cultures
5. Which statement is NOT true? In three tier client
server architec-
A. In a typical two-tier client-server architecture, and tures, one tier is for
the server handles both application and database du- user presentation,
ties. one is for data-
B. Client computers are responsible for presenting base and applica-
data to the user and passing user input back to the tions access, and
server the third is for In-
C. Two-tier architecture is for local area network appli- ternet access.
cations where the demand on the server is restricted
to a relatively small population of users.
D. The database and application functions are sepa-
rated in the three their model.
E. In three tier client server architectures, one tier is
for user presentation, one is for database and appli-
cations access, and the third is for Internet access.
6. Which statement is LEAST accurate? Because the pri-
mary reason for
A. Implementing an ERP system has more to do with implementing an
changing the way an organization does business that ERP is to stan-
it does with technology. dardize and inte-
B. The phased-in approach to ERP implementation is grate operations,
particularly suited to diversified organizations whose diversified orga-
unites do not share common processes and data. nizations whose
C. Because the primary reason for implementing an units do not share
ERP is to standardize and integrate operations, diver- common process-
sified organizations whose units do not share com- es and data do not
mon processes and data do not benefit and tend not benefit and tend
to implement ERPs. not to implement
D. To take full advantage of the ERP process, reengi- ERPs.
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