ISA 235 Exam 1 McGuire questions with accurate
answers
3 functions of DBMS Ans✓✓✓ Used to create tables, relationships, and
other structures in the database, process the data (read, insert, modify, or
delete data), administrate the database
3 types of virtualization Ans✓✓✓ PC virtualization, server
virtualization, and desktop virtualization
3D printing Ans✓✓✓ 3rd disruptive force that will change businesses.
(ex: nike could design and produce a lighter, stronger cleat much more
quickly than before with 3D printing)
abstract reasoning Ans✓✓✓ ability to make and manipulate models
activities (in swimlane format) Ans✓✓✓ specific tasks that need to be
accomplished as part of the process
Application programs Ans✓✓✓ provide security, data consistency, and
special-purpose processing, e.g handle out-of-stock situations
Automated Clearing House (ACH) Ans✓✓✓ example of standardized
inter-enterprise system for the processing of checks
,binary digits (bits) Ans✓✓✓ computer data represented by bits, which
are either a zero or a one. Easy to represent physically and are chunked
into 8(bytes)
Bullwhip effect Ans✓✓✓ a phenomenon in which the variability in the
size and timing of orders increases at each stage up the supply chain,
from customer to supplier
business process Ans✓✓✓ A set of linked activities that create value
for accomplishing a business function by transforming inputs into a
more valuable output
business process modeling notation (BPMN) Ans✓✓✓ Provides a
means to communicate with others about process structure and possible
changes in a business
BYOD (bring your own device) policy Ans✓✓✓ statement concerning
employees' permissions and responsibilities when they use their own
device for organizational business
bytes Ans✓✓✓ used to measure sizes of non-character data. 1 character
will fit into 1 byte. Bytes express the specifications for the data storage
capacity of main memory, disks, and other computer devices
Central processing unit (CPU)- Ans✓✓✓ the "brain" of the computer.
Selects instructions, processes them, performs arithmetic and logical
comparisons, and stores results of operations in memory.
, Charms Ans✓✓✓ icons that slide in from the right of the display in a
mobile application
closed source Ans✓✓✓ source is highly protected and only available to
trusted employees and contractors
competitive advantage via business process Ans✓✓✓ can lock in
customers by making it difficult or expensive to switch to another
product (switching costs), creating barriers that make it difficult and
expensive for new competition to enter the market, establishing alliances
to establish standards, promote product awareness/needs, develop
market size, reduce purchasing costs, and provide other benefits, or
reducing costs
Competitive advantages via products Ans✓✓✓ enhancing existing
products and by differentiating them from competitors
competitive strategy Ans✓✓✓ Formed from analysis of other structures
of industries and help organizations be effective. in order to maintain
this competitive strategy, organizations must understand their market
and new technological up-comings
Computer hardware Ans✓✓✓ consists of electronic components and
related gadgetry that inputs, processes, outputs, and stores data
according to instructions encoded in computer programs or software.
answers
3 functions of DBMS Ans✓✓✓ Used to create tables, relationships, and
other structures in the database, process the data (read, insert, modify, or
delete data), administrate the database
3 types of virtualization Ans✓✓✓ PC virtualization, server
virtualization, and desktop virtualization
3D printing Ans✓✓✓ 3rd disruptive force that will change businesses.
(ex: nike could design and produce a lighter, stronger cleat much more
quickly than before with 3D printing)
abstract reasoning Ans✓✓✓ ability to make and manipulate models
activities (in swimlane format) Ans✓✓✓ specific tasks that need to be
accomplished as part of the process
Application programs Ans✓✓✓ provide security, data consistency, and
special-purpose processing, e.g handle out-of-stock situations
Automated Clearing House (ACH) Ans✓✓✓ example of standardized
inter-enterprise system for the processing of checks
,binary digits (bits) Ans✓✓✓ computer data represented by bits, which
are either a zero or a one. Easy to represent physically and are chunked
into 8(bytes)
Bullwhip effect Ans✓✓✓ a phenomenon in which the variability in the
size and timing of orders increases at each stage up the supply chain,
from customer to supplier
business process Ans✓✓✓ A set of linked activities that create value
for accomplishing a business function by transforming inputs into a
more valuable output
business process modeling notation (BPMN) Ans✓✓✓ Provides a
means to communicate with others about process structure and possible
changes in a business
BYOD (bring your own device) policy Ans✓✓✓ statement concerning
employees' permissions and responsibilities when they use their own
device for organizational business
bytes Ans✓✓✓ used to measure sizes of non-character data. 1 character
will fit into 1 byte. Bytes express the specifications for the data storage
capacity of main memory, disks, and other computer devices
Central processing unit (CPU)- Ans✓✓✓ the "brain" of the computer.
Selects instructions, processes them, performs arithmetic and logical
comparisons, and stores results of operations in memory.
, Charms Ans✓✓✓ icons that slide in from the right of the display in a
mobile application
closed source Ans✓✓✓ source is highly protected and only available to
trusted employees and contractors
competitive advantage via business process Ans✓✓✓ can lock in
customers by making it difficult or expensive to switch to another
product (switching costs), creating barriers that make it difficult and
expensive for new competition to enter the market, establishing alliances
to establish standards, promote product awareness/needs, develop
market size, reduce purchasing costs, and provide other benefits, or
reducing costs
Competitive advantages via products Ans✓✓✓ enhancing existing
products and by differentiating them from competitors
competitive strategy Ans✓✓✓ Formed from analysis of other structures
of industries and help organizations be effective. in order to maintain
this competitive strategy, organizations must understand their market
and new technological up-comings
Computer hardware Ans✓✓✓ consists of electronic components and
related gadgetry that inputs, processes, outputs, and stores data
according to instructions encoded in computer programs or software.
