ISA 235 exam questions with complete solutions

ISA 235 exam questions with complete
solutions

Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |core |driver |of |the |information |age?

| Barriers |to |Entry |

| Knowledge |

| Information |

| Business |Intelligence |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Barriers |to |Entry



Information |that |returns |to |its |original |transmitter |and |modifies |the |transmitter's |actions |is |
called:



feedback |

| systems |analysis |

| knowledge |

| a |data |loop |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-feedback



One |difference |between |a |CIO |and |a |CTO |is |that:



the |CTO |typically |reports |to |the |CEO, |while |the |CIO |does |not |

| the |CIO |role |does |not |oversee |technology, |while |the |CTO |does |

| the |CIO |is |more |involved |with |organizational |strategy |than |the |CTO

|the |CIO |is |more |concerned |with |operational |efficiency |than |the |CTO |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
the |CIO |is |more |involved |with |organizational |strategy |than |the |CTO

,Information |that |analyzes |patterns, |trends, |and |relationships |for |decision |making |is |known |as:



analytics |

| business |intelligence |

| inferential |statistics |

| knowledge |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-analytics



Business |strategies |are |defined, |and |often |change, |according |to |the |needs |of



stakeholders |

| employees |

| investors |

| customers |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-investors



In |a |SWOT |analysis, |which |two |letters |in |the |abbreviation |are |typically |defined |by |forces |
external |to |the |organization?



OT |

SW |

WT |

SO |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-OT



One |way |to |analyze |the |competitive |forces |within |the |environment |in |which |a |company |
operates |is |to |use |Porter's |_______ |forces |model.



three |

,| four |

| five |

| six |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-five



Under |Porter's |market |forces |model, |which |of |the |following |would |be |the |best |example |of |a |
substitute |product |or |service |for |Pepsi |cola?



Coke |

Fritos |

vending |machines |

home-made |iced |tea |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-home-made |iced |tea



Porter's |three |generic |strategies |for |entering |a |new |market |are |broad |cost |leadership, |broad |
differentiation, |and |__________.



| technological |excellence |

| broad |value |

| value |chaining |

| focused |strategy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-focused |strategy



Porter's |value |chain |model |includes |two |types |of |activities: |primary |and




secondary |

| support |

| technological |

| value |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-support

, Which |are |types |of |organizational |MIS |systems? |(Check |all |that |apply.)



Transactional |processing |system |

| Executive |information |system |

| Reengineering |system |

| Decisions |support |system |

| Business-facing |process |system |

| Augmented |reality |system |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Transactional |processing |system |

| Executive |information |system |

| Decisions |support |system



Which |of |the |following |represents |the |three |different |levels |of |a |company |pyramid |from |top |
to |bottom?



Managerial |- |Strategic |- |Operational |

| Operational |- |Managerial |- |Strategic |

| Strategic |- |Operational |- |Managerial |

|Strategic |- |Managerial |- |Operational |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Operational |- |Managerial |- |
Strategic



Which |of |the |following |statements |are |examples |of |unstructured |or |strategic |level |decisions? |
(Check |all |that |apply.)




Deciding |to |enter |a |new |market |

| Creating |the |employee |weekly |production |schedule |