WGU D356 HR Technology Exam
Questions & Answers
BoB Synergy in HRIS
1. Perceived need for a specialized solution.
2. A universally agreed-on set of guidelines for interoperability must exist between
applications. This exists at both the syntactical and the semantic levels.
3. Applications need to speak the same language.
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
The translation of images of handwritten or printed text into computer-editable text, usually
by a scanner.
*(scans handwritten or typewritten forms into an electronic format, would not be needed
for resume scanning)
XML (eXtensible Markup Language)
A markup language or set of rules of encoding an electronic document.
- Similar to HTML, which is used in all Internet browsers.
- XML files can be shared or transmitted between most software applications today.
- XML presents a structured syntax - an alphabet - to describe any data elements within
an HRIS.
Syntactical Level
, When considering the interoperability of systems, it is the level at which different
systems share the ability to interact and work with each other with respect to their
programming language.
Semantic Level
Considering the interoperability of systems, it is the level at which data share meanings
across different applications.
- At the semantic level, the language needs to be mapped between software applications.
As important as the shared data semantics between applications is having important
analogous business process semantics. TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
Example of BoB solutions in talent management
OCR scanning applications can eliminate the rekeying of applicant data from paper-based
resumes, and other applications can perform applicant database searches, post job
requisitions directly to Internet job sites, and run applicant background checks.
Time Collection (BoB example)
- punch card and time clock
- employee badges with magnetic stripes
Outsourcing payroll to a provider
Conceptually the reverse of the typical BoB motivation. this is when the cost of maintaining
a payroll application and staff in-house may outweigh the benefits of controlling the process.
Employee time data, pay rate, and benefit information would be transmitted to the external
vendor for processing.
Employee Benefits (BoB example)
Questions & Answers
BoB Synergy in HRIS
1. Perceived need for a specialized solution.
2. A universally agreed-on set of guidelines for interoperability must exist between
applications. This exists at both the syntactical and the semantic levels.
3. Applications need to speak the same language.
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
The translation of images of handwritten or printed text into computer-editable text, usually
by a scanner.
*(scans handwritten or typewritten forms into an electronic format, would not be needed
for resume scanning)
XML (eXtensible Markup Language)
A markup language or set of rules of encoding an electronic document.
- Similar to HTML, which is used in all Internet browsers.
- XML files can be shared or transmitted between most software applications today.
- XML presents a structured syntax - an alphabet - to describe any data elements within
an HRIS.
Syntactical Level
, When considering the interoperability of systems, it is the level at which different
systems share the ability to interact and work with each other with respect to their
programming language.
Semantic Level
Considering the interoperability of systems, it is the level at which data share meanings
across different applications.
- At the semantic level, the language needs to be mapped between software applications.
As important as the shared data semantics between applications is having important
analogous business process semantics. TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
Example of BoB solutions in talent management
OCR scanning applications can eliminate the rekeying of applicant data from paper-based
resumes, and other applications can perform applicant database searches, post job
requisitions directly to Internet job sites, and run applicant background checks.
Time Collection (BoB example)
- punch card and time clock
- employee badges with magnetic stripes
Outsourcing payroll to a provider
Conceptually the reverse of the typical BoB motivation. this is when the cost of maintaining
a payroll application and staff in-house may outweigh the benefits of controlling the process.
Employee time data, pay rate, and benefit information would be transmitted to the external
vendor for processing.
Employee Benefits (BoB example)
