BMIS final

"A system is an interconnected set of elements that is coherently organized in a way that achieves something." (Thinking in Systems, p11) Which of the following items is NOT as system? Selected Answer: 3. Rubber Door Stop Answers: 1. Personal Computer 2. The Gonzaga Men's Basketball Team 3. Rubber Door Stop 4. Piano

3

Kroenke and Boyle outline 6 steps to develop a successful Social Media plan for a business. Which of the following is NOT one of those steps? A. Create A Budget B. Define Your Value C. Identify Success Metrics D. Make Personal Connections

A

Of the following ways that Social Capital adds value to your life or career, which is influenced the most by WHO is in your Social Network? A. Social Credentials B. Influence C. Personal Reinforcements D. Information

A

Test 3: How does company management begin to suspect that they have a problem with Information Silos in their organization? A. All of the Above B. Employee tardiness is up and efficiency is down. C. Department managers game the systems to appear more successful in monthly reports. D. Irate customers posting on Social Media.

A

What is the basic definition of a "freemium"? A. Basic membership is free but subscription upgrades are offered which provided a better user experience. B. Your account is free and you can control all of the functions and features of the application/website for now. When the sponsor has attracted a large enough audience, they will convert to a pay for subscription model and generate revenue to grow the product. C. Membership is free but you must watch partial or whole web advertisements every time you access content. D. Your account is free but the sponsor/provider links to your other activities such as online searches to place targeted advertising in front of you.

A

Changing Business Processes through the deployment of Enterprise Information Systems can improve the overall operations. Which of the following business effects is NOT something that you would expect from deploying an ERP, EAI, or CRM product? Product Improvement Better Efficiency Greater Effectiveness Better Margins

A Product Improvement

Companies do not invest in custom software projects that match their unique business processes very often. Most of them are content to purchase a Enterprise Information System and integrate it into the business processes. Some attempts, often worth 10s of thousands even hundreds of thousands of dollars fail. What challenge described in your book as a risk to adopting an Enterprise Information System is most likely the cause of these failures? A. Transition Problems CorrectB. Requirements Gaps C. Employee Resistance D. Collaborative Management

B

Social Media Information Systems (SMIS) are not always positive tools. As quickly as you can build your social capital through social media, you may also lose your credibility and social relationships because of negative things that happen. Because of the public nature of Social Media, your businesses successes and failures are always on display. Which of the following is not a risk associated with developing a Social Media Information System? A. Intellectual Property Leaks by Employees CorrectB. Product Flaw C. Employee SM Communications D. Inappropriate User Generated Content

B

Test 3: Which of the following is affected by having multiple related controls that share the same name? A. <textarea name="musicpreference" > B. <input type="radio" name="musicpreference" value="country"> C. <select name="musicpreference"> D. <input type="checkbox" name="musicpreference" value="country">

B

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) establishes the opportunity for inidividual states and the Federal government to establish medical insurance exchanges. On these exchanges, individuals and nuclear families can purchase medical insurance at discounted group rates usually reserved for businesses who have many employees. Which term below best matches the work of an online Health Care Exchange? A. The Cloud B. Inter-enterprise Process C. Enterprise Process D. Competitive Strategy

B

The following is from the About Us page on spotcrime.com. They produce visual maps that locate crime events by geo location ( Spokane, WA ). "SpotCrime is a crime data aggregator. We map the crime incidents, plot them on Google Maps, and deliver alerts via email, Facebook, Twitter, SMS, RSS and a multitude of other platforms. The data comes from police departments, news reports and user-generated content. Our goal is to provide the most accurate, timely geocoded crime information to the public. We map crime and deliver alerts." What type of Business Intelligence/Data Mining application does this website represent? A. Market-basket Analysis CorrectB. Knowledge Management C. Expert System D. Unsupervised Data Mining

B

A thermostat is a feedback device in an HVAC system. What term best describes the type or style of feedback provided by the thermostat? Selected Answer: Incorrect2. Continuous Answers: Correct1. Balancing 2. Continuous 3. Reinforcing 4. On/Off

Balancing

Data Warehouses are the starting point for every Business Intelligence project. After the designs and creation phase, a datawarehouse must be maintained by routine activities which are coordinated by dedicated staff members. Your book outlines four functions of a data warehouse management team. Which of the following is NOT one of those functions? A. Catalog the Data B. Obtain the Data C. Normalize the Data D. Cleanse the Data

C

Microsoft markets a software product call Sharepoint. On their Sharepoint Overview web page, they make the following statements "Making decisions faster and staying in contact are critical for making any organization more effective. Your ability to access information on the go is now a workplace necessity. SharePoint Server 2016 makes file storage and document collaboration more people-centric, with touch-based experiences across devices and improved mobile access to content, people, and applications." Based on this information, what type of Business Intelligence System is Microsoft Sharepoint? A. Decision Support System B. Knowledge Management System C. Content Management System D. Expert System

C

Which of the following is an SMIS that a business can develop to improve its business-to-business (B2B) relationships? A. Offer free product give aways on Twitter B. Create a brand related hashtag to use on multiple social media platforms C. Start an industry related Blog D. Post Consumer success stories on Facebook.

C

ERP, EAI, and CRM are classes of Enterprise Software Solutions that overcome a specific business problem that develops as businesses mature. What is the term we apply to that problem? A. Employee Resistance to Change B. Intellectual Property management C. Poor Margins D. Information Silo

D

Engaging the customer through social media is a routine topic around many business boardrooms. As companies try to develop a community base, they want to involve them in as many aspects of the business as is reasonable. The more engaged a consumer is in the mission of the company the more likely they will be an evangelist for the company in their social networks. What aspect of division of a business organization is LEAST likely to see benefit by engaging the customer through social media information systems? A. Manufacturing B. Customer Service C. Business Logistics D. Accounting Department

D

Social Capital = [A] X [B] X [C] What values replace [A], [B] and [C] in the formula? A. Number of Relationships, Influence, Entity Resources B. Number of Relationships, Influence, Wealth C. Number of Relationships, Relationship Strength, Net Worth CorrectD. Number of Relationships, Relationship Strength, Entity Resources

D

Social Media systems are composed of several elements that work together tightly. While each has a specific role to play in the overall design, some are costs, some are neutral and some are revenue generating. Of the items listed below, which is most likely to have the most positive benefit to the organization's profit margin? A. SM Sponsor B. SM Application Provider C. SM Community D. SM Network

D

The holy grail in marketing is the "viral" video or meme. Marketers and academics who study marketing want to know what that magic quality is that lets one message or video scream across the Internet while others just as important languish. Which of the following terms related to "data" makes the most likely reason that a message can go viral in a short amount of time? A. Sponsor B. Public C. Content D. Connection

D

When a control is displayed on a web form, the content that you display may not be the what you want to see in your database. For instance, Male or Female may be converted into M and F. What is the attribute of a control which allows a form to send a different result than what the user sees on the screen? A. id B. data C. name D. value

D

Which atttribute of the <form> tag controls whether the data from the form is submitted in the web browser's URL or as data in the body of the request. A. action B. id C. enctype D. method

D

Which the following is an example of OLAP data for Sonic Drive-In? A. Order #203845 Ready for delivery B. Employee James, Sean Check-in @ 3:45pm C. Order #100234 @ 1:15pm D. Average Number of Items per Order in March

D

The core of any system -- it's memory -- is the Stock. What effect do the various flows associated with a given stock have on the stock itself? Selected Answer: Correct2. Flows control the level held in the stock. Answers: 1. Flows add to a stock. Correct2. Flows control the level held in the stock. 3. Flows cause no change in a stock. 4. Flows remove from a stock.

Flows

Project teams should document project results and information for future teams. Which of the following is the project management phase in which the teams perform this function? Selected Answer: Correct finalizing Answers: Correct finalizing doing planning starting

finalizing

FunText is a company that owns an app used for text messaging. It recently offered a membership extension of six months without any additional charges to its existing customers who had registered for a three-year membership. By doing this, which competitive strategy did FunText implement? Selected Answer: Correct locking in customers Answers: Correct locking in customers product differentiation locking in suppliers creation of a new service

locking in customers

Identify a primary purpose of collaboration. Selected Answer: making decisions Answers: eliminating individual tasks evaluating coworkers performing routine tasks making decisions

making decisions