MIS Final Exam

Container

A _________ allows programmers to develop an application that includes its own environment and can run as it was developed regardless of the operating system on which it was deployed.

Phased

A _________ conversion introduces components of the new system in stages.

Pilot

A _________ conversion introduces the new system in one part of the organization.

Direct

A _________ conversion involves shutting the old system off and turning the new system on at a certain point in time.

Virtual Machine

A _________ is a self-contained operating environment that behaves as if it were a separate physical computer.

Data Mining

Affinity analysis is a(n) _________ application.

Unstructured

As a board member, you recommend hiring a new CEO to address the scandals that have been reported in the Wall Street Journal. This is a(n) ________ decision.

Structured

As a purchasing manager, you have to purchase widgets every week to replenish your inventory. This is a(n) ________ decision.

Operational Control

Considering the nature of decisions, executing specific tasks efficiently and effectively is

Strategic Planning

Considering the nature of decisions, the long-range goals and policies for growth and resource allocation is

Virtual

Containers are another step in the development of _________ technology.

the development of one or a few related analytics applications.

Data marts are typically associated with

the development of one or a few related analytics applications.

Data silos are often associated with

Semistructured

Every year, you have to give each of your employees a performance review and decide whether they have earned a raise. This is a(n) ________ decision.

Intelligence

Examination and answering the question "what is the problem" occur in the ______ phase of the IDC.

DSS

Examples of _______ include sensitivity, what-if, and goal-seeking analyses.

Outsourcing

If a company acquires IT applications from outside contractors or external organizations, it is called ________.

Use a prewritten application

If a company doesn't want to write any computer code, it would choose to ________.

custom-write an entire application

If a company wants to write all new computer code, it would choose to ________.

Customize a Prewritten Application

If a company wants to write some computer code, it would choose to ________.

customize a prewritten application

If a company wants to write some computer code, it would choose to ________.

OLAP

If you analyze a data cube, this is an example of using

Data Mining

If you want to know what items customers typically buy together so that you can place them next to each other on the shelf, you would be using

Legacy

Information systems that have become outdated and no longer meet business needs are called _________ systems.

reverse outsourcing

Insourcing is also called ________.

the output; inputs

Management is a process by which an organization achieves its goals (called ______) through the use of resources (called _______).

ratio between the inputs and outputs for which a manager is responsible.

Productivity is a __________

ICASE

RAD uses _________ tools to quickly structure requirements and develop prototypes.

Software

SaaS is a method of delivering _________ in which a vendor hosts the applications and provides them as a service to customers over a network, typically the internet.

Weeks

Scrum sprints typically last 2-4 ________.

Implementation

Suppose you are failing one of your classes. Based on the choice you made to start studying harder, you look over your notes every day after class and study at least an hour every night for at least a week before an exam. This action is part of the ______ phase of the IDC.

Choice

Suppose you are failing one of your classes. Based on your evaluation, you decide to start paying attention in class and talking to the teacher about ways to improve. This decision is part of the _________ phase of the IDC.

Intelligence

Suppose you are failing one of your classes. If you don't know what the problem is, you need to enter the _______ phase of the IDC.

80;20

The 80/20 rule means that if the software meets _________ percent of the company's needs, then the company should modify _________ percent of its business processes to use the software.

Managers from each functional area

The IT steering committee is comprised of ________.

IS operational plan

The _________ consists of a clear set of projects that the IS department and the functional area managers will execute in support of the IT strategic plan.

IT Architecture

The _________ delineates the way an organization should utilize its information resources to accomplish its mission.

IT architecture

The _________ delineates the way an organization should utilize its information resources to accomplish its mission.

Organization strategic plan

The _________ identifies the firm's overall mission, the goals that follow from that mission, and the broad steps required to reach these goals.

IS Strategic Plan

The _________ is a set of long-range goals that describe the IT infrastructure and identify the major IT initiatives need to achieve the organization's goals.

IS strategic plan

The _________ is a set of long-range goals that describe the IT infrastructure and identify the major IT initiatives need to achieve the organization's goals.

Scrum Master

The _________ is the scrum approach typically replaces a project manager.

IS Environment

The _________ is/are a summary of the information needs of the individual functional areas and of the organization as a whole.

objectives of the IS function

The _________ is/are the best current estimate of the goals of the IS function.

Constraints of the IS function

The _________ is/are the technological, financial, personnel, and other resource limitations on the IS function.

Security

The biggest problem associated with end-user development is ________.

Design

The deliverable of the system _________ phase is the set of technical system specifications.

Analysis

The end product of the _________ stage is a set of system requirements.

Investigation

The first stage of the SDLC is ________.

analyze the organization's strategic plan

The first step in the information systems planning process is to ________.

Design

Validation of the model and answering the question "what are my options" occur in the _____ phase of the IDC.

Choice

Verification/testing of the proposed solution and picking an option occur in the _____ phase of the IDC.

It must meet the needs of every functional area to ensure employee buy-in.

Which of the following is NOT an objective of the IT strategic plan?

Bypasses the IS department and avoids delays

Which of the following is an advantage of end-user development?

Works wells for ill-defined problems

Which of the following is an advantage of prototyping?

Enforces quality by maintaining standards

Which of the following is an advantage of the traditional SDLC?

Sensitivity

You are a jeweler who wants to make sure you have the maximum number of diamonds for sale. You notice that the number of diamonds available drops more when the size is relevant versus when the color is relevant. By comparing these factors, you are conducting a(n) _____ analysis.

semistructured; management control

You are a marketing manager responsible for planning the budget for your department. This is a(n) ______ task and a(n) _______ decision.

structured; operational control

You are an employee in Inside Sales. This means you take calls and address customer issues like entering orders, updating orders, and providing order status reports. This is a(n) _____ task and a(n) _______ decision.

What-If

You assume the inflation rate will remain constant over the next few years, so you consider purchasing a home with a variable interest rate. You decide to double-check this assumption with a(n) __________ analysis.

support for organizational transformation

You decide to implement a new customer loyalty program that rewards customers for shopping in your store. To accomplish this, you need to implement a data warehouse to collect data from all your physical and online stores. This is an example of

the development of infrastructure to support enterprise-wide analytics.

You want to make sure your entire organization is using a single data warehouse instead of using a data mart for every department. This is an example of

Descriptive

You would use OLAP and DSS as statistical procedures for __________ analytics.

Behavioral

Your company's employee base is mostly comprised of older people who generally dislike and distrust technology. This means the _________ feasibility of implementing a new system is low.

Goal-Seeking

_____ analysis attempts to calculate the value of the inputs necessary to achieve a desired level of output.

Goal-seeking

_____ analysis attempts to calculate the value of the inputs necessary to achieve a desired level of output.

Sensitivity (what if) analysis

______ analysis examines the change in an output given the change in a particular input while keeping all other inputs constant.

Resource Allocator

_______ is a decisional role.

Figurehead

_______ is an interpersonal role.

Analyzer

________ is an informational role.

Spokesperson

________ is an informational role.

Descriptive

_________ analytics is the first step in data reduction.

Systems analysts

_________ are IS professionals who specialize in analyzing and designing information systems.

Users

_________ are employees from all functional areas and levels of the organization who interact with the system, either directly or indirectly.

Direct

_________ conversion is the least expensive.

Direct

_________ conversion is the most risky.

Fixed;Fixed

_________ costs are those costs that remain the same regardless of any change in the company's activity level. The CIO's salary is an example of a _________ cost.

Behavioral

_________ feasibility addresses the human issues of the systems development project.

Technical

_________ feasibility determines whether the company can develop or otherwise acquire the hardware, software, and communications components needed to solve the business problem.

Economic

_________ feasibility determines whether the project is an acceptable financial risk and, if so, whether the organization has the necessary time and money to successfully complete the project.

OLAP

_________ involves slicing and dicing data, drilling down in the data, and rolling up data to greater summarization.

The business case approach

_________ involves system developers writing a business case to justify funding one or more specific applications or projects

Training the top managers from each functional area

_________ is NOT a major task of the IT steering committee.

Control

_________ is a disadvantage of the buy option.

JAD

_________ is a group-based tool for collecting user requirements and creating system designs.

How IT Decisions will be made

_________ is a managerial aspect of the IT architecture.

SaaS

_________ is a method of delivering software in which a vendor hosts the applications and provides them as a service to customers over a network, typically the internet.

RAD

_________ is a systems development method that can combine tools to rapidly produce a high-quality system.

The applications software

_________ is a technical aspect of the IT architecture.

Time

_________ is an advantage of the buy option.

End-User

_________ is an approach in which the organization's end users develop their own applications with little or no formal assistance from the IT department.

End-User Development

_________ is an approach in which the organization's end users develop their own applications with little or no formal assistance from the IT department.

ROI

_________ measures management's effectiveness in generating profits with its available assets by dividing the net income generated by a project by the average assets invested in the project.

Descriptive

__________ analytics answers the question "what has happened".

Users

__________ decide what data should be stored in an organization's data warehouse.

Unstructured

__________ decisions deal with "fuzzy", complex problems.

Component-Based

________________ development is closely linked with the idea of web services and service-oriented architectures.

Component-based

________________ development is closely linked with the idea of web services and service-oriented architectures.