Business info systems practice exam

Which of the following is a benefit to utilizing employee scheduling software? More than one answer may be correct.

- Automatically schedule employees, freeing up management for more important tasks -Automatically record and add up the number of hours employees are working

In which of these situations would an enterprise resource planning system (ERP) be clearly helpful? More than one answer may be correct.

-A hospitality brand needs to know how directly its marketing and advertising efforts effect room sales. -An international automaker must coordinate its new vehicle production line with elements of its supply chain.

From the following list, select all the business practices that are both "green" or environmentally responsible and sustainable in terms of a business's current and long-term success and the environment.

-encouraging employees to telecommute -using teleconferencing for meetings -shifting to a shorter, four-day workweek

What idea or concept does Adam Smith propose in his Invisible Hand theory?

A free, unregulated market operates better than one in which the government controls the business activities of individuals and companies.

Which of the following is an example of data mining that uses both internal and external databases? More than one answer may be selected.

A manager wants to know what percentage of customers who buy their Product XYZ also buy Product ABC from a competitor.A CEO wants to target people who have graduated from college within the last three years who have already opted in to receive marketing emails from their company.

Choose a phrase from below that pinpoints when in-person meetings may be a better choice than video conferencing.

A meetings content is sensitive

When managers decide how to house a business management system, what three options do they consider?

An on-premises custom solution A customized, cloud-based solution (PaaS or IaaS) Saas solution

Reports offer a way to view, format, and summarize the information in a ________

Database

What was the driving principle behind McGregor's Theory X?

Employees need close supervision.

Which of the following is a tool commonly used by project managers and accessed using project management software?

Gantt charts

Database reports are useful in many ways; one way a report is used is to provide details about individual records and to create ________

Labels

How did Karl Marx disagree with John Locke's ideas about the outcomes or products of labor?

Locke believed that people own all the products of their own labor, but Marx believed that ownership could differ for the products of living labor and accumulated labor.

Which phase of the project management process involves feasibility studies?

Phase 1: initiation phase

Which of the following correctly identifies how rollback/undo and commit/redo recovery techniques function?

Rollback/undo uses transaction logs to revert changes of uncompleted transactions Commit/redo reapplies changes of completed transactions to ensure permanency

Areas covered in digital governance include data architecture, data quality, data modeling, data warehousing, and data ________

Security

What does the asterisk (*) symbol represent in an SQL query?

Selects all data that fits a criteria

Data governance involves the staff, procedures, and technologies needed to ________Blank and protect the data and data properties of an entity.

Supervise

A manager wants to accurately predict how many light-up three-wheeled scooters they'll need to meet holiday demand. Which component of supply chain management would the manager be using to determine the appropriate number to produce?

Supply chain planning

Popular applications used by today's organizations in web mining include Google Analytics, Data Miner, and ________Blank.

Tableau

Why did Max Weber believe that personal responsibility, ethical behavior, and charity were fundamental to capitalism?

These are the basic principles of Protestantism.

According to Adam Smith, what are three ways that businesses can make labor more efficient?

They can have workers specialize in a single, simple task, They can reduce the distance between manufacturing steps or facilities, they can invent machines to multiply the productivity of workers.

An enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is

an integrated MIS system for agility and a competitive edge.

Parameter queries prompt the user for values in order to run/execute the query. When the value of a parameter is given, the query applies the field as a ________

criterion

There are many query tools included in an RDBMS database program; those query tools include ________Blank queries, action queries, ________Blank queries, and queries specific to the SQL.

crosstab, parameter (gpt)

Integrating database management systems (DBMS) with predictive analytics to give managers a recommended course of action is the focus of

decision-making management information systems.

Because accurate tracking of employee performance will always be critical to good management, most firms invest in a software that manages

employee evaluation.

Most project management (PM) systems are located on local servers in order to reduce security risks and facilitate collaboration among the various project stakeholders.

false

During the second stage of the project management (PM) process, a Gantt chart is created or fine-tuned if one was started during the feasibility study. This is called the initiation phase.

false (gpt)

What did Henri Fayol consider to be the main roles or responsibilities of a manager?

planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling processes

Examples of data scrubbing include which of the following?

removal of duplicate database records correcting misspelled words fixing syntax issues (gpt)

The main objectives of data governance include high-quality data and which other goals?

risk mitigation data use rules requirement compliance (gpt). cost-saving

An independent data mart is a(n) ________Blank system created separate from a data warehouse and focused on specific organizational functions.

stand-alone

What object is used to store information when creating a database?

tables

Data visualization software is so valuable today because it assists managers by examining large quantities of data and parsing it into usable information.

true

Machines were not used to assist in employee management until the late 1800s, when businesses began tracking employee work hours with time clocks and punch cards.

true

Recruiting and hiring management software is designed to help human resources managers accurately estimate an organization's recruiting, hiring, and training requirements.

true

Data mining is a means of ________Blank data that can help organizations find patterns and relationships within data sets.

Analyzing

When data is stored in one place, it means it is ________

Centrilized

Data redundancy is the ________Blank of data.

Duplication

Which database design strategy is likely to be used where transaction integrity is critical?

Normalization

Databases are designed to keep data and information about different types of data objects, including objects, events, ________Blank, and places.

People

Identifying logistical problems is an important function of data analytics.

True

Accessibility in web mining includes the structure of the ________Blank and ________Blank to ensure device/platform access and scalability.

Websites Pages

Recruiting and hiring management software can help HR managers evaluate how their organization's future staffing needs are influenced by

internal factors such as employee turnover and external factors such as public demand for the organization's products.

Decision-making management information systems are necessary because

the amount of information available far exceeds any manager's ability to use it.

In addition to the probable outcome, what other information does modern business intelligence software provide?

the degree of likelihood of the outcome

Which of the following correctly identifies how AI can contribute to database management efficiency?

unassisted natural language queries creates and merges "master" lists of data

A query can filter data based on specific ________Blank also known as ________Blank.

Criteria, Conditions (gpt)

Mainframe computers are known for their ability to handle numerous tasks involving application software.

False

Select all technology options for video conferencing from the following list. More than one answer may be correct.

Zoom and WebEx on a desktop computer systems with cameras, microphones, and dedicated Internet connections FaceTime and Skype on a mobile phone

Which component of a business management system can help a manager check and report on the company's current inventory?

a database management system (DBMS)

The business management system with the lowest initial or startup expenses is

a software as a service (SaaS) option.

Before the use of computers and database management systems (DBMS), traditional file systems used ____ files, ____ and ____

paper, folding, filing cabinets

The development and growing popularity of flextime arrangements can largely be attributed to

the spread of high-speed Internet and technologies such as telecommuting and teleconferencing.

Today's inventory management systems assign confidence levels to possible inventory decisions based on the firm's own past experiences.

true

The main function of executive support systems (ESSs) is to

turn data into information to support high-level decision making. (gpt)

How does supply chain visibility provided by a supply chain management system reduce the bullwhip effect?

Accurately predicting how many units of an item are expected to sell allows manufacturers to accurately source for the correct amount of raw materials and avoid overreacting to fluctuations in consumer demand. (gpt)

Which of the following is a common feature included in most modern data visualization tools? More than one answer may be selected.

Dashboard presentation Scoll over features

What typically happens during Step 3 of business process management just before the execution process is fully automated?

Decision makers compare engine output to previous business activity.

What are the advantages of using personal computers in business? More than one answer may be correct.

Effeciency Flexibility of use Improved team communications

According to Adam Smith, governments should try to control the business activities of individuals and companies because the nation's wealth depends on the wealth of these citizen

False

Extended employee training time often must be accepted along with the introduction of a new inventory management system.

False

Input devices for POS (point-of-sale) stations include monitors, printers, and speakers.

False

Major corporations often manage their employee compensation plans through web-based services.

False

Output generated by an executive support system includes as much data and information on a topic as is available.

False

Which of the following list is a point-of-sale (POS) station output device? More than one answer may be correct.

Thermal Printer Speaker

According to John Locke, a person can collect spring water from public land and purify, bottle, and sell it because these improvements transform that natural resource into personal property.

True

Queries allow you to find specific data quickly.

True (gpt)

Which of the following is an example of management inconsistency that employee scheduling software is designed to eliminate? More than one answer may be correct.

a manager at a restaurant consistently scheduling favored employees for the shifts with most money-making potential, an employee whose last name begins with the letter "Z" consistently not receiving his desired number of hours a week, consistently scheduling too many or too few employees to work shifts. consistently scheduling too many or too few employees to work shifts

A cloud database is a type of database that is ________Blank and ________Blank via a cloud platform.

built, created accessed