MIS Final

What is a graphical network model that depicts a project's tasks and the relationships between those tasks? a. Gantt chart b. Dependency c. PERT chart d. All of these choices

c. PERT chart

What is identity management?

a broad administrative area that deals with identifying individuals in a system and controlling their access to resources within that system.

What allows separate systems to communicate directly with each other, eliminating the need for manual entry into multiple systems?

integration

What is one of the biggest pitfalls associated with real-time information?

it continually changes

Which of the following represents a reason for low-quality information?

online customers intentionally enter inaccurate information to protect privacy, different systems have different information entry standards and formats, 3rd party and external information contains inaccuracies and errors are all reasons for low-quality information

Which of the following occurs when everyone involved in sourcing, producing, and delivering the company's product works with the same information?

-Eliminates redundancies -Cuts down wasted time -Removes misinformation

What do many people think might be more disruptive to business than the Internet, due to its potential impact on manufacturing?

3D printing

What is the maker movement?

A cultural trend that places value on an individual's ability to be a creator of things as well as a consumer of things

What is customer relationship management (CRM)?

A means of managing all aspects of a customer's relationship with an organization to increase customer loyalty, retention, and an organization's profitability

What is data-driven decision management?

An approach to business governance that values decisions that can be backed up with verifiable data

What uses wireless, electronic tags and labels to identify objects, and enables organizations to track those objects throughout the supply chain?

RFID

Kassandra Young is a business manager at Weith Productions. Although she does not have a background in technology, her job requires her to work with analytical tools to make data-driven decisions. To make her job easier, what can she customize to display data quickly and run custom reports?

Dash board

What is analysis paralysis?

Occurs when the user goes into an emotional state of over-analysis (or over-thinking) a situation so that a decision or action is never taken, in effect paralyzing the outcome.

What is computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM)?

Systems are used to create the digital designs and then manufacture the products

What is supply chain management (SCM)?

The management of information flows between and among activities in a supply chain to maximize total supply chain effectiveness and corporate profitability

Which characteristics support an agile MIS infrastructure? a. Accessibility, availability, maintainability, portability, reliability, scalability, usability b. Backup and recovery plan, disaster recovery plan, business continuity planning c. Storage, network, and server virtualization d. Grid computing, cloud computing, and virtualization

a. Accessibility, availability, maintainability, portability, reliability, scalability, usability. - Agile MIS infrastructures must be able to adapt to all sort of changes, so they need to be accessible, available, flexible, perform well, portable, reliable, scalable and usable.

What is the difference between hardware and software? a.Hardware includes the physical devices that carry out tasks associated with a computer system, where software is the instructions that tell the hardware what to do. b. Hardware executes the instructions to carry out tasks, where software includes all the physical devices associated with a computer system. c. They are both specific forms of servers. d. They are both specific forms of clients.

a. Hardware includes the physical devices that carry out tasks associated with a computer system, where software is the instructions that tell the hardware what to do. -hardware is the physical devices associated with a computer system, where software is the instructions the hardware executes to carry out tasks.

The analysis phase is critical to a project because that is where the specific business requests that the system must meet to be successful are determined. These requests, which drive the overall project direction, are known as what? a. Business requirements b. Conversion c. COBIT d. Sign-off

a. business requirements

You knew that you had to take this quiz so you logged into Blackboard and went to the quizzes section. In this scenario, your computer's web browser is a ______________ that is requesting to see the quizzes from our Blackboard course. The _______________ responds with the web page displaying the available quizzes. a. client; server b. server; software c. server; hardware d. client; software

a. client; server -When you're working with cloud-based systems, your computer is considered a client and the cloud service is the server.

What is the logical relationship that exists between the project tasks, or between a project task and a milestone? a. Dependency b. Activity c. Task d. Resource

a. dependency

Different MIS infrastructures support different portions of an organization. Which MIS infrastructure would be responsible for deciding where and how sales data and employee payroll records should be stored and updated? a. Information Infrastructure b. Backup and Recovery Plan c. Firewall setup d. Server planning

a. information infrastructure -information MIS infrastructure is responsible for supporting operational planning, such as where and how important data and information is stored, maintained, and secured.

Which type of implementation uses both the legacy system and new system until all users verify that the new system functions correctly? a. Parallel implementation b. Phased implementation c. Pilot implementation d. Plunge implementation

a. parallel implementation

Which of the following are examples of transactional information?

airline tickets; sales receipts; packing slips

Which of the following is NOT one of the three most common core ERP components focusing on internal operations?

answer: business intelligence -the 3 most common core ERP components are: -accounting and finance -production and management materials -human resources

Which of the following is not one of the five basic components of supply chain management?

answer: cost -5 basic components of supply chain management are: plan, source, make, deliver, and return.

You save your files in the cloud, copy the contents of your computer to an external hard drive and sync your calendar and contacts online. What are these all examples of? a. Capacity planning b. A personal backup and recover plan c. Failback d. Cold site

b. a personal backup and recover plan

What detail the steps the system must perform along with the expected result of each step in the implementation phase the organization places the system into production so users can begin to perform actual business operations with it? a. All of these choices b. Test conditions c. Testing phase d. Testing documentation

b. test conditions

What are the three business functions supported by MIS infrastructure? a. operations, clients, and servers b. information, change, and business continuity planning c. operations, change, and sustainability d. operations, customers, and ewaste

c. operations, change, and sustainability

Who are individuals and organizations actively involved in the project or whose interests might be affected as a result of project execution or project completion? a. All of these choices b. Executive sponsor c. Project stakeholders d. Project manager

c. project stakeholders

What are the three primary variables (or triple constraints) in any project? a. Time, expense, requirements b. Time, cost, quality c. Time, cost, scope d. Time, cost, expense

c. time, cost, scope

Grid computing takes advantage of the available 75% of unused processing power of a computer and links thousands of individual computers around the world creating a _______ that can process intensive tasks. a. Employee client b. Company server c. Virtual supercomputer d. Personal computer

c. virtual supercomputer -Much like power grids that send power to where it's needed, grid computing can utilize unused computing power from a group of computers to process intensive tasks when as required. This essentially creates a "virtual supercomputer."

Business intelligence can provide managers with the ability to make better decisions. Which of the following is not an example of how different industries use business intelligence?

can provide managers with the ability to make better decisions, can base their decisions on data, experience, or knowledge or a combination of all three are all examples of how industries use business intelligence.

Which of the following is a benefit of a solid MIS infrastructure? a. Optimizes business operations b. Reduces costs c. Improves productivity d. All of these are benefits of a solid MIS infrastructure

d. All of these are benefits of a solid MIS infrastructure. -The MIS infrastructure includes the plans for how a firm will build, deploy, use, and share its data, processes, and MIS assets. A solid MIS infrastructure can reduce costs, improve productivity, optimize operations, generate growth, and increase profits. It protects systems from failures or crashes.

What are project deliverables? a. Defines and develops the project plan b. Tracks the plan to ensure all key project milestones are completed on time c. Expert in project planning and management d. All of these choices

d. All of these choices

Which system development methodology completes continuous delivery of useful software components developed by an iterative process with a design point that uses the bare minimum requirements? a. Waterfall methodology b. Extreme programming c. RAD methodology d. Agile methodology

d. agile methodology

What is the primary problem with redundant information? A. It is difficult to determine which values are the most current B. It is often inconsistent C. It is difficult to determine which values are the most accurate D. All of the above

d. all of the above

Which of the following could be part of an organization's disaster recovery strategy? a. Activate recovery resources in a cloud-based service b. Utilize backup facilities that a company has in place c. Switch critical systems to a failover site to resume operations d. All of these are examples of disaster recovery strategies

d. all of these are examples of disaster recovery strategies. -There are many different disaster recovery strategies. The specific details of a disaster recovery strategy depend on how each individual company operates, what it needs and what kind of resources it has.

Which of the following does a project manager perform? a. Defines and develops the project plan b. Tracks the plan to ensure all key project milestones are completed on time c. Expert in project planning and management d. All of these choices

d. all of these choices

What is a facility used to house management information systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems? a. Call center b. Delivery base c. Central center d. Data center

d. data center

What is the process of analyzing data to extract information not offered by the raw data alone?

data mining