Exam 2: Business Processes, Information Systems, and Information

What are the costs associated with data? When is data considered to be worth its cost?

According to the business process modeling notation standard, solid lines between activities are called sequence flows.

Repositories are collections of data.

Briefly describe data flows.

Information is data processed by grouping, comparing, or other similar operations.

A swimlane diagram is a graphical arrangement in which all the activities for a given role are shown in a single vertical lane.

Describe relevant data. Explain the importance of relevant data in an organizational context.

A ________ is a subset of the activities in a business process that is performed by an actor.

The quality of thinking determines the quality of the information that is produced.

In an information systems framework, software and procedure components are both sets of instructions.

The ________ component of the information systems framework provides instructions for people.

Members of a team in a company need to understand business processes since they need to evaluate new technologies.

Which of the following components of an information system play the role of actors?

Explain data with an example.

________ does NOT flow automatically from one activity to another.

According to the business process modeling notation standard, the start of a business process is symbolized by a circle having a thick border.

Data is knowledge derived from information.

Why is it important for data to be just barely sufficient?

Which of the following statements is TRUE about business process modeling notation?

Consider two processes. If both versions create the same benefit, but one costs more than the other, the higher-cost version is less ________ than the lower-cost version.