Question 1

EAI connects system "islands" via a new layer of software.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Budgeting and treasury management are information systems applications that support an organization's ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  manufacturing department 
B)  human resources department 
C)  accounting department 
D)  customer service department 
A)  manufacturing department 
B)  human resources department 
C)  accounting department 
D)  customer service department

Question 3

Inter-enterprise information systems are information systems that are shared by two or more independent departments within an organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

________ are systems that are shared by two or more independent organizations.

Accepted Answer

A)  Inter-enterprise information systems 
B)  Workgroup information systems 
C)  Enterprise information systems 
D)  Personal information systems 
A)  Inter-enterprise information systems 
B)  Workgroup information systems 
C)  Enterprise information systems 
D)  Personal information systems

Question 5

Inter-enterprise PRIDE systems are referred to as ________ because in such systems processing is divided across multiple computing devices.

Accepted Answer

A)  distributed systems 
B)  departmental information systems 
C)  business intelligence systems 
D)  integrated systems 
A)  distributed systems 
B)  departmental information systems 
C)  business intelligence systems 
D)  integrated systems

Question 6

________ is a major issue faced by companies when implementing enterprise systems.

Accepted Answer

A)  The failure of applications to communicate and share data with each other 
B)  The failure to incorporate accounting and human resource applications 
C)  The lack of a centralized database where important data such as metadata can be stored 
D)  The gap between the requirements of an organization and the capabilities of an application 
A)  The failure of applications to communicate and share data with each other 
B)  The failure to incorporate accounting and human resource applications 
C)  The lack of a centralized database where important data such as metadata can be stored 
D)  The gap between the requirements of an organization and the capabilities of an application

Question 7

Enterprise information systems typically have hundreds to thousands of users.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

________ is a suite of software applications that consolidates existing systems by providing layers of software that connect applications together.

Accepted Answer

A)  Enterprise resource planning (ERP) system 
B)  Enterprise integration application (EAI) 
C)  Customer relationship management (CRM) system 
D)  Rich internet application (RI
A)  
A)  Enterprise resource planning (ERP) system 
B)  Enterprise integration application (EAI) 
C)  Customer relationship management (CRM) system 
D)  Rich internet application (RI
A)

Question 9

Self-efficacies are a person's belief that he or she can be successful at his or her job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is a characteristic of enterprise information systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  They do not document procedures since the procedures are simple and informal. 
B)  They are shared between two or more independent organizations. 
C)  They typically have hundreds to thousands of users. 
D)  They are highly open to change. 
A)  They do not document procedures since the procedures are simple and informal. 
B)  They are shared between two or more independent organizations. 
C)  They typically have hundreds to thousands of users. 
D)  They are highly open to change.

Question 11

Enterprise information systems are information systems that span an organization and support activities of people in multiple departments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What problems do information silos cause?

Accepted Answer

As organizations grow,information silos

Question 13

Which of the following departments in an organization is supported by information systems applications such as recruitment and compensation?

Accepted Answer

A)  accounting department 
B)  operations department 
C)  human resources department 
D)  customer service department 
A)  accounting department 
B)  operations department 
C)  human resources department 
D)  customer service department

Question 14

The first phase of the customer life cycle is marketing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Explain inter-enterprise information systems.

Accepted Answer

Inter-enterprise information systems are

Question 16

When implementing new enterprise systems in a company,process issues that may arise can be effectively resolved by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  encouraging entities at different organizational levels to create separate information systems 
B)  developing committees and steering groups for process management 
C)  bringing into the company conciliators or arbitrators to sort the issues 
D)  giving the responsibility of resolving issues to the company's CEO 
A)  encouraging entities at different organizational levels to create separate information systems 
B)  developing committees and steering groups for process management 
C)  bringing into the company conciliators or arbitrators to sort the issues 
D)  giving the responsibility of resolving issues to the company's CEO

Question 17

When an organization has inconsistent duplicated data,it is said to have a data integrity problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

EAI is used to forecast sales and to create manufacturing plans to meet those forecasts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A(n)________ exists when data are isolated in separated information systems.

Accepted Answer

A)  walled garden 
B)  information silo 
C)  mashup 
D)  viral hook 
A)  walled garden 
B)  information silo 
C)  mashup 
D)  viral hook

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true of workgroup information systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Workgroup information systems that support a particular department are called enterprise information systems. 
B)  Workgroup information systems that support a particular business function are called personal information systems. 
C)  The users of workgroup information systems are defined by levels of security authorization. 
D)  Workgroup information systems typically support 10 to 100 users. 
A)  Workgroup information systems that support a particular department are called enterprise information systems. 
B)  Workgroup information systems that support a particular business function are called personal information systems. 
C)  The users of workgroup information systems are defined by levels of security authorization. 
D)  Workgroup information systems typically support 10 to 100 users.

Exam 7: Organizations and Information Systems

EAI connects system "islands" via a new layer of software.

Budgeting and treasury management are information systems applications that support an organization's ________.

Inter-enterprise information systems are information systems that are shared by two or more independent departments within an organization.

________ are systems that are shared by two or more independent organizations.

Inter-enterprise PRIDE systems are referred to as ________ because in such systems processing is divided across multiple computing devices.

________ is a major issue faced by companies when implementing enterprise systems.

Enterprise information systems typically have hundreds to thousands of users.

________ is a suite of software applications that consolidates existing systems by providing layers of software that connect applications together.

Self-efficacies are a person's belief that he or she can be successful at his or her job.

Which of the following is a characteristic of enterprise information systems?

Enterprise information systems are information systems that span an organization and support activities of people in multiple departments.

What problems do information silos cause?

Which of the following departments in an organization is supported by information systems applications such as recruitment and compensation?

The first phase of the customer life cycle is marketing.

Explain inter-enterprise information systems.

When implementing new enterprise systems in a company,process issues that may arise can be effectively resolved by ________.

When an organization has inconsistent duplicated data,it is said to have a data integrity problem.

EAI is used to forecast sales and to create manufacturing plans to meet those forecasts.

A(n)________ exists when data are isolated in separated information systems.

Which of the following statements is true of workgroup information systems?

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