Exam 2: Systems Integration

Manually reentering data in a system ________ leads to more errors and inaccuracies.

A cross-functional task such as order processing involves interactions between sales, warehousing and accounting.

The functional silo problem gave birth to BPR.

The first generation of computer architecture was the decentralized approach.

In general, the biggest benefits of implementing an integrated system include a reduction in inventory and ________ costs.

The business process view flattens the organization from a hierarchical to a ________ structure.

Silo environments help to foster enterprise decision-making and overall effectiveness.

Because systems integration often involves sharing information across departments, this often creates ________ among the functional departments.

Heterogeneous or independent non-integrated systems create bottlenecks, interfere with productivity, and breed inaccurate data.

Systems integration can't help employees at a lower levels make better decisions and feel more empowered and productive.

When organizations get large and complex they tend to break functions into larger units and assign one or more staff the responsibility for these activities.

A side benefit of integration is that the organization is forced to ________ its hardware, software, and IT policies.

List and describe at least three different limitations of systems integration.

One benefit of ERP systems is that they allow organizations to quickly form and break ________ with other companies.

Independent information systems are good for sharing data between users.

In a decentralized computer architecture, every user is given a personal computer.

ERP systems come with built-in ________ for a variety of functions such as entering a customer order.

An organization that wants to connect its systems with its partners and suppliers needs to have a robust ________ system in place.

Integrated systems should ________ share information with one another.

The three major types of information system architectures include centralized, decentralized and distributed systems architectures.