Question 1

Enterprise application integration (EAI)is used to forecast sales and create manufacturing plans to meet those forecasts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 3

The second phase of the customer life cycle is customer acquisition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Information silos arise as a result of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) data integration across several information systems within an organization 
B) the sharing of an inter-enterprise information system with several organizations 
C) too many users depending on a single enterprise-wide information system 
D) data being isolated in systems that are separated across different organizational levels 
A) data integration across several information systems within an organization 
B) the sharing of an inter-enterprise information system with several organizations 
C) too many users depending on a single enterprise-wide information system 
D) data being isolated in systems that are separated across different organizational levels

Question 5

Which of the following is most likely to make use of an inter-enterprise information system?

Accepted Answer

A) hospitals 
B) drug salespersons 
C) PRIDE systems 
D) physician partnerships 
A) hospitals 
B) drug salespersons 
C) PRIDE systems 
D) physician partnerships

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true of enterprise application integration (EAI)?

Accepted Answer

A) A disadvantage of the EAI software is the lack of metadata files that describe where data are located. 
B) The layers of EAI software prevent existing applications from communicating with each other. 
C) EAI makes use of a centralized database that acts as a "virtual integrated database" for users to process. 
D) EAI software can be configured to automatically make conversions needed to share data among different systems. 
A) A disadvantage of the EAI software is the lack of metadata files that describe where data are located. 
B) The layers of EAI software prevent existing applications from communicating with each other. 
C) EAI makes use of a centralized database that acts as a "virtual integrated database" for users to process. 
D) EAI software can be configured to automatically make conversions needed to share data among different systems.

Question 7

What are information silos?

Accepted Answer

Information silos are the conditions tha

Question 8

Implementing new enterprise systems can improve efficiency of an organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is an information systems application that supports the sales and marketing department in an organization?

Accepted Answer

A) HR planning 
B) inventory management 
C) lead tracking 
D) recruiting 
A) HR planning 
B) inventory management 
C) lead tracking 
D) recruiting

Question 10

What are the problems caused by information silos?

Accepted Answer

As organizations grow,information silos

Question 11

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 that support a particular department are sometimes called departmental information systems. 
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 that support a particular department are sometimes called departmental information systems.

Question 12

The solutions to problems in an enterprise system usually involve more than one enterprise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

________ 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 14

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 conciliators or arbitrators into the company 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 conciliators or arbitrators into the company to sort the issues 
D) giving the responsibility of resolving issues to the company's CEO

Question 15

Explain workgroup information systems.

Accepted Answer

A workgroup information system is an inf

Question 16

In the case of workgroup information systems,problems are resolved by contract and litigation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

During which of the following phases of the customer life cycle do win-back processes categorize customers according to value?

Accepted Answer

A) customer acquisition 
B) marketing 
C) relationship management 
D) churn 
A) customer acquisition 
B) marketing 
C) relationship management 
D) churn

Question 18

________ 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 19

Which of the following statements is true of enterprise resource planning (ERP)?

Accepted Answer

A) ERP is a suite of software applications that integrates existing systems by providing layers of software that connect applications together. 
B) The two major components of ERP systems are manufacturing applications and inventory applications. 
C) ERP is also referred to as enterprise application integration (EAI)due to its highly efficient integration properties. 
D) ERP systems are used to forecast sales and to create manufacturing plans and schedules to meet those forecasts. 
A) ERP is a suite of software applications that integrates existing systems by providing layers of software that connect applications together. 
B) The two major components of ERP systems are manufacturing applications and inventory applications. 
C) ERP is also referred to as enterprise application integration (EAI)due to its highly efficient integration properties. 
D) ERP systems are used to forecast sales and to create manufacturing plans and schedules to meet those forecasts.

Question 20

Enterprise information systems have procedures that are formalized and extensively documented.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Organizations and Information Systems

Enterprise application integration (EAI)is used to forecast sales and create manufacturing plans to meet those forecasts.

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

The second phase of the customer life cycle is customer acquisition.

Information silos arise as a result of ________.

Which of the following is most likely to make use of an inter-enterprise information system?

Which of the following statements is true of enterprise application integration (EAI)?

What are information silos?

Implementing new enterprise systems can improve efficiency of an organization.

Which of the following is an information systems application that supports the sales and marketing department in an organization?

What are the problems caused by information silos?

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

The solutions to problems in an enterprise system usually involve more than one enterprise.

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

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

Explain workgroup information systems.

In the case of workgroup information systems,problems are resolved by contract and litigation.

During which of the following phases of the customer life cycle do win-back processes categorize customers according to value?

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

Which of the following statements is true of enterprise resource planning (ERP)?

Enterprise information systems have procedures that are formalized and extensively documented.

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