Question 1

Goals of ERP include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  improved customer service 
B)  improvements of legacy systems 
C)  reduced production time 
D)  increased production 
A)  improved customer service 
B)  improvements of legacy systems 
C)  reduced production time 
D)  increased production

Question 2

What is bolt-on software?

Accepted Answer

Bolt-on software is software p

Question 3

The recommended data architecture for an ERP includes separate operational and data warehouse databases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

OLAP stands for on-line application processing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How can a firm acquire bolt-on software? What are the options?

Accepted Answer

When a firm needs additional function no

Question 6

What is meant by the OLAP term: consolidation?

Accepted Answer

Consolidation is the aggregati

Question 7

Briefly explain the two general approaches to contingency planning for ERPs.

Accepted Answer

Centralized organizations may employ two

Question 8

Day-to-day transactions are stored in the operational database.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Slicing and dicing permits the disaggregation of data to reveal underlying details.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

RBAC assigns access permissions to the role an individual plays in the organization rather than directly to the individual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following statements is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  In a typical two-tier client server system,the server handles both application and database duties. 
B)  Client computers are responsible for presenting data to the user and passing user input back to the server. 
C)  In three-tier client server architecture,one tier is for user presentations,one is for database and applications,and the third is for Internet access. 
D)  The database and application functions are separate in the three-tier model. 
A)  In a typical two-tier client server system,the server handles both application and database duties. 
B)  Client computers are responsible for presenting data to the user and passing user input back to the server. 
C)  In three-tier client server architecture,one tier is for user presentations,one is for database and applications,and the third is for Internet access. 
D)  The database and application functions are separate in the three-tier model.

Question 12

What is the purpose of role- based governance software?

Accepted Answer

It monitors role creation and

Question 13

Separating the data warehouse from the operations databases occurs for all of the following reasons except

Accepted Answer

A)  to make the management of the databases more economical 
B)  to increase the efficiency of data mining processes 
C)  to integrate legacy system data into a form that permits entity-wide analysis 
D)  to permit the integration of data from diverse sources 
A)  to make the management of the databases more economical 
B)  to increase the efficiency of data mining processes 
C)  to integrate legacy system data into a form that permits entity-wide analysis 
D)  to permit the integration of data from diverse sources

Question 14

Why does the data warehouse need to be separate from the operational databases?

Accepted Answer

The conclusion that a data warehouse mus

Question 15

Why does data need to be cleansed?

Accepted Answer

Data cleansing involves filter

Question 16

The primary goal of installing an ERP system is achieving business process reengineering to improve customer service,reduce production time,increase productivity,and improve decision-making.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Auditors of ERP systems

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A)  are concerned about segregation of duties just as they would be in traditional systems. 
B)  focus on output controls such as independent verification because internal processing controls are known to be correct since best practices are used. 
C)  routinely audit data in the data warehouse because it is know to be clean and free from errors. 
D)  need not review access levels granted to users since these are determined when the system is configured and never change. 
A)  are concerned about segregation of duties just as they would be in traditional systems. 
B)  focus on output controls such as independent verification because internal processing controls are known to be correct since best practices are used. 
C)  routinely audit data in the data warehouse because it is know to be clean and free from errors. 
D)  need not review access levels granted to users since these are determined when the system is configured and never change.

Question 18

Core applications are also called OLAP.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Closed database architecture is

Accepted Answer

A)  a control technique intended to prevent unauthorized access from trading partners. 
B)  a limitation inherent in traditional information systems that prevents data sharing. 
C)  a data warehouse control that prevents unclean data from entering the warehouse. 
D)  a technique used to restrict access to data marts. 
E)  a database structure that many of the leading ERPs use to support OLTP applications. 
A)  a control technique intended to prevent unauthorized access from trading partners. 
B)  a limitation inherent in traditional information systems that prevents data sharing. 
C)  a data warehouse control that prevents unclean data from entering the warehouse. 
D)  a technique used to restrict access to data marts. 
E)  a database structure that many of the leading ERPs use to support OLTP applications.

Question 20

Supply chain management software

Accepted Answer

A)  is typically under the control of external partners in the chain. 
B)  links all of the partners in the chain,including vendors,carriers,third-party firms,and information systems providers. 
C)  cannot be integrated into an overall ERP. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  is typically under the control of external partners in the chain. 
B)  links all of the partners in the chain,including vendors,carriers,third-party firms,and information systems providers. 
C)  cannot be integrated into an overall ERP. 
D)  none of the above

Goals of ERP include all of the following except

What is bolt-on software?

The recommended data architecture for an ERP includes separate operational and data warehouse databases.

OLAP stands for on-line application processing.

How can a firm acquire bolt-on software? What are the options?

What is meant by the OLAP term: consolidation?

Briefly explain the two general approaches to contingency planning for ERPs.

Day-to-day transactions are stored in the operational database.

Slicing and dicing permits the disaggregation of data to reveal underlying details.

RBAC assigns access permissions to the role an individual plays in the organization rather than directly to the individual.

Which of the following statements is not true?

What is the purpose of role- based governance software?

Separating the data warehouse from the operations databases occurs for all of the following reasons except

Why does the data warehouse need to be separate from the operational databases?

Why does data need to be cleansed?

The primary goal of installing an ERP system is achieving business process reengineering to improve customer service,reduce production time,increase productivity,and improve decision-making.

Auditors of ERP systems

Core applications are also called OLAP.

Closed database architecture is

Supply chain management software

The Information System: an Accountants Perspective

Introduction to Transaction Processing

Ethics,fraud,and Internal Control

The Revenue Cycle

The Expenditure Cycle Part I: Purchases and Cash Disbursements Procedures

The Expenditure Cycle Part Ii: Payroll Processing and Fixed Asset Procedures

The Conversion Cycle

General Ledger,financial Reporting,and Management Reporting Systems

Database Management Systems

The Rea Approach to Business Process Modeling

Electronic Commerce Systems

Managing the Systems Development Life Cycle

Construct,deliver,and Maintain Systems Projects

IT Controls Part I: Sarbanes-Oxley and It Governance

IT Controls Part II: Security and Access

IT Controls Part III: Systems Development, program Changes, and Application Controls

Filters

Exam 11: Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Goals of ERP include all of the following except

What is bolt-on software?

The recommended data architecture for an ERP includes separate operational and data warehouse databases.

OLAP stands for on-line application processing.

How can a firm acquire bolt-on software? What are the options?

What is meant by the OLAP term: consolidation?

Briefly explain the two general approaches to contingency planning for ERPs.

Day-to-day transactions are stored in the operational database.

Slicing and dicing permits the disaggregation of data to reveal underlying details.

RBAC assigns access permissions to the role an individual plays in the organization rather than directly to the individual.

Which of the following statements is not true?

What is the purpose of role- based governance software?

Separating the data warehouse from the operations databases occurs for all of the following reasons except

Why does the data warehouse need to be separate from the operational databases?

Why does data need to be cleansed?

The primary goal of installing an ERP system is achieving business process reengineering to improve customer service,reduce production time,increase productivity,and improve decision-making.

Auditors of ERP systems

Core applications are also called OLAP.

Closed database architecture is

Supply chain management software

The Information System: an Accountants Perspective

Introduction to Transaction Processing

Ethics,fraud,and Internal Control

The Revenue Cycle

The Expenditure Cycle Part I: Purchases and Cash Disbursements Procedures

The Expenditure Cycle Part Ii: Payroll Processing and Fixed Asset Procedures

The Conversion Cycle

General Ledger,financial Reporting,and Management Reporting Systems

Database Management Systems

The Rea Approach to Business Process Modeling

Electronic Commerce Systems

Managing the Systems Development Life Cycle

Construct,deliver,and Maintain Systems Projects

IT Controls Part I: Sarbanes-Oxley and It Governance

IT Controls Part II: Security and Access

IT Controls Part III: Systems Development, program Changes, and Application Controls

Filters