Midterm #1

Question 0

The buying , selling , marketing and servicing of products and services and information over a variety of computer network is called:

Answer 0

e - commerce

Question 1

Info sys is composed of three components

Answer 1

Input - process - output

Question 2

Info sys depends on the following sources

Answer 2

Hardware, software & people

Question 3

A functional business sys does what

Answer 3

Info sys that supports the business functions of accounting, finance, HR, marketing & operations

Question 4

In IS , the processing function involves

Answer 4

Transformation process that converts input into output

Question 5

HTML

Answer 5

Hypertext markup language

Question 6

COTS

Answer 6

Commercial off the shelf

Question 7

2nd gen computers consisted of

Answer 7

Transistors

Question 8

3rd gen computers relied on

Answer 8

Solid state tech (SST) & integrated circuits (IC)

Question 9

Application programs that perform common information process for end users are called

Answer 9

General purpose application

Question 10

Wide area network that covers large geographical area is called a

Answer 10

Wide area network or (WAN)

Question 11

The object oriented database model support

Answer 11

Inheritance

Question 12

When new objects can be automatically created by replicating some or all of the characteristics of one or more parent object is called

Answer 12

Inheritance

Question 13

A record represents a collection of _________ that describes an entity

Answer 13

Attributes

Question 14

Boolean logic deals w/3 operators

Answer 14

And , Or , Not

Question 15

What is the smallest bit of information that can be observed and manipulated

Answer 15

Character

Question 16

What is the most commonly used database application for the PC

Answer 16

Microsoft access

Question 17

Which model is the most used database structure used today

Answer 17

Relational

Question 18

A group of related records is called a data file or a

Answer 18

Table

Question 19

What is a subset of data marts

Answer 19

Data warehouse

Question 20

In DBMS, describe the hierarchy structure

Answer 20

All records are dependent and arranged in multilevel structures , consisting of one root record and any number of subordinate levels

Question 21

A _________ integrated collection of logically related data elements

Answer 21

Database

Question 22

Which database models allows many to many relationships among records so that a database element can be accessed by following one of several paths

Answer 22

Network

Question 23

SCM focuses on

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Developing the most efficient and effective sourcing and procurement process

Question 24

ERP focuses on

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The efficiency of the firms internal production, distribution, and financial processes

Question 25

EAI software ( electronic application integration) enables users to model the business and interactions between

Answer 25

Business applications

Question 26

Knowledge mgmnt focuses on

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Providing the firms employees w/ tools that support group collaboration and decision support

Question 27

When implementing an ERP system , the biggest cost

Answer 27

Reengineering ( developing new business processes)

Question 28

CRM focuses on

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Acquiring and retaining profitable customers via marketing, sales, and service process

Question 29

When implementing a new ERP, which costs the least

Answer 29

Hardware

Question 30

Enterprise software focuses on

Answer 30

Supporting integrated clusters of involved in the operations of the business