CMIS 342 Exam SIUE | Questions with 100% Correct Answers

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CMIS 342 Exam SIUE | Questions with 100% Correct Answers A(n) _________ is an interorganizational system. Supply Chain System The IS function has become __________ strategic within organizations, s ... o a growing number of CIOs are coming from _________. Increasingly; other business units __________ is organized so that it has meaning and value to the recipient. Information ____________ is an IT system that uses natural language processing and machine learning to reveal insights from large amounts of data. It has transformed many industries including healthcare and customer service Watson __________ support all managers of the organization by providing rapid access to timely information and direct access to structured information in the form of reports. Dashboards ___________ are professional employees such as financial and marketing analysts, engineers, lawyers, and accountants. Knowledge Workers A(n) _____________ is an intraorganizational system. Human resources system Which of the following is in the current order starting with the most elementary? Data, information, knowledge Your professor hands you a piece of paper with the number 75 on it and tells you this is your current average in the class. Since this is your fourth year as a college student, you know you could work hard to bring that average up to a B by the end of the semester. This is ________. Knowledge ______________ make tactical decisions, which deal with activities such as short-term planning, organizing, and control. Middle Managers _________ is organized and processed to convey understanding, experience, accumulated learning, and expertise as it applies to a current business problem Knowledge IT makes managers _________ productive and ________ the number of employees who can report to a single manager. more; increases Your professor hands you a piece of paper with the number 75 on it and tells you this is your current average in the class. This is ________ Information _________ is a traditional function of the MIS department. Managing systems development _________ handle the day-to-day operations of the organization and make routine decisions. Lower-level managers ___________ consists of devices such as the processor, monitor, keyboard, and printer. Hardware _____________ attempt to duplicate work of human experts by applying reasoning capabilities, knowledge, and expertise within a specific domain. Enterprise Systems (ES) The _______ is the highest-ranking IS manager and is responsible for all strategic planning in the organization. CIO You decide to specialize in marketing for your first career. You take an entry-level position as XYZ Corp. This means you are a _________. Knowledge worker A _____________ is a connecting system (wireline or wireless) that permits different computers to share resources. Network The ________ manages IS services such as help desks, hot lines, training, and consulting. Information Center Manager FanDuel and DraftKings rely on _______ to manage the scalability of their websites; this means _________. Cloud computing; they have to be ready to accept a huge increase in fans right before big games ________ is an online grocery business that is considered the largest dotcom failure in history. Webvan Which of the following is TRUE? Remote supervision will probably become a norm A(n) ________ interfaces between users and programmers and determines information requirements and technical specifications for new applications. systems analyst A _____________ is a collection of related files or tables containing data. Database _________ is a consultative function of the MIS department. Partnering with business-unit executives _____________ refer to an elementary description of things, events, activities, and transactions that are recorded, classified, and stored but are not organized to convey any specific meaning. Data IBM developed ___________ to answer questions on the quiz show Jeopardy! Watson Managing information systems in modern organizations is a difficult and complex task. Which of the following factors does NOT contribute to this? Technology is getting cheaper to acquire, operate, and maintain A(n) ___________ supports the monitoring, collection, storage, and processing of data from the organization's basic business transactions, each of which generates data. TPS Your professor hands you a piece of paper with the number 75 on it. This is ________ Data BI systems provide computer-based primarily support _________. Middle Managers The USPS's IMB system is a type of ________. TPS __________ are the costs, in money and time, imposed by a decision to buy elsewhere. Switching costs Chevron supported internal improvement efforts by getting its suppliers involved using a unified _______ approach that involved standardizing processes across the entire company and consolidating process information within a central repository BPM The threat of new competitors will enter your market is high when entry is ____ and low when there are _____ barriers to entry. easy; significant Information overload is a _________ pressure. Technology Which of the following increases supplier power? Integrated supply chains Chevron improved their business processes using _______________ BPR then BPI then BPM ____________ is an example of efficiency. Automating order entry Which of the following has the strategy "I treat my customers better than you do"? Customer oriented Which of the following has the strategy "I am better because I am different"? Differentiation Organization's use Porter's competitive forces model to design ______ strategies; they use the value chain model to identify ________ activities to make the greatest impact. general; specific Which of the following has the strategy "I can do the same thing more efficiently than you can"? Operational effectiveness ___________ is the current strategy for many manufacturers where a company produces a large quantity of items but customizes them to match the needs and preferences of individual customers. Mass customization Which of the following reduces buyer power loyalty programs Buyer power is _______ when buyers have many choices from whom to buy and ______ when buyers have few choices. high; low ________ is a market pressure. Globalization __________ industries experience the greatest threat from substitutes. Information-based retail Supplier power is high when buyers have _____ choices from whom to buy and low when buyers have ______ choices. few; many __________ is the result of optimizing the marketing and innovation processes Differentiation _________ is an example of a support activity for most firms. Product and technology development _________ are people and equipment that perform process activities. Resources The threat from rivalry is _____ when there is intense competition among many firms in an industry and ______ when competition is not as intense. high; low Six Sigma is a popular ______ technique. BPI Threat of substitute products or services refers to companies _______ the industry; rivalry refers to companies _____ the industry. outside; inside Which of the following has the strategy "I'm doing something new and you can't catch up"? Innovation Chevron identified their desired outputs and then worked backward by examining the supporting processes. They used a holistic approach that led the company to examine the interdependencies among processes used in different business units. This is a ____ approach. BPR The music and newspaper industries were hurt primarily by threat of substitutes ________ are the product or service created by the process. Outputs Porter's competitive forces model identifies ________ major forces that can endanger or enhance a company's position in a given industry. 5 The internet makes customers _______ powerful; this is a ______ pressure. more; market Car and technology companies are currently competing over who can offer the first self-driving car. This is an example of a(n) ________ strategy. Innovation __________ is an example of effectiveness. increasing customer satisfaction The BYOD phenomenon is a _________ pressure. Technology ____________ is an example of a primary activity for most firms. Operations _________ is NOT an advantage of twisted-pair wire. High bandwidth __________ does not allow participants to communicate face to face. Teleconferencing Which of the following is the correct order of networks from largest to smallest? WAN, MAN, LAN, PAN A(n) ____________ is a company that provides internet connections for a fee. ISP _______________ offer limited accessibility to the _________ of participating companies. Extranets, Intranets 135.62.128.91 is an example of an __________ address IPv4 ______________ is an operating model under which ISPs must allow customers equal access to content and applications, regardless of the source or nature of the content. Network neutrality The Internet backbone is a ___________ network. Fiber-optic ________ s allow devices to physically connect to the LAN's communication's medium. NIC _______ is the slowest cable medium. Twisted pair A(n) _______________ portal is intended for broad and diverse audiences, and it offers routine content, some of it in real time. Commercial MOOCs _________ been proven to effectively teach the thousands of students who enroll in them and _________ provide revenues for universities. have not; do not ____________ allows participants in one location see participants, documents, and presentation at other locations. Videoconferencing Which of the following is the correct order of networks from smallest to largest? PAN, LAN, MAN, WAN Users access the web primarily through __________. Browsers ____ is the most commonly used IP addressing scheme. IPv4 ___________ is NOT a basic function of TCP/IP. Correct Responsible for disassembling, delivering, and reassembling data during transmission. ________ refers specifically to two or more individuals who act together to perform a task a workgroup Client/server computing links two or more computers in an arrangement in which powerful _______ provide computing services for _______. servers; user PCs _______ is an advantage of coaxial cable. high bandwidth ___________ is the movement of information as it progresses through the sequence of steps that make up an organization's work procedures. Workflow [Show More]

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