Question 1

Functional information systems support the entire enterprise or major portions of it.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The information systems for Accounting and Finance could contain control and auditing process.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Explain how information systems for production operations management support an organization.
Section reference 1: Functional Area Information Systems

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Question 4

_____ are interorganizational ERP systems that provide Web-enabled links between an organization's key business systems and its customers, suppliers, business partners, and others.

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A)   Functional area information systems
B)   Supply chain management systems
C)   Transaction processing systems
D)   Office automation systems
E)   ERP II systemsF) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

When the chief financial officer of a company wants a report on business units who have spent 10 percent more than their allotted budget, she would be requesting which type of report?

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A)   Ad hoc
B)   Routine
C)   Exception
D)   Detailed
E)   Key indicatorF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

Best practices are the most successful solutions or problem-solving methods for achieving a business objective.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is false?

Accepted Answer

A)   Breaking down functional silos makes an organization more adaptive.
B)   An organization doesn't have to use the business processes coded into the ERP.
C)   ERP systems change an organization's business processes.
D)   ERP systems are time consuming to implement.
E)   ERP systems require functional areas to work together.F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

Data that have been processed by the organization's _____ are inputs into the organization's database.

Accepted Answer

A)   office automation systems
B)   functional area information systems
C)   Transaction processing systems
D)   decision support systems
E)   digital dashboardsF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 9

An organization has to own all of the information systems it used.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Differentiate between ERP systems and ERP II systems.
Section reference 1: Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

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Question 11

Business processes may be located within one functional area or may span multiple functional areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Business transactions that are processed as they occur is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   batch processing
B)   source data automation
C)   OLTP
D)   TPS
E)   ESS.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following is false?

Accepted Answer

A)   TPS need large computers to process the transactions.
B)   Business transactions can be processed when they occur.
C)   Business transactions can be processed after they occur.
D)   Data for transactions can be collected by sensors.
E)   A transaction is a business event.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 14

Explain how information systems for marketing and sales support an organization.
Section reference 1: Functional Area Information Systems

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Question 15

Which of the following is false?

Accepted Answer

A)   Inventory management determines how much inventory to order.
B)   Large companies allow their vendors to manage their inventory.
C)   The POM function within an organization monitors sales.
D)   Quality control used by manufacturing units uses metrics.
E)   Computer systems are used to integrate all aspects of product design.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 16

Which of the following is not an example of a transaction?

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A)   A person hired
B)   A payroll check generated
C)   A service sold
D)   Printing a report
E)   Checking out at WalmartF) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a transaction processing system?

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A)   small amounts of data are processed
B)   sources of data are mainly internal
C)   low computation complexity
D)   high level of accuracy, data integrity, and security
E)   high level of detailF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

Drill down reports are produced at scheduled intervals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is false about ERP II systems?

Accepted Answer

A)   They utilize the Web.
B)   They include human resources processes.
C)   Functionality is delivered as e-business suites.
D)   They support internal- facing applications as well as external-facing applications.
E)   These ERP systems have no optional modules.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

Discuss why functional area information systems would have been built as silos. Explain the limitations of that approach.
Section reference 1: Functional Area Information Systems

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Exam 10: Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Which of the following is not an example of a transaction?

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_____ are interorganizational ERP systems that provide Web-enabled links between an organization's key business systems and its customers, suppliers, business partners, and others.

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a transaction processing system?

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Functional information systems support the entire enterprise or major portions of it.

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Differentiate between ERP systems and ERP II systems. Section reference 1: Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

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Which of the following is false?

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Which of the following is false?

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Drill down reports are produced at scheduled intervals.

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Which of the following is false about ERP II systems?

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When the chief financial officer of a company wants a report on business units who have spent 10 percent more than their allotted budget, she would be requesting which type of report?

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The information systems for Accounting and Finance could contain control and auditing process.

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Business processes may be located within one functional area or may span multiple functional areas.

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Discuss why functional area information systems would have been built as silos. Explain the limitations of that approach. Section reference 1: Functional Area Information Systems

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Explain how information systems for marketing and sales support an organization. Section reference 1: Functional Area Information Systems

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Business transactions that are processed as they occur is an example of

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Explain how information systems for production operations management support an organization. Section reference 1: Functional Area Information Systems

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An organization has to own all of the information systems it used.

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Best practices are the most successful solutions or problem-solving methods for achieving a business objective.

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Which of the following is false?

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Data that have been processed by the organization's _____ are inputs into the organization's database.

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