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20 Cards in this Set
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One of the influences in Porters five forces model is
A. Threat of new entrants B. Threat of new suppliers C. New industries D. New dealers |
Threat of new entrants
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_______ is a methodology in which planners first create several scenarios, than a team compiles as many as possible future events that may influence the outcome of each scenario.
A. Scenario Planning B. Planning C. Objectives D. Standards |
Scenario planning
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Is an analysis of the information needs of users and how that information relates to their work.
A. Information Requirements Analysis B. Information Technology C. Requirements D. Analysis page 528 |
Information Requirements Analysis
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Consists of developing the hardware, software, data communications and networks, facilities, personnel, and financial plans needed to execute the master development plan as defined in the requirements analysis.
A. Resource Allocation B. Allocation C. Resource D. Guidance |
Resource allocation
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The term _________ refers to the overall structure of all information systems in an organization.
A. Information Technology Architecture B. Information Technology C. Technology D. Information page 531 |
Information Technology Architecture
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________ is a high-level, logical plan of the information requirements and the structures or integration of information resources needed to meet those requirements.
A. Information Architecture B. Information Technology Architecture C. Technology D. Information page 533 |
Information Architecture
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________ gives users direct control over their own computing.
A. Distributed Computing B. Computing essentials C. Control computing D. Distributed technology page 534 |
Distributed computing
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________ is the process of examining systems to determine their present status, and to identify what changes are necessary to allow the system to meet current and future business needs.
A. Reverse Engineering B. Engineering C. Status engineering D. Changing trends page 536 |
Reverse Engineering
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A Decision Support System (DSS) usually attempts to solve semi-structured and some unstructured problems with extensive user involvement.
A. True B. False page 550 |
true
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What is the niche strategy?
A. Surveying consumers and targeting specific groups B. Promoting a product with the largest profit margin C. Creating alliances with other firms to offer lower prices D. Choosing a specific market segment and being the best in the industry page 510 |
Choosing a specific market segment and being the best in the industry
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Appropriability refers to:
A. Marketing society appropriate products B. The ability to create earnings C. Offering acceptable substitutes D. Being capable of delivering sufficient quantities |
the ability to create earnings
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Failure to properly align IS with organizational strategy may result in:
A. Inefficient investment B. Disruptive production planning C. Incomplete alignment analysis D. Surplus of products page 522 |
Inefficient investment
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The following is not a reason for scenario planning:
A. To boost sales profit B. To preserve some alternatives C. To evade failure D. To prudently allocate resources page 527 |
to boost sales profit
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Which one is an advantage of distributed computing?
A. Exploitation of the economies of scale that arise with large numbers of IT applications and users. B. Data can be entered, verified, and maintained closer to their source C. Simplicity of having one large-scale computing resource D. Inability to compute if system malfunctions page 534 |
Data can be entered, verified, and maintained closer to their source
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A project's viability can be assessed by four criteria:
A. Market-demand, time to positive cash flow, personnel cost, funding requirements B. Market-value, time to positive cash flow, personnel cost, funding requirements. C. Market-demand, time to production, personnel requirements, funding requirements. D. Market-value, time to positive cash flow, personnel requirements, funding requirements. |
Market-value, time to positive cash flow, personnel requirements, funding requirements.
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The four-stage IT planning model includes:
A. Strategic planning, cost analysis, resource allocation, and project planning. B. Strategic planning, requirements analysis, resource relocation, and project planning. C. Strategic planning, requirement analysis, resource allocation, and project deployment. D. Strategic planning, requirements analysis, resource allocation, and project planning. page 545 |
Strategic planning, requirements analysis, resource allocation, and project planning.
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A make-to-forecast strategy offers efficiencies in production, but if the forecasts are inaccurate, the results are lost sales or heavy discounting on surplus.
A. True B. False page 506 |
true
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The primary disadvantage of the build-to-order strategy is system sensitivity to short-term changes in ___________ demand.
A. Corporation B. Business C. Company D. Customer page 507 |
Customer
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Diminishing switching costs will increase the number of new customers.
A. True B. False page 513 |
false
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The knowledge base of an expert system is made up of which two elements?
A. the facts and the inference engine B. the facts and the rules C. the inference engine and the intergace D. the inference engine and the explanation subsystem pages 565-557 |
the facts and the rules
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