C724 PA INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT -
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Information Systems Management - C724 PAWhich function describes a role of a
transaction processing system (TPS)? - Answers - Keeping track of elementary
business activities
An investment company employee is responsible for payment processing for regular
investments.
Which system should be used in this situation? - Answers - Transaction processing
system (TPS)
Which situation describes a case in which a management information system (MIS)
should be used? - Answers - A supervisor is responsible for creating a report showing
categorized expenses and how they compare to previous time periods.
Which question is related to the use of a transaction processing system (TPS)? -
Answers - Which cashier served during a specific customer encounter?
What is the system used for integrating processes in manufacturing and production,
finance and accounting, sales and marketing, and human resources? - Answers -
Enterprise system (ES)
A company board of executives is searching for a system to source, produce, and
deliver goods and services efficiently through information sharing.
Which type of system should be used? - Answers - Supply chain management (SCM)
system
A company is organizing collaboration for a new project. The project will include various
forms of collaboration, including collaboration that is synchronous and colocated.
Which form of collaboration is appropriate for this purpose? - Answers - A shared table,
because it occurs at the same place and the same time
A company wants to incorporate asynchronous and remote collaboration to enhance
work team communication.
Which form of collaboration fits this requirement? - Answers - A wiki, because it occurs
at different times and different places
Which factor diminishes the long-term competitive advantage obtained through strategic
systems? - Answers - Globalization has increased competition.
Which research finding about IT alignment with business objectives is accurate? -
Answers - Profitability is directly related to the alignment of IT with business goals.
, What does the business value chain model help firms with to better overcome
competitive challenges? - Answers - Identifying where information systems are likely to
have a strategic impact
An organization needs an IT component for accessing the internet and internet
resources.
Which IT component should be used? - Answers - Web browser
An IT manager is evaluating the possibility of using open source software for business
operations.
What is an example of open source, as opposed to proprietary, software? - Answers -
Mozilla Firefox web browser
What is an economic advantage of new information systems in an organization? -
Answers - Reduced internal management costs
Which benefit is associated with the organizational use of the internet? - Answers -
Prompt internal and external interactions
Which outcome has resulted from virtualization as a trend of emerging information
technology? - Answers - The possibility of accessing computing resources in ways not
restricted by geographic location
Based on trends in IT, companies are able to utilize clean energy-powered data centers.
Which trend has led to this impact on organizations? - Answers - Green computing
Which organizational effect should management expect with new information system
applications? - Answers - Changes to business processes
What is an important consideration for hardware capacity planning? - Answers -
Changes in business volume
How does a database management system address the traditional file environment
problem of redundancy? - Answers - By minimizing isolated files in which the same data
are repeated
Which capability of database management systems relates to adding or deleting data
from the database? - Answers - Data manipulation
Which role do database management systems have in organizations? - Answers -
Facilitating data sharing
A large organization is working on implementing a relational database management
system and wants to have a high level of data integrity.Which action should this
organization take to achieve a high level of data integrity? - Answers - Ensure that
entries follow defined rules
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Information Systems Management - C724 PAWhich function describes a role of a
transaction processing system (TPS)? - Answers - Keeping track of elementary
business activities
An investment company employee is responsible for payment processing for regular
investments.
Which system should be used in this situation? - Answers - Transaction processing
system (TPS)
Which situation describes a case in which a management information system (MIS)
should be used? - Answers - A supervisor is responsible for creating a report showing
categorized expenses and how they compare to previous time periods.
Which question is related to the use of a transaction processing system (TPS)? -
Answers - Which cashier served during a specific customer encounter?
What is the system used for integrating processes in manufacturing and production,
finance and accounting, sales and marketing, and human resources? - Answers -
Enterprise system (ES)
A company board of executives is searching for a system to source, produce, and
deliver goods and services efficiently through information sharing.
Which type of system should be used? - Answers - Supply chain management (SCM)
system
A company is organizing collaboration for a new project. The project will include various
forms of collaboration, including collaboration that is synchronous and colocated.
Which form of collaboration is appropriate for this purpose? - Answers - A shared table,
because it occurs at the same place and the same time
A company wants to incorporate asynchronous and remote collaboration to enhance
work team communication.
Which form of collaboration fits this requirement? - Answers - A wiki, because it occurs
at different times and different places
Which factor diminishes the long-term competitive advantage obtained through strategic
systems? - Answers - Globalization has increased competition.
Which research finding about IT alignment with business objectives is accurate? -
Answers - Profitability is directly related to the alignment of IT with business goals.
, What does the business value chain model help firms with to better overcome
competitive challenges? - Answers - Identifying where information systems are likely to
have a strategic impact
An organization needs an IT component for accessing the internet and internet
resources.
Which IT component should be used? - Answers - Web browser
An IT manager is evaluating the possibility of using open source software for business
operations.
What is an example of open source, as opposed to proprietary, software? - Answers -
Mozilla Firefox web browser
What is an economic advantage of new information systems in an organization? -
Answers - Reduced internal management costs
Which benefit is associated with the organizational use of the internet? - Answers -
Prompt internal and external interactions
Which outcome has resulted from virtualization as a trend of emerging information
technology? - Answers - The possibility of accessing computing resources in ways not
restricted by geographic location
Based on trends in IT, companies are able to utilize clean energy-powered data centers.
Which trend has led to this impact on organizations? - Answers - Green computing
Which organizational effect should management expect with new information system
applications? - Answers - Changes to business processes
What is an important consideration for hardware capacity planning? - Answers -
Changes in business volume
How does a database management system address the traditional file environment
problem of redundancy? - Answers - By minimizing isolated files in which the same data
are repeated
Which capability of database management systems relates to adding or deleting data
from the database? - Answers - Data manipulation
Which role do database management systems have in organizations? - Answers -
Facilitating data sharing
A large organization is working on implementing a relational database management
system and wants to have a high level of data integrity.Which action should this
organization take to achieve a high level of data integrity? - Answers - Ensure that
entries follow defined rules
