ISDS EXAM 1
1. Convergence A state in which business strategy and technology
strat-
egy are intertwined and the leadership team
member operate almost interchangeably.
2. What are the com- petitive?
Managerial
Lev- els 8. Why should gen- eral managers take an
active role in making decisions about
3. Elements of information sys- tems?
the
Information
Sys- tem
Strategy Tri-
angle
4. Business
Strate- gy (IS
Strategy
Triangle)
5. Organizatio
nal
Strategy
6. Informati
on
Strategy
7. Which
variable helps
IS to deter-
mine in order
for an
organization
to remain
,O 1. Business Strategy
r 2. Organizational Strategy
g 3. Information Strategy
a
n
i A well-articulate vision of where a business
z seeks to go and how it expects to get there
a
t
i The organizational design, as well as the choices
o it makes to define, set up, coordinate and control
n its work process- es.
C The the plan organization uses in providing IS
o
n
t and service Sustainable competitive advantage
r
o
l
C
u
l They need a basic understanding in managing
t and using information.
u They must know how the technology impacts
r the busi- ness and how to align it in the
e business
9.
, Information The purpose of the matrix is to allow the
Sys- tems manager to see a high-levi view of relation
Strategy between IS and other resources
Matrix
10. Elements of Hardware
In- Software
formation Networki
Sys- tems ng Data
Strategy
Matrix Where companies cooperate and compete at
the same time with companies in their value
11. What is Co- net.
opeti- tion?
Inbound Logistics
12. What are the Operations
pri- mary Outbound
activities? Logistics
Marketing and
Sales Service
transportation, storage, delivery of incoming
13. What is goods into a business
inbound
logistics? converting raw materials to finished
14. What is
Opera- goods distribution of final product to
tions?
15. What is consumer
Out-
bound
Logis- tics?
trategies to enhance visibility and target
16. What is appropriate cus- tomers
Market- ing
and Sales?
17. What is Service? program to maintain products and enhance
, consumer
experience
18. What is They make it possible for the primary activities
Sec- to exist and remain coordinated
ondary o Organization
Activi- ties? o Human Resources
o Technology
o Purchasing
1. Convergence A state in which business strategy and technology
strat-
egy are intertwined and the leadership team
member operate almost interchangeably.
2. What are the com- petitive?
Managerial
Lev- els 8. Why should gen- eral managers take an
active role in making decisions about
3. Elements of information sys- tems?
the
Information
Sys- tem
Strategy Tri-
angle
4. Business
Strate- gy (IS
Strategy
Triangle)
5. Organizatio
nal
Strategy
6. Informati
on
Strategy
7. Which
variable helps
IS to deter-
mine in order
for an
organization
to remain
,O 1. Business Strategy
r 2. Organizational Strategy
g 3. Information Strategy
a
n
i A well-articulate vision of where a business
z seeks to go and how it expects to get there
a
t
i The organizational design, as well as the choices
o it makes to define, set up, coordinate and control
n its work process- es.
C The the plan organization uses in providing IS
o
n
t and service Sustainable competitive advantage
r
o
l
C
u
l They need a basic understanding in managing
t and using information.
u They must know how the technology impacts
r the busi- ness and how to align it in the
e business
9.
, Information The purpose of the matrix is to allow the
Sys- tems manager to see a high-levi view of relation
Strategy between IS and other resources
Matrix
10. Elements of Hardware
In- Software
formation Networki
Sys- tems ng Data
Strategy
Matrix Where companies cooperate and compete at
the same time with companies in their value
11. What is Co- net.
opeti- tion?
Inbound Logistics
12. What are the Operations
pri- mary Outbound
activities? Logistics
Marketing and
Sales Service
transportation, storage, delivery of incoming
13. What is goods into a business
inbound
logistics? converting raw materials to finished
14. What is
Opera- goods distribution of final product to
tions?
15. What is consumer
Out-
bound
Logis- tics?
trategies to enhance visibility and target
16. What is appropriate cus- tomers
Market- ing
and Sales?
17. What is Service? program to maintain products and enhance
, consumer
experience
18. What is They make it possible for the primary activities
Sec- to exist and remain coordinated
ondary o Organization
Activi- ties? o Human Resources
o Technology
o Purchasing
