Inf-1505 PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS
INFORMATION SYSTEMS- 2024/2025
WITH QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
Systems Development Process - CORRECT ANSWER Systems Investigation - Understand
the problem
Systems Analysis - Determines what must be done to solve the problem
Systems Design - The solution is planned out
Systems Implementation - The solution is built or bought and replaces the old system
Systems Review and Maintenance - The new system is evaluated
Computer Literacy - CORRECT ANSWER Knowledge of computer systems and equipment
and the ways they function; It stresses equipment and devices (hardware), programs
and instructions (software), databases and telecommunications.
Information Systems Literacy - CORRECT ANSWER Knowledge of how data and information
are used by individuals, groups and organisations.
Characteristics of Valuable Information - CORRECT ANSWER- Accurate
- Complete
- Economical to produce
- Flexible
- Reliable
- Relevant
- Simple to understand
- Timely
- Verifiable
- Accessible and Secure
Organization - CORRECT ANSWER A formed collection of people and other resources
established to accomplished a set of goals
Value Chain - CORRECT ANSWER A series (chain) of activities that includes Inbound
logistics, Warehouse and storage, production, finished product storage, outbound
logistics, marketing and sales, and customer services.
, Organizational structure - CORRECT ANSWER Organizational subunits and the way they
relate to the overall organisation
Traational organizational structure - CORRECT ANSWER An organization solicitude similar to
a managerial pyramid, where the hierarchy of decision making and authority flows from
strategic Management at the top down to operational Management and non-
management employees. Also called a hierarchical structure-
Flat Organizational Structure - CORRECT ANSWER An organizational structure with a
reduced number of management layers
Empowerment - CORRECT ANSWER Giving employees and their managers More
responsibility and the authority to make decisions, take certain actions and have more
control over their jobs.
Project Organization structure - CORRECT ANSWER A Structure Center on major
products or services.
Team Organization structure - CORRECT ANSWER A structure centered on work
teams or groups.
Virtual Organization Structure - CORRECT ANSWER A structure that employs
Individuals, groups or complete business units in geographically dispersed areas that an
last for a few weeks or years, often requiring teleommunications or the internet.
Organizational change - CORRECT ANSWER The responses that are necessary so
that for-profit and non-profit organizations can plan for, implement and handle change.
outsourcing - CORRECT ANSWER contracting with outside professional Services to
meet specific business needs.
on-demand computing - CORRECT ANSWER Contacting for computer resources to
rapidly respond to an organisations varying Workflow. Also called on-demand business'
and utility computing'.
Downsizing - CORRECT ANSWER Reducing the number of employees to Cut Costs.
organizational learning - CORRECT ANSWER The adaptations to new conditions or
alterations of organizational practices over time.
Reengineering - CORRECT ANSWER Also known as 'process redesign' and 'business
process reengineering' (BPR) The radical redesign of business processes,
Organizational structures, information systems and values of the organization to
achieve a breakthrough in business results.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS- 2024/2025
WITH QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
Systems Development Process - CORRECT ANSWER Systems Investigation - Understand
the problem
Systems Analysis - Determines what must be done to solve the problem
Systems Design - The solution is planned out
Systems Implementation - The solution is built or bought and replaces the old system
Systems Review and Maintenance - The new system is evaluated
Computer Literacy - CORRECT ANSWER Knowledge of computer systems and equipment
and the ways they function; It stresses equipment and devices (hardware), programs
and instructions (software), databases and telecommunications.
Information Systems Literacy - CORRECT ANSWER Knowledge of how data and information
are used by individuals, groups and organisations.
Characteristics of Valuable Information - CORRECT ANSWER- Accurate
- Complete
- Economical to produce
- Flexible
- Reliable
- Relevant
- Simple to understand
- Timely
- Verifiable
- Accessible and Secure
Organization - CORRECT ANSWER A formed collection of people and other resources
established to accomplished a set of goals
Value Chain - CORRECT ANSWER A series (chain) of activities that includes Inbound
logistics, Warehouse and storage, production, finished product storage, outbound
logistics, marketing and sales, and customer services.
, Organizational structure - CORRECT ANSWER Organizational subunits and the way they
relate to the overall organisation
Traational organizational structure - CORRECT ANSWER An organization solicitude similar to
a managerial pyramid, where the hierarchy of decision making and authority flows from
strategic Management at the top down to operational Management and non-
management employees. Also called a hierarchical structure-
Flat Organizational Structure - CORRECT ANSWER An organizational structure with a
reduced number of management layers
Empowerment - CORRECT ANSWER Giving employees and their managers More
responsibility and the authority to make decisions, take certain actions and have more
control over their jobs.
Project Organization structure - CORRECT ANSWER A Structure Center on major
products or services.
Team Organization structure - CORRECT ANSWER A structure centered on work
teams or groups.
Virtual Organization Structure - CORRECT ANSWER A structure that employs
Individuals, groups or complete business units in geographically dispersed areas that an
last for a few weeks or years, often requiring teleommunications or the internet.
Organizational change - CORRECT ANSWER The responses that are necessary so
that for-profit and non-profit organizations can plan for, implement and handle change.
outsourcing - CORRECT ANSWER contracting with outside professional Services to
meet specific business needs.
on-demand computing - CORRECT ANSWER Contacting for computer resources to
rapidly respond to an organisations varying Workflow. Also called on-demand business'
and utility computing'.
Downsizing - CORRECT ANSWER Reducing the number of employees to Cut Costs.
organizational learning - CORRECT ANSWER The adaptations to new conditions or
alterations of organizational practices over time.
Reengineering - CORRECT ANSWER Also known as 'process redesign' and 'business
process reengineering' (BPR) The radical redesign of business processes,
Organizational structures, information systems and values of the organization to
achieve a breakthrough in business results.
