HRM/400 HRM400 HRM 400 WEEK 1 QUIZ

HRM 400 WEEK 1 QUIZ

Week One Quiz

Question 1

1 / 1 pts

Careful planning, a dedicated team, top-management support, and an awareness of potential pitfalls will all help ensure ___________________.

  

system implementation success.

 

  

the steering committee is able to reach consensus.

 

  

the program manager is efficient.

 

  

HRIS programs that are user friendly.

 

 

Question 2

1 / 1 pts

Two of the different data categories for an HRIS database are:

  

information about people and information about the organization,

 

 

information about the organization and information about the competitive environment

  

information about people and information about market trends

 

 

information about people and information about the competitive environment

 

Question 3

1 / 1 pts

MS Access would be appropriate for an organization that had a small database and limited knowledge of database programming.

  

True

 

  

False

 

 

Question 4

1 / 1 pts

To facilitate decision making on complex issues, the manager usually relies on the _________ to complete some type of analysis before making a decision.

  

analyst or power user

 

  

statistical software

 

  

systems analyst

 

  

program evaluator

 

 

Question 5

1 / 1 pts

Successful implementation is the central goal of every HRIS project, and it begins with a comprehensive design for the system.

  

True

 

  

False

 

 

Question 6

1 / 1 pts

Recruiting new employees from the external labor market is an example of an HR transactional activity.

  

True

 

  

False

 

 

Question 7

1 / 1 pts

Patterns in large data sets are identified through:

  

data gathering

 

  

data mining

 

  

electronic data storage

 

  

the creation of tables

 

 

Question 8

1 / 1 pts

A user-friendly and easy to navigate Web Site that clearly communicates the benefits of being a member of the organization will be particularly useful for:

  

strategic partners

 

  

job seekers

 

  

power users

 

  

technical experts

 

 

Question 9

1 / 1 pts

One of the benefits of a relational database systems is that:

  

they are a strategic HRM resource

 

 

end users who generally had limited programming experience can still utilize the query functionality.

  

they are easy to maintain.

 

  

organizations can easily implement them.

 

 

IncorrectQuestion 10

0 / 1 pts

A “Cloud” architecture most important feature is  ______

  

Delivers functionality over the internet, anytime any place

 

  

Places the responsibility for upgrades on the delivering vendor

 

  

All of the above

 

  

Requires no software installation by an organization