MIS 535 Final Exam Latest 2014 - Keller
TCO A Which of the following decisions require knowledge based on collaboration and interaction Points 4
TCO A The costs for firms operating on a global scale have been drastically reduced by Points 4
TCO B Which of the following businesses use the market creator business model Points 5
TCO B ________ are visual tools for presenting performance data in a BI system. Points 5
TCO C The type of logical database model that treats data as if they were stored in two-dimensional tables is the Points 4
TCO C A field identified in a record as holding the unique identifier for that record is called the Points 4
TCO D The telephone system is an example of a ______ network. Points 4
TCO D To use the analog telephone system for sending digital data, you must also use. Points 4
TCO E Enterprise applications have become easier to install because: Points 5
TCO E Which of the following factors provides an understanding of why computing resources today are ever more available than in previous decades Points 5
TCO F Agile Methodologies Points 4
TCO G A salesperson clicks repeatedly on the online ads of a competitor in order to drive the competitor's advertising costs up. This is an example of Points 4
TCO A Assess at least two benefits of using enterprise systems. Points 20
TCO A You have been hired to work with 10 salespeople from different branches of a national business in creating an online training site for new Sales employees. Identify six collaboration tools that are available to help the team work together. Which single tool would be the most helpful for the project, in your opinion, and why Points 25
TCO A You work for an auto manufacturer and distributor. How could you use information systems to achieve greater customer intimacy Points 25
(TCO B) Describe four types of application that are especially well-suited for mobile-commerce (Points : 20)
(TCO B)You are evaluating BI software from a variety of vendors. Identify six elements in the BI environment. Use your understanding of the importance of these elements to formulate six questions to ask the vendor in order to determine how their software will interplay with your needs. (Points : 25)
(TCO B) You are advising the owner of Small town Computer, a new, local computer repair store that also builds custom computers to order. What competitive strategies could Small town Computer exert? Which ones will it have difficulty exercising? (Points : 25)
(TCO C) What types of relationships are possible in a relational database? Describe and give an example of each. (Points : 20)
(TCO C) If you were to design the new contracts database for a publishing house what fields do you anticipate needing? Which of these fields might be in use in other databases used by the company? (Points : 25)
(TCO C) Describe the ways in which database technologies could be used by an office stationery supply company to achieve low-cost leadership. (Points : 25)
(TCO D) What is cloud computing and how do you think its developments could impact businesses? (Points : 20)
(TCO D) How are RFID systems used in inventory control and supply chain management? (Points : 25)
(TCO D) What are the business advantages of using voice over IP (VOIP) technology? (Points ; 25)
(TCO E) What additional complexities are faced in global supply chains? How does the Internet help in managing global supply chains? (Points ; 20)
(TCO E) Explain why standards are so important in information technology? What standards have been important for the growth of Internet technologies? (Points: 25)
(TCO E) Distinguish between grid computing, cloud computing, and utility computing. (Points : 25)
(TCO F) What qualities of object-oriented development make this method especially suitable for Inte
rnet applications? (Points ; 20)
(TCO F) You have been hired as a consultant for a nationwide real estate firm, Cross & Deptford, who are interested in achieving better organization between branches by updating their information systems, but are not sure what will suit their needs. What will you recommend they do in order to determine the most effective IT projects? (Points ; 25)
(TCO F) Differentiate between intangible and tangible benefits and list three examples of each. In what types of systems are intangible benefits more predominant? (Points : 25)
(TCO G) Discuss the issue of security challenges on the Internet as that issue applies to a global enterprise. List at least 5 Internet security challenges (Points : 20)
TCO G) Define the basic concept of responsibility, accountability, and liability as applied to ethical decision. How are these concepts related? (Points : 25)
(TCO G) How is the security of a firm- information system and data affected by its people, organization, and technology? In the contribution of one of these dimensions any more important than the other? Why? (Points : 25)
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