BUS 211 Week 4 quiz

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BUS 211 Week 4 quiz
BUS 211 Week 4 quiz
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Year: 2016
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BUS 211 Week 4 quiz

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Your answers : 31/31 (100%)

  • 1

Which is the process that aims at identifying company inefficiencies and then determines where improvements are needed?

Human resource planning

Workflow analysis

Job specifications

Job analysis

  • 2

Which component of the HRM system strives to ensure equity and fairness in dealing with employee issues and concerns?

Recruitment and selection

Labor relations

Performance appraisal and feedback

Pay and benefits

  • 3

According to Jones (2007), the semi-finished goods and services that go through a company’s production process are called

distribution

conversion

inputs

work-in-process

  • 4

Which of the following is a form of information that is constantly updated to make sure that decisions can be as up-to-date as possible?

Real-time

Reliable

Relevant

Complete

  • 5

Some examples of elements in the operations stage of the operations and material management process include

raw materials and components

skills and machines

goods and services

labor and customers

  • 6

Which of the following describes managers’ ability to use the collection and analysis of data to gain information about various tasks and operations to increase the efficiency of a particular function?

Superior productivity

Superior innovation

Superior quality

Superior information

  • 7

The combination of which two factors gives people the ability to better react to the economic environment in which they function?

Facts and numbers

Data and technology

Hardware and software

Knowledge and learning

  • 8

Which of the following best describes the result of information overload?

Data is missing which makes information difficult to understand.

Vast amounts of information make it difficult to determine what is useful.

Excess data causes systems to fail.

Large amounts of real-time data make it difficult to collect.

  • 9

Which of the following is one of the four major sources of competitive advantages provided by information technology?

Rapid development

Superior innovation

Cutting edge communication

Artificial intelligence

  • 10

The operating system that combines both the benefits of customized products and low cost production is called

standardized production

mass production

flexible production

small-batch production

  • 11

Information technology improves customer responsiveness by

giving middle managers the ability to collect and process more data

tracking people’s likes, dislikes, and buying habits

tracking changes to products and systems

allowing the organization to identify issues in products or process

  • 12

In the 1990’s, the Windows operating system, created by Microsoft, was installed in 90% of the world’s PCs. This kind of penetration in the personal computer business made Windows the

world’s largest software system

industry standard

leader in the networking software

best-of-breed solution

  • 13

The aim of this process is to align human resources recruitment and retention with future organizational goals.

Human resource planning

Job specification

Job analysis

Job screening

  • 14

Which of the following is a key benefit of mass production operating systems?

A wide range of customized products

Unique one-of-a-kind products

Lower operating costs

Flexible employees and work teams

  • 15

Which of the following best describes information learned from a Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ)?

the different types of employees’ job activities

specific sales strategies and daily targets

pool of potential applicants for each position

occupational safety and health concerns at work

  • 16

For what purpose do businesses consider establishing maquiladoras?

Reduce labor costs.

Reduce raw materials costs.

Reduce inventory costs.

Reduce distribution costs.

  • 17

According to Jones (2007), the hardware and software components of a company’s existing IT systems are called its

mainframes

legacy systems

microprocessors

network computers

  • 18

One major result of organizational learning is

increased work load

increased profitability

increased information

increased expenses

  • 19

Which best describes e-commerce?

Trade that is transacted electronically

Same industry commerce

Systems used for exchange

Commerce between wholesalers and retailers

  • 20

Which component of the HRM system provides employees with information about their performance relative to job expectations?

Performance appraisal and feedback

Labor relations

Training and development

Recruitment and selection

  • 21

According to Jones (2007), which type of operating system is designed to make unique or custom-made products?

Materials management production

Flexible production

Mass production

Small-batch production

  • 22

Which of the following is software developed for business within the same industry to conduct trading?

Open source exchange

B2B marketplace

Business exchange center

Networking protocol

  • 23

Of the three stages in operation and materials management, which stage comes first?

Production

Output

Operations

Input

  • 24

Which of the following best explains how information technology improves innovation in a company?

Tracking changes in financing related to product development

Allowing the organization to identify new audiences for an existing product

Providing up-to-date information on changes to products and systems

Giving customers ability to purchase products more easily

  • 25

Which of the following is the correct order of the operations and material management process?

Operations, output, and input

Operations, input, and output

Output, operations, and input

Input, operations, and output

  • 26

Which best describes B2B commerce?

Commerce between wholesalers and retailers

Trade that is transacted electronically

Same industry commerce

Trade that takes place between companies

  • 27

Which component of the HRM system provides employees with the knowledge and skills necessary to perform their job?

Performance appraisal and feedback

Recruitment and selection

Training and development

Labor relations

  • 28

What is the major advantage of broadband technology?

Quick transmission of very large amounts of information

Connection of databases of different institutions

Transfer of data between networks over the Internet

Creation of an area network that links PCs to a central server

  • 29

Which of the following costs is associated with a firm’s operations and materials management function?

The cost of the machinery, computers, tools, buildings, and equipment

The cost of work-in-process goods, semifinished products moving through the production process

The cost of employee wages, including benefits

The stock value of finished products a company holds in inventory

  • 30

In the history of modern computers, which of the following came first?

The World Wide Web

Microprocessors

Mainframe computers

PCs

  • 31

According to Jones (2007), what attributes should information provided to managers have to be useful to the organization?

Complete, accurate, relevant, and timely

Complete, efficient, effective, relevant

Clear, quality, engaging, and responsive

Superior, relevant, timely, and innovative