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CIS 207T Week 1 WileyPLUS Weekly Exam
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Question 1
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of central management of information systems in the University System of Georgia?
independence
standardization
convenience for students
consolidation of purchasing
Question 2
The University System of Georgia’s CIO believes the best way to collaborate with 31 independent-minded university CIO’s is to look for scenarios where three to five universities are planning to purchase the same product and therefore can consolidate their buying or centralize their service. One specific example of how the CIO utilized this strategy to resolve a problem was to develop a centralized system for _________.
student registration
paying tuition
class management
managing faculty benefits
Question 3
All _______ are ____________.
TPS; ERP
TPS; dashboards
ERP; TPS
dashboards; TPS
Question 4
____________ is developed through learning and is the experience and expertise that managers can apply to business problems.
Data
Knowledge
Information
All of the above
Question 5
In the following table, column A is _____, column B is _____, and column C is ______.
information; knowledge; data
knowledge; information; data
information; data; knowledge
knowledge; data; information
Question 6
As you are walking to the cafeteria to pick up your lunch, you see a poster with the word “apple” on it with a picture of an apple below it. This is ____.
information
knowledge
data
business intelligence
Question 7
The IT infrastructure is ___________.
the IT components
the IT personnel
the IT services
all of the above put together
Question 8
___________ are the “capstone” information systems in an organization.
TPSs
Dashboards
FAISs
ERP systems
Question 9
___________ handle tactical decisions.
Knowledge workers
Clerical
Lower-level managers
Middle managers
Question 10
__________ analysis involves identifying the best advertising channels.
Price
Promotion
Site
Product
Question 11
Warby Parker can offer cheaper glasses than their competition because they _______.
allow shoppers to upload pictures of themselves in glasses
use the same materials and factories as Luxottica without the licensing fees
use better retailers that pay more for the glasses
write-off their donated glasses on their taxes
Question 12
Warby Parker is competitor of __________.
Amazon
Warner Brothers
LensCrafters
Question 13
Watch the following video and answer the question below.
IT decreases the number of employees who can report to a single manager.
True
False
Question 14
Chevron employed ________ to provided detailed work instructions to its employees.
Six Sigma
Lean Six Sigma
SAP
Nimbus
Question 15
Chevron initially utilized ___________ to improve their supply chain, followed by employee-driven ________ initiatives, and then adopted a unified _____ approach to standardize business processes.
BPI, BPM, BPR
BPM, BPI, BPR
BPS, BPR, BPM
BPR, BPI, BPM
Question 16
Chevron has used _________, a methodology that combines statistical process analysis with techniques to eliminate waste and improve process flow, since 2006.
Lean Six Sigma
Nimbus
SAP
Six Sigma
Question 17
Organizations adopt BPI to sustain BPM over time.
True
False
Question 18
Chevron’s strategy was to analyze its existing processes to identify specific areas to improve.
True
False
Question 19
A(n) __________ refers to a small number of companies that dominate the business and are making large margins.
monopoly
oligopoly
autopoly
minopoly
Question 20
IT has changed the manager’s job in many ways. Which of the following is NOT the result of this change?
Easier to make a decision
Remote supervision
Real-time information
More information to address
Question 21
Which of the following is TRUE?
IT only helps improve employees’ health and safety.
IT can eliminate any job.
IT opens up jobs for middle managers.
IT impacts entire industries.
Question 22
Which company used software to disrupt the previous market-leading companies in the book industry?
Barnes and Noble
Books-a-Million
Amazon
Walmart
Question 23
Which of the following is a fast-growing company that is disrupting the traditional job recruiting industry?
Amazon
Question 24
Which industry is currently using drones as part of its business model?
Agriculture
Automobile
National defense
Retail
Question 25
IT changes managers’ job by _________
decreasing the volume of information they have to process.
providing near real-time information so managers can make quicker decisions.
improving an employee’s sense of connectedness.
making it easier to get all employees to work from one location.