1A Flashcards
1) Decision Support Systems (DSS) are situated at
The tactical level of decision making.
2) Business IT alignment implies that
c) There should be mutual interaction between the business strategy and IT strategy.
3) What is the CORRECT definition of a system?
a) “A system is a set of elements. These elements are related to each other and, possibly, to elements from the external environment and are joined for a specific purpose.” -> ok
4) What IT technology are airports nowadays using for bag tracing and management?
a) RFID technology. -> ok
Radio-frequency identification
5) C-level executives (CEO, CFO, CIO, etc.) especially make use of
d) Strategic information systems. -> ok
6) PayPal could be considered as an example of an
b) OLTP system. -> ok
7) If a supermarket finds that bugles crisps and goat cheese are often purchased together, then this is an example of
d) Knowledge. -> ok
Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) Systems are typically encountered at
b) The operational level of decision making. -> ok
9) With at a cumulative annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.3%, the smart irrigation market is expected to reach $2.1 billion by 2025 as farmers actively embrace smart IT irrigation technology to improve irrigating their fruits, plants and vegetables. What state of the art IT technology are they using for this?
b) Internet of Things combined with artificial intelligence. -> ok
IoT devices for real-time data collection and AI algorithms for intelligent decison making
10) Consider the following three activities for a bank
An acquisition of an IT company specialized in analytics Processing a cash transfer between parties
Opening up a new branch
c) A=strategic level; B= operational level; C= tactical level. -> ok
+) which statement is correct
a) XML uses a predefined set of tags
b) XML focuses on the representation of data and not on the content
c) using XML allows us easy to share information between companies such as product catalogues and purchase orders
d) XML is a subset of HTML
c) using XML allows us easy to share information between companies such as product catalogues and purchase orders
+) Amazon Prime Air is a technology that
a) uses drones to deliver packages to customers -> ok
+) SAP is an example of
market leader in *** software
a) ERP systems -> ok
market leader in ERP
Enterprise Resource Planning at operational level
+) a Shepherd is a company that uses state of art IT technology to fight poaching of elephants and rhinos in Africa. About 80% of poaching activities happen at nighttime which seriously complicates the detection thereof. What IT technology stack does Air Shepherd use for this purpose?
c) drones combined with AI -> ok
