B6 Flashcards
What are the characteristics of TQM?
customer needs
Continuous improvement
Quality circles
What is the main objective of lean manufacturing?
Waste reduction, NOT quality
What is not a benefit of JIT?
Variability increase
What is a benefit of using EFT for international cash transactions?
Reduction of the frequency of data entry errors
What is required in On-line, real time sytems?
immediate response to the user as this is a “conversation” with computer and user
what can be found using a data-mining process?
Previously unknow information
Define the data mining process
the process of sifting through large amount of data, impossible to analyze by individuals, to search for relationships amoungst various data for competitive adv
What are examples of Decision support systems?
Database query applications, sensitivity analysis application, financial modeling application
What is a major adv that an ERP system has over multi independent functional systems?
Increase responsiveness and flexibility while aiding in the decision-making process
Define cloud computing
allows orgs to use the internet to access and use service and applications that run on remote TP tech infrastructure
define a cold site
Cold site is an off-site location that has all the electrical connections and other physical requirements for data processing but does not have actual equipment
Define an incremental backup
involves coping only data items that have changed since the last backup
What is the primary purpose of a disaster recovery plan?
To specify the steps required to resume operations
Define a program-level policy
describes information security and assigns responsibility for achievement of security objectives to the IT dept
What is the benefit of a computer based system?
will be more efficient at producing F/S
