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Business 4: Systems Design and Other Elements Flashcards

1
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What does TPS stand for?

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Transaction Processing Systems

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What do you call the systems that process and record the routine daily transactions necessary to conduct business?

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TPS (Transaction Processing Systems)

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What do you call the systems that provide users predefined reports that support effective business decisions?

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MIS (Management Information Systems)

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What does MIS stand for?

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Management Information Systems

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What does MIS stand for?

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Management Information Systems

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What does DSS stand for?

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Decision Support Systems

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What do you call a system that is an extension of an MIS that provides interactive tools to support decision making?

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DSS (Decision Support Systems)

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What does EIS stand for?

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Executive Information Systems

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What do you call systems that provide senior executives with immediate and easy access to internal and external info to assist in strategic decision making?

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EIS (Executive Info Systems)

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10
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Give an example of a transaction processing system

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  • sales order entry and tracker systems
  • hotel and airline reservation systems
  • payroll and HR systems
  • accounting systems
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Give an example of a transaction processing system

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  • sales order entry and tracker systems
  • hotel and airline reservation systems
  • payroll and HR systems
  • accounting systems
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12
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What type of business information system would you use to facilitate the preparation of forecasts?

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DSS (Decision Support Systems)

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13
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What is sometimes called an exert system?

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DSS (Decision Support Systems)

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14
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What is sometimes called an exert system?

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DSS (Decision Support Systems)

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Give an example of a DSS.

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  • production planning
  • inventory control
  • bid preparation
  • revenue optimization
  • traffic planning
  • capital investment planning systems
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What type of system consolidates info internal and external to the enterprise and reports it in a format and level of detail appropriate to senior executives?

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EIS (Executive Information Systems)

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17
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Give an example of an executive information system.

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  • Sales forecasting
  • Profit planning
  • Key performance indicators
  • Macroeconomic data
  • Financial reports
18
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Give an example of an executive information system.

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  • Sales forecasting
  • Profit planning
  • Key performance indicators
  • Macroeconomic data
  • Financial reports
19
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What does SDLC stand for?

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Systems Development Life Cycle

20
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What is the most popular SDLC approach used today?

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Waterfall approach

21
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What does the waterfall approach consist of?

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  • Sequential steps of analysis, planning, design and implementation which flow in a single “downward” direction like a waterfall
22
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What does the waterfall approach consist of?

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  • Sequential steps of analysis, planning, design and implementation which flow in a single “downward” direction like a waterfall
23
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What do you call the framework for planning and controlling the detailed activities associated with systems development?

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SDLC (Systems Development Life Cycle)

24
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What do you call the framework for planning and controlling the detailed activities associated with systems development?

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SDLC (Systems Development Life Cycle)

25
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True or false.

In the prototyping model, an approximation of a final system is built, tested, and reworked as necessary until an acceptable prototype is finally achieved. Next, the complete system is developed from the prototype.

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True

26
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True or false.

In the prototyping model, an approximation of a final system is built, tested, and reworked as necessary until an acceptable prototype is finally achieved. Next, the complete system is developed from the prototype.

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True

27
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True or false.

In the prototyping model, an approximation of a final system is built, tested, and reworked as necessary until an acceptable prototype is finally achieved. Next, the complete system is developed from the prototype.

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True

28
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True or false.

In the prototyping model, an approximation of a final system is built, tested, and reworked as necessary until an acceptable prototype is finally achieved. Next, the complete system is developed from the prototype.

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True

29
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What is the first step in systems development?

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Systems analysis

30
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True or false.

The duties of system analysts and application programmers should never be combined

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False

31
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True or false.

The duties of system analysts and application programmers should never be combined

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False (can be, and often are, combined)

32
Q

True or false.

The duties of system analysts and application programmers should never be combined

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False (can be, and often are, combined)

33
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True or false.

The duties of system programmers and application programmers should not be combined.

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True

34
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True or false.

The duties of system programmers and application programmers should not be combined.

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True (for segregation of duties)

35
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True or false.

The duties of system programmers and application programmers should not be combined.

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True (for segregation of duties)

36
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True or false.

A DSS is a management reporting system.

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False (interactive system)

37
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True or false.

A DSS is a management reporting system.

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False (interactive system)

38
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What should always be included in the system specification document for a financial report?

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Data elements (which define the building blocks of the info provided in a financial report)

39
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What should always be included in the system specification document for a financial report?

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Data elements (which define the building blocks of the info provided in a financial report)

40
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COBIT defines the enterprise architecture for IT as a what?

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Combo of IT resources and defined processes

41
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Is e-commerce a type of e-business?

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YES

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