Information Management - Part 2/2

Information Management, FHNW 2020 Process Modeling, Application Systems, Managing Information Systems

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Which statements about a business application system are correct?

A business application system is in the narrower sense a single program function for a specific business application area.

The users also belong to business application systems in the broader sense.

Data belongs to business application systems.

Business application systems also include communication devices in the broader sense.

Which statements about the advantages of standard software are correct?

Software providers offers fully customized solution for your company.

Software providers guarantee technical and functional quality.

There is no dependence on the strategy and economic situation of the software provider

Software can be tested and evaluated beforehand (reference visits).

Which statements about the advantages of individual software are valid?

Documentation is available/Training is offered.

Reduction of the development backlog in your own IT department.

Special change and extension requests of users can be considered.

All specific requirements can be considered.

Which statements about providing software are correct?

Individual software can be created by external IT specialists.

Standard software can also be rented depending on the license model.

When creating individual software you have to include the users.

IT departments of retail companies usually develop standard software.

Which statements about pivot tables apply to?

It can be evaluated according to mathematical aspects such as totals, averages, maximum values etc.

The evaluation in pivot tables correspond to crosstables.

The calculated values are added to the output table (data basis) as new columns.

Pivot tables are more flexible than most other evaluation forms, such as the "partial result".

Which terms are to be assigned to the applications or procedures with regard to method databases? Term: Time series analysis

Procedure

Application

Which terms are to be assigned to the applications or procedures with regard to method databases? Term: Econometrics

Procedure

Application

Which terms are to be assigned to the applications or procedures with regard to method databases? Term: Production Scheduling

Procedure

Application

Which terms are to be assigned to the applications or procedures with regard to method databases? Term: Linear optimization

Procedure

Application

Which terms are to be assigned to the applications or procedures with regard to method databases? Term: Computer-assisted business planning

Procedure

Application

Which terms are to be assigned to the applications or procedures with regard to method databases? Term: Simulation

Procedure

Application

Which statements on the degree of structuring of processes are correct?

Even with semi-structured processes, the official process must always be followed.

A structured process is a routine process.

A semistructured process allows spontaneous deviations from the planned process.

A structured process contains ad-hoc rules.

Which of the following systems belong to the cross-sectional Systems?

Word processing systems

Management Information Systems

Systems for accounting of business trips

Decision support systems

Which of the following activities reflect typical main activities at office workplaces?

Gather internal and external data.

Create graphics and presentations.

Create data models and set up databases.

Planning, coordinating and managing appointments and resources (e.g. rooms).

What kind of processes in a company are rather unstructured?

Offer generation

Brainstorming

Compliance with signature regulations in a company

Expense statement

Which statements about management information systems are correct?

The information is always prepared using Excel pivot tables.

Management Information Systems have the task of providing relevant information in a timely and suitable form.

Management Information Systems form the basis for computer-assisted business planning.

Management Information Systems update the information exactly once a month.

Assign the corresponding structure level to the activity: Decisions in case of increasing priority

Semi-structured

Unstructured

Structured

Assign the corresponding structure level to the activity: Generate and classify ideas

Structured

Unstructured

Semi-structured

Assign the corresponding structure level to the activity: Create graphics and presentations

Semi-structured

Unstructured

Structured

Assign the corresponding structure level to the activity: Group consultation concerning an order

Structured

Unstructured

Semi-structured

Assign the corresponding structure level to the activity: Calculate expenses

Semi-structured

Unstructured

Structured

Assign the corresponding structure level to the activity: Create offers

Structured

Unstructured

Semi-structured

Which of the following systems are explicitly part of the computer-supported group work?

Word processing systems

Document management systems

Workflow management systems

Conference systems

Which of the following statements on IT management are correct?

The head of IT or CIO within a company is usually responsible for IT management.

IT planning is an integral part of strategic IT management.

The operation of IT is a component of operative IT management.

IT management can be divided into strategic and operative IT management.

Mostly deals with the protection of persons.

Data Protection

Data Security

Both

Companies and organizations must be responsible for this.

Both

Data Security

Data Protection

Mostly deals with the protection of data

Data Protection

Data Security

Both

Based on a legal regulation.

Both

Data Security

Data Protection

Which statements on the observation of technological development are correct?

The Gartner Hype Cycle is a way to follow the technological development.

The observation of technological development is not relevant, since there are always new things anyway and one learns about them automatically as soon as it is on the upswing.

Technological development only needs to be reassessed every 2 to 4 years when the strategy is redefined.

If you actively monitor technological developments, you can react early and adjust your strategy if necessary.

Put the steps of the strategy creation process in the correct order:

- Strategic option- Strategic choice- Strategic objective- Environmental and business analysis (external and internal)- Strategy implenentation

Step 1: Strategic objective

Step 2: Environmental and business analysis (external and internal)

Step 3: Strategic option

Step 4: Strategic choice

Step 5: Strategic implementation

Which of the following statements on business/IT alignment are correct?

Business/IT-Alignment describes the coordination of business and IT to achieve the greatest possible benefit.

The alignment between IT and business is becoming increasingly important because many products and services now have an IT component.

Communication problems between business and IT are rare, because nowadays almost everyone knows a little bit about IT.

Business/IT-Alignment always means that the IT is oriented and aligned to the business.

When is it necessary to pursue different strategies for different areas of a company?

If the products of the company are highly diversified.

This is not necessary, all areas of the company should follow a similar strategy.

That was a topic especially in the past and is no longer like that nowadays.

If the company has different products, different goals and different markets.

Which of the following statements on IT in companies are correct?

IT can help companies offer products cheaper than the competition.

IT can be an important differentiation factor for companies because the use of IT can increase efficiency.

IT in companies is always the most important factor for success.

IT can help companies offer products that stand out in the competition.

In which substrategies can the strategy be further divided?

Short-term strategy

Product strategy

Business Strategy

Operational Strategy

Which of the following statements applies to IT sourcing?

The outsourcing of IT services has only advantages for a company.

The outsourcing of IT services is practiced in many companies today.

An advantage for outsourcing IT services (IT outsourcing) can often also be a disadvantage. This always depends on the company and the initial situation.

The outsourcing of IT services is usually easy, as the external service providers have great experience.

Which of the following elements are components of the business model Canvas?

Revenue streams

Customer segments

Competitors

Customer relationships

Which of the following statements about the different cost factors of IT are correct?

Indirect costs arise when using the goods.

Indirect costs are usually negligible due to the high proportion of direct costs in the total costs.

Direct costs make up about 90% of the total costs of IT.

An example of direct costs are the acquisition costs for new laptops.

Which statements on Switzerland in the field of digitalization are correct? (On text "Effects of digitization summary")

The digitalization ensures that the work execution becomes generally more flexible.

More jobs have been created in recent years than have been eliminated by technological change.

Due to digitalization certain job positions could be eliminated.

Tasks that run according to a recurring, predefined schema are more difficult to automate.

Which of the following activities belong to IT operation?

Monitoring of IT costs

Operation of an IT helpdesk

Threat protection

Determining the IT architecture

Which of the following activities belong to IT planning?

Watching new trends and technologies

Influencing and controlling IT acceptance

Determining the IT architecture

Regular identification of vulnerabilities in corporate IT

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