Bussiness management (IT)Set-6-mcq

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1. Which of the following are personal computing tools?

A. SQL

B. Database management systems

C. CASE

D. DSS

2. The goal of systems identification and selection is:

A. to identify a project from all possible projects that could be performed.

B. to identify and purchase a project from all possible projects that could be performed.

C. to identify and select a project from all possible projects that could be performed.

D. None of the above

3. __________ is/are important to discover issues, policies, and rules, as well as concrete examples of the use of data and information in the organization.

A. Interviews

B. Document analysis

C. Observations

D. Questionnaires

4. __________, a systems development methodology, uses a trial and error approach for discovering how a system could operate.

A. Prototyping

B. RAD

C. JAD

D. Object-oriented analysis and design

5. Which of the following is most likely NOT purchased as a prepackaged IT system?

A. Human resources

B. Payroll

C. Accounting

D. Company Web page

6. The four types of software conversion strategies include:

A. parallel, direct, phased, and pilot.

B. identification, analysis, implementation, and maintenance.

C. reference, discontinued, installation, and single location.

D. reuse, discontinued, implementation, and single location.

7. The types of outsourcing relationships identified are:

A. basic, preferred, and strategic.

B. incidental, preferred, and strategic.

C. basic, incidental, and strategic.

D. basic, preferred, and incidental.

8. __________ is the process of gathering and organizing information form users, managers, business processes, and documents to understand how a proposed information system should function.

A. Design analysis

B. Requirements collection

C. System identification

D. None of the above

9. End-user development is usually reserved for:

A. systems that span organizational boundaries.

B. perform complex operations.

C. developing corporate databases.

D. None of the above

10. __________ represent(s) the way in which data are transformed.

A. Processing logic

B. System design

C. System logic

D. Data flows

11. SDLC is short for:

A. systems development learning cycle.

B. systems deployment learning cycle.

C. systems development life cycle.

D. systems deployment life cycle.

12. __________ is testing the overall system to see whether it meets design requirements.

A. Alpha testing

B. Beta testing

C. Developmental testing

D. Systems testing

13. Which of the following is NOT a commonly used criteria for evaluating software?

A. Memory requirements

B. Training and documentation

C. Access time D. Maintenance and repair

14. A __________ is a business document containing only predefined data.

A. form

B. report

C. dialogue

D. file

15. Which of the following is a type of development methodology that analysts use to identify common modules that combine the data and the operations to be performed?

A. Prototyping

B. RAD

C. JAD

D. Object-oriented analysis and design

16. The five phases of the SDLC in order from first to last are:

A. identification, analysis, design, implementation, and maintenance.

B. analysis, identification, design, implementation, and maintenance.

C. identification, design, analysis, implementation, and maintenance.

D. analysis, design, identification, implementation, and maintenance.

17. Projects identified by top management tend to have a:

A. strategic organizational focus.

B. financial focus.

C. production focus.

D. diverse focus.

18. The collection and structuring of __________ is arguably the most important activity in systems development.

A. system requirements

B. system design

C. system implementation

D. system identification

19. Interfaces that enable the user to select pictures, icons, and menus to send instructions to the computer are referred to as:

A. database systems.

B. GUIs.

C. information system software.

D. files.

20. __________ are criteria used by organizations to evaluate whether to accept or reject a project.

A. Strategic alignments and risks

B. Potential benefits and project size

C. Potential costs and resource availability

D. All of the above

assessment method

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Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to the following discussion question. Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer the discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information. Your Discussion Question response should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the question itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document in a bibliography using APA style.

Discussion Question 2 

Discuss the first five (5) methods of training needs assessment by answering the following questions for each of the five methods. (A 2-page response is required.)

a. How is this method used to determine if training is needed? 

b. How is value added from this method? 

c. What are the major drawbacks from this method? 

d. How would you offset the drawbacks of this method? 

BUSN310 Unit-5 IP Singapore Taiwan

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Your firm has been investigating the possibility of locating facilities in an East Asian country such as Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, or Singapore. You have been asked by the chief executive officer (CEO) to research what has been happening in these countries in terms of environmental legislation and laws regarding wages and hours. He has asked you to prepare a report that addresses the following information:

  • Describe the level of environmental regulation in      any 2 of these countries.
  • Describe the 2 selected countries’ versions of wage      and working-hour legislation. 

Use the Library and other Internet resources to find the legislation for the specific countries.

Select 2 of the 4 East Asian countries to analyze for this assignment. Use the Library and other Internet resources to answer the following questions for each selected country: 

  • What is the country’s environmental regulation      level?
  • What kind of legislation has been passed in the      country regarding working hours and wages?
  • Do you think the country’s environmental regulation      is sufficient? Explain.
  • Do you feel that the country’s hour and wage      legislation is ethical? Explain.

Include a 23-page Word document that contains your answers to the 4 questions listed. You must also include a reference list w/hanging indent in APA format.

BUSN300 Week-6 IP- Apple

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Your manager believes in learning from other companies’ success stories as well as stories of failure. In particular, she likes to apply various management theories when possible, rather than starting from the beginning every time a decision has to be made. She asks you to write a memo to her addressing the following: From any recent or current event in the news, discuss and explain the use of these two specific theories that the firms you researched believed in 

In the human resource area, moving toward an employee empowerment culture

In the marketing area, the theory of penetration pricing 

For each of these two, explain the following: 

The issue being addressed that gave rise to employing these theories 

How the theory being followed leads to specific actions on the part of the company

Results achieved

If you had been the senior manager in these situations, at those companies, how might you have addressed the situation any differently? What other theory could have been the basis for the decision.