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Apple introduced Face ID in 2017, a facial recognition feature that generates a 3D depth digital map of the iPhone owner's face. The Face ID replaces the Touch ID fingerprint sensor and is used to unlock the iPhone. In this case, which kind of change is produced

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In the context of airport operations, which of the following is an example of the process element of a modern information system?

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When an IT innovation is introduced, what happens when this generates a second-order change?

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Organization design, report and relationships within an information system are examples of which component?

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There can be discrepancies between official business process and the informal steps employees take to complete a business activity

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Which of the following managerial actions appears doubtful when seeking information system success?

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ERP systems are for organization's internal processes

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Business processes mostly run within a department (such as finance department, sales department,...)

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An EIS provides support only for the primary activities of organizations

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Marc Andreessen recently claimed that 'software programs the world'. What did he mean?

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One of your friends argues that you only need technical ability to get a job in IS. Is he right or wrong?

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Which of these statements is true about the current state of information technology?

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Your firm is developing a new customer database. You have assembled a team with: a database architect, three developers, two business analysts and a system analyst. You should add one more person from the following list. Who would you select?

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One of your (naive) friends who is enrolled in the college of business tells you: 'It is not important for me to understand IT and information systems.' What evidence could you use to convince him wrong?

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On-demand systems (e.g. SaaS) are typically easier to maintain than on-premise (traditional) systems

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Information needs of upper levels are typically ......, ...... and .....

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ExIS helps increase effectiveness through horizontal integration

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Which of the following tires (in a 4-tier architecture) would definitely not be influenced if the rules regarding 'approve order' task changes?

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Mainframe and browser-based architectures are similar in terms of the positioning of the EIS logical layers.

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With regard to the physical EIS architecture, the prestation logic is almost always on clients

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Keeping company's confidential data is not an issue in SaaS type of EIS provisioning

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SaaS systems have lower start-up costs, but annual payments may eventually be higher (than traditional ...)

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Match the corrects CRM component that support the following function:
Lead generation

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Match the corrects CRM component that support the following function:
Complaint management

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Match the corrects CRM component that support the following function:
Cross-selling

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Value creation always returns benefits to the value creating firm

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Which of the following about IT-dependent strategic initiatives can be exemplified by both Zara and Domino's cases?

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You received some information about a company: They renewed their entire technology infrastructure based on SAP solutions and they did this in an impressive duration of six months thanks to their established IT management skills.

Which types of Information Resources are mentioned in this piece of information?

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Two propositions about Strategic IT are as follows:

(I) Strategic IT implies the use of IT to attain a competitive advantage

(II) Strategic IT implies the use of IT to sustain a competitive advantage.

Which of the following is true?

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If the costs of switching from an organization's business to another is low, then the bargaining power of buyers with the organization is high.

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Select the options that apply to Resource Based View on Strategy Formulation

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A footwear producer has started using POS terminals to capture information on what has sold and using this information to identify and realize efficiency gains in production. Accordingly, which activity of Porter's value chain has improved ?

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Company X's competitive advantage position depends on the use of a simple and low-cost Business Analytics platform purchased from a software vendor. Their position is also sustainable because they can feed the platform with high quality and timely data thanks to their advanced Data Management skill that has developed over the years. This example best illustrates low- immitability of their IT resource.

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Which of the following is not included in one of the three areas of digital transformation?

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3D printing technology is wiping out the traditional prototyping processes and products in many industries (e.g., manufacturing, health ). This effect can be described as...

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Consider the following statements about IT Governance archetypes as discussed in Weill & Ross survey:
(I) The Federal archetype is superior to Business Monarchy in all IT decision domains
(II) Top performing companies leave the Architecture and Infrastructure Strategy related decisions to IT Professionals
(III) The Anarchy archetype implies that IT is poorly governed
Which of the following is correct?

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Which of the following is an indicator of poor IT Governance

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A CANVAS e-learning system will be rolled out in three months. One of the anticipated benefits is that students will be able to learn from digital resources on CANVAS anywhere anytime. Before roll-out all data from legacy systems should be migrated to CANVAS database. This migration in a Benefit Dependency Diagram should be modeled as a(n):

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You are preparing a Business Case for the Modernization of your company's Online Shipping Channel. Currently, the average customer product review is 3.8/5.0 and you believe this will increase after the modernization. Nevertheless, you can not estimate this change. What is the degree of explicitness class of this benefit?

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Valuing an IT investment is difficult mainly for the reason that...

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WalMart uses RFID tags to track movement of goods across its intense supply chain. One identifiable benefit is that pallets of goods no longer need to be manually logged by a worker when received. Instead, an information system automatically logs the goods as they arrive. This benefit is of type:

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Your company has decided to invest in the development of a business analytic software for two central business processes. (1). Lack of prior experience in analytic software development. (2) The immediate and very high adverse effects of the software interruptions on all processes, are the two risks you have identified. The risk categories best match to these risk in the respective order are:

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In which Traditional SDLC phase is the following activity most likely to happen?
"Vendor Selection"

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In which Traditional SDLC phase is the following activity most likely to happen?
"Fixing some reports and user-interface related issues"

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In which Traditional SDLC phase is the following activity most likely to happen?
"Redesign of some business processes"

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In which Traditional SDLC phase is the following activity most likely to happen?
"Transform legacy data to new system data structure"

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Which adaptation approach can be characterized by the following property?
"Less likelihood of end-user resistance"

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Which adaptation approach can be characterized by the following property?
"Easier to maintain/upgrade the system"

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Which adaptation approach can be characterized by the following property?
"Adoption of industry standard processes"

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Which transition approach is "likely to be the quickest one"?

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Which transition approach is "likely to be the most stressful for the functional implementation team"?

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Which of the following is not one of the principles of Agile EIS implementation approaches?

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Project manager have to balance between scope-quality, .... and ....

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To which general PM process group does the following task belong?
"Audit (review) the quality of the results (quality assurance)"

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To which general PM process group does the following task belong?
"Asses and plan for project risks"

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What does the abbreviation WBS stand for?

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Based on the discussion (in the lecture handout) regarding EIS implementation project organisation, who is most likely to "take the final decision on the go-live date"?

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Based on the discussion (in the lecture handout) regarding EIS implementation project organisation, who is most likely to "Approve a major scope change"?

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Based on the discussion (in the lecture handout) regarding EIS implementation project organisation, who is most likely to "Perform a specific training session for the project functional team about a specific functionality of the system"?

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Which of the following is not a PM's best practice?

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Adding new junior project team members to a late project is likely to make it later

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To which general PM process group does the following task belong?
"Define project organisation'

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One important way of calming users' fears is with an aggressive ... program

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Based on the discussion (in the lecture handout) regarding EIS implementation project organisation, who is most likely to "Parameterize the ERP package in respect of the company's inventory replenishment policies"?

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Please consider the following table that shows a set of project tasks, together with the proceeding task(s) and the time it would take for each task to finish.
Accordingly, what is the float (or slack) for task E

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Please consider the following table that shows a set of project tasks, together with the proceeding task(s) and the time it would take for each task to finish.
Accordingly, what is the critical path? (in the form of X-Y-Z)

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Which adaptation approach can be characterized by the following property?
"Existing processes might be better supported"

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In which Traditional SDLC phase is the following activity most likely to happen?
"Configure the system parameters based on design"

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In which Traditional SDLC phase is the following activity most likely to happen?
"Upgrades and patches"

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In which Traditional SDLC phase is the following activity most likely to happen?
"Understanding the gap between the enterprise software system functionality and the business needs of the organisation"

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Which adaption approach can be characterized by the following property?
"Likely to be the longest"

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Which transition approach is "likely to be the most effort intensive for the end-users"?

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Which transition approach would "fit better when system failures cannot be afforded"

Toetsjes samengevoegd

Apple introduced Face ID in 2017, a facial recognition feature that generates a 3D depth digital map of the iPhone owner's face. The Face ID replaces the Touch ID fingerprint sensor and is used to unlock the iPhone. In this case, which kind of change is produced

In the context of airport operations, which of the following is an example of the process element of a modern information system?

When an IT innovation is introduced, what happens when this generates a second-order change?

Organization design, report and relationships within an information system are examples of which component?

There can be discrepancies between official business process and the informal steps employees take to complete a business activity

Which of the following managerial actions appears doubtful when seeking information system success?

ERP systems are for organization's internal processes

Business processes mostly run within a department (such as finance department, sales department,...)

An EIS provides support only for the primary activities of organizations

Marc Andreessen recently claimed that 'software programs the world'. What did he mean?

One of your friends argues that you only need technical ability to get a job in IS. Is he right or wrong?

Which of these statements is true about the current state of information technology?

Your firm is developing a new customer database. You have assembled a team with: a database architect, three developers, two business analysts and a system analyst. You should add one more person from the following list. Who would you select?

One of your (naive) friends who is enrolled in the college of business tells you: 'It is not important for me to understand IT and information systems.' What evidence could you use to convince him wrong?

On-demand systems (e.g. SaaS) are typically easier to maintain than on-premise (traditional) systems

Information needs of upper levels are typically ......, ...... and .....

ExIS helps increase effectiveness through horizontal integration

Which of the following tires (in a 4-tier architecture) would definitely not be influenced if the rules regarding 'approve order' task changes?

Mainframe and browser-based architectures are similar in terms of the positioning of the EIS logical layers.

With regard to the physical EIS architecture, the prestation logic is almost always on clients

Match the corrects CRM component that support the following function:
Lead generation

Match the corrects CRM component that support the following function:
Complaint management

Match the corrects CRM component that support the following function:
Cross-selling

Two propositions about Strategic IT are as follows:

(I) Strategic IT implies the use of IT to attain a competitive advantage

(II) Strategic IT implies the use of IT to sustain a competitive advantage.

Which of the following is true?