Deck 3: Enterprise Systems Architecture

Question 1

Understanding the enterprise architecture is helpful because it helps everyone understand the various components of the enterprise system better.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The purchasing module must be tightly integrated with the inventory control and the sales logistics modules.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Implementing a new ERP system is mainly a question of installing ERP software.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Production modules have evolved from MRP II into ERP systems.

Question 5

ERP systems need both current and historical data.

Question 6

The databases used are components of the ERP system architecture.

Question 7

An ERP system architecture should adapt to future business challenges.

Question 8

ERP vendors generally use the same names for all their different modules.

Question 9

The inventory module helps maintain the appropriate level of stock in a warehouse.

Question 10

Logistics is an example of a typical ERP module.

Question 11

The HR module is usually the last module implemented by companies.

Question 12

Sales modules have to be closely integrated with the organization's network module.

Question 13

Organizations rarely selectively implement different ERP modules.

Question 14

The functional view of the enterprise system architecture defines the physical components of the system.

Question 15

In ERP software, the procurement module includes the best practices on purchasing.

Question 16

Most ERP vendors offer an online storefront as part of the sales module.

Question 17

The hard part of installing an ERP system is changing the business processes of the people who will use the system.

Question 18

ERP software provides business functionality for everything except human resources.

Question 19

Marketing automation is an example of a typical ERP module.

Question 20

When a new employee is hired and enrolled in the company benefits plan, this would involve using the human resources module.

Question 21

ERP vendors embed their best business ________ in their software to help businesses improve their productivity and performance.

A) decisions
B) products
C) practices
D) tasks
E) functions

Question 22

The ERP system ________ determines the relationships between all the complex IT components.

A) network
B) layout
C) architecture
D) middleware

Question 23

SAP developed its own platform for systems integration called OASIS.

Question 24

OLAP is the foundation of the business intelligence module in ERP systems.

Question 25

The enterprise system architecture can be viewed from two different angles; the functional angle and the ________ angle.

A) system
B) network
C) decisional
D) logical

Question 26

Project management is an example of a non-traditional ERP module now being offered by some vendors.

Question 27

In an ERP architecture, hardware layering has had a significant impact on scalability.

Question 28

The IT components of an ERP system architecture include the hardware, software and the:

A) security.
B) data.
C) organization.
D) middleware.

Question 29

Legacy systems and third party applications can be linked to ERP systems through the GUI.

Question 30

With the addition of the extra tier, the three-tier architecture is considerably less complex than the two-tier architecture.

Question 31

ERP vendors break the software up into ________ which organizations can selectively implement to support their different functional areas.

A) programs
B) systems
C) applications
D) modules

Question 32

The procurement and logistics module benefits the organization by helping to reduce transportation costs.

Question 33

Today's IT infrastructure focuses on integrating the corporate architecture with the GUI and extending it beyond the organization.

Question 34

ERP applications are most commonly deployed in a distributed and often widely dispersed manner.

Question 35

ERP system architectures are organized in layers or tiers to help manage the complexity of the system.

Question 36

One benefit of using a financial module is that it provides strong support for Sarbanes-Oxley reporting.

Question 37

A performance management module is useful for empowering employees and managers by giving them easy access to all their relevant information.

Question 38

Three-tier architectures are scalable in that it is easier to add, change and remove applications and hardware.

Question 39

A web-based portal allows users to get access to their ERP applications through their browser.

Question 40

Middleware provides generic interfaces with which integrated applications pass messages to each other.

Question 41

Order placement and schedule is handled in the ________ module.

A) sales and marketing
B) purchasing
C) logistics
D) finance
E) asset management

Question 42

A ________ module helps customers get more direct access to applications such as tracking the status of their orders.

A) self-service
B) project management
C) business intelligence
D) database
E) sales management

Question 43

In the three-tier architecture, the application, database, and ________ layers are separated into independent operating units.

A) network
B) security
C) protocol control
D) application
E) presentation

Question 44

Manufacturing capacity is planned and optimized using the ________ module.

A) purchasing
B) sales & marketing
C) production
D) accounting

Question 45

The ________ tier acts as the intermediary between the client applications and the database.

A) presentation
B) business
C) logical
D) middleware

Question 46

Online Analytical Processing is the foundation of the ________ module in ERP.

A) e-Commerce
B) business intelligence
C) performance management
D) project management

Question 47

A fully functioning ERP system needs a high availability ________ in order to support the growth of the user population and its expansion out to the supply chain partners.

A) database
B) application server
C) network
D) API
E) GUI

Question 48

In the ERP system, user ________ are set up to define access right for every user in the portal.

A) security
B) web-services
C) roles
D) application

Question 49

In a typical two-tier architecture, the server handles both the ________ and database duties.

A) network
B) security
C) protocol control
D) application
E) user access

Question 50

The ________ module provides tools and data warehousing capabilities.

A) self-service
B) project management
C) business intelligence
D) database
E) asset management

Question 51

If the ERP vendor's software and best practices do not match the organization's needs, it may be necessary to ________ the ERP software.

A) proceduralize
B) customize
C) compartmentalize
D) individualize
E) upgrade

Question 52

Research shows that large companies lose up to ________ per minute every time their ERP system goes down.

A) $3K
B) $3.6M
C) $18K
D) $13K
E) $218K

Question 53

In the newer Web-based architecture, the ________ layer is split into the Web Services tier and the Web Browser tier.

A) network
B) security
C) database
D) application
E) presentation

Question 54

Users input data in the ________ tier.

A) presentation
B) business
C) logical
D) application
E) database

Question 55

If a company wants to streamline their procurement processes, they would probably choose to implement the ________ module.

A) inventory management
B) purchasing
C) logistics
D) finance
E) asset management

Question 56

In ________ environments, clients only need access to the Internet and a standard browser like Internet Explorer with a few plug-ins to interact with ERP applications.

A) server-centric
B) web-based
C) client-centric
D) n-tier client/server

Question 57

The ________ module uses data collection technologies such as RFID and bar codes to improve resource allocation for cross-docking processes.

A) procurement
B) production
C) transportation
D) sales
E) accounting

Question 58

The core of many ERP systems is the ________ module.

A) sales and marketing
B) purchasing
C) logistics
D) finance
E) process management

Question 59

Employee data is managed in the ________ module.

A) database
B) purchasing
C) sales and marketing
D) credit management
E) human resource

Question 60

One benefit of the ________ module is that it helps companies comply with the government rules of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

A) accounting
B) sales and marketing
C) production
D) finance

Question 61

The GUI resides on the ________ layer of the three-tier system architecture.

A) logical
B) presentation
C) GUI
D) application
E) none of the above

Question 62

The first generation of the distributed IT architecture involved ________ tiers.

A) one
B) two
C) three
D) n
E) none of the above

Question 63

The web-based portal is part of the ________ tier.

A) application
B) presentation
C) GUI
D) Application
E) none of the above

Question 64

The IT infrastructure in organizations has moved from centralized to client-server and ________.

A) distributed
B) recentralized
C) siloed
D) unmanageable
E) none of the above

Question 65

Why are infrastructure considerations so important when implementing an ERP system?

Question 66

A drawback of the two-tier ERP architecture is that it requires expensive ________ for integrating other systems.

A) middleware
B) 1 tier systems
C) 3 tier systems
D) n-tier systems
E) none of the above

Question 67

The term ________ refers to system architectures that can have any number of distinct tiers including 4-tiers and more.

A) frontier
B) m-tier
C) n-tier
D) 4 tier
E) none of the above

Question 68

The GUI resides on the ________ tier.

A) logical
B) presentation
C) GUI
D) Application
E) none of the above

Question 69

Many ERP implementations fail to realize all the benefits because they don't provide the system with enough network ________.

A) bandwidth
B) traffic
C) software
D) hardware
E) none of the above

Question 70

The ________ tier consists of a web browser and a reporting tool.

A) GUI
B) logical
C) presentation
D) application
E) database

Question 71

List and describe the three different layers of a traditional ERP architecture.

Question 72

In the ERP system, user ________ are set up to define the access rights for each and every functional user of the system.

A) accounts
B) GUIs
C) applications
D) roles
E) none of the above

Question 73

The ________ client/server architecture has been shown to improve performance for groups with a large number of users.

A) one-tier
B) two-tier
C) three-tier
D) four-tier
E) none of the above

Question 74

What resides on the application tier of an ERP architecture? Give an example from a real system of what resides on the application tier.

Question 75

What are the typical modules available in an ERP system?

Question 76

Third party system integration can be done in either the portal or the ________ layer.

A) presentation
B) logical
C) GUI
D) application
E) none of the above

Question 77

The global organization that helps to promote the use of a common language is called ________.

A) NCAA
B) OASIS
C) ICANN
D) Netweaver
E) none of the above

Question 78

Describe one potential benefit related to each of the main ERP modules.

Question 79

Because of the tremendous load that an ERP system places on the corporate LAN and WAN, it is crucial that companies go through network ________, when deploying an ERP system.

A) implementations
B) upgrades
C) downtime
D) capacity planning
E) none of the above

Question 80

The next generation web-based architectures will help to deliver ________ access to ERP systems.

A) limited
B) centralized
C) short term
D) ubiquitous
E) none of the above