Question 1

A company's application architecture describes _____________________________.
A) How specific applications are designed and how they interact with each other.
B) How an enterprise's data stores are organized and accessed.
C) The hardware and software infrastructure that supports applications and their interactions.
D) The process a business uses to meet its goals.

Accepted Answer

Application architecture refers to the design and organization of individual applications and their interactions with each other within a company's overall technology environment. It does not specifically refer to data stores, infrastructure, or business processes.

Question 2

Transactions are typically processed, A) all together for a defined time window
A) Swift processing
B) Rapid processing
C) Real-time processing
D) Instantaneous processing
E)g. end of a day, shift or other time period) or B) processed as each transaction occurs. The second method B) of processing is called:

Accepted Answer

Real-time processing is the method of processing transactions as each occurs, allowing for immediate updates and faster response times. This is generally considered to be the most efficient method of processing transactions.

Question 3

Your textbook differentiates the terms "data", "information" and "knowledge". With regard to a customer satisfaction application for the automobile industry, which of the following is an example of knowledge?
A) The ability to create a program that provides rewards for dealerships with high levels of customer satisfaction and corrective action plans for dealerships that have low levels of satisfaction.
B) The Web-based application that collects and stores records of customer satisfaction surveys and allows dealerships to view their data.
C) Reports that summarize ratings for a specific dealership including a calculation of the average rating across all survey questions and a calculation of summary statistics for groups of questions that correspond to important dimensions such as dealership staff, satisfaction with product, quality of service and so on.
D) Records containing numerical ratings from customer surveys completed online after each visit to a dealership.

Accepted Answer

Knowledge involves understanding patterns, insights, or frameworks that can be used to make decisions or take actions. In this case, the ability to create a program that rewards dealerships based on customer satisfaction levels or implements corrective actions where needed demonstrates an application of knowledge. It involves applying insights derived from data (customer satisfaction surveys) and information (analysis and reports on this data) to improve business outcomes.

Question 4

A company's technical architecture describes _____________________________.
A) The process a business uses to meet its goals.
B) How specific applications are designed and how they interact with each other.
C) How an enterprise's data stores are organized and accessed.
D) The hardware and software infrastructure that supports applications and their interactions.

Accepted Answer

Technical architecture specifically refers to the underlying hardware and software infrastructure that supports applications and their interactions, including aspects such as network topology, servers, databases, middleware, and cloud services. A is incorrect because it refers to the overall business strategy, not technical infrastructure. B is incorrect because it is only one part of the overall technical architecture. C is incorrect because it is only one aspect of the data layer of technical architecture.

Question 5

A company's data architecture describes _____________________________.
A) The technical specifications for various types of computing devices.
B) How specific applications are designed and how they interact with each other.
C) How an enterprise's data stores are organized and accessed.
D) The hardware and software infrastructure that supports applications and their interactions.

Accepted Answer

A company's data architecture describes how an enterprise's data stores are organized and accessed. It does not necessarily include technical specifications for computing devices or the infrastructure that supports applications and their interactions. It may include information on how specific applications are designed, but this is not a defining characteristic of data architecture.

Question 6

Organizations strive to maintain _______________ by validating data - detecting and eliminating obvious errors and omissions, because the more efficiently and thoroughly an organization gathers, stores, processes, retrieves and uses its data, the more productive it is.
A) Ethical standards
B) High levels of data quality
C) Internal standards
D) Transaction costs

Accepted Answer

The answer of Organizations strive to maintain _______________ by validating...

Question 7

Which of the following is one of the 4 components of IT Architecture described in your text?
A) Processing architecture
B) Visualization architecture
C) Technical architecture
D) Computing architecture

Accepted Answer

Technical architecture is one of the 4 components of IT architecture described in the text. The other components mentioned in the text include business architecture, data architecture, and application architecture. The options A, B, and D are not the correct components of IT architecture listed in the text.

Question 8

Your textbook differentiates the terms "data", "information" and "knowledge". With regard to a customer satisfaction application for the automobile industry, which of the following is an example of data?
A) The ability to create a program that provides rewards for dealerships with high levels of customer satisfaction and corrective action plans for dealerships that have low levels of satisfaction.
B) The Web-based application that collects and stores records of customer satisfaction surveys and allows dealerships to view their data.
C) Reports that summarize ratings for a specific dealership including a calculation of the average rating across all survey questions and a calculation of summary statistics for groups of questions that correspond to important dimensions such as dealership staff, satisfaction with product, quality of service and so on.
D) Records containing numerical ratings from customer surveys completed online after each visit to a dealership.

Accepted Answer

Records containing numerical ratings from customer surveys completed online after each visit to a dealership are examples of raw data as they are unprocessed, isolated facts or figures. The ratings need to be analyzed and processed before they can be turned into useful information and knowledge.

Question 9

Which of the following is one of the 4 components of IT Architecture described in your text?
A) Analytics architecture
B) Data architecture
C) Telecommunications architecture
D) Social technology architecture

Accepted Answer

According to the text, one of the four components of IT Architecture is Data architecture. The other options (Analytics architecture, Telecommunications architecture, and Social technology architecture) are not specifically mentioned.

Question 10

Which of the following is not a component of the Input-Processing-Output IPO) model of an Information System?
A) Upgrading software and/or hardware according to a strategic plan
B) Storage - saving data and information so that it can be accessed in the future
C) Working with information -changing, calculating, or manipulating
D) Communicating - Sending results, providing feedback

Accepted Answer

Upgrading software and/or hardware according to a strategic plan is not a component of the IPO model of an Information System. The IPO model includes Input, Processing, and Output as the three components. Storage, working with information, and communicating are all part of the processing component.

Question 11

Your textbook differentiates the terms "data", "information" and "knowledge". With regard to a customer satisfaction application for the automobile industry, which of the following is an example of a database?
A) The ability to create a program that provides rewards for dealerships with high levels of customer satisfaction and corrective action plans for dealerships that have low levels of satisfaction.
B) The Web-based application that collects and stores records of customer satisfaction surveys and allows dealerships to view their data.
C) Reports that summarize ratings for a specific dealership including a calculation of the average rating across all survey questions and a calculation of summary statistics for groups of questions that correspond to important dimensions such as dealership staff, satisfaction with product, quality of service and so on.
D) Records containing numerical ratings from customer surveys completed online after each visit to a dealership.

Accepted Answer

A database is a collection of data that is organized in a way that allows for efficient storage and retrieval. Option B describes a Web-based application that collects and stores records of customer satisfaction surveys, which is a clear example of a database. Options A, C, and D describe different applications or reports that may utilize the data from the database, but they are not examples of a database themselves.

Question 12

Which of the following is not cited by your text as a way to measure the success of IT architecture?
A) Profitability and Return on Investment ROI)
B) Technology Lifespan - how long a technology or application lasts before it is replaced by something better
C) Customer satisfaction
D) Employee Turnover

Accepted Answer

Technology Lifespan is not cited by the text as a way to measure the success of IT architecture.

Question 13

A company's business architecture describes _____________________________.
A) How specific applications are designed and how they interact with each other.
B) How an enterprise's data stores are organized and accessed.
C) The hardware and software infrastructure that supports applications and their interactions.
D) The processes a business uses to meet its goals.

Accepted Answer

A company's business architecture refers to the processes and strategies that the business uses to achieve its goals. It includes elements such as organizational structure, business processes, information flow, and management systems. It does not encompass specific application design, data storage techniques, or infrastructure alone.

Question 14

The collection of computing systems used by an organization is called ______________.
A) IT architecture or Enterprise architecture
B) Information technology IT) or an Information System IS)
C) A network
D) The Internet

Accepted Answer

The answer of The collection of computing systems used by...

Question 15

Which of the following is one of the 4 components of IT Architecture described in your text?
A) Collaborative tool architecture
B) Telecommunications architecture
C) Wireless architecture
D) Business architecture

Accepted Answer

The 4 components of IT Architecture described in the text are Business Architecture, Data Architecture, Application Architecture, and Technology Architecture. Collaboration tool architecture, telecommunications architecture, and wireless architecture are not specifically mentioned as components.

Question 16

Data from sales orders, payroll, accounting, financial, marketing, purchasing, inventory control, and so forth are processed by a combination of hardware and software called ________________ Processing Systems.
A) Financial FPS)
B) Enterprise EPS)
C) Transaction TPS)
D) Monetary MPS)

Accepted Answer

The type of processing system described in the question, which processes data from various functional areas of an organization, is known as a Transaction Processing System (TPS). The other options (Financial FPS, Enterprise EPS, and Monetary MPS) are not commonly used terms in the field of information systems.

Question 17

Transactions are typically processed, A) all together for a defined time window
A) Group processing
B) Periodic processing
C) Cluster processing
D) Batch processing
E)g. end of a day, shift or other time period) or B) processed as each transaction occurs. The first method A) of processing is called:

Accepted Answer

Batch processing is the method of processing transactions together for a defined time window, such as end of day, shift, or other time period. This allows for more efficient use of resources and can often be automated.

Question 18

Your textbook differentiates the terms "data", "information" and "knowledge". With regard to a customer satisfaction application for the automobile industry, which of the following is an example of information?
A) The ability to create a program that provides rewards for dealerships with high levels of customer satisfaction and corrective action plans for dealerships that have low levels of satisfaction.
B) The Web-based application that collects and stores records of customer satisfaction surveys and allows dealerships to view their data.
C) Reports that summarize ratings for a specific dealership including a calculation of the average rating across all survey questions and a calculation of summary statistics for groups of questions that correspond to important dimensions such as dealership staff, satisfaction with product, quality of service and so on.
D) Records containing numerical ratings from customer surveys completed online after each visit to a dealership.

Accepted Answer

Reports that summarize ratings for a specific dealership including a calculation of the average rating across all survey questions and a calculation of summary statistics for groups of questions that correspond to important dimensions such as dealership staff, satisfaction with product, quality of service and so on, provide processed and organized data that give meaning and context to the customer satisfaction survey results, making them information.

Question 19

An) _______________________ is a vision of the future IT architecture that evolves in advance of it being achieved.
A) Potential IT architecture
B) Impending IT architecture
C) Target IT architecture
D) Planned IT architecture

Accepted Answer

A target IT architecture is a long-term vision and roadmap for the future IT architecture that is continuously updated to align with business goals and technology advancements. It is a goal-driven approach that provides direction and guidance for the implementation of new IT systems and solutions. Potential IT architecture, Impending IT architecture, and Planned IT architecture are not commonly used terms in the field of IT architecture.

Question 20

A__________________, consisting of short- and long-term strategies, is necessary for managing the change from baseline IT architecture to target IT architecture.
A) Strategic Technology Audit STA)
B) Sequencing plan
C) Roll-out blueprint
D) Computing strategy

Accepted Answer

A sequencing plan is a plan that outlines the order in which changes will be made to IT architecture, including short- and long-term strategies for managing the process. A Strategic Technology Audit (STA) is a review of the entire IT architecture to identify areas for improvement, and a roll-out blueprint is a detailed plan for implementing a specific project or system. Computing strategy is too broad and does not specifically address the change management process.

Quiz 2: Information Management and It Architecture

A company's application architecture describes _____________________________.

Transactions are typically processed, A) all together for a defined time window

Your textbook differentiates the terms "data", "information" and "knowledge". With regard to a customer satisfaction application for the automobile industry, which of the following is an example of knowledge?

A company's technical architecture describes _____________________________.

A company's data architecture describes _____________________________.

Organizations strive to maintain _______________ by validating data - detecting and eliminating obvious errors and omissions, because the more efficiently and thoroughly an organization gathers, stores, processes, retrieves and uses its data, the more productive it is.

Which of the following is one of the 4 components of IT Architecture described in your text?

Your textbook differentiates the terms "data", "information" and "knowledge". With regard to a customer satisfaction application for the automobile industry, which of the following is an example of data?

Which of the following is one of the 4 components of IT Architecture described in your text?

Which of the following is not a component of the Input-Processing-Output IPO) model of an Information System?

Your textbook differentiates the terms "data", "information" and "knowledge". With regard to a customer satisfaction application for the automobile industry, which of the following is an example of a database?

Which of the following is not cited by your text as a way to measure the success of IT architecture?

A company's business architecture describes _____________________________.

The collection of computing systems used by an organization is called ______________.

Which of the following is one of the 4 components of IT Architecture described in your text?

Data from sales orders, payroll, accounting, financial, marketing, purchasing, inventory control, and so forth are processed by a combination of hardware and software called ________________ Processing Systems.

Transactions are typically processed, A) all together for a defined time window

Your textbook differentiates the terms "data", "information" and "knowledge". With regard to a customer satisfaction application for the automobile industry, which of the following is an example of information?

An) _______________________ is a vision of the future IT architecture that evolves in advance of it being achieved.

A__________________, consisting of short- and long-term strategies, is necessary for managing the change from baseline IT architecture to target IT architecture.