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Information silos arise as a result of ________.


A) data integration across several information systems within an organization
B) the sharing of an inter-enterprise information system with several organizations
C) too many users depending on a single enterprise-wide information system
D) data being isolated in systems that are separated across different organizational levels

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Inter-enterprise PRIDE systems are referred to as ________ because in such systems processing is divided across multiple computing devices.


A) distributed systems
B) departmental information systems
C) business intelligence systems
D) integrated systems

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In the case of workgroup information systems,problems are resolved by contract and litigation.

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The second phase of the customer life cycle is customer acquisition.

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What are the problems caused by information silos?

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As organizations grow,information silos ...

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Which of the following statements is true of enterprise resource planning (ERP) ?


A) ERP is a suite of software applications that integrates existing systems by providing layers of software that connect applications together.
B) The two major components of ERP systems are manufacturing applications and inventory applications.
C) ERP is also referred to as enterprise application integration (EAI) due to its highly efficient integration properties.
D) ERP systems are used to forecast sales and to create manufacturing plans and schedules to meet those forecasts.

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Which of the following statements is true of workgroup information systems?


A) Workgroup information systems that support a particular department are called enterprise information systems.
B) Workgroup information systems that support a particular business function are called personal information systems.
C) The users of workgroup information systems are defined by levels of security authorization.
D) Workgroup information systems that support a particular department are sometimes called departmental information systems.

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Which of the following is most likely to make use of an inter-enterprise information system?


A) hospitals
B) drug salespersons
C) PRIDE systems
D) physician partnerships

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The solutions to problems in an enterprise system usually involve more than one enterprise.

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During which of the following phases of the customer life cycle do win-back processes categorize customers according to value?


A) customer acquisition
B) marketing
C) relationship management
D) churn

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What are information silos?

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Information silos are the conditions tha...

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________ are systems that are shared by two or more independent organizations.


A) Inter-enterprise information systems
B) Workgroup information systems
C) Enterprise information systems
D) Personal information systems

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Explain workgroup information systems.

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A workgroup information system is an inf...

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Implementing new enterprise systems can improve efficiency of an organization.

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Enterprise information systems have procedures that are formalized and extensively documented.

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Enterprise application integration (EAI)is used to forecast sales and create manufacturing plans to meet those forecasts.

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When implementing new enterprise systems in a company,process issues that may arise can be effectively resolved by ________.


A) encouraging entities at different organizational levels to create separate information systems
B) developing committees and steering groups for process management
C) bringing conciliators or arbitrators into the company to sort the issues
D) giving the responsibility of resolving issues to the company's CEO

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Which of the following is an information systems application that supports the sales and marketing department in an organization?


A) HR planning
B) inventory management
C) lead tracking
D) recruiting

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Which of the following statements is true of enterprise application integration (EAI) ?


A) A disadvantage of the EAI software is the lack of metadata files that describe where data are located.
B) The layers of EAI software prevent existing applications from communicating with each other.
C) EAI makes use of a centralized database that acts as a "virtual integrated database" for users to process.
D) EAI software can be configured to automatically make conversions needed to share data among different systems.

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________ is a major issue faced by companies when implementing enterprise systems.


A) The failure of applications to communicate and share data with each other
B) The failure to incorporate accounting and human resource applications
C) The lack of a centralized database where important data such as metadata can be stored
D) The gap between the requirements of an organization and the capabilities of an application

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