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INSTRUCTIONS: please put each set of questions on a separate page. There should be 4 separate submissions
Set 1
Describe the importance of high quality (error-free) data entry.
What competitive advantages does agility provide to a manufacturing company?
What is the role of data mining?
What are two challenges of legacy systems?
Define ERP and describe its objectives.
Set 2
Explain how to recognize the need for BI. Describe the components of BI. Distinguish between traditional and operational BI.
What is data latency? How does giving users the ability to create their own reports reduce data latency? What is the age of fresh data?
Define business performance management (BPM). What is the objective of BPM?
What are the four main points of IT strategic plans?
What does IT governance cover?
Set 3
What is IT architecture?
Explain the three-tier software architecture design
Define triple constraint. What is the critical path?
Define the eight stages of the SDLC.
What is green computing?
Set 4
1. List and describe the four basic functions of an information system. List and describe three types of enterprise systems.
2. There are two fundamental requirements for managing business performance: being able to measure and knowing that your indicator is measuring the right thing. Explain each of these requirements and why they are challenging.
3. What is an advantage of virtualization? List and explain one type of virtualization.
4. What are three of the major data functions performed by a DBMS? Briefly explain the functions.
5. Why are internal threats a major challenge for organizations? How can internal threats be minimized?
6. Why do social networks and cloud computing increase IT security risks? How can those risks be reduced?
7. Implementing security programs raises many ethical issues. Identify two of these ethical issues.
8. List and define 4 of the basic types of e-business transactions. Explain
9. Identify and explain the three major types of BI. Explain data mining. List three characteristics or objectives of data mining.
10. What are the four main points of IT strategic plans? Define them.