Chapter 1 Introduction to Enterprise Systems for Management

48) Which of the following is not a component of an Information System?

A) hardware

B) people

C) data

D) software

E) output

49) ERP systems are ________ which means they can be accessed using a web client.

A) functional

B) cross-functional

C) real-time

D) integrated

E) web-enabled

50) The concept of ________ means that clean data can be entered once and then reused across all applications.

A) cross-data reports

B) data integration

C) real-time access

D) data flows

E) system integration

51) During the 1960s and 1970s most organizations designed their systems in a ________ manner.

A) interrelated

B) cross-functional

C) componentized

D) silo

E) cohesive

52) ERP systems integrate a business' processes across their:

A) system boundaries.

B) functional dependencies.

C) value chain.

D) sales activities.

53) ERP vendors embed ________ in their software.

A) components

B) data

C) protocols.

D) best practices

E) upgrades

54) A "vanilla" ERP implementation is when the organization decides to implement the ERP software:

A) "as is."

B) quickly.

C) with B2B capabilities.

D) without complex interfaces.

E) with special additions.