University of Houston, Downtown

EIS 3302

Chapter Number: 10

1)The functional area information systems are the most fundamental information systems in the organization.

 

 

 

2. The data processed by transaction processing systems provide the inputs for other organizational information systems.

 

 

3. In general, organizations try to automate data entry as much as possible.

 

 

 

4. When you make a purchase online, that transaction is an example of batch processing.

 

 

 

5. Functional information systems support the entire enterprise or major portions of it.

 

 

 

6. The information systems for Accounting and Finance could contain control and auditing process.

 

 

 

7. The POM function within an organization monitors the customer sales activity.

 

 

 

8. An example of a transaction in a HRIS application is adding a new employee.

 

 

 

 

9. Information systems can be function-specific.

 

 

 

10. Historically, the functional area information systems were developed independently of one another.

 

 

11. Information silos were particularly efficient when business processes crossed functional boundaries in an organization.

 

 

 

12. Business processes may be located within one functional area or may span multiple functional areas.

 

 

 

13. Best practices are the most successful solutions or problem-solving methods for achieving a business objective.

 

 

 

14. Enterprise resource management is an enterprise-wide effort to acquire and retain customers.

 

 

 

15. Financial management, operations management, and human resource management are extended ERP modules.

 

 

 

16. When ERP systems are not appropriate in an organization, then that organization can use an enterprise application integration system.

 

 

 

17. Organizations that use ERP systems are more agile and adaptive.

 

 

 

18. Exception reports show a greater level of detail than is included in routine reports.

 

 

 

19. Key-indicator reports shows data at a greater level of detail.

 

 

20. Drill down reports are produced at scheduled intervals.

 

 

 

21. An organization has to own all of the information systems it used.

 

 

 

22. USA Cycling needed an on-demand inventory and warehouse management system that allows