Information Technology for Managers Test Preparation

Course Introduction

Information Technology for Managers introduces future business leaders to the role of information systems in modern organizations, emphasizing strategic decision-making, digital transformation, and competitive advantage. The course explores core IT concepts, including networking, data management, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies, while focusing on how managers can leverage digital tools to improve organizational efficiency and support business objectives. Students will analyze case studies, develop an understanding of IT project management, and examine ethical, legal, and global considerations in implementing and managing technology within enterprises.

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Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning 4th Edition by Ellen Monk

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Chapter 1: Business Functions and Business Processes

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Q1) The business process of Cash Flow Management is handled under the Accounting and Finance functional area of operation.

A)True

B)False

Answer: True

Q2) Today's managers are beginning to think in terms of business process.A business process cuts across which functional areas of operation?

A)Marketing and Sales

B)Supply Chain Management

C)Accounting and Finance

D)Human Resources

E)All of the above

Answer: E

Q3) Which business function is performed by Accounting and Finance?

A)Cost allocation and control

B)Taking sales orders

C)Benefits

D)Plant maintenance

Answer: A

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Chapter 2: The Development of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

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Q1) The prediction of future sales is the ____________________.

Answer: sales forecast

Q2) Which ERP package is a popular software choice for managing human resources and financial activities at universities?

A)SAP

B)PeopleSoft

C)Microsoft Dynamics

D)J.D.Edwards

Answer: B

Q3) ____________________ software allows a plant manager to plan production and raw materials requirements by working backward from the sales forecast. Answer: MRP

material requirements planning material requirements planning (MRP) MRP (material requirements planning)

Q4) Originially,in English,SAP was an acronym for ____________________. Answer: Systems Analysis and Program Development

Q5) Old systems are known as ____________________. Answer: legacy systems

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Chapter 3: Marketing Information Systems and the Sales Order Process

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Q1) A customer is granted a 10% price discount in a large order.This is an example of an activity in ____ in the sales and distribution process.

A)presales activities

B)sales order processing

C)inventory sourcing

D)delivery and billing

E)payment

Answer: B

Q2) In the sales order process,there is a number used in the SAP ERP sales order that in a paper process would be pre-printed on the sales document,usually in sequential number order.It's assigned by the customer to the sales order.What is this number?

A)Customer ID

B)Purchase Order Number

C)Material Number

D)Billing Code

Answer: B

Q3) In the accompanying diagram,"Taking an Order in SAP ERP," what is C?

Answer: Required Delivery Date: The date when the customer would like to receive the order.

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Chapter 4: Production and Supply Chain Management Information Systems

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Q1) What is B?

A)MRP

B)Demand Management

C)Purchasing

D)Sales Forecasting

E)Detailed Scheduling

F)Starting Inventory

G)Production

H)Sales and Operations Planning

Q2) The production plan for Fitter Snacker calls for 7000 cases of the snack bar product group in June.If the snack bar product group consists of NRG-A and NRG-B bars with the proportion 70% NRG-A bars and 30% NRG-B bars,how many NRG-A bars should be produced in June?

A)500

B)2100

C)4900

D)7000

Q3) Describe Fitter Snacker's accounting and purchasing problems with regard to its production process.

Q4) List and explain each step of the production planning process.

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Chapter 5: Accounting in ERP Systems

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Q1) Another name for an income statement is a profit and loss statement.

A)True

B)False

Q2) The cost of heating the plant would be considered part of manufacturing overhead. A)True B)False

Q3) Figure 2 is an example of Fitter Snacker's Income Statement.

A)True

B)False

Q4) Why is developing product costs in a large company such a time-consuming task? Why is an integrated system an advantage?

Q5) With a properly configured and managed ERP system,there are direct links between the company's ____________________ and individual transactions that make up the statements,so that fraud and abuse can be detected more easily.

Q6) How does ERP facilitate "drilling down" to see the details of transaction data?

Q7) Figure 3 is an example of production planning.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 6: Human Resources Processes With ERP

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Q1) What is management by objectives (MBO)?

Q2) To record employee working times,SAP ERP uses ____.

A)punched cards

B)RFIDs

C)CATS (cross application time sheets)

D)multiple databases

Q3) The parts of an employee's pay that is comprised of base pay,bonuses,gratuities,overtime,sick pay ,and vacation allowances are known as ____.

A)payroll run

B)statutory deductions

C)voluntary deductions

D)remuneration elements

Q4) Employee turnover is strongly tied to effective communications from human resources.

A)True B)False

Q5) What are the differences between requirements and qualifications?

Q6) Succession planning should be performed on every employee in the company.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 7: Process Modeling, Process Improvement, and ERP Implementation

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Q1) Organizational change management is a trivial part of the implementation process. A)True

B)False

Q2) In flowchart analysis,each activity in the process is analyzed for the value it adds to the product or service.

A)True

B)False

Q3) A process model can be as simple as a diagram with boxes and arrows or as complex as computer software that allows for process simulation.

A)True

B)False

Q4) Since the raw materials are available,the Manufacturing Department can now go ahead and create a complete work order.The preliminary work order is retrieved from the file cabinet.This is used as input to the computer program: Final work order scheduling.There are two outputs to this program: a printed final work order document and an update to the Current Production Plan file.The printed work order document is filed in the "To-do" file by order date.

Q5) Why,and in what circumstances,are workflow tools useful?

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Q1) Technologies such as radio frequency identification (RFID)and smartphones are fueling explosive growth in the amount of data available for businesses to process.This data can provide real business value,but the challenge is ____.

A)how to deliver the data to resources for analysis

B)how to store and protect the data against loss

C)how to manage and evaluate the data to gain business knowledge

D)All of the above

Q2) What is an RFID?

Q3) SAP's Web services platform is DreamWeaver,which is a collection of components that support business transactions over the Internet by providing seamless connectivity of diverse applications through the Internet.

A)True

B)False

Q4) Explain the various features of SAP's NetWeaver.

Q5) Radio frequency identification device (RFID)tags can degrade in bad weather,and an employee must point an RFID reader directly at a RFID tag to read it.

A)True

B)False

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