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WGU C724 Information Systems Management PRE-Test Questions and Answers Rated A Which activity is an example of how information systems support business functions of human resource departments? ✔... ✔An employee processes monthly payroll checks and benefits using an open-source software. There are six major components of a computer-based information system, four of which are also in the information technology component. Which two components are only parts of the information system? Choose 2 answers ✔✔People & Processes A police department at a large metropolitan city implemented an information system that analyzes historical crime data, including date and locations as well as other external, environmental, and city-related data. The system then produces daily predictive reports of the major locations around the city that are likely to require additional police attention. The police department uses the reports to plan the officers' patrol routes, targeting the areas that the system predicted to have high likelihood of incidents. Which type of computer-based information system provides a competitive advantage based on the described scenario? ✔✔A decision support system (DSS) that improves decision-making A police department at a large metropolitan city implemented an information system that integrates historical crime data, including date and locations to other external, environmental, and city-related data. The system then produces daily predictive reports of the major locations around the city thatare likely to require additional police attention. The police department uses the reports to plan the officers' patrol routes, targeting the areas that the system predicted to have high likelihood of incidents. Which two strategies does the information system at the police department aim to accomplish? Choose 2 answers ✔✔Improving decision-making & Operational efficiency Which business function is primarily the responsibility of production and operations information systems? ✔✔Quality control A small company that is growing quickly into a medium-sized company is facing the challenge of consolidating and storing information received from multiple sources from the ground up in order to ensure that operations run efficiently. The company needs to hire an expert who will, in addition to the above, maintain security and apply upgrades as needed. Which IT professional does the company need to hire in order to address this challenge? ✔✔Database administrator A university is looking for ways to customize its courses to the unique needs of its students by creating various levels of hybrid online courses, such as 80% online for one student, whereas only 30% online for another. Which IT management challenge is addressed in this scenario? ✔✔Develop new products and services A ride-sharing cab company is looking for ways to generate more business by attracting more customers, both on the supply (driver) and demand (passenger) side, via a strategy of tracking their monthly miles and offering "frequent flier" bonuses, just like airline companies have done.Which IT management challenge is addressed in this scenario? ✔✔Promote competitive advantage An automobile manufacturer is considering equipping the engines of its new models with the capability of detecting early symptoms of an imminent mechanical or electric failure, automatically transmitting that warning to the dealership from which the customer purchased the car, and the dealership automatically contacting the customer to schedule a repair appointment. It is facing the challenge of whether all this is technically feasible and operationally viable. Who needs to address this challenge of value creation through technology use? ✔✔Chief technology officer A car dealership has been receiving complaints from its customers about its inflexible repair system in which customers who drop off their cars the previous evening are not properly placed in the queue and tend to be placed behind those who drop off their cars the morning of the scheduled repair. It needs technical staff members who understand the scheduling/drop-off operation so it can determine and articulate precise customer needs to the programmers who would then build the code behind the system. What type of challenge is this? ✔✔User requirements An international company is facing the challenge of its software development team working on a specific application spread across the globe in 16 countries in 12 different time zones. Flying them to the same location once a week or even once a month for coordination purposes would be prohibitively expensive. Moreover, the issues that arise tend to be urgent and in need of almost immediate resolution in communication with team members in other countries. Which communication style is necessary to resolve the issues in the given scenario? ✔✔SynchronousWhat business strategy relies heavily on efficient and secure software implementations? ✔✔Web sales What business function benefits from both wireless networks and cellular technologies? ✔✔Product sales support In 1965, computers had .092 MIPS, and today's computer have about 238,000 MIPS. What business practices have taken advantage of this massive increase in computer speed? Choose 2 answers ✔✔Network management systems & Database management systems A marketing manager uses a desktop publishing software to create advertising brochures that will be mailed to potential customers. To which major software category does the desktop publishing software in this scenario belong? ✔✔Application software A company needs to allow multiple computers to have access to a shared printer. Which type of computer is required to manage the print requests to a shared printer? ✔✔A server computer A large online retail store needs a computer system that can quickly process sales orders, inventory, payment, and shipping. Which computer system is required to accomplish these tasks? ✔✔Mainframe computerWhich development methodologies respond to a need to expedite and scale software development, with concepts that are concerned with the reuse of one or many software objects? Choose 2 answers ✔✔Object-oriented development & Component-based development [Show More]

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