SIA FINALS REVIEWER
SIA Finals Reviewer Quiz
Test your knowledge on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems with our comprehensive SIA Finals Reviewer Quiz! This quiz covers essential concepts, key terminology, and important practices related to ERP systems and their implementation in organizations.
Get ready to challenge yourself with questions that will enhance your understanding and prepare you for your finals! Here are some highlights:
- Learn about the critical role of ERP systems.
- Understand the architecture and implementation challenges.
- Dive into business process modeling and integration.
ERP systems integrate various functional aspects of the organization as well as systems within the organization of its partners and suppliers.
True
False
ERP systems have traditionally been organized in two-tiers or layers providing flexibility and scalability.
True
False
When implementing an ERP system, organizations have to change business processes to match the software functionality.
True
False
The problem of functional silos gave birth to business process re-engineering (BPR).
True
False
Server centric is faster than client centric architecture.
True
False
ERP software have hundreds of business processes built into the logic of the system which may or may not agree with current processes of an organization.
True
False
It is best for an organization that does not have the experience in developing ERP systems to purchase one on the market.
True
False
The cloud computing platform is not risky for organizations as it forces them to rely on external vendors for reliability, security, and continuity of enterprise applications.
True
False
When implementing an ERP system, organizations have to modify the ERP software to match the business processes.
True
False
Purchasing Helps in the planning and optimizing of the manufacturing capacity, parts, components, and material resources using historical production data and sales forecasting.
True
False
Is a key issue for an organization for its growth - Management needs to pay close attention to this issue.
Systems integration
ERP systems
System
ERP systems require organizations to focus on business process rather than on functions.
True
False
Develop information systems that allow organizations to share data with all of its stakeholders based on need and authorization.
Physical
Logical
Provide seamless connectivity between heterogeneous systems.
Physical
Logical
Organizations also divided roles in hierarchical layers from strategic planning to management control and operation control.
Vertical Silos
Horizontal Silos
Horizontal Silos POSDCORB (Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing, Coordinating, Reporting and Budgeting) categorization by:
Guido van Rossum
Luther Gulick
James Gosling
POSDCORB means?
Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing, Coordinating, Reporting and Budgeting
Processing, Organizing, Staffing, Directing, Coordinating, Reporting and Budgeting
Planning, Organizing, Storing, Directing, Coordinating, Reporting and Budgeting
It Facilitates the processes of maintaining the appropriate level of stock in a warehouse.
Inventory Management
Sales and Marketing
Purchasing
The most reliable, flexible, and scalable enterprise architecture which is the most prevalent today.
Web Server
Cloud computing
Application Server
A software service provided over the Internet, securely, by a service provider on a monthly or yearly lease.
Application Server
Web Server
Cloud computing
It is organized in layers or tiers to manage system complexity in order to provide scalability and flexibility.
Business process management
The Application Tier
ERP system architecture
Business processes will need to be changed, adjusted, or adapted to the new system to use the functionality of an ERP system fully.
Business process management
Business Process Re-engineering
Software and Vendor Selection
It is best for all organization to purchase ERP systems on the market.
ERP
SOA
Software and Vendor Selection
This totally transformed the way a business operates in terms of buying and selling, customer service, and relationships with suppliers.
Disruptive technology
Adaptive Technology
It defines the ERP architecture through the physical components of hardware, software, and networking angle.
System
ERP
EBUSINESS
Consists of a Web browser and reporting tool where business processes and end-users interact with the system.
Web Tier
The Application Tier
Cloud computing
This enterprise architecture is not suited for all highly competitive industries like biotech where intellectual property cannot be protected easily.
Cloud computing
Web Tier
The Application Tier
It is often described as a fourth tier where the Web tier is split into Web Services tier and Web Browser tier.
Web Tier
Web -based architecture
Cloud computing
OLAP does not provide the ability to access, present, and analyze data across dimensions.
True
False
The functions of an organization (e.g., sales, manufacturing, and HR) are important as they provide a structure by which an organization functions smoothly.
True
False
It is inefficient, inaccurate, and expensive.
Silo information system
Vertical silos
Horizontal silos
The system creates bottlenecks for everyone and information is available in real-time.
True
False
The five components of ERP SYSTEM are:
Hardware,software,people,information,process
Hardware,software,people,information,planning
Hardware,server,people,information,process
Focuses on linking a business with its external partners and stakeholders
ERP
EBUSINESS
. Focuses on integrating the internal functional silos of the organization into an enterprise application
ERP
EBUSINESS
Uses adaptive technology
EBUSINESS
ERP
Can gather financial data from various functional departments and generate valuable financial reports.
Finance
Miscellaneous Modules
Human Resource
It Support and maintenance costs are less on one server.
Maintainability
Flexibility
Scalability
This defines the ERP modules that support the various business operations of the organization.
Functional
System
Focus is on structure of all organizational data and its relationships with both internal and external systems.
Data Tier
Web Tier
Application Tier
Also known as object-oriented architectures for Web platforms.
ERP Architecture
Service-Oriented Architectures
System Architecture
Which of the following is the not a drawbacks of Service-Oriented Architectures?
SOA implementations are costly and time-consuming.
Security system needs to be sophisticated.
Reduces reliance on expensive custom development.
Web-based architectures facilitate better integration with Internet technologies.
True
False
Enterprise architecture is not important technology for the long-term functioning of the organization.
True
False
Which of the following is a benefit of Cloud Computing?
Pay for subscription, not for licenses and upgrades.
Data security
Vulnerability
It is one of the most critical points in a project’s success.
Go Live
Go Love
Go Lease
Management is generally categorized into three levels:
Strategic, Mid-Management and Operational.
System, Management and Operational.
Software, Mid-Management and Operational.
These are the important part of the implementation process.
People and organization
People and Softawre
Hardware and Software
Web-based systems today use a distributed architecture which allows the sharing of applications and data resources between the client and the server computers.
True
False
It can improve productivity, but they often lead employees to achieve departmental goals rather than overall organizational goals.
Functional
Silos
IS architecture
SAP was founded in June 1972 under which name?
System Analysis and Program Development
System Analysis and Process Development
A window in SAP that allows user to create shortcut keys to access frequently used window or document.
Tool Bar
Menu Bar
Customize Window
Drag and create is a SAP feature which is particularly effective means of linking two business objects to create a query.
True
False
These are used to move stock between warehouses.
Transfer Sale
Transfer Order
Transfer Warehouse
A document into which accounts payable enters the vendor's invoice information and sets up the payment.
A/R Invoice
A/P Invoice
A/R Order
A/P Order
The acronym of SAP was later changed to ___________.
System Applications and Products in Data Processing
System Applications and Program in Data Processing
These enable you to quickly display and format data from an SAP Business One company database.
Display
Queries
Drag & Relate
The user-friendly interface helps you find important information quickly and locate different objects of documents in SAP Business One.
Drag & Create
Drag & Relate
One transaction dialog is used to access all three types of business partners.
True
False
It is a series of marketing documents designed to move a customer through the buying process.
Order Process
Sales Process
Document
This is similar to a PO but it includes a request for payment.
A/P reserve invoice
A/P invoice
A/P good receipt
This is used to customize a menu to include windows, menu options and queries you use most frequently.
Menu
My Menu
Customize
They are physical or virtual locations such as to represent major vendors on a consignment basis or to represent items in transport and such.
Warehouse
House
Stockroom
These are documents for sales and purchasing.
Sale and Purchase
Marketing Documents
Order Form
This Refers to the key information that describes your customers, vendors, and leads as well as items that your company buys and sells.
Master Data
Business Data
Inventory
All the documents in purchasing and in sales share a similar structure.
True
False
The document that denotes the delivery of goods from a vendor to a company.
Good item
goods receipt PO
Good receipt
A warehouse is required on all inventory documents.
True
False
This is the process of making sure that a steady stream of required materials is on the way to your company when and where you need them.
Purchasing
Sales
Items
It arranges the functions of the individual applications in a tree structure. The company name and the name of the current user display at the top left.
Menu
Main Menu
My Menu
This is the document you provide to the vendor specifying the items or services you want to purchase, including agreed-to quantities and prices.
Purchase order
Sales order
Item order
It is use to reverse the A/P invoice.
Credit memo
A/P Credit Memo
A/P Invoice
It contains the Windows standard menu (File, Edit, Window, Help) as well as generic SAP Business One functions.
Tool Bar
Menu Bar
General Menu
It is not possible to change the language settings of your SAP Business One application.
True
False
This is a collection of icon buttons that grant you easy access to commonly-used functions.
Tool Bar
Menu Bar
Customize
SDLC stands for?
Systems Development Life Cycle
Software Development Life Cycle
It includes a systematic process of planning, designing, and creating an information system for organizations.
Software Development Life Cycle
Systems Development Life Cycle
Complex problems are broken up into smaller manageable problems using a systems’ hierarchy, and then developing a solution for each problem within the hierarchy.
Software Approach
System Approach
It is an ERP Implementation plan that Involves implementation of the full functionality of the ERP software in addition to industry-specific modules.
Comprehensive
Middle-of-the-Road
Vanilla
It is an ERP Implementation plan that Involves some changes in the core ERP modules and a significant amount of business process re-engineering.
Comprehensive
Middle-of-the-Road
Vanilla
It is an ERP Implementation plan that Business process re-engineering is eliminated
Comprehensive
Middle-of-the-Road
Vanilla
ERP applications generally do not require the rigorous traditional SDLC process.
True
False
Each person on the project does not need to understand their role and responsibility, thus making individuals and the project organization accountable to the project and the project’s success.
True
False
In terms of goal it Develop a new system to support the organization requirements
SDLC
ERP Life Cycle
In terms of analysis its Vendor analysis and evaluation of business process changes due to the implementation
SDLC
ERP Life Cycle
_________________ process models describe processes without suggesting how they are conducted.
Logical
Physical
__________________ process models include process implementation information
Logical
Physical
Context Diagram decomposes into Level 0 diagram
True
False
Level 1 processes always have one “dot”: parent number “dot” unique number (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, etc.)
True
False
Level 2 processes does not have two “dots”: parent number “dot” unique number (1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, etc.)
True
False
An evolution of the classic waterfall methodology, the _____________ process steps are flipped upwards after the coding phase.
V-model SDLC
Waterfall
Prototyping
It is a model that the Development of the next phase starts only when the previous phase is complete.
Big Bang
Waterfall
Spiral
This________ model is a model in which the prototype is developed prior to the actual software.
Waterfall
Spiral
Prototype
This model includes iterative and prototype approach.
Spiral
Iterative
Waterfall
This model divides the product into small chunks.
Iterative Incremental Model
V-Model
Bigbang
This model does not require much planning and scheduling.
Spiral
BigBang
Prototype
_______________ is a combination of the Iterative and incremental model. This model focuses more on flexibility while developing a product rather than on the requirement.
Agile Model
Spiral
V-Model
It is a DFD Element that An activity or function performed for a specific business reason
Process
Data Flow
Data Store
It is a DFD Element that refers to a collection of data that is stored in some way
Process
Data Flow
Data Store
It is a DFD Element that refers to input of data to a process, or the output of data (or information) from a process.
Process
Data Flow
Data Store
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