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This document provides a comprehensive review of the core topics covered in the UNA MBA 601 Exam 1 for 2025, encompassing key areas such as Business Strategy, Economic Analysis, Financial Reporting, Marketing Fundamentals, and Organizational Behavior. It offers insights into various methodologies and systems critical to business and management studies. The document explores the Waterfall approach, highlighting its benefits in management control while noting its limitations in user interaction until later stages. It emphasizes the importance of the system investigation phase in understanding problems or opportunities, and the analysis phase in data gathering and feasibility assessment. Tools like Request for Information (RFI) are discussed for evaluating software solutions, while the concept of smart cities is introduced, showcasing the integration of AI and sensor data for infrastructure management.
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The Waterfall approach allows for a high degree of management control, but it does not allow for user interaction with the system until the integration and testing phase, when the system is nearly complete. True or False? --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------True The purpose of the system investigation phase is to _______________. --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------gain a clear understanding of the specifics of the problem to solve or the opportunity to address The overall emphasis of the _______________ phase is on gathering data on the existing system, determining the requirements of the new system, considering alternatives within identified constraints, and investigating the feasibility of alternative solutions. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Analysis The primary tool for assessing the software marketplace to determine whether existing packages can meet the organization's needs is the _______________. ----- ----CORRECT ANSWER-----------------RFI
The _______________ phase converts the system design into an operational system by coding and testing software programs, creating and loading data into databases, and performing initial program testing. ---------CORRECT ANSWER------- ----------System Construction ____________________ is an Agile development framework that uses a team- based approach in order to keep the development effort focused and moving quickly ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Scrum In the Scrum framework, the _______________ is a person who represents the project stakeholders and is responsible for communicating and aligning project priorities between stakeholders and the development team. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Product Owner _______________ is the practice of blending the tasks performed by the development and IT operations groups to enable faster and more reliable software releases. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------DevOps Tremaine knows his firm would be more successful if communication among management, employees, the board of directors, shareholders, and other interested parties were improved through the development of _______. --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a strategic plan
Dodge works for a manufacturing firm where IoT and smart building systems monitor and control the usage of electrical systems. This benefits the firm primarily through _______. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------reduced costs Which type of IoT application assists with the creation of new business models, products, and services through the combination of sensor data and external data to provide new insights? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------transform and explore A model that states an organization's information systems operate within a context of people, technology infrastructure, processes, and structure. --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Leviatt's Diamond All the hardware, software, databases, networks, facilities, and services used to develop, test, deliver, control, or support the information technology applications and services an organization requires to meet the needs of its customers, suppliers, key business partners, regulatory agencies, and employees. --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------technology infrastructure The information systems and solutions built and deployed by departments other than the information systems department. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Shadow IT
A definition of the relationships among the members of an organization including their roles, responsibilities, and lines of authority necessary to complete various activities. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Structure An information system that an organization uses to define structured interactions among its own employees and/or with external customers, suppliers, government agencies, and other business partners. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- enterprise information system An information system that improves the productivity of individual users in performing stand-alone tasks. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Personal information system A series (or chain) of activities that an organization performs to transform inputs into outputs in such a way that the value of the input is increased. --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Value chain An information system that enables sharing of information and conducting business electronically across organizational boundaries. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------interorganizational IS
A cloud computing environment is composed of both private and public clouds integrated through networking. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------hybrid cloud computing environment A set of tools that allow users to access their desktop operating system hosted in the cloud on a centralized server—meaning users can interact with files and applications as if they were stored on a local device. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----- ------------Virtualization tools An information systems model in which an organization outsources the equipment used to support its data processing operations, including servers, storage devices, and networking components. ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------- ----Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) The latest generation of mobile communications, featuring high data transfer speeds over high frequencies with minimal latency and requiring low energy. ------ ---CORRECT ANSWER-----------------5G (5th generation) The ability of IT systems to manage themselves and adapt to changes in the computing environment, business policies, and operating objectives. --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------autonomic computing
Cities that make use of data from sensors combined with artificial intelligence to improve infrastructure and efficiently manage traffic lights, power plants, water supplies, networks, energy usage, and other resources. ---------CORRECT ANSWER- ----------------smart city A single-tenant cloud. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------private cloud computing environment A computing environment where software and storage are provided as an Internet service and are accessed with a Web browser. ---------CORRECT ANSWER- ----------------Cloud computing An information systems model in which users are provided with a computing platform, typically including operating system, programming language execution environment, database services, and Web server. ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------- --------Platform as a service (PaaS) The process of identifying, collecting, and producing electronically stored information for use in legal cases. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------e- discovery (electronic discovery)
The set of activities involved in building information systems to meet users' needs. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------system development An assessment of the technical, economic, legal, operational, and schedule feasibility of a project. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------feasibility analysis A person who represents the project stakeholders and is responsible for communicating and aligning project priorities between the stakeholders and development team. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------product owner A document that outlines an organization's hardware or software needs and requests information from vendors about if and how they can meet those needs and the time and resources required. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- request for information (RFI) The stage of system development that answers the question, "How will the information system solve a problem?" ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- system design A structured meeting process that can accelerate and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the investigation, analysis, and design phases of a system development project. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Joint application development (JAD)
Four information system types based on their sphere of influence include interorganizational, personal, enterprise, and ___________. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------workgroup Managers of the business functions most affected by a new information system have a key responsibility to ensure that _______________. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------the people, processes, and human structure components are fully addressed _______________ is a model used to introduce new systems into the workplace in a manner that lowers stress, encourages teamwork, and increases the probability of a successful implementation. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Leavitt's Diamond The contemporary view of information systems is that they are often so intimately involved in an organization's value chain that they are part of the process itself. True or False? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------True Which of the following is not a benefit associated with creating a strategic plan? -- -------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------guarantees that only the most current technology solutions will be employed
Public cloud computing offers three key benefits to organizations including _______________. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Increased redundancy in the event of disaster, reduced costs, and flexible computing capacity Common issues encountered when moving to public cloud computing include complex pricing arrangements, performance issues, inadequate data security, and __________. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Vendor Lock-in A private cloud computing environment can provide more data security than a public cloud computing environment. True or False? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----- ------------True Network connectivity is not required for objects with sensors to exchange data with other connected devices. True or False? ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------------- --True A faulty sensor or a bad network connection can result in ________________ or IoT sensor data that lacks a time stamp indicating when the reading occurred. ----- ----CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Missing Data One of the first things developers of IoT applications should focus on is building in _______________ from the start. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Security
Which phase of the goals-based strategic planning involves an in-depth analysis of the company and its competitors? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Analyze situation The _______________, _______________, and _______________ must be established before an organization can establish its goals and objectives. --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Mission, vision, values The SWOT analysis is part of which phase in goals-based strategic planning? --------
_______________ software is less risky and leads to quicker deployment; however, maintenance and support costs may become expensive. --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Off-the-shelf _______________ software can provide a better match to the current work processes of the organization and may provide a potential competitive advantage; however, software development can be extremely costly, and it can take months or even years to complete. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Custom Which of the following is not a reason to subscribe to on-demand software? ------- --CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The software does not need to be scalable. A preliminary evaluation of software packages and vendors begins during the _______________ phase when the two or three strongest contenders are identified. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------System Analysis Many organizations use a Waterfall approach with six phases, including investigation, analysis, design, ______________ , integration and testing, and implementation. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Construction Your new employer wishes to use strategic planning to grow the business. Which of the following would you advise is the most essential task? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------create a vision/mission statement
Emily must deliver a solution that meets specific scope, cost, time, and quality goals while managing expectations of the people involved in the delivery of processes as well as the end users. Emily is a _________. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------project manager What is a project? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result Successful reengineering can reduce _____. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------
A minor system upgrade—typically a code adjustment or minor bug fix; it usually requires recompiling all the code, and in so doing, it can create entirely new bugs. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------slipstream upgrade An observation that for many events, roughly 80 percent of the effects come from 20 percent of the causes. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Pareto principle The person who coordinates all the Scrum activities of a team. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Scrum master A prioritized list of project requirements created by the stakeholders and project team members; from this list, the team selects the highest priorities. --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------product backlog The process of determining whether the project makes financial sense and whether predicted benefits offset the cost and time needed to obtain them. ------- --CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Economic feasibility A sequential, multistage system development process in which work on the next stage cannot begin until the results of the current stage are reviewed and
approved or modified as necessary. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Waterfall system development process Testing performed by trained system users to verify that the system can complete required tasks in a real-world operating environment and perform according to the system design specifications. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------user acceptance testing (UAT) A major program change, typically encompassing many new features. --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------version The use of a new or modified system under all kinds of operating conditions. ------- --CORRECT ANSWER-----------------System operation The process of readying managers, decision makers, employees, other users, and stakeholders to accept and use the new system. ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------- -------User preparation The process of determining whether laws or regulations may prevent or limit a system development project. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Legal feasibility