Deck 8: RFID, business Intelligence Bi, mobile Computing, and the Cloud

Question 1

What is known as the combination of software tools that lets various programs within an organization communicate with other applications?

A)Web services
B)Internet hot links
C)Internet tie-ins
D)Binders

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Walmart has been on the leading edge of the move to integrate RFID technology into the supply chain.The major opportunity at this time for RFID technology is to reduce out-of-stock situations ____.

A)between the manufacturer and the storeroom at the individual store
B)between the manufacturer and the distribution centers
C)between the distribution centers and the storeroom at the individual store
D)between the backroom stock area and the store shelves

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Software as a service (SaaS)is a software delivery model in which a software product is hosted by a company on its servers and is accessed by customers via a Web browser.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Figure 8.1: SAP Business Intelligence (BI)Framework
In the accompanying SAP Business Intelligence (BI)Framework figure,the center section represents the analytical capabilities of BI.In SAP's framework,enterprise information management is a relatively new term that describes ____.

A)a set of tools for exploration,analysis,and presentation that can be applied to a wide range of business questions
B)data analysis tools applied to specific industries,such as financial services,manufacturing,consumer products,retail,and utilities or to functional areas,such as supply chain management,finance,human resources,IT,and service,sales,and marketing
C)business and technology functions that manage information as a corporate asset
D)the concept of developing strategic goals for the organization and then gathering data to evaluate how the organization is performing in relation to those goals

Question 5

In an initial trial of radio frequency identification (RFID)tags on garments in 2007,American Apparel found that inventory shrinkage,a reduction in inventory,was 20 percent,double the retail industry average.The inventory shrinkage was a result of ____.

A)Employee theft
B)being soft on shoplifting
C)lax internal controls over shipping and delivery
D)all of the above

Question 6

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.

Question 7

A radio frequency identification device (RFID),which can be attached to products,is a small package (or tag)made up of a microprocessor and an antenna.

Question 8

The combination of software tools that enables an organization's various systems and applications to communicate with other applications over the Internet is called Web services.

Question 9

Radio frequency identification technology,known commonly as RFID,is a tool that is used for tracking items through a supply chain.

Question 10

Enterprise requirements planning is a relatively new term that describes the business and technology functions that manage information as a corporate asset.

Question 11

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.

Question 12

Figure 8.1: SAP Business Intelligence (BI)Framework
In the accompanying SAP Business Intelligence (BI)Framework figure,the center section represents the analytical capabilities of BI.In SAP's framework,analytic applications are ____.

A)a set of tools for exploration,analysis,and presentation that can be applied to a wide range of business questions
B)data analysis tools applied to specific industries,such as financial services,manufacturing,consumer products,retail,and utilities or to functional areas,such as supply chain management,finance,human resources,IT,and service,sales,and marketing
C)business and technology functions that manage information as a corporate asset
D)used to store the large volumes of data used in the analysis

Question 13

The SAP Enterprise Portal gives users complete access to all their work on a single screen,using links to connect users to all the major applications needed to perform their jobs.

Question 14

Business intelligence (BI)is a term used to describe a range of different applications and technologies used to extract and analyze large amounts of data to aid in decision making.

Question 15

What is defined as the delivery of a software product to a user via the Internet?

A)Web services
B)Cloud computing
C)Mobile computing
D)Service-oriented computing

Question 16

Business analytics is the concept of developing strategic goals for the organization and then gathering data to evaluate how the organization is performing in relation to those goals.

Question 17

Figure 8.1: SAP Business Intelligence (BI)Framework
In the accompanying SAP Business Intelligence (BI)Framework figure,the center section represents the analytical capabilities of BI.In SAP's framework,enterprise performance management is ____.

A)a set of tools for exploration,analysis,and presentation that can be applied to a wide range of business questions
B)the data analysis tools applied to specific industries,such as financial services,manufacturing,consumer products,retail,and utilities or to functional areas,such as supply chain management,finance,human resources,IT,and service,sales,and marketing
C)business and technology functions that manage information as a corporate asset
D)the concept of developing strategic goals for the organization and then gathering data to evaluate how the organization is performing in relation to those goals

Question 18

What is the minimum acceptable rate of return on a project that a company will accept?

A)running rate
B)recount rate
C)hurdle rate
D)mortgage rate
E)None of the above

Question 19

The primary performance measure for data storage systems is latency.Latency is defined as ____.

A)the time between when a request is made for data from a storage device and when the data is delivered
B)the time required for the BI system to finish analyzing specified data that is gathered
C)the difference between the time required to access data from memory and the time required to access data from a hard disk
D)the time between when the BI system finishes analyzing specified data and the time that resulting analysis is displayed on the monitor

Question 20

The major opportunity for radio frequency identification device (RFID)technology to reduce out-of-stock situations is not in the supply chain between the manufacturer and the storeroom at the individual store,but between the backroom stock area and the store shelves.

Question 21

Business intelligence (BI)is a term used to describe a range of different applications and technologies used to extract and analyze large amounts of data to aid in decision making,is also referred to as ______________________,

Question 22

What are the two main challenges with using a multidimensional cube structure?

Question 23

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

Question 24

Both SAP's and Oracle's in-memory solutions are designed to analyze what is now being termed "big data." What is "big data" and what are the needs of "big data?"

Question 25

What is the advantage of using RFID technology over barcode labels and barcode readers?

Question 26

Data stored in data warehouse servers usually consist of aggregated data - from an ERP system or other sources.To speed access to this data,the data in a data warehouse are structured as _____________________,which allow for relationships in the data to be analyzed quickly.

Question 27

SAP's NetWeaver platform is a collection of modules.Which module gives users complete access to all their work on a single screen,using links to connect users to all the major applications needed to perform their jobs?

A)Enterprise Portal
B)Mobile Infrastructure
C)Master Data Management
D)Exchange Structure

Question 28

The technology that is becoming an increasingly efficient tool for tracking items through a supply chain is ______________________.

Question 29

What is an RFID?

Question 30

COMPLETION

Figure 8.1: SAP Business Intelligence (BI)Framework
On the left side of the accompanying SAP Business Intelligence (BI)Framework figure are the potential BI ____________________,which are growing both in number and in the volume of data produced.For example,Facebook,Twitter,and other social media applications can provide information on consumer reaction to new products.

Question 31

How can NetWeaver help Fitter?

Question 32

Cite one disadvantage of using software as a service (SaaS).

Question 33

Cite one advantage of using software as a service (SaaS).

Question 34

Explain the various features of SAP's NetWeaver.

Question 35

What is software as a service (SaaS)?

Question 36

SAP is not the only ERP provider with in-memory capability.In February 2012,Oracle released its in-memory solution for business analytics called ____.

A)NetWeaver
B)Duet
C)Internet Transaction Service (ITS)
D)Exalytics

Question 37

Which type of mobile device is being used more frequently to provide traffic information services that may use static sensors or traffic cameras to augment built-in maps (to avoid accidents and rush-hour traffic)?

A)GPS devices
B)Smartphones
C)PDAs
D)Netbooks

Question 38

What is a way to figure out whether an investment is profitable,and to address the time value of money?

A)Exchange rate
B)Real-time business intelligence
C)Net present value (NPV)
D)Hurdle rate

Question 39

What is the advantage of the concept of enterprise service-oriented architecture (SOA)?