Human Resource Information Systems Basics Applications and Future Directions 3rd Edition -Test Bank

Human Resource Information Systems Basics Applications and Future Directions 3rd Edition by Michael J. Kavanagh -Test Bank

Chapter 3:  Systems Considerations in the Design of a Human Resource Information Systems: Planning for Implementation

Multiple Choice

1. Careful planning, a dedicated team, top-management support, and an awareness of potential pitfalls will all help ensure ___________________.

*A. system implementation success.

B. HRIS programs that are user friendly.

C. the steering committee is able to reach consensus.

D. the program manager is efficient .

2. HRIS users are:

A. employees only

B. nonemployees only

*C. employees and nonemployees

D. none of the above

3. The __________  is perhaps the most demanding user of the HRIS.

A. clerical employee

B. manager

C. technical expert

*D. analyst or power use

4. Although the ___________ architecture is more complicated, the complexity is hidden from the user.

*A. N-Tier

B. First-Tier

C. Third-Tier

D. Second-Tier

5. A user-friendly and easy to navigate Web Site that clearly communicates the benefits of being a member of the organization will be particularly useful for:

A. power users

B. technical experts

C. strategic partners

*D. job seekers

6. Two of the different data categories for an HRIS database are:

*A. information about people and information about the organization,

B. information about people and information about the competitive environment

C. information about the organization and information about the competitive environment

D. information about people and information about market trends

7. The move from single tier to two-tier architecture was made possible by:

A. the investment in faster mainframes

B. programming that was more efficient

*C. the introduction of the personal computer

D. the introduction of specialized programs

8. _______ applications provide the infrastructure to avoid data duplication, reentry, or copying to multiple systems.

*A. ERP

B. BOB

C. Middleware

D. Two-tier

9. A “Cloud” architecture most important feature is  ______

A. Delivers functionality over the internet, anytime any place

B. Requires not software installation by an organization

C. Places the responsibility for upgrades on the delivering vendor

*D. All of the above

10. To help maintain the guidelines on how the project should function, it is important to have a:

A. specification approval report

B. steering committee

*C. project charter

D. planning document

11. __________ occurs when decisions are made to implement additional functionality beyond what was defined in the __________.

*A. project creep, project scope

B. project planning, project charter

C. project revisions, project charter

D. project scope, project creep

12. A good method to determine whether to customize or stay with the vanilla software version is to complete a:

A. competitive analysis

*B. cost-benefit analysis

C. needs assessment

D. version assessment

13. _____________________ is the systematic documentation of organizational processes that directly relate to the ongoing project.

*A. Process Mapping

B. Change management

C. System evaluation

D. Project scope

14. To facilitate decision making on complex issues, the manager usually relies on the _________ to complete some type of analysis before making a decision.

A. systems analyst

B. statistical software

C. program evaluator

*D. analyst or power user

15. Many HRIS products provide real-time reporting and even screen-based historical information about the employees and/or the functional unit that can provide the _______ with the information they need.

A. clerical employee

*B. manager

C. external consultant

D. analyst/power user

16. The ________ must take what the technical staff provides and interpret that into language HR users understand so as to indicate how processes and activities might change.

A. manager

*B. HRIS expert

C. external consultant

D. analyst or power user

True/False