Enterprise Systems - EA - SDLC

The enterprise system architecture can be viewed from two different angles; the functional angle and the ​ ________ angle.​ ​ ​

• network
• decisional
• logical
• system

If the ERP vendor's software and best practices do not match the organization's needs, it may be necessary to ​ ​ ​ ___​ the ERP software.

• proceduralize
• customize
• compartmentalize
• individualize
• upgrade

Manufacturing capacity is planned and optimized using the ​ ________ module.

• production
• purchasing
• sales & marketing
• accounting

Employee data is managed in the ​ _​ __ module.

• database
• purchasing
• sales and marketing
• credit management
• human resources

The ​ ​ ______ tier acts as the intermediary between the client applications and the database. 

• presentation
• business
• logical
• middleware

The ​ ​ ______ tier acts as the intermediary between the client applications and the database. 

• presentation
• business
• logical
• middleware

Users input data in the ​ ________ tier.​

• presentation
• business
• logical
• application
• database

A fully functioning ERP system needs a high availability ​ ________ in order to support the growth of the user population and its expansion out to the supply chain partners.​

• database
• application server
• network
• API
• GUI

In the three-tier architecture, the application, database, and _​ _______ layers are separated into independent operating units.

• network
• security
• protocol control
• application
• presentation

In ​ ________ environments, clients only need access to the Internet and a standard browser like Internet Explorer with a few plug-ins to interact with ERP applications.

• server-centric
• web-based
• client-centric
• n-tier client/server