Questions and Answers of Human Resource Information

What are the main functions of a database management system, and how is it different from a database?
What were the shortcomings of early file-oriented database structures?
What are the three types of data sharing?
Define the key terms in a relational database.
What is the difference between a primary key and a foreign key?
What are the three types of queries?
How are forms and reports similar, and how are they different?
Take the list of HR database common fields and group them into tables.
What are the differences between data warehouses, BI, and data mining?
Can knowledge be turned into a database?
How can Big Data support HR decisions?
Identify the various types of users or customers of an HRIS.
What are the three broad categories of data that an HRIS manages?
How does network bandwidth affect a two-tier (client-server) architecture?
How does an N-tier architecture simplify the IT department’s task of maintaining client software?
Research www.hropenstandards.org. How many transactions or interfaces do the standards support? How many software vendors are involved with the organization?
Take a specific industry, say the K–12 education industry. How might HireRight’s integration with Oracle’s PeopleSoft assist the process of hiring employees such as bus drivers, janitors, or
When might BOB not be best?
The systems development process has been discussed by many. Name five discussion topics that need to be completed during the planning process.
How does network bandwidth impact a two-tier (client-server) architecture?
How does an N-tier simplify IT departments’ task of maintaining client software?
How does the use of smartphones and other devices make delivery of HRIS functionality more effective? More complicated?
What are some critical success factors for effectively conducting an analysis of HRIS needs?
Explain how planning and analysis integrate and inform further steps in the SDLC.
Compare and contrast the different methods of data collection, explaining the conditions under which each is most effective.
Which prioritization method is most useful in establishing the appropriate values for system requirements, and why?
If you think a thorough, high-quality needs analysis is daunting on an internal project, imagine if you were an HRIS vendor and your job was to provide a best-of-breed system (see Chapter 3) that
What is the difference between the data view of a system and the process view of a system? Why is this distinction important when designing a new system?
Discuss four reasons that a DFD is a stronger tool than a written narrative of the business processes.
How do companies use an RFP when sourcing software? What are the key items that should be included in the RFP?
If you were advising a firm on developing an RFP, what would be some key suggestions you would make for improving the effectiveness of the RFP?
When evaluating vendor offerings, what are the key factors that will help your firm determine the best software product to acquire?
Even if a system pays for itself financially, an organization must conduct a thorough feasibility study. What types of feasibility should be assessed, and what information does each type of

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