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Activity 2.3 Module Review Questions and Module Practice

This document contains review questions and practice for a module on organizational structures and IT architectures. It asks about the evolution of functional silos in organizations and the differences between centralized, decentralized, and distributed IT architectures. Functional silos developed as organizations grew and divided work into departments and hierarchies. A distributed architecture, which shares applications and data between client and server, is most appropriate for ERP systems as it combines benefits of centralized and decentralized approaches.

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Activity 2.3 Module Review Questions and Module Practice

This document contains review questions and practice for a module on organizational structures and IT architectures. It asks about the evolution of functional silos in organizations and the differences between centralized, decentralized, and distributed IT architectures. Functional silos developed as organizations grew and divided work into departments and hierarchies. A distributed architecture, which shares applications and data between client and server, is most appropriate for ERP systems as it combines benefits of centralized and decentralized approaches.

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Activity 2.

3 Module Review Questions and Module Practice

Part 1: Answer the module review questions listed below. These questions were chosen to
demonstrate your understanding and help you assess your progress.
1. What are functional silos and how did they evolve in organizations?

Functionalsilosarecategorizeorganizationstasksandactivitiesindifferentgroupsto
improveefficiencyofworkintheorganization.Theyaregenerallyknownassuch
departmentsasaccountingorHR,eachhavingitsowngoalsandresponsibilities.When
organizationsgrowinsizeandcomplexity,theyredividedinhorizontalfunctionsand
verticallayers.Horizontalgroupingiscalledfunctionaldivisions,andverticalgrouping
ofmanagementfunctionsiscalledmanagementhierarchy.

2. Compare and contrast centralized, decentralized, and distributed IT architectures. Which


do you think is most appropriate for ERP and why?

Centralized:allinformationwillbeshareandcontrolbyserverputinthecentral.One
mighthavetwoDNSserversineverydepartmentofacompany.Centralizationisan
attempttoimproveefficiencybytakingadvantageofpotentialeconomiesofscaleto
improvingtheaverage.

Decentralized:meansbreakingawayfromtheprevailinghegemony,revoltingagainstthe
frustratingbureaucraticwaysofold,decentralizationisanattempttoimprovespeedand
flexibilitybyreorganizingtoincreaselocalcontrolandexecutionofservicetoimproving
thebestcase.

DistributedITarchitectureallowssharingofapplicationsanddataresourcesbetweenthe
clientandtheservercomputers.Itcombinesfeaturesfromthecentralizedand
decentralizedarchitectures.

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