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    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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    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

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    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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