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Question 1
Discuss at least 3 advantages and disadvantages of incorporating BYOD in an organization.
Question 2
Kodak was once the largest supplier of photographic film. In 2004 it was dropped from the Dow Jones Industrial Average after having been listed for 74 years. Kodak failed to use IT to fend off which one of the following of Porter's 5 competitive forces?
Question 3
When a company’s business strategy and technology strategy are intertwined, this situation is known as _______.
Question 4
When would an organization elect to use BPR over TQM?
Question 5
The use of performance data by managers is generally welcomed by workers and nonthreatening to workers when the data is used for compensation rather than to improve performance.
Question 6
An IT architecture with a high level of flexibility and agility will be in a position to support changing business needs.
Question 7
According to Thomas Friedman, collaboration is the way that small companies can “act big” and flourish in today’s flat world.
Question 8
The main benefit of ________________ is that users can work collaboratively to easily create and edit Web pages, and link them to useful resources.
Question 9
A link between a firm’s IS strategy and business strategy focuses more on its external requirements than internal requirements.
Question 10
Google has disrupted a number of industries, particularly the advertising and software industries. Google's ability to quickly and aggressively provide new products and services is best described by:
Question 11
IS plays three important roles in management control processes. These processes are data collection, evaluation, and _______________.
Question 12
Mary from sales is asking about the plan to implement Salesforce.com’s application. You explain to her that you are in the process of getting technical specifications and pricing so that you can move forward with the rollout. This would be part of which of the following plans?
Question 13
Which one of the following risks can threaten the IS of a company in a highly regulated industry such as financial services or health care?
Question 14
Google Maps is a web mapping service that provides street maps and directions. A Google Maps component can be added to a business’s web site to provide customers directions to the business location. This use of Google’s service by a business is an example of __________.
Question 15
The enterprise system used to manage all information regarding customer interactions is called_____.
Question 16
A networked organizational structure feels both like a_______ and a_______ organizational structure because it supports a rigid structure with well-connected communication networks.
Question 17
Organizations use the enterprise system to drive the redesign of a business process (rather than the process driving the system implementation) for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
Question 18
General managers should take an active role in decisions about information systems. This is vital because:
Question 19
Cognizant’s organizational structure was ________, but realized as its organization grew and its services became more complicated that a __________ structure for the organization was more appropriate.
Question 20
Discuss what an organization needs to do in order to effectively manage a global virtual team.
Question 21
Which is not a question that can be used to understand organizational design?
Question 22
Enterprise systems are large information systems that provide the core functionality needed to run a business and share data across all divisions of the business.
Question 23
A general manager should:
Question 24
Marketing has repeatedly asked the IT department about the possibility of aligning the new marketing plan with the company's web site. They would like the new web site to be able to support more active content and permit customers to query an online catalog. You let them know that this is currently being considered and that you’re determining if this new business strategy can be translated into a viable plan of action. This would be part of which of the following?
Question 25
All of the following are new types of jobs created by the growing reliance on technology EXCEPT:
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