BZ40S : Strategic Information Technology

Question 1

Organizations use the IS function and technology as the lever for simultaneously shrinking the organization by reducing personnel head count and making the organization more productive (i.e., doing more with less). Identify the term which defines this activity carried out within an organization.

Offshoring

Downsizing

Outsourcing

Liquidating

Question 2

Which of the following core competencies is part of an IS personnel’s systems knowledge and skills?

Hardware platforms

Virtualization

Information gathering and analysis

Cabling and network interface cards

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true about the infrastructure as a service model?

The

custom

er has to manage the licenses for the operating systems being used.

The customer has no knowledge or control over the underlying infrastructure and has only limited ability to control or configure application-specific settings.

The customer can run his or her own applications that are typically designed using tools provided by the service provider.

The customer does not have to manage operating system licenses.

Question 4

__________ take(s) the concept of real-time communication a step further by allowing people to communicate using avatars.

Blogging

Microblogging

Instant messaging

Virtual worlds

Question 5

“Backward looking” budgets are typically based on:

forecasts.

marketing research.

future trends.

historical data.

Question 6

Which of the following goods are typically produced under a make-to-order approach?

Expensive high-volume goods

Cheap high-volume goods

Very expensive low-volume goods

Mass-produced goods

Question 7

Customers can purchase __________ software off the shelf to help them with their personal documents and communications.

personalized

tailored

packaged

custom

Question 8

Using analytical tools to optimally utilize labor, materials, and equipment is a part of the __________ step of supply chain planning.

demand forecasting

production scheduling

distribution planning

inventory planning

Question 9

During the first phase of the systems development life cycle, organizations:

transform the system design into a working information system.

identify, plan, and select a development project from all possible projects that could be performed.

gain a thorough understanding of an organization’s current way of doing things in the area for which the new information system will be constructed.

elaborate on the details of the chosen approach and design the system.

Question 10

Which of the following is the most complete definition of a computer crime?

The act of using a computer to commit an illegal act

The act of using someone’s computer to browse the Internet

The act of using someone’s computer to check e-mail

The act of stealing a computer and related hardware