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Chapter 9 Questions Flashcards

1
Q

The global nature of business today makes complete centralization impossible.

True
False

A

True

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2
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The decisions that determine how IT assets are structured fall into which one of the five major IT decision categories?

IT principles

IT architecture

IT infrastructure

Business application needs

IT investment and prioritization

A

IT architecture

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3
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A steering committee is geared only towards the highest level of the organization and reports directly to the board of directors or the CEO.

True
False

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False

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4
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IT governance has two major components: the assignment of decision-making authority and responsibility, and the __________________________.

cost considerations

decision rights

business plan

capability maturity model

decision-making mechanisms

A

decision-making mechanisms

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5
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A steering committee works especially well with this particular IT governance archetype.

Business monarchy

IT monarchy

Feudal

Federal

IT Duopoly

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Federal

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6
Q

There were pressures for centralizing IT back when mainframes ruled, but today’s use of “consumerized” technologies have provided strong pressure, by IT people, for decentralization.

True
False

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False

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7
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________ of the 1980’s allowed computing power to spread and gave rise to a decentralized approach to IT governance.

Servers

Mainframes

Networks

PCs

The WWW

A

PCs

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8
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This IT governance archetype consists of C-level executives and at least one other business group. An IT executive may be an additional participant.

Business monarchy

IT monarchy

Feudal

Federal

IT Duopoly

A

Federal

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9
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As a result of Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the CEO, CFO and CIO must certify financial accounting records.

True
False

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False

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10
Q

All of the following are frameworks for implementing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance EXCEPT:

COSO

BCP

COBIT

ITIL

Committee for Sponsoring Organization of the Treadway Commission

A

BCP

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11
Q

This is a balanced approach to managing a company’s IT organization.

Centralization

Decentralization

Federalism

Joint-Control

Business Centricity

A

Federalism

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12
Q

The archetype that is represented by a group of business executives that might or might not include the CIO is:

IT monarchy

Feudal

Federal

Business monarchy

IT duopoly

A

Business monarchy

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13
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______________ organizations scatter IT components in different locations to address local business needs.

Distributed Control

Decentralized

Federalism

Joint-Control

Centralized

A

Decentralized

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14
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________ of the 1960’s dictated a centralized approach to IT governance.

Servers

Mainframes

Networks

PCs

The WWW

A

Mainframes

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Federal IT provides for strong centralization, like the U.S. Federal Government.

True
False

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False

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16
Q

After Intel faced strong shifts in technologies, such as cloud services, social networking, mobile devices, etc., Intel realized that it needed to establish better governance, creating a _______________.

Employee boards

Customer boards

Security committees

Information governance boards

Higher control framework

A

Information governance boards

17
Q

All of the following are mechanisms that can be created to ensure good IT governance EXCEPT:

Policies

Review boards

Steering Committees

Consultants

IT Governance Council

A

Consultants

18
Q

IT plays a major role in ensuring the accuracy of financial data.

True
False

A

True

19
Q

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was primarily aimed at which functional unit of a corporation?

Marketing

Production

Sales

IT

Finance

A

Finance

20
Q

This IT governance archetype consists of IT individuals or groups of IT executives.

Business monarchy

IT monarchy

Feudal

Federal

IT Duopoly

A

IT monarchy

21
Q

This is an IT governance framework that is consistent with COSO controls.

HIPPA

COBIT

SoX

ISACA

ISO

A

COBIT

22
Q

As a result of Sarbanes-Oxley, IT managers are now required to manage the level of controls needed to mitigate risk in business processes.

True
False

A

True

23
Q

IT decisions have been categorized by Peter Weill and Jeanne Ross. These categories include all of the following EXCEPT:

IT principles

IT architecture

IT infrastructure

Business application needs

IT security

A

IT security

24
Q

The decision about approval and justification of new technologies would fall into which one of the five major IT decision categories?

IT principles

IT architecture

IT infrastructure

Business application needs

IT investment and prioritization

A

IT investment and prioritization

25
Q

This type of organization management is where IT controls most of its IT infrastructure in one location.

Distributed IS organization

Decentralized IS organization

Federalism

Joint-Control IS organization

Centralized IS organization

A

Centralized IS organization

26
Q

The archetype that is represented by IT executives and one other group is:

IT monarchy

Feudal

Federal

Business monarchy

IT duopoly

A

IT duopoly

27
Q

The IT Governance Council reports directly to the board of directors or the ________.

CIO

CTO

CEO

COO

CFO

A

CEO

28
Q

This is a balanced approach to managing a company’s IT organization.

Centralization

Decentralization

Federalism

Joint-Control

Business Centricity

A

Federalism

29
Q

Most companies would like to obtain the advantages derived from both centralized and decentralized organizational paradigms. What type of IT governance model would best help them to achieve this goal?

Distributed Control

Decentralized

Federalism

Joint-Control

Centralized

A

Federalism

30
Q

IT organizations implement powerful information systems like ERP and SCM that provide centralized data repositories. In addition, business units have tools for their particular units that individuals can use to report on and analyze collected data. This IT governance approach is best described as: ________.

Distributed Control

Decentralized

Federalism

Joint-Control

Centralized

A

Federalism

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