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When we witness content and processes becoming expressed and performed in digital form, we are in the presence of:
The digitization process
Declining cost of storage
End-user development
The increasing user friendliness of Information Technology
Convergence
The digitization process
Programmers, network administrators, and webmasters all belong to the category of:
General managers
End-users
Analysts
Information systems professionals
Both A and B
Analysts
A functional manager is a(n):
Knowledge worker in charge of an entire organization or business unit
Knowledge worker in charge of a functional area or team
Individuals with direct contact with software applications
Manager that sometimes act as an end-user
Both B and D
Knowledge worker in charge of a functional area or team
What are some ways that today’s managers are affected by new IT trends?
The amount of money available for them to spend on IT has increased.
Consumers are changing and become more tech-savvy.
New software programs reduce productivity and efficiency.
Human interaction is no longer needed.
Both A and B
Both A and B
Which of the following is the reason why the use of IT and IS has increased dramatically in the last several years:
The increase in available processing power per dollar
The increase in the available storage capability per dollar
The decline in battery life
The increase in the network transmission costs
Both A and B
Both A and B
Which is NOT a good reason for managers to be involved with the management of information systems?
Almost every aspect of business operations involves IT.
Available new technology can serve the growing and changing needs of a business at many different levels.
All employees will come in contact with the IT on a regular basis.
IT professionals do not make good CEOs and need to be managed.
To make sure that IT is used to support the business needs rather than having the business support IT needs.
IT professionals do not make good CEOs and need to be managed.
When the V.P. of marketing of the Grand Hotel is using his blackberry device to check emails while walking down the street, he is considered as:
A general manager
A functional manager
An end user
Both A and C
Both B and C
Both B and C
We have identified a number of IT trends of managerial interest. Which of the following is not one of them:
Increasing processing power of microchips
Increasing storage capacity
Increasing sophistication of end-user
Increasing ubiquity of network access
We have identified all of the above as IT trends of managerial interest
Increasing sophistication of end-user
Why is it important for business and functional managers to collaborate and form partnerships with IT professionals?
Managers must make sound decisions about IS with the aid of IT experts
Managers must ensure that IT professionals have people to work with
It is fun to work with IT people who know all about the new IT gadgets
It is not important since IT design is the sole responsibility of IT people
Managers must work with everybody in the organization
Managers must make sound decisions about IS with the aid of IT experts
What are some ways today’s managers are affected by new IT trends?
The amount of money they have to spend on IT has increased
Consumers are changing and become less tech-savvy
New forms of entertainment created
New software programs reduce productivity and efficiency
Human interaction is no longer needed
The amount of money they have to spend on IT has increased
The following are skills of a successful CIO except for:
Perpetually develop team/organization
Effectively manage change while in pursuit of maximum agility
Implementing IS to solve all business needs and issues
Raise the level of customer satisfaction
Matching technology to business need
Implementing IS to solve all business needs and issues
Why have we suggested that it is not enough for general or functional managers to hire good “IT people” and let them make information systems decisions?
Because software is increasingly easy to use
Because a truly “good IT person” does not exist
Because in general IT professionals have limited business training and knowledge
Because technology is increasingly complex
None of the above
Because in general IT professionals have limited business training and knowledge
Which of the statements below is related to Moore’s Law?
The costs of computer technology is continually declining.
The secondary storage capacity available per dollar doubles roughly every 24 months.
The speed of a network doubles roughly every 18 months.
The power available in new computer processors doubles roughly every 18 months.
The number of people that have access to the Internet will climb exponentially for the foreseeable future.
The power available in new computer processors doubles roughly every 18 months.
Which of the following typically statements is false?
Many modern automobiles have as much computing power as a personal computer.
At least a quarter of the world’s population has access to the Internet.
The power available in new computer processors has doubled roughly every 1-2 years since 1971.
The computational power available in an mainframe computer built in 1965 is expected to cost roughly a penny in less before the year2020.
As computer systems become more complex, they naturally become more difficult to use.
As computer systems become more complex, they naturally become more difficult to use.
Which of the following statements demonstrates the ubiquitous nature of the Internet?
The average age of Internet users is increasing.
The Internet is available to almost everyone, everywhere.
The price of storing information on the Internet is decreasing rapidly.
The processing power of the computers on the Internet doubles every year or two.
The analog methods that information has been stored is being gradually replaced with digital methods.
The Internet is available to almost everyone, everywhere.
The use of IT and IS has increased dramatically in the last several years for all of the following reasons: increase in processing power and storage capacity, decline in cost, shortened battery life, and steadily increasing storage cost.
TRUE or FALSE
False
The rapid proliferation of easy-to-use computing devices has resulted in more digitization – the process by which content and processes become expressed and performed in digital form.
TRUE OR FALSE
True
General Managers are never end users.
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
The CIO must have a broad understanding of how the company is positioned to execute its strategy
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Functional managers are often end users of IT systems
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
The CIO should only be responsible about the IT department and IT professionals.
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
IT is becoming accessible to more and more people
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Why do modern organizations build IT-enabled Information Systems?
To increase efficiency
To improve effectiveness
To comply with external requirements, such as regulations
All of the above
Only A and B
ALL OF THE ABOVE
In class, we have defined Information Systems as socio-technical systems made up of four components. Such components are:
Technology, Process, Structure, People
Strategy, Culture, Information, Procedure
Input, Processing, Output, Feedback
Operators, Computers, Information, Feedback
Both A and B
Technology, Process, Structure, People
The following is an example of an informal Information Systems
Facebook
Your university’s bursar system
Amazon.com’s billing system
Wal-Mart’s inventory system
The Internal Revenue Service income tax processing system
When discussing the fact that Information Systems exist in context, which of the following is not part of the organizational context of an Information System?
Firm’s strategy
Firm’s IT infrastructure
Firm’s culture
Firm’s external environment
Firm’s organizational structure
Firm’s external environment
First order change is the easiest to manage because:
Employees are typically trained when it occurs
Employees are typically on board and committed to it
The introduction on an IT innovation only impacts people
The introduction on an IT innovation only impacts structure
The introduction on an IT innovation only impacts process
The introduction on an IT innovation only impacts process
Why do managers need to consider the context in which the organization is embedded when making an information systems decision?
A genuine understanding of the people involved, their skills, interests, and motivations is necessary when designing and implementing a new information systems.
Every organization is unique and the type of information systems the firm needs depends on its unique characteristics
The user resistance, incentive systems, and relationships within the information systems are crucial to information systems success
So that managers can stay abreast of current developments
To identify best practices so that all companies in a given industry can work to become more identical to each other.
Every organization is unique and the type of information systems the firm needs depends on its unique characteristics
The information systems and organizational changes which heavily involve the people, process, and technology components of the information systems is called:
Robotics
First-order change
Second-order change
Third-order change
Fourth-order change
Second-order change
Which of the following is NOT defined as relating to Information Technology?
Servers (webservers, fileservers, etc.)
User equipment (PCs, cell phones, etc.)
Telecommunication equipment (Routers, Switches, cables, etc.)
People (Users, Managers, etc.)
Software (Windows, Microsoft Office, etc.)
People (users, managers, etc)
Which of the following is NOT one of the components of Information Systems?
The collection of beliefs, expectations and values shared by the members of an organization
The individuals or groups directly involved
The organizational design, reporting, and relationships
Both processing and telecommunications equipment
Software used to manage data, information, and decision making.
The collection of beliefs, expectations and values shared by the members of an organization
