questions and answers.
Through e-government, _____. - correct answers
An IS professional might use the following to find a new job EXCEPT: - correct answers send an email
blast to the HR vice presidents of major corporations
Providing value to a _____ is the primary goal of any organization. - correct answers Stakeholder
_____ is a visa program that allows skilled employees from foreign lands into the United States. - correct
answers H-1B
_____ encompasses all the activities required to get the right product into the right consumer's hands in
the right quantity at the right time and at the right cost, from acquisition of raw materials through
customer delivery. - correct answers Supply Chain Management
Which of the following theories explains how a new idea or product gains acceptance and spreads
through a specific population or subset of an organization? - correct answers Diffusion of Innovation
Theory
_____ are responsible for running and maintaining information system equipment and also for
scheduling, hardware maintenance, and preparing input and output. - correct answers System
Operators
Which of the following is NOT a task typically associated with the systems analyst role? - correct answers
collaborating with others to build a software product from scratch
Which of the following is NOT a potential drawback to downsizing? - correct answers Reduced Payroll
Cost
,All of the following are potential drawbacks to outsourcing EXCEPT: - correct answers Greater Foucs on
core business
According to the diffusion innovation theory, _____ are the risk takers, always the first to try new
products and ideas - correct answers Innovators
Suppose you work at a business unit that has group of people who would rather wait to try a new
technique. They listen to and follow the opinion leaders. They would be classified as the _________. -
correct answers Early Adopters
The performance levels of radically new 'high-tech' products usually improve with newer versions. Such
types of products are known as - correct answers Disruptive Innovations
All of the following are positive driving forces that influence chance according to Lewin's Theory of Force
Field Analysis, EXCEPT: - correct answers Past Performance
In a manufacturing organization, the supply chain is a key value chain whose primary activities include all
of the following EXCEPT: - correct answers finance and accounting
Suppose you are assigned to manage a virtual team. Which of the following will you NOT do? - correct
answers hold team meetings regularly - whether the team members like it or not
You might be an information systems worker if you _________. - correct answers enjoy learning new
techniques and enjoy working with people
In most large organizations, the IS department is divided into the following functions __________. -
correct answers Operations, Development, and Support
Suppose, you need to advise someone about getting a certification. Which of the following will be
appropriate advice? - correct answers Certifications are vendor-specific
Important functions of the chief information officer include - correct answers a.
employing an IS department's equipment and staff to help the organization reach its goals
, b.
monitoring the financial considerations of the IS department, such as return on investment
c.
ensuring the organization complies with laws and regulations
d.
ALL OF THESE
Which of the following is NOT one of the four main components in Leavitt's Diamond? - correct answers
Systems
The idea of _____ is a form of innovation that constantly seeks ways to improve business processes and
add value to products and services. - correct answers continuous improvement
In a supply chain, _____ involve the transformation, movement, and storage of supplies and raw
materials. - correct answers physical flows
According to Lewin and Schein's 3-stage model of organizational change, which of the following tasks
would be found in the 'unfreezing' stage? - correct answers Assign leaders and implementation team
Which of the following types of credit cards is currently diminishing in popularity and being replaced by
the other three types - correct answers Magnetic Strip
Carson's supervisor has asked him to review a variety of portable computers for possible purchase for
their company's employees. Which of the following should Carson NOT consider buying? - correct
answers Notebooks
The "Summit" computer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory that can perform 200 peta- flops per second
is considered to be a - correct answers Supercomputer
---- is the use of a collection of computers, often owned by many people or different orangizations, to
work in a coordinated manner to solve a common problem - correct answers Grid Computing