BADM 7050 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Which |of |the |following |is |an |accurate |statement |about |outsourcing?
a. |firms |that |view |IT |strategically |will |always |outsource |their |IT
b. |firms |that |view |IT |as |a |turnaround |will |always |outsource |their |IT
c. |firms |that |view |IT |as |a |factory |will |always |outsource |their |IT, |all |else |being |equal
d. |firms |that |view |IT |as |a |support |function |will |always |outsource |their |IT |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-firms |that |view |IT |as |a |support |function |will |always |outsource |their |IT
An |innovation |that |improves |a |product |or |service |for |an |existing |customer |is |a...
a. |sustaining |innovation
b. |disruptive |innovation
c. |continuous |change |innovation
d. |punctuated |equilibrium |innovation
e. |experimental |innovation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sustaining |innovation
Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |strategy |for |successful |IT |experimentation?
a. |motivate
b. |support
c. |direct
d. |manage
,e. |creation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-motivate
support
direct
Scorecards |provide |a |summary |of |information |gathered |over |a |period |of |time. |Another |
common |IT |monitoring |tool |is |the:
a. |baseline
b. |metrics
c. |portfolio
d. |dashboard
e. |Monitor |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-dashboard
Which |financial |calculation |provides |a |percentage |rate |that |measure |the |relationship |between |
the |amount |the |business |gets |back |from |an |investment |and |the |amount |invested?
a. |IRR
b. |ROI
c. |payback
d. |NPV
e. |EVA |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ROI
All |of |the |following |are |methods |used |to |value |an |IT |investment |EXCEPT:
a. |payback |analysis
b. |ROI
c. |NPV
d. |CTO
e. |IRR |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-CTO
, Which |method |of |IT |funding |is |the |most |equitable, |as |the |costs |associated |with |IT |are |based |
on |use?
a. |allocation
b. |corporate |budgeting
c. |usage
d. |distributed
e. |chargeback |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-chargeback
_____ |of |the |1960s |dictated |a |centralized |approach |to |IT |governance.
a. |servers
b. |mainframe
c. |networks
d. |PCs
e. |the |www |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-mainframe
____ |of |the |1980s |allowed |computing |power |to |spread |and |gave |rise |to |a |decentralized |
approach |to |IT |governance.
a. |servers
b. |mainframes
c. |networks
d. |PCs
e. |the |www |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-PCs
Correct Answers
Which |of |the |following |is |an |accurate |statement |about |outsourcing?
a. |firms |that |view |IT |strategically |will |always |outsource |their |IT
b. |firms |that |view |IT |as |a |turnaround |will |always |outsource |their |IT
c. |firms |that |view |IT |as |a |factory |will |always |outsource |their |IT, |all |else |being |equal
d. |firms |that |view |IT |as |a |support |function |will |always |outsource |their |IT |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-firms |that |view |IT |as |a |support |function |will |always |outsource |their |IT
An |innovation |that |improves |a |product |or |service |for |an |existing |customer |is |a...
a. |sustaining |innovation
b. |disruptive |innovation
c. |continuous |change |innovation
d. |punctuated |equilibrium |innovation
e. |experimental |innovation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sustaining |innovation
Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |strategy |for |successful |IT |experimentation?
a. |motivate
b. |support
c. |direct
d. |manage
,e. |creation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-motivate
support
direct
Scorecards |provide |a |summary |of |information |gathered |over |a |period |of |time. |Another |
common |IT |monitoring |tool |is |the:
a. |baseline
b. |metrics
c. |portfolio
d. |dashboard
e. |Monitor |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-dashboard
Which |financial |calculation |provides |a |percentage |rate |that |measure |the |relationship |between |
the |amount |the |business |gets |back |from |an |investment |and |the |amount |invested?
a. |IRR
b. |ROI
c. |payback
d. |NPV
e. |EVA |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ROI
All |of |the |following |are |methods |used |to |value |an |IT |investment |EXCEPT:
a. |payback |analysis
b. |ROI
c. |NPV
d. |CTO
e. |IRR |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-CTO
, Which |method |of |IT |funding |is |the |most |equitable, |as |the |costs |associated |with |IT |are |based |
on |use?
a. |allocation
b. |corporate |budgeting
c. |usage
d. |distributed
e. |chargeback |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-chargeback
_____ |of |the |1960s |dictated |a |centralized |approach |to |IT |governance.
a. |servers
b. |mainframe
c. |networks
d. |PCs
e. |the |www |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-mainframe
____ |of |the |1980s |allowed |computing |power |to |spread |and |gave |rise |to |a |decentralized |
approach |to |IT |governance.
a. |servers
b. |mainframes
c. |networks
d. |PCs
e. |the |www |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-PCs
