Ashworth 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 customer 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.
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 customer 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.
