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One of your friends who is enrolled in the college of business tells you: 'it's not important for me to
understand IT and information systems.' What evidence could you use to convince him that he is wrong?
- ✔✔The top 5 publicly traded companies are all technology companies, because software is now a key
driver of business success.
Which of the following is an example of a managerial staff position in the IT function? - ✔✔Analyst
What is the top-level position in the IT function? - ✔✔Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Siri, Alexa, Cortana, Google Assistant are examples of voice user interfaces. Which of the following trend
is most closely related to the fact that these interfaces are now widely available? - ✔✔Computers have
become easier to use
One of your friends who is enrolled in the college of business tells you: 'it's not important for me to
understand IT and information systems.' What would be a good argument to prove him wrong? -
✔✔Moore's law will continue to make computers more powerful and pervasive, but it is general and
functional managers who must figure out how to use them to create value for organizations.
You own a company and you realize that your firm has very weak IT strategy. Who should you replace? -
✔✔Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Netflix has 100 million subscribers. Which of the following trends is most responsible for their success? -
✔✔Ubiquitous network access
Feedback
A company is looking for a person with a business degree, a strong background in finance and leadership
experience. What is the company most likely looking for? - ✔✔A functional manager
, If you hear the statistic: 'There are almost 3 billion smartphones in use in the world today.' Which of the
following trend is it most closely related to? - ✔✔Ubiquitous network access
In the context of digital technology we have defined 'intelligence' as the ability of a digital computer to: -
✔✔Perform computations to process information
The owner of a large car dealership in your hometown, just told you he is thinking about using virtual
reality to reduce the number of test drives by customers. He is all excited about the initiative because he
thinks it will increase efficiency. You think this initiative will be very disruptive to the structure
component of the existing car dealership information system. Why? - ✔✔Virtual reality will significantly
change the relationships between customers and sales associates, reducing their chance to earn
commissions.
An IS has two subsystems, a social and technical one. - ✔✔True
Which of the following is NOT an element of an information system? - ✔✔Subsystem
Napoleon's army would NOT need an information system. Is this statement correct? - ✔✔No, they would
need an information system to run their operations like keeping track of supplies and soldiers'
assignments.
When designing an information system you must optimize the IS as a whole, not each individual
component. This is because the components of an IS interact with one another. We have termed this
phenomenon: - ✔✔Systemic effects
The ATMs of your bank still run the Windows XP operating system. In 2018 Microsoft decided to stop
supporting Windows XP. As a consequence, no more security update will be released for it. Because of
systemic effects, you could intervene on any one of the four components of the information systems to
address this problem. Which intervention would be most appropriate for the bank in this case? -
✔✔Technology. You should upgrade all ATMs to a newer version of the operating system.
Which of the following is not part of the organizational context of an Information System? - ✔✔Structure
Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
One of your friends who is enrolled in the college of business tells you: 'it's not important for me to
understand IT and information systems.' What evidence could you use to convince him that he is wrong?
- ✔✔The top 5 publicly traded companies are all technology companies, because software is now a key
driver of business success.
Which of the following is an example of a managerial staff position in the IT function? - ✔✔Analyst
What is the top-level position in the IT function? - ✔✔Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Siri, Alexa, Cortana, Google Assistant are examples of voice user interfaces. Which of the following trend
is most closely related to the fact that these interfaces are now widely available? - ✔✔Computers have
become easier to use
One of your friends who is enrolled in the college of business tells you: 'it's not important for me to
understand IT and information systems.' What would be a good argument to prove him wrong? -
✔✔Moore's law will continue to make computers more powerful and pervasive, but it is general and
functional managers who must figure out how to use them to create value for organizations.
You own a company and you realize that your firm has very weak IT strategy. Who should you replace? -
✔✔Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Netflix has 100 million subscribers. Which of the following trends is most responsible for their success? -
✔✔Ubiquitous network access
Feedback
A company is looking for a person with a business degree, a strong background in finance and leadership
experience. What is the company most likely looking for? - ✔✔A functional manager
, If you hear the statistic: 'There are almost 3 billion smartphones in use in the world today.' Which of the
following trend is it most closely related to? - ✔✔Ubiquitous network access
In the context of digital technology we have defined 'intelligence' as the ability of a digital computer to: -
✔✔Perform computations to process information
The owner of a large car dealership in your hometown, just told you he is thinking about using virtual
reality to reduce the number of test drives by customers. He is all excited about the initiative because he
thinks it will increase efficiency. You think this initiative will be very disruptive to the structure
component of the existing car dealership information system. Why? - ✔✔Virtual reality will significantly
change the relationships between customers and sales associates, reducing their chance to earn
commissions.
An IS has two subsystems, a social and technical one. - ✔✔True
Which of the following is NOT an element of an information system? - ✔✔Subsystem
Napoleon's army would NOT need an information system. Is this statement correct? - ✔✔No, they would
need an information system to run their operations like keeping track of supplies and soldiers'
assignments.
When designing an information system you must optimize the IS as a whole, not each individual
component. This is because the components of an IS interact with one another. We have termed this
phenomenon: - ✔✔Systemic effects
The ATMs of your bank still run the Windows XP operating system. In 2018 Microsoft decided to stop
supporting Windows XP. As a consequence, no more security update will be released for it. Because of
systemic effects, you could intervene on any one of the four components of the information systems to
address this problem. Which intervention would be most appropriate for the bank in this case? -
✔✔Technology. You should upgrade all ATMs to a newer version of the operating system.
Which of the following is not part of the organizational context of an Information System? - ✔✔Structure
