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1. Whileb informationb systemsb wereb onceb primarilyb usedb tob automateb manualb processes,b theyb
haveb transformedb theb natureb ofb workb andb theb shapeb ofb organizationsb themselves.
(A) True
(B) False
Answerb :b (A)
2. Anb organization'sb structureb isb independentb ofb itsb goalsb andb approachb tob management.
(A) True
(B) False
Answerb :b (B)
3. Supposeb ab retailb businessb hasb anb unwrittenb ruleb thatb "everyb salesb personb cooperatesb withb otb
hers."b Thisb isb anb exampleb ofb organizationalb culture.
(A) True
(B) False
Answerb :b (A)
4. Reengineeringb andb continuousb improvementb haveb theb sameb definition.
(A) True
(B) False
Answerb :b (B)
5. Organizationsb cannotb haveb manyb valueb chains.
(A) True
(B) False
Answerb :b (B)
6. Ab sustainingb innovationb isb oneb thatb initiallyb providesb ab lowerb levelb ofb performanceb thb
anb theb marketplaceb hasb grownb tob accept.
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7. Theb conceptb ofb ab valueb chainb isb notb significantb tob organizationsb unlessb theyb manufactureb
pbroducts.
(A) True
(B) False
Answerb :b (B)
8. Ab traditionalb viewb ofb informationb systemsb holdsb thatb organizationsb useb themb tob contrb
olb andb monitorb processesb andb ensureb effectivenessb andb efficiency.
(A) True
(B) False
Answerb :b (A)
9. Overb time,b disruptiveb innovationb tendsb tob becomeb lessb attractiveb tob usersb inb ab newb market.
(A) True
(B) False
Answerb :b (B)
10. Perceivedb usefulnessb andb easeb ofb useb ofb ab systemb influenceb anb individual'sb attitudeb towar
b db theb system.
(A) True
(B) False
Answerb :b (A)
11. Theb diffusionb ofb innovationb theoryb statesb thatb adoptionb ofb anyb innovationb happensb allb atb ob
nceb forb allb membersb ofb theb targetedb population.
(A) True
(B) False
Answerb :b (B)
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12. Theb diffusionb ofb innovationb theoryb canb beb usefulb inb planningb theb rolloutb ofb ab newb inforb
mationb system.
(A) True
(B) False
Answerb :b (A)
13. Theb activitiesb thatb leadb tob gettingb theb rightb productb intob theb rightb consumer'sb handsb inb thebr
ight quantityb atb theb rightb timeb atb theb rightb costb areb knownb asb valueb chainb managebment.
(A) True
(B) False
Answerb :b (B)
14. Opportunitiesb inb informationb systemsb areb availableb tob peopleb fromb differentb partsb ofb theb
wborld.
(A) True
(B) False
Answerb :b (A)
15. Theb roleb ofb ab systemsb analystb isb narrowlyb definedb andb seldomb involvesb communication
b sb withb others.
(A) True
(B) False
Answerb :b (B)
16. Theb informationb systemsb operationsb groupb isb responsibleb forb theb day-to-
dayb runningb ofb ISb hardwareb tob processb theb organization'sb informationb systemsb workload.
(A) True
(B) False
Answerb :b (A)
17. Whenb anb organizationb hiresb anotherb firmb inb anotherb countryb tob performb ab specificb functionb
onb itsb behalf,b itb isb knownb asb offshoring.
(A) True
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