MIDTERM (INTRO, CH. 1, CH. 2, CH. 3,
CH. 4, CH. 6) 2025 UPDATED
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS BY
EXPERTS
digital native - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>An individual who has
grown up completely fluent in the use of personal technologies and the
Web.
digital immigrant - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>a person born before the
1990s who was not always around computers when young
social media - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>marketing and sales
applications of social IT
data - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>set of specific, objective facts or
observations that standing alone have no intrinsic meaning
information - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>data endowed with relevance
and purpose
knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>information that is synthesized
and contextualized to provide value; information with the most value;
consists of a mix of contextual information, values, experiences, and
rules
wisdom - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>knowledge fused with intuition
and judgement that facilitates making decisions
Internet of Things (IoT) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>technology
embedded in devices stream sensor data from those devices to the
Internet to create rich databases of operational data
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, IT consumerization - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The process whereby
the changing practices and expectation of consumers, shaped by the
wide adoption of digital technologies in everyday life, will influence the
IT‐related activities of workers and managers in organizations
social business - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>business model that
engages communities as a core competency and builds processes based
on capabilities primarily available through the use of social IT
social IT - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>technologies used for
collaboration, engagement and interaction over the web; typically enable
communities of people to chat, network, and share information
social networks - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>IT-enabled networks that
link individuals together in ways that enable them to find experts, get to
know colleagues, and see who has relevant experience for projects
across traditional organization lines; a network of social interactions and
personal relationships
infrastructure - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>everything that supports the
flow and processing of information in an organization, including
hardware, software, data, and network components
architecture - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>provides a blueprint for
translating business strategy into a plan for IS
information system (IS) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>combination of
technology, people and process that an organization uses to produce and
manage information
information technology (IT) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>all forms of
technology used to create, store, exchange, and use information
disruptive technologies - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>innovative new
tech that unexpectedly displace established tech --> game changers
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CH. 4, CH. 6) 2025 UPDATED
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS BY
EXPERTS
digital native - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>An individual who has
grown up completely fluent in the use of personal technologies and the
Web.
digital immigrant - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>a person born before the
1990s who was not always around computers when young
social media - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>marketing and sales
applications of social IT
data - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>set of specific, objective facts or
observations that standing alone have no intrinsic meaning
information - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>data endowed with relevance
and purpose
knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>information that is synthesized
and contextualized to provide value; information with the most value;
consists of a mix of contextual information, values, experiences, and
rules
wisdom - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>knowledge fused with intuition
and judgement that facilitates making decisions
Internet of Things (IoT) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>technology
embedded in devices stream sensor data from those devices to the
Internet to create rich databases of operational data
1
, IT consumerization - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The process whereby
the changing practices and expectation of consumers, shaped by the
wide adoption of digital technologies in everyday life, will influence the
IT‐related activities of workers and managers in organizations
social business - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>business model that
engages communities as a core competency and builds processes based
on capabilities primarily available through the use of social IT
social IT - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>technologies used for
collaboration, engagement and interaction over the web; typically enable
communities of people to chat, network, and share information
social networks - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>IT-enabled networks that
link individuals together in ways that enable them to find experts, get to
know colleagues, and see who has relevant experience for projects
across traditional organization lines; a network of social interactions and
personal relationships
infrastructure - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>everything that supports the
flow and processing of information in an organization, including
hardware, software, data, and network components
architecture - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>provides a blueprint for
translating business strategy into a plan for IS
information system (IS) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>combination of
technology, people and process that an organization uses to produce and
manage information
information technology (IT) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>all forms of
technology used to create, store, exchange, and use information
disruptive technologies - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>innovative new
tech that unexpectedly displace established tech --> game changers
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