BSAT FINAL, BADM 7050 EXAM 1
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
All of the following are identified causes of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill
EXCEPT for: - ANSWERThe alignment of the Information Systems Strategy Triangle
A social business strategy is designed to use social IT tools for all of the following
EXCEPT: - ANSWERExcluding stakeholders
This framework is called the _______ because it relates business strategy with IS
strategy and organizational strategy. - ANSWERInformation Systems Strategy Triangle
At the time of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and explosion, BP's IS Strategy Triangle
was out of _____. - ANSWERAlignment
By using IS to achieve economies of scale and generate operating efficiencies, Walmart
epitomizes which one of Porter's generic strategies? - ANSWERCost Leadership
A bank provides its customers mobile applications that significantly simplify traditional
banking activities. For example, a customer can use a smartphone to take a picture of a
check and electronically deposit into an account. This unique service demonstrates the
bank's desire to practice which one of Porter's strategies? - ANSWERDifferentiation
A general manager should - ANSWERUnderstand the use and consequences of
technologies relevant to the business
Business strategies based on hypercompetition focus on customer satisfaction and
profit maximization but also build in a component of business intelligence. Business
intelligence helps an agile organization to: - ANSWERPredict and respond to new
opportunities
When a company's business strategy and technology strategy are intertwined, this
situation is known as_____ - ANSWERConvergence
General managers should take an active role in decisions about information systems.
This is vital because:
, Select one: - ANSWERInformation systems are designed to support business
objectives.
Organizational, cultural, and control variables are considered the _____used by
decision makers to effect change in their organization. - ANSWERManagerial levers
The four main types of intellectual property are all of the following EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. Patent
b. Trademarks
c. Designs
d. Data warehouse
e. Copyrights - ANSWERdata warehouse
These are collections of data designed to support management decision making, and
sometimes serve as repositories of organizational knowledge.
Select one:
a. Data-marts
b. Data containers
c. Data warehouses
d. Data storage centers
e. RAID - ANSWERData warehouses
This allows individuals to own their creativity and innovation in a way similar to owning
physical property.
Select one:
a. Intellectual property
b. Open source license agreement
c. Economies of scale
d. Intellectual capital
e. Patents - ANSWERIntellectual property
Significant changes in IS should trigger a reassessment of the _____________. -
ANSWERbusiness strategy
The _____is a plan articulating where a business seeks to go and how it expects to get
there. - ANSWERBusiness Strategy
The "Managerial Levers" concept is useful for the following reasons: -
ANSWERManagement should not make a change unless they align multiple issues,
such as tasks, measures, values, incentives, etc.
The managerial levers identifies the crucial, interrelated components for designing an
organization. The components include all of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWERSocial
media
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
All of the following are identified causes of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill
EXCEPT for: - ANSWERThe alignment of the Information Systems Strategy Triangle
A social business strategy is designed to use social IT tools for all of the following
EXCEPT: - ANSWERExcluding stakeholders
This framework is called the _______ because it relates business strategy with IS
strategy and organizational strategy. - ANSWERInformation Systems Strategy Triangle
At the time of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and explosion, BP's IS Strategy Triangle
was out of _____. - ANSWERAlignment
By using IS to achieve economies of scale and generate operating efficiencies, Walmart
epitomizes which one of Porter's generic strategies? - ANSWERCost Leadership
A bank provides its customers mobile applications that significantly simplify traditional
banking activities. For example, a customer can use a smartphone to take a picture of a
check and electronically deposit into an account. This unique service demonstrates the
bank's desire to practice which one of Porter's strategies? - ANSWERDifferentiation
A general manager should - ANSWERUnderstand the use and consequences of
technologies relevant to the business
Business strategies based on hypercompetition focus on customer satisfaction and
profit maximization but also build in a component of business intelligence. Business
intelligence helps an agile organization to: - ANSWERPredict and respond to new
opportunities
When a company's business strategy and technology strategy are intertwined, this
situation is known as_____ - ANSWERConvergence
General managers should take an active role in decisions about information systems.
This is vital because:
, Select one: - ANSWERInformation systems are designed to support business
objectives.
Organizational, cultural, and control variables are considered the _____used by
decision makers to effect change in their organization. - ANSWERManagerial levers
The four main types of intellectual property are all of the following EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. Patent
b. Trademarks
c. Designs
d. Data warehouse
e. Copyrights - ANSWERdata warehouse
These are collections of data designed to support management decision making, and
sometimes serve as repositories of organizational knowledge.
Select one:
a. Data-marts
b. Data containers
c. Data warehouses
d. Data storage centers
e. RAID - ANSWERData warehouses
This allows individuals to own their creativity and innovation in a way similar to owning
physical property.
Select one:
a. Intellectual property
b. Open source license agreement
c. Economies of scale
d. Intellectual capital
e. Patents - ANSWERIntellectual property
Significant changes in IS should trigger a reassessment of the _____________. -
ANSWERbusiness strategy
The _____is a plan articulating where a business seeks to go and how it expects to get
there. - ANSWERBusiness Strategy
The "Managerial Levers" concept is useful for the following reasons: -
ANSWERManagement should not make a change unless they align multiple issues,
such as tasks, measures, values, incentives, etc.
The managerial levers identifies the crucial, interrelated components for designing an
organization. The components include all of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWERSocial
media
