VERIFIED ANSWERS
If a company was based in Montgomery, Alabama, which of the
following would be considered an offshoring activity? - ---
Answers---Sending the help desk function to Mexico
Which of the following balances pay-per-use against charging
the department that uses the IS functions directly? - ---
Answers---Allocation
The steering committee includes IT programmers who convene
regularly to provide guidance to the IS function - ---Answers-
--False
Outsourcing is the process of engaing a foreign provider to
supply the products or services the firm no longer intends to
produce internally - ---Answers---False
Which of the following makes decisions on the IS investment
approach, portfolio, and risk? - ---Answers---the steering
committee
There are three main methods used by modern organizations
to fund IS. These include: - ---Answers---Chargeback,
Allocation, and Overhead
,Company X is charged for networking expenses based on the
volume of traffic it initiates. Which of the following IS funding
approaches fits this example? - ---Answers---Chargeback
Bonita Dawn Boutique is an online vintage chinaware
business. They have decided to implement an order tracking
software for their business. This project is meant to increase
control and improve information management (order tracking)
for the business. What kind of project can this be considered
as? - ---Answers---Informational
Mary is creating a business case for Turkish Arlines. She
proposes that the company to "reduce the response time to
customer complaints on Twitter." How would you categorize
this type of business change? - ---Answers---Do things better
What are the three steps that occur during the implementation
phase of the SDLC? - ---Answers---Installation, Operations,
Maintenance
Which of the following is NOT one fo the advantages related to
making you own systems? - ---Answers---Faster Roll-Out
Why is the Systems development Life Cycle methodology
typically referred to as "the waterfall model"? - ---Answers--
-To stress the fact that phases are sequential and iteration (or
going back) should be
, A business school has developed a new leave portal for all its
employees and decides to immediately switch from the old
platform to the new one. This migration is considered a low
risk endeavor for the school and its employees. This type fo
migration approach is considered as: - ---Answers---direct
Nike decided to implement Oracle. Oracle is a database
management system produced by the multinational software
corporation Oracle, Inc. Which approach does Nike's decision
fall into? - ---Answers---System selection and acquisition
Technical feasibility is concerned with taking the system
requirements document and producing a robust, secure, and
efficient application - ---Answers---False
Your book describes the systems selection process in-depth.
Which of the following is NOT a step in the system selection
process? - ---Answers---Visit vendor sites
Which of the following is an advantage of custom
development? - ---Answers---Flexibility and control
Which of the following statements is not a part of the "agile
manifesto" for software development? - ---Answers---
Processes and tools over individuals and interactions
We have identified three general approaches to the acquisition
of information processing functionalities and the introduction