Old Chapter 1 Practice Quiz

1.
IT components are synonymous with the IT platform.
A. True
B. False


2.
An organization's information technology infrastructure is a high-level plan of the information assets in an organization.
A. True
B. False


3.
An organization's IT architecture must consider the business needs for information as well as the existing and planned IT infrastructure and applications of the organization.
A. True
B. False


4.
Workflow software enables computer applications to interoperate, but only with human intervention.
A. True
B. False


5.
Which one of Friedman's flatteners popularized the Internet and the Web?
A.
Outsourcing
B.
Fall of the Berlin Wall
C.
The Steroids
D.
Netscape going public
E.
Uploading


6.
Computational capabilities, voiceover Internet Protocol, and advances in computer graphics are which of Friedman's flatteners?
A.
The steroids
B.
Offshoring
C.
IT services
D.
Insoucing
E.
Outsourcing


7.
The workforce, particularly in developed countries, is becoming more diversified.
A. True
B. False


8.
The digital divide means that between different groups of people, there is a wide division between those who have access to information and communications technology and are using it effectively, and those who do not.
A. True
B. False


9.
A problem that managers have is too little information.
A. True
B. False


10.
Cybercafes are public places in which Internet terminals are available.
A. True
B. False


11.
Strategic information systems are designed to give the organization a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
A. True
B. False


12.
Build-to-order is a strategy of producing customized products and services.
A. True
B. False


13.
Societal pressures on businesses include which of the following?
A.
social responsibility
B.
government regulations
C.
protection against terrorism
D.
ethics
E.
all of the above


14.
In general, government deregulation _____ competition.
A.
does not affect
B.
decreases
C.
intensifies
D.
obsoletes
E.
ends


15.
_____ provide organizations with advantages that enable them to increase their market share and/or profits, to better negotiate with suppliers, or to prevent competitors from entering their markets.
A.
Strategic systems
B.
Management information systems
C.
Computer-based information systems
D.
Decision support systems
E.
Dashboards


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