Exam 14: Information Technology (IT)for Business

Interstate's Chief Information Officer thinks that improvements to the company's wide area network (WAN)should be a priority for the company.Which of the following,if true,would strengthen the CIO's position?

Interstate's marketing director thinks that the company's data mining ability should be upgraded.Which of the following,if true,would strengthen his position?

Through data mining,a manager can access demographic information on customers,for example,in order to decide which advertising media may be best to use.

Information networks are leading to leaner companies with fewer employees and simpler organizational structures.

Which of the following statements would Frisell MOST likely agree with?

Tamasaki Sushi Bar is located in the Cotswold Shopping Center in a busy uptown business district.It caters to a few art galleries,a theater,and a nearby technical college.Recently,Tamasaki has noticed a decrease in customers around the lunchtime hour,which is one of its primary sales times during the day.Many customers use cell phones and frequent the Internet cafe in the area during the lunch hour.Which statement,if true,could BEST explain the sagging sales experienced by Tamasaki?

The increase of technology in the workplace has resulted in more employees working at home and telecommuting.Telecommuting employees rely heavily on e-mail communication to complete work tasks.Which statement,if true,BEST supports those who claim that e-mail communication fosters increased misunderstandings?

As Bill proposes increased spending on network technology,Cindy is concerned that Bill is driving the company toward bankruptcy.Bill assures her that this is not the case.How can increased technology improve productivity and performance?

Differentiate between dataconferencing and videoconferencing.

Interstate's head of human resources claims that the company needs to focus on improvements in the software available to employees.Which of the following,if true,would strengthen her position?

Who is the person in charge of operating the systems used for gathering,organizing,and distributing information?

Discuss the impacts information technology has had on the business world.

An application server,an e-mail server,and a print server are all computers that provide services shared by users.

Who most often needs information in order to conduct technical projects?

Bill needs to explain the difference between data and information.What are the key points that Bill should make?

Trojan horses are malicious programs that replicate themselves like viruses.

Explain how a firewall keeps computers safe from hackers.

Kinsey Lighting,Inc.is a small retailer of decorative lamps and accessories for commercial businesses and residential homes.The company has been family-owned for two decades and has always advertised its business through local media outlets such as newspapers,yellow pages,and occasional radio spots.Recently,Kinsey has been talking with a Web designer about developing a company website.Which statement,if true,would BEST support Kinsey's decision to create a website for the business?

A small parochial school uses handwritten timecards and attendance sheets to calculate biweekly payroll and vacation time.Which statement,if true,would BEST support the idea by managers to convert to computer software to maintain employee records?

Describe the ways in which businesses protect themselves from the threats and risks information technology poses.