Question 1

Explain the major IS planning functions.

Accepted Answer

The major IS planning functions are:
• A

Question 2

Which of the following statements is a characteristic of outsourcing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Management should have expertise on a subject before it can decide to outsource. 
B)  An outsource vendor transfers the responsibility of risk management to the development group. 
C)  To achieve quality, it is easier to hire another vendor than it is to rehire internal staff. 
D)  Outsourcing leads to increased financial risk. 
A)  Management should have expertise on a subject before it can decide to outsource. 
B)  An outsource vendor transfers the responsibility of risk management to the development group. 
C)  To achieve quality, it is easier to hire another vendor than it is to rehire internal staff. 
D)  Outsourcing leads to increased financial risk.

Question 3

One of the reasons outsourcing is undertaken is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  diversify the business portfolio 
B)  increase costs for the outsourcing vendor 
C)  cap an organization's financial exposure 
D)  enhance management's focus on nonessential functions 
A)  diversify the business portfolio 
B)  increase costs for the outsourcing vendor 
C)  cap an organization's financial exposure 
D)  enhance management's focus on nonessential functions

Question 4

Most organizations will move their internal hardware infrastructure to the cloud in the next decade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How does outsourcing facilitate risk reduction?

Accepted Answer

Outsourcing caps financial risk and lead

Question 6

In the context of knowledge, skill, and characteristics requirements for job positions in the IS industry, a consultant should have an entrepreneurial attitude and people skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Acquiring licensed software is a form of outsourcing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

IS users are restricted from participating in requirements meetings for new applications that they will use and for major changes to applications that they currently use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

If an organization runs an information system that provides little support to accounting, it's chief information officer will most likely report to the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  chief financial officer 
B)  chief executive officer 
C)  director of information services 
D)  chief technology officer 
A)  chief financial officer 
B)  chief executive officer 
C)  director of information services 
D)  chief technology officer

Question 10

How does outsourcing help reduce costs?

Accepted Answer

With outsourcing, organizations can obta

Question 11

If an organization does not develop programs in-house, then the development group of the IS department will include programmers, test engineers, and technical writers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true of the operations group in an organization's IS department?

Accepted Answer

A)  It establishes data standards and data management practices and policies. 
B)  It monitors the user experience and responds to their problems. 
C)  It manages all computing infrastructure except in-house server farms and communications media. 
D)  It will include technical writers if the programs are developed in-house. 
A)  It establishes data standards and data management practices and policies. 
B)  It monitors the user experience and responds to their problems. 
C)  It manages all computing infrastructure except in-house server farms and communications media. 
D)  It will include technical writers if the programs are developed in-house.

Question 13

Adapting IS to new versions of business processes is a quick process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

If an organization does not develop programs in-house, then the development group of the IS department will be staffed primarily by ________ who work with users, operations, and vendors to acquire and install licensed software and to set up the system components around that software.

Accepted Answer

A)  programmers and development personnel 
B)  PQA test engineers 
C)  business and systems analysts 
D)  technical writers 
A)  programmers and development personnel 
B)  PQA test engineers 
C)  business and systems analysts 
D)  technical writers

Question 15

Describe the different outsourcing alternatives for hardware, software, data, and procedures.

Accepted Answer

Organizations have found hundreds of dif

Question 16

Users should not bother IS personnel for trivial issues, instead they should fulfill their responsibilities by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  learning basic computer skills 
B)  sharing their passwords with others to use their help in solving those trivial issues 
C)  installing security programs by themselves 
D)  making hardware modifications 
A)  learning basic computer skills 
B)  sharing their passwords with others to use their help in solving those trivial issues 
C)  installing security programs by themselves 
D)  making hardware modifications

Question 17

In the context of responsibilities involved in job positions in the IS industry, a technical writer develops test plans, and designs and writes automated test scripts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Not just financial concerns, even time and events could force a company to decide to outsource.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

List any four rights of users of information systems.

Accepted Answer

Users of information systems have a righ

Question 20

IS must evolve as the organization merges with other organizations or sells its divisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Explain the major IS planning functions.

Which of the following statements is a characteristic of outsourcing?

One of the reasons outsourcing is undertaken is to ________.

Most organizations will move their internal hardware infrastructure to the cloud in the next decade.

How does outsourcing facilitate risk reduction?

In the context of knowledge, skill, and characteristics requirements for job positions in the IS industry, a consultant should have an entrepreneurial attitude and people skills.

Acquiring licensed software is a form of outsourcing.

IS users are restricted from participating in requirements meetings for new applications that they will use and for major changes to applications that they currently use.

If an organization runs an information system that provides little support to accounting, it's chief information officer will most likely report to the ________.

How does outsourcing help reduce costs?

If an organization does not develop programs in-house, then the development group of the IS department will include programmers, test engineers, and technical writers.

Which of the following statements is true of the operations group in an organization's IS department?

Adapting IS to new versions of business processes is a quick process.

If an organization does not develop programs in-house, then the development group of the IS department will be staffed primarily by ________ who work with users, operations, and vendors to acquire and install licensed software and to set up the system components around that software.

Describe the different outsourcing alternatives for hardware, software, data, and procedures.

Users should not bother IS personnel for trivial issues, instead they should fulfill their responsibilities by ________.

In the context of responsibilities involved in job positions in the IS industry, a technical writer develops test plans, and designs and writes automated test scripts.

Not just financial concerns, even time and events could force a company to decide to outsource.

List any four rights of users of information systems.

IS must evolve as the organization merges with other organizations or sells its divisions.

The Importance of MIS

Business Processes, Information Systems, and Information

Organizational Strategy, Information Systems, and Competitive Advantage

Hardware and Software

Database Processing

The Cloud

Organizations and Information Systems

Social Media Information Systems

Business Intelligence Systems

Information Systems Security

Information Systems Development

The International Dimension

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Exam 11: Information Systems Management

Explain the major IS planning functions.

Which of the following statements is a characteristic of outsourcing?

One of the reasons outsourcing is undertaken is to ________.

Most organizations will move their internal hardware infrastructure to the cloud in the next decade.

How does outsourcing facilitate risk reduction?

In the context of knowledge, skill, and characteristics requirements for job positions in the IS industry, a consultant should have an entrepreneurial attitude and people skills.

Acquiring licensed software is a form of outsourcing.

IS users are restricted from participating in requirements meetings for new applications that they will use and for major changes to applications that they currently use.

If an organization runs an information system that provides little support to accounting, it's chief information officer will most likely report to the ________.

How does outsourcing help reduce costs?

If an organization does not develop programs in-house, then the development group of the IS department will include programmers, test engineers, and technical writers.

Which of the following statements is true of the operations group in an organization's IS department?

Adapting IS to new versions of business processes is a quick process.

If an organization does not develop programs in-house, then the development group of the IS department will be staffed primarily by ________ who work with users, operations, and vendors to acquire and install licensed software and to set up the system components around that software.

Describe the different outsourcing alternatives for hardware, software, data, and procedures.

Users should not bother IS personnel for trivial issues, instead they should fulfill their responsibilities by ________.

In the context of responsibilities involved in job positions in the IS industry, a technical writer develops test plans, and designs and writes automated test scripts.

Not just financial concerns, even time and events could force a company to decide to outsource.

List any four rights of users of information systems.

IS must evolve as the organization merges with other organizations or sells its divisions.

The Importance of MIS

Business Processes, Information Systems, and Information

Organizational Strategy, Information Systems, and Competitive Advantage

Hardware and Software

Database Processing

The Cloud

Organizations and Information Systems

Social Media Information Systems

Business Intelligence Systems

Information Systems Security

Information Systems Development

The International Dimension

Filters