Exam 12: Information Systems Management

A technical writer writes computer programs.

Data administration and database administration are basically the same functions.

One of the management advantages of outsourcing is that the company can ________.

________ is the process whereby multiple operating systems share the same computer hardware,usually a server.

To many employees,the IS department is the "computer department."

Outsourcing is the process of hiring another organization to perform a service.

From a cost perspective,outsourcing ________.

One of the responsibilities of a system analyst is ________.

Developers who work on maintaining existing applications typically have ________ years of experience than those who work on new applications.

A major concern with outsourcing is that the company may lose ________ by being forced to reveal proprietary trade secrets.

________ work on existing applications.

What are the responsibilities of the data administration function?

Planning for disaster recovery is a function of the ________ group within the IS department.

International outsourcing can be particularly advantageous for functions that must be operated 24/7.

What is cloud computing?

The purpose of the ________ group within the IS department is to investigate new IS technologies and determine how the organization can benefit from them.

The ________ group includes system and network administrators.

Data policies are almost all the same at every company.

The operations group exists in organizations that have negotiated outsourcing agreements with other IS companies.

Cloud computing has mostly been adopted by small and medium-sized businesses and is yet to catch on in larger organizations.