uestion 1.1. (TCO A) Which of the following objectives best describes the business strategy behind the development of smart grid initiatives by power companies, as discussed in the chapter case? (Points : 4)
Operational excellence
New products and services
Competitive advantage
Customer support
Question 2.2. (TCO B) The interaction between information systems and organizations is influenced (Points : 5)
primarily by the decision making of middle- and senior-managers.
by many factors, including structure, politics, culture, and environment.
by two main microeconomic forces: capital and labor.
primarily by the organization’s business processes and culture.
Question 3.3. (TCO C) Which of the following is not one of the main problems with a traditional file environment? (Points : 4)
Data inconsistency
Program-data independence
Lack of flexibility in creating ad-hoc reports
Poor security
Question 4.4. (TCO D) Corporate network infrastructure is simplified in a cloud computing environment because (Points : 4)
people are able to do less.
corporate LANs are no longer necessary.
application, database, and web servers are moved to the cloud.
mobile and Wi-Fi networks are no longer supported.
Question 5.5. (TCO E) A client computer networked to a server computer, with processing split between the two types of machines, is called a(n) (Points : 5)
service-oriented architecture.
on-demand architecture.
multitiered client/server architecture.
two-tiered client/server architecture.
Question 6.6. (TCO F) What is the “Manifesto for Agile Software Development”? (Points : 4)
A document that defines the new processes to be used in software development
A document that outlines why traditional software development practices don’t work
A document that refines the current software processes
A document that defines a radically new approach to software development
Question 7.7. (TCO G) Many users are attacked because they (Points : 4)
do not apply operating system security updates.
leave their computers running.
do not update browser plug-ins.
download illegal music and movies.
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Question 1. 1. (TCO A) You are starting a small bike messenger company. Given your type of services (hand-delivering packages within a small geographical area), could your firm be a digital firm? If so, what would make this a digital firm? (Points : 25)
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