midterm

ITEC 610 - MIDTERM EXAM

Instructions

1. There are five questions in this exam. Each question is worth 20 points so you can earn up to 100 points. This exam is worth 25% of your grade.

2. Each answer should be complete and respond to all facets of the question. Each answer shall be no longer than 2 pages, single spaced, 12 pt font, with 1 inch margins. State your assumptions if needed. Your writing style will be evaluated (points will be deducted for writing errors).

3. The deliverable must be APA compliant (but do single spacing) and include at least two credible references for each question. Place your reference list at the end of each question. No references to wikis, blogs and other unreliable sources.

4. All of your answers must be original and in your own words. Do not include quoted material . Violators of the academic integrity policy will be subject to disciplinary action.

5. Do not copy and paste . Your exam will be submitted to Turnitin. Submissions with high similarity index is subject to major penalty. Do not create a student account in Turnitin.

6. Post your one file containing all of your answers (DOC or DOCX only) in the LEO Assignment area by the end of the session, Sunday night 11:59 pm EST. Do not submit ODT or PDF files.

Questions

1. You have just been hired to work in a brand new store that sells health and nutrition related products including vitamins, supplements, diet and energy products. You know the value of information systems and want to convince the owner (who knows only how to manage a vitamin store) that technology can help the business. List at least four business-related competitive strategies ( not technologies) that will address the potential risks an organization may encounter as it strives to maintain or improve its position in the marketplace. Also, for each competitive strategy you identify, give an IT technology example that can apply to support that strategy in the business.

2. Identify and describe four technologies developed and/or advanced by Amazon or Google and explain how each impacts society positively and negatively. At least one technology must be related to networks and at least one should be related to mobile technology. Indicate which technology is related to networks and which relates to mobile technology.

3. When making decisions about how to acquire hardware, software, or any other components of the IT Infrastructure, consideration is given to the following four characteristics of an IT infrastructure:

• Dependable

• Manageable

• Adaptable

• Affordable

Evaluate cloud computing in relation to each of these four criteria.

4. Explain artificial intelligence, describe how it could be used in the battle against the Covid-19 virus (no generic answers accepted) and discuss potential risks with its use (no generic answers accepted).

5. Describe how applying big data technology to social media can be useful for: (1) a chain of fitness centers, (2) a large government agency, (3) an outpatient clinic and (4) a global online university.

Finally, summarize the negative aspects of applying social media data in this way and identify ways to mitigate these concerns.