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QUESTION 8

1. 1.     The ________Chain Model highlights adding to competitive advantage, for example with Information Systems.  

2 points   

QUESTION 9

1. 1.     An example of how IS can enhance a business is _______.

2 points   

QUESTION 10

1. 1.     One way to organize IS functions is to ___.

2 points   

QUESTION 11

1. 1.     Under Porter’s Competitive Forces Model, _________ is a force effecting strategic position.

2 points   

QUESTION 12

1. 1.     Although it has several interpretations, _______________ once suggested that the power of microprocessors doubles every 18 months. 

2 points   

QUESTION 13

1. 1.     Corporate networks and the web mainly use the single, common, worldwide standard protocol called ____. 

2 points   

QUESTION 14

1. The most widely adopted collaboration system in small and medium businesses using Microsoft products and networks is _____.

2 points   

QUESTION 15

1. In an ESS, information is often delivered through a _____, which uses a web interface to present interpreted, personalized business content. 

2 points   

QUESTION 16

1. 1.     The widely known open source software (Linux) that was posted in 1991 was created by:

2 points   

QUESTION 17

1. 1.     In 1965, which computer machine thrived with the introduction of the IBM 360 operating system: 

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QUESTION 18

1. 1.     _________ are independent computer programs that copy themselves from computer to computer on their own.

2 points   

QUESTION 19

1. 1.     In an denial of service (DoS) attack, hackers flood a network or Web server with thousands of________.   

2 points   

QUESTION 20

1. 1.     The three main LAN topologies are star, bus, and ______. 

2 points   

QUESTION 21

1. 1.     The ________networking standard is useful for creating small PANs.  

2 points   

QUESTION 22

1. Cloud Computingconsists of four types of service: (1) Cloud infrastructure as a service; (2) Cloud platform as a service; (3) Cloud software as a service; (4) Cloud applications as self-service with rapid elasticity.

 True

 False

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QUESTION 23

1. 1.     Returns to scale increase with network growth according to ___ who claimed in 1970 that the value of a network grows exponentially as a function of the number of members. [Note: so what about the web today!??!]

2 points   

QUESTION 24

1. 1.     The _______ measures the number of customers who stop using or purchasing products or services; important indicator of the growth or decline of a customer base.      

2 points   

QUESTION 25

1. 1.     Sites like Kaboodle, ThisNext, and StyleHive provide the  ____ e-commerce experience.

2 points   

QUESTION 26

1. In backward chaining, the expert system inference engine begins with the information entered by the user and searches the knowledge base to reach conclusion.

 True

 False

2 points   

QUESTION 27

1. 1.     ______ decisions are those in which the decision maker must provide judgment, evaluation, or insight into a problem.       

2 points   

QUESTION 28

1. 1.     A good _____ provides both a single view of customers to improve sales and marketing, and a single view of the company by customers no matter how many touch points. 

2 points   

QUESTION 29

1. 1.     Which is the kind of knowledge that resides in the minds of employees but has not been documented?  

2 points   

QUESTION 30

1. 1.     Major League Baseball (MLB) has set up  _____ online to provide a high tech connection to fans and improve sales of tickets and other items.       

2 points   

QUESTION 31

1. 1.     ___ uses data, tools, and systems to enhance collaboration between a company and its selling partners.    

2 points   

QUESTION 32

1. 1.    

1.     A ___ displays two or more dimensions of data in a convenient format using spreadsheet information.    

2 points   

QUESTION 33

1. 1.     _____ are the most successful solutions or problem-solving methods in an industry for consistently and effectively achieving a business objective.    

2 points   

QUESTION 34

1. 1.     The underlying problems in group decision making have been the length and number of ___.   

2 points   

QUESTION 35

1. 1.     In _____ chaining strategies for Expert Systems, the inference engine begins with information entered by users and searches the knowledge base.

2 points   

QUESTION 36

1. 1.     ___ testing consists of testing each program separately and tries to make sure programs are error free, but that is unrealistic.   

2 points   

QUESTION 37

1. 1.     Under ____ it is the responsibility of all people and functions in an organization to watch out for quality.  

2 points   

QUESTION 38

1. 1.     ____ models of management suggest that the actual behavior of managers is less systematic and reflective, but more informal and reactive.  

2 points   

QUESTION 39

1. Scope refers to the specific work that is to be included in a project, which project managers can always control so easily as they make sure that customers avoid "scope creep" and ensure that work is never expanded during a project. 

 True

 False

2 points   

QUESTION 40

1. The rate of profit that an investment is supposed to earn is the ____. 

2 points   

QUESTION 41

1. 1.     A ___ chart visually represents the timing and duration of different tasks in a project. 

2 points   

QUESTION 42

1. 1.     Taking actions on the basis of personal or narrow characteristics is known as ___ and rejects the concept of a global culture.  

2 points   

QUESTION 43

1. 1.       ___________________ is one way businesses are using information technology to improve processes, that is, by applying tools to analyze current processes, design new processes, and/or optimize processes.

2 points   

QUESTION 44

1. 1.     The open source programming language Linux is based on ___.      

2 points   

QUESTION 45

1. Customer Relationship Management systems help large firms achieve customer _____ by capturing and analyzing data, interacting with customers, and promoting loyalty through service as if a small firm.