Assignment

Question 1
The __________ contains a set of longer-term objectives (often three to five years) that represent measurable movement toward the information vision and IT architecture and a set of associated major initiatives that must be undertaken to achieve these objectives.
business strategic plan
operational IS plan
strategic IS plan
information resource assessment

Question 2
Which of the following must an organization's management do if HIPAA applies to its activities?
Assign a person or persons to be responsible for HIPAA compliance
Decide whether or not to comply with HIPAA
Take out HIPAA compliance insurance
All of the above

Question 3
Which of the following benefits is associated with data warehousing?
Historical data on business operations can be used to support decision making.
Large database machines can be kept in a single warehouse location.
Archival data is stored on magnetic data at a secure warehouse site.
None of the above

Question 4
Information technology is described as pervasive in today's world because:
Internet connectivity leads to increased privacy issues.
today's technology tools are increasingly more complex.
today's technology tools are becoming harder to use.
IT has become commonplace in the workplace and in many homes.

Question 5
An information system that supports a particular area of an organization, such as production or marketing, is called a:
group support system.
functional information system.
vertically integrated information system.
transaction-processing system.

Question 6
The most common benefit from offshore outsourcing to a business in a developed country is:
higher quality of services.
cost savings due to lower labor market costs.
the ability to expand globally.
use of state-of-the-art technology.

Question 7
Which of the following is a primary reason for networking an organization's computers together?
Creating silos
Sharing of data
Providing social media to employees
Increasing revenue

Question 8
The data modeling guideline that specifies the business function, business division, and/or corporate coverage is called the:
objective.
scope.
outcome.
timing.

Question 9
A technique to search for small "nuggets" of information from the vast quantities of data stored in an organization's data warehouse, using technologies such as decision trees and neural networks, is called:
statistical inferencing.
data mining.
data regression.
analytic extraction.

Question 10
According to Porter's model, which of the following is NOT one of the competitive forces that business organizations typically face?
Supplier power
Threat of new entrants
Threat of government regulation
Threat of substitute products

Question 11
Explain why data should be managed as a shared organizational resource.

Question 12
What is a customer relationship management system (CRM)? Support your answer with at least one example of a CRM.

Question 13
What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)? Support your answer with an example of a violation of this act by an organization (or of an individual within an organization).