6. The level of Organizational IT capacity planning maturity, at which "fire-fighting" is eliminated is:A. Level 1B. Level 2C. Level 3D. Level 4E. Level 57. The Ansoff Product/Market Matrix lists the Diversification strategy under:A. Present market, Present productB. Present market, New productC. New market, New ProductD. New Market, Present Product8. TheAct prohibits the government from collect5ing information secretly?A. Privacy Act of 1974B. Privacy Protection Act of 1980C. Computer Security Act of 1987D. Federal Internet Privacy Protection Act of 1997E. None of These9. The Application Prioritization Matrix lists applications with High Business Impact and Low Ease ofExecution as:A. Must HavesB. Quick WinsC. Money PitsD. Low hanging fruit10. The most popular (most often cited) element in a company's business continuity plan isA. Business Process RecoveryB. Technology RecoveryC. Crisis ManagementD. Data RecoveryE. Facilities11 Which of the following is a secondary activity in a firm's Value Chain,A. Inbound LogisticsB. ProcurementC. Outbound LogisticsD. Marketing and SalesE. Operations 12. The application portfolio matrix identifies those information systems as Turnaround where.A. Impact is High and Dependence is HighB. Impact is Low and Dependence is LowC. Impact is Low and Dependence is HighD. Impact is High and Dependence is Low13. Factors that can trigger unethical Employee Behavior include:A. Poor LeadershipB. Little or no Recognition of AchievementC. Personal financial worriesD. Insufficient ResourcesE. All of the above14 Each the following is considered a benefit of a ralized organizational structure except:A. expertise is shared among all organizations within the firm.B. there is increased communication between business units.C. there are clear career paths and training programs.D. there is back up because of the redundancy of skills within the work unit.E. None of the above15. The COBIT Framework has 6 objectives that include:A. Planning and OrganizationB. Acquisition and implementationC. Delivery and SupportD. MonitoringE. All of the above16 Enterprise Resource Planning systems such as SAP best describe which category of the ApplicationPortfolio Matrix?a. Turnaround applicationsb. Factory applicationsc. Strategic applicationsd. Support applicationse. Custom Applications

6. The level of Organizational IT capacity planning maturity, at which "fire-fighting" is eliminated is: A. Level 1 B. Level 2 C. Level 3 D. Level 4 E. Level 5 7. The Ansoff Product/Market Matrix lists the Diversification strategy under: A. Present market, Present product B. Present market, New product C. New market, New Product D. New Market, Present Product 8. The Act prohibits the government from collect5ing information secretly? A. Privacy Act of 1974 B. Privacy Protection Act of 1980 C. Computer Security Act of 1987 D. Federal Internet Privacy Protection Act of 1997 E. None of These

6. The level of Organizational IT capacity planning maturity, at which "fire-fighting" is eliminated is: A. Level 1 B. Level 2 C. Level 3 D. Level 4 E. Level 5 7. The Ansoff Product/Market Matrix lists the Diversification strategy under: A. Present market, Present product B. Present market, New product C. New market, New Product D. New Market, Present Product 8. The Act prohibits the government from collect5ing information secretly? A. Privacy Act of 1974 B. Privacy Protection Act of 1980 C. Computer Security Act of 1987 D. Federal Internet Privacy Protection Act of 1997 E. None of These

Fundamentals of Information Systems

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ISBN:9781337097536

Author:Ralph Stair, George Reynolds

Publisher:Ralph Stair, George Reynolds

Chapter1: An Introduction To Information Systems In Organizations

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