IT Management Quiz

* The use of IT by a business to provide tailored service to a specific customer is an example of competing on:Answer | Selected Answer: | differentiation. | | * Question 2
10 out of 10 points | | | Which does not describe a current software trend?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | legacy systems | | | | | * Question 3
10 out of 10 points | | | Information technology has been described as pervasive in today's world because:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | IT has become commonplace in both the workplace and in many homes. | | | | | * Question 4
10 out of 10 points | | | Web site design features are easily copied, making it more difficult for businesses to compete through differentiation via the Web.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | True | | | | | * Question 5
10 out of 10 points | | | Online travel sites such as Expedia, Travelocity, and Orbitz pressure airlines to compete on price and make differentiation difficult.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | True | | | | | * Question 6
10 out of 10 points | | | All of the following are characteristic of free agents, except they:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | do not have control over their schedules. | | | | | * Question 7
10 out of 10 points | | | All of the following led to an unprecedented level of IT investments in the 1990s to obtain a more global reach for employees and organizations, except:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | wireless technology. | | | | | * Question 8
10 out of 10 points | | | An IT specialist working as independent contractors and without needed to be at any specific work location is now referred to as a(n) _______________.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | free agent | | | | | * Question 9
10 out of 10 points | | | Managing the costs and vulnerabilities of the data centers and