Chapter 1
The next wave of CIOs 1. The fact that the prevalence of IT and information systems throughout the organization gives CIOs a broad view of operations through all of these except?
a. Business Processes
b. Inter-organizational coordination challenges and opportunity
c. Understanding of firm’s positioned executive strategy
d. Leading the development for implementations of Moore’s Law
2.Information systems function is increasingly staffed with people who have what type of training? A. Social and Entertainment B. Business and Humanities C. Architecture and Design D. Mathematics and Engineering E. All of the above F. None of the above Fundamental IT Trends
1). Moore’s law describes which of the following technology trends? a. rate at which upload speeds are declining b. exponential growth of the number of transistors on a single integrated circuit c. exponential growth of malicious code transferred via SMS messages d. increasing cost of secure data storage
2). All of these are benefits of information technology except: a. IT costs continue to decline rapidly b. Data storage cost continues to decline c. Processing power, storage capacity and battery life continues to increase rapidly d. Network bandwidth decreases
3). Which of the following does NOT describe the enduring effects of Moore’s Law? a. increasingly powerful yet cheaper computing strength b. increasing cost of implementing IT equipment c. declining costs of computer memory d. dramatic improvement in the ease and breadth of use of digital devices
4). What is the difference in simple terms between IT and IS A. IS is more technical B. IS is About People C. IS is Business related D. IS is less technical