Exam 1 - Information systems development projects fail at a startlingly high rate
1. Information systems development projects fail at a startlingly
... [Show More] high rate.
A) True
B) False
2.
The executive in an organization that would be responsible for aligning the company’s technology infrastructure with its goals is the
______.
A) Chief Security Officer (CSO)
B) Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
C) Chief Information Officer (CIO)
D) Chief Data Officer (CDO)
Feedback: The CIO is responsible for aligning the company’s technology infrastructure with its goals.
3.
There is a phenomena that worker/capital output has not increased in line with the increased performance capabilities of information
technology. What is this phenomena called?
A) The magic bullet theory
B) Macroeconomics
C) Moore's Law
D) The productivity paradox
4.
Match the risk factor to its description:
A. Technological risk factors
B. Process-related factors
C. People-related factors
D. External factors
A Refers to risk factors such as the technical complexity of a project or using the incorrect development approaches
C Includes risk factors such as poor stakeholder management,unrealistic expectations, and lack of experience.
B Refers to changes in the operating environment and the effect of other projects.
D Includes scheduling issues, lack of budgetary and change control, and poor requirements definition.
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct Answer(s): True
Points Earned: 0.0/1.0
Correct Answer(s): C
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct Answer(s): D
Points
Earned:
0.5/1.0
Correct
Answer(s):
Technological risk factors:Refers to risk factors such as the technical complexity of a project or using the incorrect
development approaches, People-related factors:Includes risk factors such as poor stakeholder
management,unrealistic expectations, and lack of experience., External factors:Refers to changes in the operating
5.
The Rapid Application Development (RAD) model is a method of system development in which the system is built incrementally
through prototypes and testing.
A) True
B) False
6.
Some managers believe that if IT is initiated or developed, it will have the power to create organizational change. This belief is
referred to as ______.
A) the socio-technical system
B) the Productivity Paradox
C) technological determinism
D) the Magic Bullet Theory
7. When a firm is consistently more profitable than its competitors, it has achieved ______.
A) sustainable competitive advantage
B) operational effectiveness
C) market dominance
D) hyper-efficiency
8. ______ exist when consumers incur an expense to move from one product or service to
another.
A) Transactional costs
B) Network effects
C) Competitive advantages
D) Switching costs
9. How many bytes are in a terabyte?
A) 1,000 bytes
B) 1,000,000 bytes
C) 1,000,000,000 bytes
D) 1,000,000,000,000 bytes
environment and the effect of other projects., Process-related factors:Includes scheduling issues, lack of budgetary
and change control, and poor requirements definition.
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct Answer(s): True
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct Answer(s): D
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct Answer(s): A
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct Answer(s): D
10.
The keyboard, mouse, and computer desktop (example pictured below) are all components that make up the ______.
A) hardware
B) operating system
C) user interface
D) software
11. The cost of computing power has been steadily increasing over time.
A) True
B) False
12.
Getting buy-in from top management or having a senior-manager act as a project champion are two ways of effectively managing
stakeholders.
A) True
B) False
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct Answer(s): D
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct Answer(s): C
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct Answer(s): False
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13.
Which of the following are NOT one of the four categories of "failure factors" most commonly found as a reason for IT project
failures?
A) Scheduling
B) Development process management
C) Project sponsorship
D) Stakeholder management
14. ____________ software is implemented in modules to automate the entire value chain.
A) Knowledge management
B) Supply-chain management
C) Enterprise resource planning
D) Business intelligence
15. Software that is used simultaneously by multiple users in an organization is called ______.
A) enterprise software
B) desktop software
C) distributed software
D) transaction software
16. Cloud computing is only used for business applications.
A) True
B) False
17.
A user is searching for information on Penn State volleyball teams. Of the four queries below, which is the one most likely to produce
the best search results?
A) "Penn State" AND volleyball
B) penn state volleyball teams
C) Penn State AND volleyball
D) "Penn State Volleyball" AND teams
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct Answer(s): True
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct Answer(s): C
Points Earned: 0.0/1.0
Correct Answer(s): C
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct Answer(s): A
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct Answer(s): False
18.
Metcalfe's Law states that the value of a product or service increases as its number of users expands. This describes which of the
following phenomenon?
A) Transactional costs
B) Competitive advantages
C) Switching costs
D) Network effects
19. Match the term to its definition.
A. Knowledge Management System
B. Decision Support System
C. Management Information System
D. Enterprise Resource Planning System
E. Transaction Processing System
D Integrates different business units within an overall system.
C Used by managers to access data and produce reports.
A Used by an organization to capitalize on organizational experience and knowledge.
B Complex models and artificial agents that facilitate decision making.
E Handles bulk processing of routine transactions.
20. A computer that is specifically dedicated to running a particular system is called a ______.
A) database management system
B) desktop
C) client
D) server
21.
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct Answer(s): D
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct Answer(s): D
Points
Earned:
1.0/1.0
Correct
Answer(s):
Enterprise Resource Planning System:Integrates different business units within an overall system., Management
Information System:Used by managers to access data and produce reports., Knowledge Management System:Used by
an organization to capitalize on organizational experience and knowledge., Decision Support System:Complex models
and artificial agents that facilitate decision making., Transaction Processing System:Handles bulk processing of routine
transactions.
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct Answer(s): D
A systems view of project management is one that ______.
A) uses systems to manage project processes
B) views the project as one of many interacting pieces that work together to produce something
C) is a discipline of IT project management
D) focuses on development of technological systems
Feedback: A systems view is a holistic view of the project that view the project as one of many interrelated components working
together.
22. A good requirement is one that is both specific and measurable.
A) True
B) False
23. How many bytes are in a gigabyte?
A) 100 bytes
B) 1,000 bytes
C) 1,000,000 bytes
D) 1,000,000,000 bytes
Feedback: There are 1,000,000 bytes in a gigabyte.
24. iOS, Android, and Linux are all examples of what type of software?
A) Desktop
B) Application
C) Server
D) Operating system
25.
The resource-based view of competitive advantage states that for something to yield competitive advantage it must be ______.
A) efficient, cost-effective, and replicable
B) timely, accurate, and accessible
C) rare, hard to duplicate, and non-substitutable
D) different, superior, and scalable
Points Earned: 0.0/1.0
Correct Answer(s): B
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct Answer(s): True
Points Earned: 0.0/1.0
Correct Answer(s): D
Points Earned: 1.0/1.0
Correct Answer(s): D
Points Earned: 0.0/1.0
Correct Answer(s): C [Show Less]