Exam 9: Challenges of Global Information Systems

One hundred of the 500 largest Canadian companies have majority U.S.ownership,and 90 percent of U.S.multinational companies have Canadian offices.

In November 2000,the European Union (EU)passed a law that lets consumers file lawsuits against an online business in the country of the online business.

Discuss the differences in regulations and tariffs companies must face when establishing international ISs.

As computers convert to operating systems that support ____,displaying different character sets should be less of a problem.

Because nations use different ____________________ and rules in their daily business operations,sometimes records within one company are incompatible.

____ is a tool used to translate MS-Word documents to multiple languages.

The United States uses Fahrenheit temperatures,while other countries use ____ temperatures.

National governments in South America as well as local governments in Asia and Europe have adopted policies of using only ____________________ software whenever it is available.

The lessons of Yahoo!,eBay,and other online pioneers prompted many companies to employ ____ experts before they start business in a new jurisdiction.

Marketing experts often advise companies that operate internationally to "____."

Companies such as ____ help exporters and importers who use the Web for commerce.

The ____ available in some countries is too narrow for high-volume transmission of graphically and animation-rich Web pages.

The recent trend in less rich countries is to adopt free ____ software to avoid high costs.

Strong encryption methods are on the U.S.federal government's list of restricted exports because,like weapons,they could compromise America's national security.

A product,in whose design and production the company holds a competitive advantage,should be packaged and advertised with the same motifs in all the company's branches.

Companies must be aware of limits that some governments impose on Internet use.

Many Web sites still offer forms that limit telephone numbers to ____________________ digits and do not accept shorter or longer numbers even when they are meant for audiences outside the United States and Canada.

Most Europeans prefer to use ____ rather than credit cards.

A hurdle is that national laws usually forbid businesses to run ____________________ and other systems in a foreign language.

How should the phrase "Think Globally,Act Locally" be interpreted to help companies that operate internationally?