Exam 4: Technological Environment

Technology provides many advantages to individuals and businesses. Technology can be used to carry out routine, mundane functions as well as create which of the following?

What differentiates knowledge work from other types of work?

Telecommuting is a big advantage that technology brings for employees but only certain companies allow it.

Different technology systems can cause a problem in which aspect of businesses?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three trends that are relevant to business today?

According to your text, what are two of the three IT trends that are having the greatest impact on the IT environment?

Technology transfer is a formal transfer of rights to use technology from the developer to another party.

Which of the following changed the way that products are ordered, inventoried, and sold?

Technology has allowed individuals to save time and keep us informed and connected.

Network effects exist when the value of a product depends on the number of users.

What does the statement, "Today most of us are knowledge workers," mean?

A knowledge worker is an employee who captures, codifies, and transfers knowledge across organizations for competitive advantage.

Social media allows small businesses with niche markets to expand and have which of the following?

Who does the CIO report directly to?

Businesses can minimize overhead by getting rid of the "brick" and moving to which of the following?

Canada has shifted from an industrial society to which of the following types of economy?

What role does a CIO serve in an organization?

When the value of a product depends on the number of users this is referred to as which of the following?

The responsibility of managing all information resources, computer systems and processes belongs to which of the following?

Technology offers many advantages, whether to perform mundane functions or to spur innovation.