Exam 14: Enterprise and Global Management of Information Technology

Within an organization, managing the development and implementation of new business/IT applications and technologies is the responsibility of:

Which of the following would be associated with a global e-business strategy?

All of the following would be associated with an international e-business strategy except:

Within an organization, the chief executive officer (CEO) and the chief security officer (CSO) lead the business/IT planning process so that IT is aligned with strategic business goals.

Common data _______________ are necessary for sharing data among the parts of an international business.

Internet usage and population statistics show that the North America region has the highest Internet penetration rate.

_______________, in broad terms, is the purchase of goods or services that were previously provided internally from third-party partners.

Process control packages not only monitor, but automatically control, computer operations at large data centers.

The _______________ usually knows Java, Perl, C++, and Web services. He/she also has experience in systems architecture, and can design an Internet solution from concept through implementation.

Supplementing an existing workforce with offshore support can allow for productivity 24 hours a day.

Offshoring is often enabled by trade secrets and intellectual property, the transfer of which is never regulated nor taxed.

According to the text, managing the development and implementation of new business/IT applications and technologies is a responsibility shared by the chief executive officer (CEO) and the chief information officer (CIO).

Geoeconomic challenges in global business and IT refer to the effects of _______________ on the economic realities of international business activities.

Global IT managers must be sensitized to cultural differences before they are sent abroad or brought into a corporation's home country.

The development of minicomputers and microcomputers accelerated which of the following trends?

According to the text, many countries view the process of transborder data flows as violating their laws for all the reasons, except:

Whether you plan to be an entrepreneur and run your own company, a manager in a corporation, or a business professional, managing information systems and technologies will be one of your major responsibilities.

According to the text, the key to high quality information system performance is extensive and meaningful managerial and end user involvement.

Global IT managers must be _______________ to cultural differences before they are sent abroad or brought into a corporation's home country.

Many countries have rules regulating or prohibiting the transfer of data across their national boundaries.