Exam 14: Enterprise and Global Management of Information Technology

Many people are employed in IT in a large company. A technical team leader would:

In a _______________ approach, an entire system may be assigned for development to a particular subsidiary based on its expertise in the business or technical dimensions needed for successful development.

Senior management needs to be involved in critical business/IT decisions. Which of the following is not such a decision?

All of the following would be associated with a global e-business strategy except:

All of the following are major dimensions of global IT challenges except:

Information technology today is viewed as a helpful, but non-essential component of business success.

The growth of services offshoring in information systems is linked to the availability of large amounts of reliable and affordable _______________ infrastructure.

The CIO and the chief _______________ officer have primary responsibility for managing the development and implementation of new business/IT applications and technologies.

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

_______________ can be defined as a relocation of an organization's business processes, including production/manufacturing, to a lower-cost location, usually overseas.

According to Reporters Without Borders, there are __________ countries that restrict their citizens' access to the Internet.

Project management is a key management responsibility if IT projects are to be completed on time and within budget.

The CIO and the _______________ managers share responsibility for managing work of IT professionals.

Many companies have created _______________ functions to support and manage end-user and workgroup computing.

The _______________ has a strong understanding of the issues related to protecting the data resources and information assets of the organization.

According to the text case, the primary objective of the Convention on Cybercrime treaty is to break the bottlenecks in international cyber investigations.

In many companies, technology management is the primary responsibility of the:

According to the text, all global IT activities must be adjusted to take into account:

Outsourcing is usually not an option for smaller businesses.

Managing the technology infrastructure (also called the technology platform) is a very minor part of global IT management.