Deck 17: International Dimension 4 - International It Management and Development

Question 1

Two members performing the same work in different countries may be paid substantially different rates.This relates to which of the following challenges for international IS project management?

A)time
B)cost
C)risk
D)procurement

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Creating localized software is the process of creating one or more programs that are available in different human-language versions.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The U.S.Fourth Amendment can apply in complex ways for gathering evidence for computer crimes outside the United States.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Compensation,rewards,and worker conditions vary among cultures and nations.This relates to which of the following challenges for international IS project management?

A)time
B)communication
C)risk
D)human resources

Question 5

What are the three factors that create challenges for international IS operations?

Question 6

The development pace and workweek vary among cultures and countries.This relates to which of the following challenges for international IS project management?

A)project integration
B)requirements
C)time
D)procurement

Question 7

Which of the following is one of the three challenges created by the management of international IS operations?

A)The principal task is to align IT and IS resources with the organization's competitive strategy.
B)the localizing of software
C)Conducting operations in different countries,cultures,and languages adds complexity.
D)The factors that affect international software development are more challenging than those that affect international information systems development.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true regarding the point-of-contact system developed by the G8 group of nations?

A)For the countries that participate,the system gives international crime investigators multiple points of contact.
B)It is a time-consuming system and hence is not appropriate for situations in which speed is of importance.
C)The point-of-contact system is used only in 10 countries.
D)This system requires each country to staff an office that can speed the processing of permission for evidence gathering.

Question 9

Many organizations have chosen to outsource customer support,training,logistics,and other backroom activities.

Question 10

The likelihood of a security threat is more easily estimated for international systems.

Question 11

Size and complexity make international IS management challenging.

Question 12

What recourse do companies have if they are affected by international computer crime?

Question 13

In a global information systems development project,task dependencies can span teams working in different countries,thereby decreasing the difficulty of task management.

Question 14

Which of the following is not true regarding international computer security risk management?

A)Technical and data safeguards change for international information systems.
B)The likelihood of a threat is more difficult to estimate for international systems.
C)IT assets are subject to political threats,threats of civil unrest,threats from terrorists,and threats of natural disasters.
D)Because of the multitude of cultures,religions,nations,beliefs,and political views,uncertainty about risks to IS and IT infrastructure is high.

Question 15

Developing alternative versions of an information system that supports different processes in different countries is easier to implement,but creates system design challenges.

Question 16

Explain the challenges for investigating global computer crime.

Question 17

The factors that affect international software development are more challenging than those that affect international information systems development.

Question 18

A U.S.criminal investigator can obtain evidence only with the consent of the country in which the evidence lies.

Question 19

Regarding safeguards,technical and data safeguards change for international information systems.