Question 1

The mass migration of users from PCs to mobile devices has expanded ISs beyond the organization and made location practically irrelevant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

There is an old adage that says "If you can't measure it, you can't manage it". Managers who want to measure and track their organization's performance will frequently use ____________ to evaluate their company's progress toward goals.

Accepted Answer

A)  Strategies 
B)  Standardized data 
C)  Key Performance Indicators KPIs) 
D)  Goal tracking analysis GT
A)

Question 3

Despite the growth of social data, images and web documents, modern IT professionals must continue to place primary emphasis on management of structured, high quality data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A common title for the person in charge of an organization's IT is IT Project Director.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When employees resist using new software applications because they are difficult to use or cause frustration, the problem is referred to as ___________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When employees resist using new software applications...

Question 6

The overall goal of information management is _______________________

Accepted Answer

A)  To reduce costs and maintain high standards of information security by setting strict guidelines for access 
B)  To design and implement a well-planned out IT architecture, policies, and procedures needed to effectively and efficiently support the information and decision needs of an organization. 
C)  To insure compliance with government regulations regarding privacy, security and confidentiality. 
D)  Reduce the size of an organization's workforce and reliance on human employees.

Question 7

Application architecture and business architecture are considered key components of IT architecture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A key benefit of virtualization is a reduction in the total cost of ownership - a VM costs 75% less to operate than a physical server over a 3 year period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The plan for managing the change from baseline IT architecture to target IT architecture is typically called a sequencing plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Your textbook differentiates the terms "data", "information" and "knowledge". ___________ is data that has been processed, organized, or put into context so that it has meaning and value to the person receiving it.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Your textbook differentiates the terms "data", "information"...

Question 11

Cloud computing solutions typically require increased bandwidth and place greater emphasis on maintaining the organization's network or wide area network WAN).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Virtual machines VM) are specialized apps for designing and testing 3 Dimensional products such as trucks, cars and mechanical devices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Most health care organizations are drowning in data, yet cannot get reliable, actionable insights from this data. Information from physician notes, registration forms, discharge summaries, documents and so on often go unused or are difficult for administrators and mangers to access because the information is trapped in______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Most health care organizations are drowning in...

Question 14

The collection of computing systems used by an organization is called ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  IT architecture or Enterprise architecture 
B)  Information technology IT) or an Information System IS) 
C)  A network 
D)  The Internet

Question 15

_____________________ is a technique that creates a virtualization layer and multiple virtual machines VM) that run on a single physical machine.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cloud computing 
B)  Virtualization 
C)  Multi-tasking 
D)  Computing optimization

Question 16

Companies or government agencies that need greater security and data confidentiality set up their own clouds on servers that they own. These are called ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Secure clouds 
B)  Protected clouds 
C)  Enterprise clouds 
D)  Private clouds

Question 17

What is a data or information) silo? What are the primary causes of data silos and why are they an impediment to effective organizational operations?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is a data or information) silo?...

Question 18

Your textbook differentiates the terms "data", "information" and "knowledge". Knowledge consists of data and/or information that have been processed, organized, and put into context to be meaningful, and to convey understanding, experience, accumulated learning, and expertise as they apply to a current problem or activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to your text, an Information System IS) is part of an organizational culture that consists of the IS, market demands, technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Explain how an organization's baseline architecture, sequencing plan, and target architecture related? In your answer, be sure to define each.) Why should the organization's target architecture never be achieved?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain how an organization's baseline architecture, sequencing...

Exam 2: Information Management and It Architecture

The mass migration of users from PCs to mobile devices has expanded ISs beyond the organization and made location practically irrelevant.

There is an old adage that says "If you can't measure it, you can't manage it". Managers who want to measure and track their organization's performance will frequently use ____________ to evaluate their company's progress toward goals.

Despite the growth of social data, images and web documents, modern IT professionals must continue to place primary emphasis on management of structured, high quality data.

A common title for the person in charge of an organization's IT is IT Project Director.

When employees resist using new software applications because they are difficult to use or cause frustration, the problem is referred to as ___________________.

The overall goal of information management is _______________________

Application architecture and business architecture are considered key components of IT architecture.

A key benefit of virtualization is a reduction in the total cost of ownership - a VM costs 75% less to operate than a physical server over a 3 year period.

The plan for managing the change from baseline IT architecture to target IT architecture is typically called a sequencing plan.

Your textbook differentiates the terms "data", "information" and "knowledge". ___________ is data that has been processed, organized, or put into context so that it has meaning and value to the person receiving it.

Cloud computing solutions typically require increased bandwidth and place greater emphasis on maintaining the organization's network or wide area network WAN).

Virtual machines VM) are specialized apps for designing and testing 3 Dimensional products such as trucks, cars and mechanical devices.

The collection of computing systems used by an organization is called ______________.

_____________________ is a technique that creates a virtualization layer and multiple virtual machines VM) that run on a single physical machine.

Companies or government agencies that need greater security and data confidentiality set up their own clouds on servers that they own. These are called ________________.

What is a data or information) silo? What are the primary causes of data silos and why are they an impediment to effective organizational operations?

According to your text, an Information System IS) is part of an organizational culture that consists of the IS, market demands, technology.

Explain how an organization's baseline architecture, sequencing plan, and target architecture related? In your answer, be sure to define each.) Why should the organization's target architecture never be achieved?