Managing Information Systems

What are the four major threats to information security? (as discussed by Pfleeger and Pfleeger)

The technology involved in capturing and manipulating data, including the hardware, software, peripherals, communications media and protocols of computer systems is______.

Which of the following is not True about IT investment pyramid model?

________________ is a specific type of software for creating, storing, organizing, and accessing data from a database

A IS Development methodology consist of phases, themselves consisting of sub-phases, which will guide the systems developers in their choice of the techniques that might be appropriate at each stage of the project and also help them to __________________ information systems projects.

What is a relational database?

In a relational model, relations are termed as

The property of a database is ______ EXCEPT :

What are the key features of a primary key? Choose the best options
i) One field in each table
ii) Cannot be duplicated
iii) Provides unique identifier for all information in any row
iv) store data representing an attribute

Firms invest in information systems in order to, EXCEPT:

i) Strategic information systems (SIS) offers organization ___________ and can extend the use of IS outside boundaries of the organization.
ii)__________is a high-level declaration that describes an organization's reason for being ( it embodies organizational objectives)

Porter's five forces model includes all of the following, EXCEPT:

The total margin for a value chain comes from:

This approach seeks to use IS and IT to change the way in which an organisation is internally operated and managed, by:
i) changing how decisions are made
ii) offering more communication options for individuals
iii) providing tools for improving coordination, such as conferencing systems

In the above explanation which approach is mentioned?

15) Which of the following are barriers to Effective IT Strategy Development?

i) A governance structure for enterprise wide projects.
ii) Enterprise wide funding models.
iii) Degree of competitive advantage.
iv) Parallel and linked resources for developing IT and business strategies.

Business organizations are hierarchies consisting of principal levels, where Scientists and knowledge workers often work with/as __________

i) An _________________in a very broad way is the collection of information technology, procedures and people responsible for the capture, movement, management and distribution of data and information.
ii) ______________is the hardware and software a business uses to achieve its objectives

State whether True or False.

i) Balancing IT solutions with business strategy will not position organizations to respond to rapidly changing business environments.
ii) Any information system that encourages the sharing of knowledge across business units enhances competency

Businesses invest in IT to achieve six important business objectives. Which of the following is NOT one of them ?

In which stage of the organisational learning curve does management succeeds in achieving a balance between looseness and control by succeeding in integrating technology into the organizations business processes.

Which of the following is not a motivating factors for organisations to enter the network economy.

Which of the following is NOT one of the elements of a business model in network economy?

Mobile e-commerce is the fastest growing type of:

Which of the following is not relevant to marketing via the internet?

Which of the following is not true about digital marketing?

The ________________suggests that an organisation with a significant resource base can absorb risks and sustain more losses than its competitors, resulting in short-term advantage.

75 percent of businesses fail to align their IT with their business objectives, leading to lower profitability,which of the following is Not a strategy to align IT with business objective?

Which of the following is not true about e-commerce?

Which of the following are the unique features of the E-Commerce Technology?
i) One set of technology standards: Internet standards
ii) The technology reaches across national boundaries, around Earth
iii) It produce the product and service
iv) The technology works through interaction with the user

Which of the following is NOT a step-by-step IS strategic-planning process?

_______is the name given to the organisation of the interrelationships of all IS throughout the entire organisation , It will include establishing standards for processes, deliverables and people.

Long-term planning is nowadays considered to be___________, and focuses on selecting and prioritising specific projects or strategic initiatives that will be undertaken to realise the IS strategy and objectives.

____________is a one-year plan that sets out the specific tasks that will be completed that year. It is linked to the business priorities of the organisation through the annual budget.

_________________ is a piece of software that manages a collection of data.

______________works with the computer's operating system to store and modify data and to make data accessible to users in a variety of ways.

Managing external data include unstructured data: Which among the following is not one among them?

Fields (columns) store data representing an/a _________. Rows store data for separate ____________.

_________________typically consolidates information from many departments into one database. Then, _____________are used to perform sophisticated searches to discover new data patterns and relationships.

The different ERP vendors tend to target different markets based on their business model, wherein SAP and JD Edwards are based on ____________

________ provide high-level graphical user interfaces to databases that enable management to obtain high-level summary data at any time, in graphical form.

Which of the following is not a typical organisation database systems ?

In the Hierarchy of Data ,what is called as the ‘ difference between increasing efficiency and increasing effectiveness’ or evaluates understanding.

Which of the following is required in managing internal data more than just using a DBMS?

Choose the best example of Database Management Systems.

____________ is the liaison between the database and its users

Executive Information Systems offer drill-down _________, which enables an executive manager to work down from a ____________summary to obtain more detailed information at successively lower and lower levels, and ultimately to pinpoint low-level operational detail.

In Enterprise system life-cycle ________________is led by a manager / team leader and a team of specialists and advisors to manage the enterprise systems over its life using a strategy to ensure the well-being of the system technical, business, data and users aspect of the system.