1. Which of the Following Is a Characteristic of a Scarce Resource Approach to System Design

EXAM 3

1. Which of the following is a characteristic of a Scarce Resource approach to system design: a. It tends to promote local systems designed to meet local needs b. It’s particularly appropriate for utility-type applications c. It discourages innovative uses of IT

2. A reduction in risk to both parties is the key rationale for which of these arrangements: a. Consolidative mergers b. Concurrent engineering c. Quick-Response accords

3. Which of the following can be counted as a signal success for IS/IT technology: a. TAURUS b. The programs developed for the Performing Rights Society c. The United project undertaken by Prudential Europe d. None of the above

4. A key task for management support systems serving Virtual Corporations is: a. Compression product development cycles b. Exciting efficiencies in assembly-line processes c. Allowing longer-range anticipation of customer needs/wants d. all the above

5. The phrase “Browser as PC” applies most clearly to which of the following: a. SaaS b. Cloud Computing c. Grid Computing

6. Which of the following could be construed as an example of additive integration: a. ALLERGIS b. OPEC c. ITEL/OTEL

7. A focal objective for firms qua Virtual Corporations is: a. Decreasing dependency on demand forecasts b. Realization of dynamic allocative efficiencies via Kieretsu-type arrangements c. Enabling the practical pursuit of TQM (Total Quality Management) d. Effecting a neat transition from a Reactive to a Proactive managerial regime

8. Which of the following is most likely to result in a reduction in aggregate information system expenses: a. A consolidative merger b. A JIT-type arrangement between a producer and key suppliers c. Instances of adjunctive integration d. A conjunctive connection among the R&D and production arms of a firm

9. RFQs and CBEs are: a. Newly proposed provisions for commanding financial transparency of banking transactions b. Joint-ventures intended to pursue WIFI-related commercial opportunities c. Software systems for implementing trans-institutional “cloud” computing d. Components of ecommerce-type procurement processes

10. Directive decision devices have the following general effect: a. They are the basis for modern decentralized management modalities b. They free lower-order managers from top-management control c. They extend the reach of central management authorities 11. Which of the following do Davidow and Malone see as most appropriate for Virtual Corporations: a. Mass Marketing b. Strategic Marketing c. Value Marketing

12. Regarding the product possibilities considered in the conventional (tactical) management sequence: a. The emphasis should be on products entailing strong substantive b. There should be no restrictions on the range of alternatives that are considered c. The range of alternatives is limited by the restriction to concentric diversification

13. One of the key characteristics of Stage-2 IS planning is: a. The planning process is IT led b. The emphasis on entrepreneurship (user innovation) c. The use of top-down analysis d. All the above

14. Regarding cost-benefit based assessments of IS/IT investment proposals, your textbook notes that: a. They mostly tend to be based on empirically sound, well-supported quantitative valuations b. As it turns out in practice, benefits are generally easier to predict than costs c. They are most appropriate for the most ordinary commercial DP operations d. They’re best restricted to situations involving structural changes in basic business practices

15. Which of the following can be understood as an instance of conjunctive integration: a. The merger of Nynex and Bell Atlantic b. The ASEAN alliance c. Chrysler’s Viper project d. Shipping Conferences

16. Which of the following is a notable Saas-type artifact: a. Payroll-PRO b. Salesforce c. Digitech-EXT d. DisplaceIT

17. A capability useful for firms engaged in mass customization: 1. FXT 2. FMS 3. QSB 4. SSP

18. Which of these is a function meant to ease real-time information processing burdens: a. Redundancy Filtering b. Exponentiation (ampliation) c. Pronation (re: data streams) d. Vitiation

19. Of the following, which is most pertinent to the social process perspective on knowledge management: a. Data warehouses b. Intranets c. Middleware

20. Which of the following is an increasingly common characteristic of Ecommerce: a. Dynamic Pricing b. A Portfolio approach too product selection/promotion c. Successive contraction of items within product lines d. All the above