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Business And Technology

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is the acauisition and analysis of evenst and trends in the environment external to an organization.






2. Secure Sockets Layers: donted by th lock symbol in the lower right corner of a browser window and or he "s" in https; SSL is 128 bits. 128bit=2^128






3. Is high when there are many alternatives to a product or service and low when there are few alternative from which to choose.






4. Is a standardized set of activities that accoplish a specific task - such as processing a customer order.






5. The most important type of Efficiency IT Metics; the extent to which a system generates the correct results when executing the same transaction numerous times.






6. Costs that can make customers relcutant to switch to another product or service






7. Occurs when an organization can significantl impact its marketshare by being first to market with a competitive advantage.






8. Baseline values the system seesks to attain






9. Is the analysis and redesign of workflow wthin and between enteprises. ex. NetFlix - Redbox






10. Consists of all parties involved - directly or indirectly - in the procurement of a poduct or raw materials






11. The Benefits and and Magnitude of Change the Process Change Spectrum what would be th small change






12. Means Garbage In Garbage OUt






13. What does CFO stands for






14. Measure the performance of the IT system itself includngthroughput - speed - and availability.






15. This approach views an organization as a series of processes - each of which adds value to the product or service for each customer.






16. Is high when it is easy for new cdompetitors to enter a market and low when there are significant entry barriers to entering market.






17. Reward customers based on th amount of business they do with a particuar organization.






18. Integrates all departments and functins thoughout an organization into asingle IT system (or integrated set of IT systems) so that employees can ake decisions by viewing enterprisewide information on all businss operations.:is a software island of in






19. Measure the impact IT has on business processes and activities includin customer satisfaction - conversion rates - and sell through increases.






20. What does CEO stands for






21. Is assessed analyzing the ability of buyers to directly impact the price they are willing to pay for an item.






22. Occurs whn a company develops unique differences in its products with th intenet t influence demand






23. Mostly misuse by persons inside or outside an organization.






24. Is responsible for collecting - maintaining - and distributing the organization's knowledge. data has base adminstrator






25. Involves maaging all aspect of a customer's relationship with an organization to increase customer loalty and retention and organization's profitabilty. CRM allow an organization to gain insights into customers' shopping and buying beaviors ir order






26. What is on the mind of the CEO






27. Is responsible for ensuring the security of IT system and developing strategies and IT safeguards against attacks fom hacker and viruses. He is call the Network Administrator






28. What would be the Greatest Benefits for Information Technology?






29. Is responsible for (1) overseeing all uses of informatin technology (2) ensuring the strategic alignment of IT with business goals and objectives. CIO often reports directly to the CEO






30. A process of continuously measuring system results - comparing those results to optimal system performance (benchmark values) - and identifiying steps and procedures to improve syste performance.






31. Is a managemen system - in addition to a measurement system - that enable organization to clarify their vision and strateby and translate them into action.






32. What is the function of CIO?






33. Is responsible for ensuring the throughput - speed - accuracy - availability - and reliability of an organization information.






34. Employees across departments are open to new insights about crises and radical changes and seek ways to create competitive advantages.






35. Is responsible for ensuing the ethical and legal use of informatio within an organization. these are lawyers






36. Is data converted into a meaninfgul and useful context.






37. A famous management guru - once stated that if you cannot measure it - you cannot manage it






38. Is a standardized seet of activities that accomplish a specific task - such as processing a customer's order.






39. Is a field concrned with te use of technology in managing and processing information.It consist of hardware - software and telecommunication






40. Supply chain strategy - suply chain partners - supply chain operation - supply chain logistics






41. What does COO stands for






42. Is assessed by th supplier's ability to directly impact the price they are charging for supplies(including materials - labor - and services)






43. What Concerns CIOs the most?






44. Raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event/information knowledge/business intelligent and competative advantage






45. Most information security breaches result from people misusing an organizaton's information either Intentionally or Inadvertently. misuse of passwords






46. The plans and goals of the IT department must align with the plans and goals of the organization.






47. Is a product or service that an organization's customer place a greater value on than similar offerings from a competitor.






48. Involves he management of information flows between and among stages in a a supply chain to maximize total supply chain effectiveness an profitability.






49. Effective communication between business personnel and IT personnel






50. Measures that are tied to busines drivers Metrics such as GPA(grade point average)