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Business And Technology

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1. What information technology projects goals has the most value?






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






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






4. The leading cause of downtime






5. Enables an organizatin to generate efficiencies within steps by automating and improving the information flows Wal-art and Procter&Gamble(P&G) implemented a tremedously successful SCM system. the system linked Wal-Mar's distribution centers directly






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






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






8. What does COO stands for






9. 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.






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. Is high when competition is fierce in a market and low when competition is more complacent






16. 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






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






18. Out of the Relationship among People - Information - and Information Technology which one is the most important?






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






20. The 4 strategic initiatives






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






22. The most Effectiveness IT Metrics. the ease with which people perform transactions and/or find informatin. A popular usability metric on the internet is degrees of feedom - which measures the number of clicks required to find desired infomation.






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






24. 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






25. A general name for the business function and academic discipline covering the application of people - technologies - and procedures.






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






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






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






29. What does CFO stands for






30. What is the function of CIO?






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






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






33. Baseline values the system seesks to attain






34. 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






35. To remain sucessful - and organizatios should use what?

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






37. 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.






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






39. 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






40. Information-Functional - Information-sharing - Information-inquiring - and Information-discovery






41. What does CIO stands for






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






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






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






45. Issuses Affected by Technology Advance: intellectual property - Copyright - fair use doctrine - pirated software and counterfeit software of these which is the worst?






46. Means Garbage In Garbage OUt






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






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






49. What Concerns CIOs the most?






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