CMIS 526 TEST BANK COMPLETE
QUESTIONS ACCURATE ANSWERS
PREMIUM REVIEW
●● knowledge society
Answer: a society in which education is the cornerstone of society and
there is an increase in the impotence of knowledge workers.
●● Possessing knowledge, he argued, would be as important as
possessing
Answer: Possessing knowledge, he argued, would be as important as
possessing
●● e-business
Answer: is an organization that uses information technologies or systems
to support nearly every part of its business.
●● digital divide
Answer: is an organization that uses information technologies or systems
to support nearly every part of its business.
●● digital divide in America is rapidly ___________
Answer: Shrinking
,●● who lags behind national averages for internet access and computer
literacy?
Answer: rural communities, elderly, people with disabilities, and
minorities.
●● globalization
Answer: the integration of economies throughout the world enabled by
innovation and technological progress.
●● Effects of globalization
Answer: -greater international movement of commodities, money,
information, and labor
-development of technologies, standards, and processes to facilitate this
movement
●● the decrease in communication costs has increased the use of
Answer: outsourcing
●● outsourcing
Answer: the moving of business processes or tasks to another company
or another country
●● Why are companies choosing to outsource business activities?
,Answer: reduce or control costs
free up internal resources
gain access to world class capabilities
to increase the revenue potential of the organization
reduce time to market
increase process efficiencies
be able to focus on core activities
compensate for a lack of specific capabilities or skills
●● What challenges do orgs face related to globalization
Answer: differences in political systems, regulatory environments, laws,
standards, or individual freedoms
geoeconomics challenges include differences in infrastructure,
demographics, welfare, or workers' expertise.
cultural challenges, such as dealing with differences in languages,
beliefs, attitudes, religions, or life focus but also different viewpoints
regarding intellectual property
●● urbanization
Answer: the movement of rural populations to urban areas, to a point
where 50% of the worlds population is now living in cities
, ●● digital density
Answer: the amount of connected data per unit of activity
●● Drivers of Digital Density
Answer: Connections, Data, Interactions
●● micro-moments
Answer: a person almost instinctively picks up a mobile device to
accomplish a particular goal.
●● consumerization of IT
Answer: many technological innovations are first introduced in the
consumer marketplace before being used by organizations, and
businesses must constantly evaluate how a wide variety of new
technologies might influence their ways of doing business.
●● Internet of Things (IoT)
Answer: a network of a broad range of physical objects that can
automatically share data over the internet—is a key factor in increasing
digital density.
●● quantified self
Answer: the logging of all aspects of ones daily life
QUESTIONS ACCURATE ANSWERS
PREMIUM REVIEW
●● knowledge society
Answer: a society in which education is the cornerstone of society and
there is an increase in the impotence of knowledge workers.
●● Possessing knowledge, he argued, would be as important as
possessing
Answer: Possessing knowledge, he argued, would be as important as
possessing
●● e-business
Answer: is an organization that uses information technologies or systems
to support nearly every part of its business.
●● digital divide
Answer: is an organization that uses information technologies or systems
to support nearly every part of its business.
●● digital divide in America is rapidly ___________
Answer: Shrinking
,●● who lags behind national averages for internet access and computer
literacy?
Answer: rural communities, elderly, people with disabilities, and
minorities.
●● globalization
Answer: the integration of economies throughout the world enabled by
innovation and technological progress.
●● Effects of globalization
Answer: -greater international movement of commodities, money,
information, and labor
-development of technologies, standards, and processes to facilitate this
movement
●● the decrease in communication costs has increased the use of
Answer: outsourcing
●● outsourcing
Answer: the moving of business processes or tasks to another company
or another country
●● Why are companies choosing to outsource business activities?
,Answer: reduce or control costs
free up internal resources
gain access to world class capabilities
to increase the revenue potential of the organization
reduce time to market
increase process efficiencies
be able to focus on core activities
compensate for a lack of specific capabilities or skills
●● What challenges do orgs face related to globalization
Answer: differences in political systems, regulatory environments, laws,
standards, or individual freedoms
geoeconomics challenges include differences in infrastructure,
demographics, welfare, or workers' expertise.
cultural challenges, such as dealing with differences in languages,
beliefs, attitudes, religions, or life focus but also different viewpoints
regarding intellectual property
●● urbanization
Answer: the movement of rural populations to urban areas, to a point
where 50% of the worlds population is now living in cities
, ●● digital density
Answer: the amount of connected data per unit of activity
●● Drivers of Digital Density
Answer: Connections, Data, Interactions
●● micro-moments
Answer: a person almost instinctively picks up a mobile device to
accomplish a particular goal.
●● consumerization of IT
Answer: many technological innovations are first introduced in the
consumer marketplace before being used by organizations, and
businesses must constantly evaluate how a wide variety of new
technologies might influence their ways of doing business.
●● Internet of Things (IoT)
Answer: a network of a broad range of physical objects that can
automatically share data over the internet—is a key factor in increasing
digital density.
●● quantified self
Answer: the logging of all aspects of ones daily life
