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,InformationmSystemsmToday,m7thmGlobalmEditionm(Valacic
h)mChapterm1mmManagingminmthemDigitalmWorld

1) Identifymamtruemstatementmaboutmthemfunctionmofmknowledgemworkers.
A) Theymusemknowledgemtomperformmtheirmjobsmbutmdomnotmcreatemknowledge.
B) Theymcreate,mmodify,mand/ormsynthesizemknowledgemasmamfundamentalmpartmofmtheirmjobs.
C) Theymlackmthemabilitymtomsolvemnon-routinemproblemsmatmwork.
D) Theymmodifymknowledgemcreatedmbymothersmbutmdomnotmcreatemknowledgemthemselves.
E) Theymworkminmammonotonousmworkplacemandmlackminnovatio
n.mAnswer:mB
AACSB:m Informationmtechnolog
ymDifficulty:mEasy
LearningmObj.:m1.1:mDescribemthemcharacteristicsmofmthemdigitalmworldmandmthemadventmofmthemInform
ationmAge.
Classification:m Concept

2) WhichmofmthemfollowingmpredictionsmmadembymPetermDruckermismtrue?
A) Knowledgemworkersmhavemlessermbargainingmpowermthanmworkersminmothermindustries.
B) Knowledgemworkersmlackmvaluablemreal-worldmskills.
C) Knowledgemworkersmlackmreliancemonmformalmeducation.
D) Knowledgemworkersmaremcontinuallymlearningmhowmtomdomtheirmjobsmbetter.
E) Knowledgemworkersmarempaidmlessminmcomparisonmwithmtheirmpriormindustrialmcounterpar
ts.mAnswer:mD
AACSB:m Informationmtechnolog
ymDifficulty:mModerate
LearningmObj.:m1.1:mDescribemthemcharacteristicsmofmthemdigitalmworldmandmthemadventmofmthemInform
ationmAge.
Classification:m Concept

3) Whomamongmthemfollowingmcoinedmthemtermm"knowledgemworker"?
A) PetermDrucker
B) AlvinmToffler
C) JohannesmGutenberg
D) ThomasmL.mFriedman
E) MarkmZuckerber
gmAnswer:mA
AACSB:m Informationmtechnolog
ymDifficulty:mEasy
LearningmObj.:m1.1:mDescribemthemcharacteristicsmofmthemdigitalmworldmandmthemadventmofmthemInform
ationmAge.
Classification:m Concept




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,4) WhichmofmthemfollowingmoccurredmwhenmAlvinmToffler'sm"thirdmwave"mgainedmspeed?
A) Societymmovedmfrommampredominantlymagrarianmculturemtomthemurbanizedmmachinemage.
B) Occupationsmchangedmtomaccommodatemthemmechanizedmsociety.
C) Themabilitymtomperformmrepetitivemtasksmbecamemamqualitymtombeminstilledmandmvalued.
D) Individualsmshiftedmfrommhandcraftingmitemsmformsalemtomworkingminmfactories.
E) Informationmbecamemthemcurrencymofmthemreal
m.mAnswer:mE
AACSB:m Informationmtechnolog
ymDifficulty:mModerate
LearningmObj.:m1.1:mDescribemthemcharacteristicsmofmthemdigitalmworldmandmthemadventmofmthemInform
ationmAge.
Classification:m Concept

5) ThemvariousmservicesmofferedmbymGoogle,msuchmasmGmailm(e-
mail),mGooglemDrivem(wordmprocessing),mormGooglemCalendar,maremgoodmexamplesmof
.
A) cloudmcomputing
B) computermassembling
C) datammining
D) systemsmintegration
E) internetworking
Answer:mA
m

AACSB:m Informationmtechnolog
ymDifficulty:mEasy
LearningmObj.:m1.1:mDescribemthemcharacteristicsmofmthemdigitalmworldmandmthemadventmofmthemInform
ationmAge.
Classification:m Concept

6) Whichmofmthemfollowingmtermsmmeansm"knowingmhowmtomusemamcomputer"?
A) informationmsecurity
B) cloudmcomputing
C) computermliteracy
D) computermcompatibility
E) collaborativemthinkin
gmAnswer:mC
AACSB:m Informationmtechnolog
ymDifficulty:mEasy
LearningmObj.:m1.1:mDescribemthemcharacteristicsmofmthemdigitalmworldmandmthemadventmofmthemInform
ationmAge.
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, 7) Themabilitymtomindependentlymlearnmnewmtechnologiesmasmtheymemergemandmassessmtheirmimpact
monmyourmworkmandmlifemismcalled .
A) computermnetworking
B) computermadaptation
C) computermfluency
D) computermcompatibility
E) computermassemblin
gmAnswer:mC
AACSB:m Informationmtechnolog
ymDifficulty:mEasy
LearningmObj.:m1.1:mDescribemthemcharacteristicsmofmthemdigitalmworldmandmthemadventmofmthemInform
ationmAge.
Classification:m Concept

8) Advancesminmcloudmcomputingm(thinkmGmail,mEvernote,mormDropBox)mallowmformaccessing
me-

mails,mfiles,mnotes,mandmthemlikemfrommdifferentmdevices,menhancingmportabilitymandmmobilitym
m

inmcomputing.
Answer:m TRUE
AACSB:m Informationmtechnolog
ymDifficulty:mEasy
LearningmObj.:m1.1:mDescribemthemcharacteristicsmofmthemdigitalmworldmandmthemadventmofmthemInform
ationmAge.
Classification:m Concept

9) Themusemofmnearlymanyminformationmtechnologymormsystemmtomsupportmeverympartmofmthembusin
essmismknownmasme-business.
Answer:m TRUE
AACSB:m Informationmtechnolog
ymDifficulty:mEasy
LearningmObj.:m1.1:mDescribemthemcharacteristicsmofmthemdigitalmworldmandmthemadventmofmthemInform
ationmAge.
Classification:m Concept

10) Themtrendmofmusingmone'smownmdevicemformcommunicatingminmthemworkplacemismanmexample
mofmconsumerizationmofmIT.
Answer:m TRUE
AACSB:m Informationmtechnolog
ymDifficulty:mEasy
LearningmObj.:m1.1:mDescribemthemcharacteristicsmofmthemdigitalmworldmandmthemadventmofmthemInform
ationmAge.
Classification:m Concept




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