ISDS 351 - Final Study Guide UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Why would Claire, who has a Certified Information Systems Security Professional credential,
object to shadow IT efforts at her company?
A) Issues can arise over the responsibility to fix shadow IT solutions when they break.
B) Shadow IT provides the opportunity to evaluate and test many more information system
initiatives.
C) Shadow IT delays testing of quick solutions to business needs.
D) Shadow IT systems and processes may lack necessary levels of security required to meet
compliance standards. - CORRECT ANSWER - Shadow IT systems and processes may
lack necessary levels of security required to meet compliance standards
In organizations where IS becomes a catalyst for achieving new business objectives unreachable
without IS, IS organizational strategies _____.
A) are inward looking
B) In organizations where the IS organization is viewed as a game changer, IS is not only a
means for implementing business-defined objectives but also a catalyst for achieving new
business objectives unreachable without IS.
C) involve using IS to achieve a competitive advantage
D) support the plans of the business
E)react to the strategic plans of business units - CORRECT ANSWER - involves using IS
to achieve a competitive advantage
A set of random or unrelated tasks performed to achieve a definite outcome is called a process -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
, The process that helps managers identify initiatives and projects that will achieve organizational
objectives is known as _________
A) innovation
B) corporate strategy
C) Strategic planning
D) Value Chain - CORRECT ANSWER - Strategic Planning
The concept of a value chain is not significant to organizations unless they manufacture products
- CORRECT ANSWER - False
Which of the following is NOT one of the four main components in Leavitt's Diamond?
A) processes
B) people
C) technology infrastructure
D) systems - CORRECT ANSWER - systems
New technology innovations rarely influence an organization's information system strategic plan
since it is so strongly determined by corporate strategy. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
A core _____ is a widely accepted principle that guides how employees behave and make
decisions in the organization.
A) strategy
B) objective
C) value
D) goal - CORRECT ANSWER - value
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Why would Claire, who has a Certified Information Systems Security Professional credential,
object to shadow IT efforts at her company?
A) Issues can arise over the responsibility to fix shadow IT solutions when they break.
B) Shadow IT provides the opportunity to evaluate and test many more information system
initiatives.
C) Shadow IT delays testing of quick solutions to business needs.
D) Shadow IT systems and processes may lack necessary levels of security required to meet
compliance standards. - CORRECT ANSWER - Shadow IT systems and processes may
lack necessary levels of security required to meet compliance standards
In organizations where IS becomes a catalyst for achieving new business objectives unreachable
without IS, IS organizational strategies _____.
A) are inward looking
B) In organizations where the IS organization is viewed as a game changer, IS is not only a
means for implementing business-defined objectives but also a catalyst for achieving new
business objectives unreachable without IS.
C) involve using IS to achieve a competitive advantage
D) support the plans of the business
E)react to the strategic plans of business units - CORRECT ANSWER - involves using IS
to achieve a competitive advantage
A set of random or unrelated tasks performed to achieve a definite outcome is called a process -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
, The process that helps managers identify initiatives and projects that will achieve organizational
objectives is known as _________
A) innovation
B) corporate strategy
C) Strategic planning
D) Value Chain - CORRECT ANSWER - Strategic Planning
The concept of a value chain is not significant to organizations unless they manufacture products
- CORRECT ANSWER - False
Which of the following is NOT one of the four main components in Leavitt's Diamond?
A) processes
B) people
C) technology infrastructure
D) systems - CORRECT ANSWER - systems
New technology innovations rarely influence an organization's information system strategic plan
since it is so strongly determined by corporate strategy. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
A core _____ is a widely accepted principle that guides how employees behave and make
decisions in the organization.
A) strategy
B) objective
C) value
D) goal - CORRECT ANSWER - value
