MANAGING AND USING INFORMATION
SYSTEMS FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
ANSWERS DATABASE AND NETWORK
PRACTICE RESOURCE
◉ Google has disrupted a number of industries, particularly the
advertising and software industries. Google's ability to quickly and
aggressively provide new products and services is best described by:
Answer: The Hypercompetition Model
◉ Through the use of various technologies, a ski resort tracks the
slopes each customer skis and the times he or she skis them. Skiers
then have the ability to view this information online, and can choose
to seamlessly share their accomplishments on Facebook. In addition,
photographers positioned at the resort post pictures on Facebook
for the skier. This ski resort has worked hard to develop a strong:
Answer: Social business strategy
◉ The organizational strategy should ideally _____ the IS strategy.
Answer: complement
◉ The general manager for a retail clothing outlet was recently cited
as saying, "IT is the cornerstone of our company. All of our decisions
,are based on the sophisticated systems that we have deployed
throughout our organization. IT drives our decisions." What position
should the manager hold regarding IT and its influence on decision
making?
Answer: Business strategy should drive IS decision making
◉ To remain competitive, an organization's business strategy must
adapt and respond to all of the following variables. Which variable in
particular does IS help to determine?
Answer: The capabilities of the organization
◉ The physical means by which information is exchanged among
hardware components is called _______.
Answer: networking
◉ Significant changes in IS should trigger a reassessment of the
_____________.
Answer: business strategy
◉ A social business strategy is designed to use social IT tools for all
of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: Excluding stakeholders
,◉ General managers should take an active role in decisions about
information systems. This is vital because:
Answer: Information systems are designed to support business
objectives.
◉ This framework is called the ____________________ because it relates
business strategy with IS strategy and organizational strategy.
Answer: Information Systems Strategy Triangle
◉ Before Kaiser Permanente adopted its new business strategy, its
IS Strategy Triangle was out of __________.
Answer: alignment
◉ By using IS to achieve economies of scale and generate operating
efficiencies, Walmart epitomizes which one of Porter's generic
strategies?
Answer: Cost leadership
◉ A bank provides its customers mobile applications that
significantly simplify traditional banking activities. For example, a
customer can use a smartphone to take a picture of a check and
electronically deposit into an account. This unique service
demonstrates the bank's desire to practice which one of Porter's
strategies?
Answer: Differentiation
, ◉ The managerial levers identifies the crucial, interrelated
components for designing an organization. The components include
all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: Social media
◉ Technology guru Tim O'Reilly said this about the publishing
industry: "To adapt, publishers need to cannibalize their own
business, experimenting with new forms, new formats, and new
business models." This statement is consistent with:
Answer: Hypercompetition
◉ L.L. Bean is an online/catalog retail company that aggressively
uses tools like instant messaging to communicate with customers
regarding potential purchases and uses Facebook for branding
activities. This use of technology supports which strategy?
Answer: Social business strategy
◉ GE recognized that it could only sustain its competitive advantage
for a limited time as competitors attempted to outmaneuver them.
What was the model that Welch applied to help solve this problem?
Answer: Destroy your business
◉ Business strategies based on hypercompetition focus on customer
satisfaction and profit maximization but also build in a component
SYSTEMS FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
ANSWERS DATABASE AND NETWORK
PRACTICE RESOURCE
◉ Google has disrupted a number of industries, particularly the
advertising and software industries. Google's ability to quickly and
aggressively provide new products and services is best described by:
Answer: The Hypercompetition Model
◉ Through the use of various technologies, a ski resort tracks the
slopes each customer skis and the times he or she skis them. Skiers
then have the ability to view this information online, and can choose
to seamlessly share their accomplishments on Facebook. In addition,
photographers positioned at the resort post pictures on Facebook
for the skier. This ski resort has worked hard to develop a strong:
Answer: Social business strategy
◉ The organizational strategy should ideally _____ the IS strategy.
Answer: complement
◉ The general manager for a retail clothing outlet was recently cited
as saying, "IT is the cornerstone of our company. All of our decisions
,are based on the sophisticated systems that we have deployed
throughout our organization. IT drives our decisions." What position
should the manager hold regarding IT and its influence on decision
making?
Answer: Business strategy should drive IS decision making
◉ To remain competitive, an organization's business strategy must
adapt and respond to all of the following variables. Which variable in
particular does IS help to determine?
Answer: The capabilities of the organization
◉ The physical means by which information is exchanged among
hardware components is called _______.
Answer: networking
◉ Significant changes in IS should trigger a reassessment of the
_____________.
Answer: business strategy
◉ A social business strategy is designed to use social IT tools for all
of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: Excluding stakeholders
,◉ General managers should take an active role in decisions about
information systems. This is vital because:
Answer: Information systems are designed to support business
objectives.
◉ This framework is called the ____________________ because it relates
business strategy with IS strategy and organizational strategy.
Answer: Information Systems Strategy Triangle
◉ Before Kaiser Permanente adopted its new business strategy, its
IS Strategy Triangle was out of __________.
Answer: alignment
◉ By using IS to achieve economies of scale and generate operating
efficiencies, Walmart epitomizes which one of Porter's generic
strategies?
Answer: Cost leadership
◉ A bank provides its customers mobile applications that
significantly simplify traditional banking activities. For example, a
customer can use a smartphone to take a picture of a check and
electronically deposit into an account. This unique service
demonstrates the bank's desire to practice which one of Porter's
strategies?
Answer: Differentiation
, ◉ The managerial levers identifies the crucial, interrelated
components for designing an organization. The components include
all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: Social media
◉ Technology guru Tim O'Reilly said this about the publishing
industry: "To adapt, publishers need to cannibalize their own
business, experimenting with new forms, new formats, and new
business models." This statement is consistent with:
Answer: Hypercompetition
◉ L.L. Bean is an online/catalog retail company that aggressively
uses tools like instant messaging to communicate with customers
regarding potential purchases and uses Facebook for branding
activities. This use of technology supports which strategy?
Answer: Social business strategy
◉ GE recognized that it could only sustain its competitive advantage
for a limited time as competitors attempted to outmaneuver them.
What was the model that Welch applied to help solve this problem?
Answer: Destroy your business
◉ Business strategies based on hypercompetition focus on customer
satisfaction and profit maximization but also build in a component
