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Quiz Chapter 2
What is NOT the first thing a newly-appointed CIO should do during the first week?
constructing a future vision for IT.
Explanation: During the first week as a newly-appointed CIO, it's important to focus
on understanding the current state of the IT department and the organization's IT
landscape before jumping into long-term planning and vision construction. This
includes activities like figuring out the current status of IT activities, meeting direct
reports to understand their roles and responsibilities, and assessing the team's strengths
and weaknesses. Once you have a solid grasp of the current situation, you can then start
formulating a future vision for IT based on a more informed perspective.
What is a result of CIO not knowing what he/she does not know?
All correct
rewarding dolts and under-appreciating genius
insisting on objectives that make no sense
putting people on the wrong projects
As a CIO, you need a network of knowledgeable people around you. Match what
knowledge you want to get from each group.
Your Direct Reports: know about the current status of activities in the following
months
Financial Planning and Control: know about IT budget and expenditure
CIOs of Other Non-competing Companies: know where things are headed in the IT
industry
Quiz Chapter 2 1
, IT Industry Movers and Shakers: know where things are headed in the IT industry
Customers: know how to meet customer needs with IT
Which barrier prevent IT managers from becoming business leaders the most?
IT's poor collaboration with lines of business
Business leaders' failure to understand the importance of IT
IT's distance from customers
CORECT: IT managers lack business skills and competencies
Quiz Chapter 2 2
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Quiz Chapter 18
Q1: Which type of risk is the most difficult one to make a decision about?
Group of answer choices
low cost of protection-Intolerable
low cost of protection-tolerable
high cost of protection-tolerable
high cost of protection-Intolerable
Q2: By buying an insurance policy for a system, Barton meant implementing technologies or
processes at a cost to reduce the probability or consequences.
Group of answer choices
True
False
By buying an insurance policy for a system, Barton meant implementing technologies or
processes at a cost to reduce the probability or consequences of a negative event or risk.
Therefore, the statement is true.
Q3: Which one is NOT a sign of a risk-taking strategy? [in comparison to competitors]
Group of answer choices
Sharing more data between the systems
investing more in security countermeasures
investing in new systems more aggressively
Sharing more data with the partners
Quiz Chapter 18 1
, Q4: Which one is NOT necessarily CORRECT about access management at the data level
[in comparison to categorical access management]?
Group of answer choices
track every access to the valuable data
it prevents us from under- or over-protecting
fast response to request for access to data
there will be more overhead in decision-making
Quiz Chapter 18 2
Quiz Chapter 2
What is NOT the first thing a newly-appointed CIO should do during the first week?
constructing a future vision for IT.
Explanation: During the first week as a newly-appointed CIO, it's important to focus
on understanding the current state of the IT department and the organization's IT
landscape before jumping into long-term planning and vision construction. This
includes activities like figuring out the current status of IT activities, meeting direct
reports to understand their roles and responsibilities, and assessing the team's strengths
and weaknesses. Once you have a solid grasp of the current situation, you can then start
formulating a future vision for IT based on a more informed perspective.
What is a result of CIO not knowing what he/she does not know?
All correct
rewarding dolts and under-appreciating genius
insisting on objectives that make no sense
putting people on the wrong projects
As a CIO, you need a network of knowledgeable people around you. Match what
knowledge you want to get from each group.
Your Direct Reports: know about the current status of activities in the following
months
Financial Planning and Control: know about IT budget and expenditure
CIOs of Other Non-competing Companies: know where things are headed in the IT
industry
Quiz Chapter 2 1
, IT Industry Movers and Shakers: know where things are headed in the IT industry
Customers: know how to meet customer needs with IT
Which barrier prevent IT managers from becoming business leaders the most?
IT's poor collaboration with lines of business
Business leaders' failure to understand the importance of IT
IT's distance from customers
CORECT: IT managers lack business skills and competencies
Quiz Chapter 2 2
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Quiz Chapter 18
Q1: Which type of risk is the most difficult one to make a decision about?
Group of answer choices
low cost of protection-Intolerable
low cost of protection-tolerable
high cost of protection-tolerable
high cost of protection-Intolerable
Q2: By buying an insurance policy for a system, Barton meant implementing technologies or
processes at a cost to reduce the probability or consequences.
Group of answer choices
True
False
By buying an insurance policy for a system, Barton meant implementing technologies or
processes at a cost to reduce the probability or consequences of a negative event or risk.
Therefore, the statement is true.
Q3: Which one is NOT a sign of a risk-taking strategy? [in comparison to competitors]
Group of answer choices
Sharing more data between the systems
investing more in security countermeasures
investing in new systems more aggressively
Sharing more data with the partners
Quiz Chapter 18 1
, Q4: Which one is NOT necessarily CORRECT about access management at the data level
[in comparison to categorical access management]?
Group of answer choices
track every access to the valuable data
it prevents us from under- or over-protecting
fast response to request for access to data
there will be more overhead in decision-making
Quiz Chapter 18 2
