MIS 304 Exam One Questions And
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What ris rthe remergence rof rthe rdigital rworld? r- rAnswer r- rSeeing rnew rdevices r(iPhones, rtablets,
rcomputers), rchanges rin rtechnology rthat rallow rand renable rnew rways rof rworking rand rsocializing,
rboundaries rbetween rwork rand rleisure rtime rare rblurring
Knowledge rWorker r- rAnswer r- rTypically rprofessionals rwho rare rrelatively rwell reducated rand rwho rcreate,
rmodify, rand/or rsynthesize rknowledge ras ra rfundamental rpart rof rtheir rjobs
What ris rthe rdigital rdivide? r- rAnswer r- rThe rgap rbetween rthose rindividuals rin rour rsociety rwho rare
rcomputer rliterate rand rhave raccess rto rinformation rresources, rsuch ras rthe rinternet, rand rthose rwho rdo
rnot
What rare rsome reffects rfrom rthe rdigital rdivide? r- rAnswer r- rPeople rin rrural rcommunities, rthe relderly,
rpeople rwith rdisabilities, rand rminorities rlag rbehind rnational raverages rfor rinternet raccess rand rcomputer
rliteracy. rThe rchallenges rin rovercoming rthe rdigital rdivide rare reven rgreater rin rdeveloping rcountries
Globalization r- rAnswer r- rThe rintegration rof reconomies rthroughout rthe rworld, renabled rby rinnovation
rand rtechnological rprocess
What rare reffects rof rglobalization rand rsocietal rissues rin rthe rdigital rworld? r- rAnswer r- rGlobalization rhas
ropened rmany ropportunities rdue rto rfalling rtransportation rand rtelecommunication rcosts. rGlobalization
rhas rled rto ra rrapid rrise rof rthe rmiddle rclass rin rmany rdeveloping rcountries renabling rcompanies rto rreach
rmany rnew rcustomers. rWith ra rdecrease rin rcommunication rcosts, rglobal rcompanies rnow roffer rskilled
rprofessionals rin rmany rareas. rOutsourcing
Outsourcing r- rAnswer r- rMoving rof rbusiness rprocesses ror rtasks rto ranother rcompany, rgives rability rto
rutilize rskilled rworkers rand rto rreduce rcosts
What rare rsome rother rreasons rfor routsourcing? r- rAnswer r- rTremendous rdecrease rin rcommunications
rcosts ris rthe rprimary rdriver rfor rincrease rin routsourcing, rreduce ror rcontrol rcosts, rfree rup rinternal
rresources, rgain raccess rto rworld-class rcapabilities, rincrease rthe rrevenue rpotential rof rthe rorganization,
rreduce rtime rto rmarket, rincrease rprocess refficiencies, rable rto rfocus ron rcore ractivities, rcompensate rfor
rlack rof rspecific rcapabilites ror rskills
Challenges rof rGlobalization r- rAnswer r- rOperation rchallenges: rpolitical rsystem rdifferences, rregulatory
renvironments, rlaws rand rstandards.
Geo-economic rchallenges: rdifferences rin rinfrastructure, rdemographics, rwelfare, rworkers' rexpertise.
Cultural rdifferences rsuch ras rdifferent rlanguages, rbeliefs, rattitudes, rreligions, rlife rfocus
Digital rDensity r- rAnswer r- rThe ramount rof rconnect rdata rper runit rof ractivity
, Effects rof rIncreasing rDigital rDensity r- rConnections r- rAnswer r- rNow rwe rare rable rto rconnect rjust rabout
rany relement rof rthe rphysical rworld rto rthe rdigital rworld, rincreased rmobility rusing rmobile rapps, rincreased
rmicro-moments r(using ra rmobile rdevice rto raccomplish ra rgoal)
Micro-Moments r- rAnswer r- rImmediate rconsumer rneed rthat rinitiates ra rmobile rinteraction rto raccomplish
ra rparticular, rwell-defined rgoal
BYOD r- rAnswer r- r"Bring ryour rown rdevice"
Consumerization rof rIT r- rAnswer r- rThe rtrend rof rtechnological rinnovations rfirst rbeing rintroduced rin rthe
rconsumer rmarketplace rbefore rbeing rused rby rorganizations
Internet rof rThings r(IoT) r- rAnswer r- rA rnetwork rof ra rbroad rrange rof rphysical robjects rthat rcan
rautomatically rshare rdata rover rthe rinternet, rdevices rhave rembedded rcomputers rand rsensors, renabling
rconnectivity rover rthe rinternet
Internet rof rEverything r(IoE) r- rAnswer r- rAs rthe rnumber rof rsensors rand rdevices rconnected rto rthe rinternet
rgrows, rthe rInternet rof rThings rwill revolve rto rbecome rIoE, rwhere rjust rabout rany rdevice's rfunctionality ris
renhanced rthrough rconnectivity rand rintelligence
Big rData r- rAnswer r- rIs rdescribed ras rextremely rlarge rand rcomplex rdatasets rcharacterized ras rbeing rhigh
rvolume, rvariety, rand rvelocity
Cloud rComputing r- rAnswer r- rWeb rtechnologies renable rusing rthe rinternet ras rthe rplatform rfor
rapplications rand rdata, rapplications rthat rused rto rbe rinstalled ron rindividual rcomputers rare rincreasingly
rkept rin rthe rcloud, rcloud rcomputing rcan renable radvanced ranalytics rof rmassive ramounts rof rbig rdata
rgenerated rby rmobile rdevices, rsensors, ror rusers rof rsocial rnetworks
What rare rthe reffects rof rincreasing rdigital rdensity rinteractions? r- rAnswer r- rIncreasing ramounts rof rdata
rwill rlead rto rnew rvalue-added rinteractions rand rbusiness rmodels, rthe rnetwork reffect rrefers rto rthe rnotion
rthat rthe rvalue rof ra rnetwork rincreases rwith rthe rnumber rof rother rusers r(Uber rand rAirbnb rare rexamples)
Network rEffect r- rAnswer r- rThe rnotion rthat rthe rvalue rof ra rnetwork r(or rtool ror rapplication rbased ron ra
rnetwork) ris rdependent ron rthe rnumber rof rother rusers
APIs r(Application rProgramming rInterfaces) r- rAnswer r- rA rsoftware rintermediary rthat rprovides rways rfor
rdifferent rcomponents rof rsoftware rto rinteract rand rexchange rdata ror rfunctionality rusing rcommon rweb
rcommunication rprotocols, ra rkey rdriver rof rcontinuous rinnovations rhas rbeen rthe rrise rof rAPIs
Business rValue rof rAPIs r- rAnswer r- rProviding rthe rAPIs rcan rcreate rnew rrevenue rstreams rand rincrease rthe
raccessibility rof rits rservices
Information rSystems r(IS) r- rAnswer r- rThe rcombination rof rpeople rand rinformation rtechnology rthat rcreate,
rcollect, rprocess, rstore, rdistribute ruseful rdata, rinvolves rdata, rtechnology, rpeople, rorganizations
Hardware r- rAnswer r- rPhysical rcomputer requipment, rsuch ras rthe rcomputer rmonitor, rcentral rprocessing
runit, ror rkeyboard
Software r- rAnswer r- rA rprogram r(or rset rof rprograms) rthat rinstructs rthe rcomputer rto rperform rcertain
rprocessing rfunctions
Answers
What ris rthe remergence rof rthe rdigital rworld? r- rAnswer r- rSeeing rnew rdevices r(iPhones, rtablets,
rcomputers), rchanges rin rtechnology rthat rallow rand renable rnew rways rof rworking rand rsocializing,
rboundaries rbetween rwork rand rleisure rtime rare rblurring
Knowledge rWorker r- rAnswer r- rTypically rprofessionals rwho rare rrelatively rwell reducated rand rwho rcreate,
rmodify, rand/or rsynthesize rknowledge ras ra rfundamental rpart rof rtheir rjobs
What ris rthe rdigital rdivide? r- rAnswer r- rThe rgap rbetween rthose rindividuals rin rour rsociety rwho rare
rcomputer rliterate rand rhave raccess rto rinformation rresources, rsuch ras rthe rinternet, rand rthose rwho rdo
rnot
What rare rsome reffects rfrom rthe rdigital rdivide? r- rAnswer r- rPeople rin rrural rcommunities, rthe relderly,
rpeople rwith rdisabilities, rand rminorities rlag rbehind rnational raverages rfor rinternet raccess rand rcomputer
rliteracy. rThe rchallenges rin rovercoming rthe rdigital rdivide rare reven rgreater rin rdeveloping rcountries
Globalization r- rAnswer r- rThe rintegration rof reconomies rthroughout rthe rworld, renabled rby rinnovation
rand rtechnological rprocess
What rare reffects rof rglobalization rand rsocietal rissues rin rthe rdigital rworld? r- rAnswer r- rGlobalization rhas
ropened rmany ropportunities rdue rto rfalling rtransportation rand rtelecommunication rcosts. rGlobalization
rhas rled rto ra rrapid rrise rof rthe rmiddle rclass rin rmany rdeveloping rcountries renabling rcompanies rto rreach
rmany rnew rcustomers. rWith ra rdecrease rin rcommunication rcosts, rglobal rcompanies rnow roffer rskilled
rprofessionals rin rmany rareas. rOutsourcing
Outsourcing r- rAnswer r- rMoving rof rbusiness rprocesses ror rtasks rto ranother rcompany, rgives rability rto
rutilize rskilled rworkers rand rto rreduce rcosts
What rare rsome rother rreasons rfor routsourcing? r- rAnswer r- rTremendous rdecrease rin rcommunications
rcosts ris rthe rprimary rdriver rfor rincrease rin routsourcing, rreduce ror rcontrol rcosts, rfree rup rinternal
rresources, rgain raccess rto rworld-class rcapabilities, rincrease rthe rrevenue rpotential rof rthe rorganization,
rreduce rtime rto rmarket, rincrease rprocess refficiencies, rable rto rfocus ron rcore ractivities, rcompensate rfor
rlack rof rspecific rcapabilites ror rskills
Challenges rof rGlobalization r- rAnswer r- rOperation rchallenges: rpolitical rsystem rdifferences, rregulatory
renvironments, rlaws rand rstandards.
Geo-economic rchallenges: rdifferences rin rinfrastructure, rdemographics, rwelfare, rworkers' rexpertise.
Cultural rdifferences rsuch ras rdifferent rlanguages, rbeliefs, rattitudes, rreligions, rlife rfocus
Digital rDensity r- rAnswer r- rThe ramount rof rconnect rdata rper runit rof ractivity
, Effects rof rIncreasing rDigital rDensity r- rConnections r- rAnswer r- rNow rwe rare rable rto rconnect rjust rabout
rany relement rof rthe rphysical rworld rto rthe rdigital rworld, rincreased rmobility rusing rmobile rapps, rincreased
rmicro-moments r(using ra rmobile rdevice rto raccomplish ra rgoal)
Micro-Moments r- rAnswer r- rImmediate rconsumer rneed rthat rinitiates ra rmobile rinteraction rto raccomplish
ra rparticular, rwell-defined rgoal
BYOD r- rAnswer r- r"Bring ryour rown rdevice"
Consumerization rof rIT r- rAnswer r- rThe rtrend rof rtechnological rinnovations rfirst rbeing rintroduced rin rthe
rconsumer rmarketplace rbefore rbeing rused rby rorganizations
Internet rof rThings r(IoT) r- rAnswer r- rA rnetwork rof ra rbroad rrange rof rphysical robjects rthat rcan
rautomatically rshare rdata rover rthe rinternet, rdevices rhave rembedded rcomputers rand rsensors, renabling
rconnectivity rover rthe rinternet
Internet rof rEverything r(IoE) r- rAnswer r- rAs rthe rnumber rof rsensors rand rdevices rconnected rto rthe rinternet
rgrows, rthe rInternet rof rThings rwill revolve rto rbecome rIoE, rwhere rjust rabout rany rdevice's rfunctionality ris
renhanced rthrough rconnectivity rand rintelligence
Big rData r- rAnswer r- rIs rdescribed ras rextremely rlarge rand rcomplex rdatasets rcharacterized ras rbeing rhigh
rvolume, rvariety, rand rvelocity
Cloud rComputing r- rAnswer r- rWeb rtechnologies renable rusing rthe rinternet ras rthe rplatform rfor
rapplications rand rdata, rapplications rthat rused rto rbe rinstalled ron rindividual rcomputers rare rincreasingly
rkept rin rthe rcloud, rcloud rcomputing rcan renable radvanced ranalytics rof rmassive ramounts rof rbig rdata
rgenerated rby rmobile rdevices, rsensors, ror rusers rof rsocial rnetworks
What rare rthe reffects rof rincreasing rdigital rdensity rinteractions? r- rAnswer r- rIncreasing ramounts rof rdata
rwill rlead rto rnew rvalue-added rinteractions rand rbusiness rmodels, rthe rnetwork reffect rrefers rto rthe rnotion
rthat rthe rvalue rof ra rnetwork rincreases rwith rthe rnumber rof rother rusers r(Uber rand rAirbnb rare rexamples)
Network rEffect r- rAnswer r- rThe rnotion rthat rthe rvalue rof ra rnetwork r(or rtool ror rapplication rbased ron ra
rnetwork) ris rdependent ron rthe rnumber rof rother rusers
APIs r(Application rProgramming rInterfaces) r- rAnswer r- rA rsoftware rintermediary rthat rprovides rways rfor
rdifferent rcomponents rof rsoftware rto rinteract rand rexchange rdata ror rfunctionality rusing rcommon rweb
rcommunication rprotocols, ra rkey rdriver rof rcontinuous rinnovations rhas rbeen rthe rrise rof rAPIs
Business rValue rof rAPIs r- rAnswer r- rProviding rthe rAPIs rcan rcreate rnew rrevenue rstreams rand rincrease rthe
raccessibility rof rits rservices
Information rSystems r(IS) r- rAnswer r- rThe rcombination rof rpeople rand rinformation rtechnology rthat rcreate,
rcollect, rprocess, rstore, rdistribute ruseful rdata, rinvolves rdata, rtechnology, rpeople, rorganizations
Hardware r- rAnswer r- rPhysical rcomputer requipment, rsuch ras rthe rcomputer rmonitor, rcentral rprocessing
runit, ror rkeyboard
Software r- rAnswer r- rA rprogram r(or rset rof rprograms) rthat rinstructs rthe rcomputer rto rperform rcertain
rprocessing rfunctions
