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21 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following statements is true about users of information systems?
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They should learn standard techniques and procedures for the applications they use.
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Which of the following is a responsibility of a chief information officer (CIO)?
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serving as the principal manager of the IS department
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Outsourcing is done to ___
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cap an organization's financial exposure
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Which of the following is an example of outsourcing an entire business function?
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outsourcing the function of arranging employee travel
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Which of the following statements is true about information systems (IS) planning functions? |
The chief executive officer (CEO) and other executive staff decide the membership of the steering committee.
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Which of the following is an outsourcing alternative in which hardware and both operating system and application software are leased?
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Software as a Service (SaaS)
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The responsibilities of a computer technician include ___
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installing software and repairing computer equipment and networks
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When a company outsources a system, control over prioritizing issues related to software failures and problems belongs to the ________.
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vendor
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Which of the following statements is true of the information systems (IS) department?
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The operations group monitors user experience and responds to user problems.
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In the information systems (IS) department, the ________ group manages the process of creating new information systems as well as maintaining existing information systems.
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development
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In an information systems (IS) department, the ________ group manages computing infrastructure, including individual computers, in-house server farms, networks, and communications media.
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operations
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A ________ works with users to determine system requirements, designs and develops job descriptions and procedures, and helps determine test plans
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system analyst
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Which of the following is generally a responsibility of users of information systems (IS)?
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following security and backup procedures
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Developing, operating, and maintaining an organization's computing infrastructure is a major function of the ________ department.
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information systems
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Which of the following statements is true about the maintenance group of information systems (IS)?
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It involves adapting existing systems to support new features.
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Which of the following is a function of the steering committee for the information systems (IS) department?
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setting IS priorities
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If an organization does not develop programs in-house, then the development group of the information systems (IS) department will be staffed primarily by ________ who work with users, operations, and vendors to acquire and install licensed software and to set up the system components around that software.
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business and systems analysts
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Which of the following statements is true about a data administration staff function?
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The group establishes standards to protect information assets.
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Which of the following statements is true about the steering committee of the information systems (IS) department?
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The steering committee's meetings are conducted by the IS department.
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If an organization runs information systems that provide little support to accounting, its chief information officer will most likely report to the ________.
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chief executive officer
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Which of the following is a risk of outsourcing information systems (IS)/ information technology (IT) functions?
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It involves the potential loss of intellectual capital.
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