MIS 304 Exam 1 questions with correct answers

what age are we in? What ages were before? Answer Agriculture and Handwork --Industrial Revolution--The Information Age (NOW) Five Mega Trends in the Information Age Answer Mobile, Social Media, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Big Data Opportunities and Challenges of Mobile Computing Answer -Employees can conduct business almost anytime, anywhere. -Customers have their phones with them 24/7, allowing them to be reached throughout the day, wherever they may be. -This trend facilitates the increasing "consumerization of IT." -It also leads to security issues, as managers need to deal with employers' preference of "bring your own device" (BYOD). Reason organizations use social media Answer to encourage employee collaboration or to connect with their customers True or False By 2008, more devices were connected to the Internet than people living on earth Answer True Examples of physical objects that are interconnected and automatically share data over the internet Answer -Monitoring home temperatures while on vacation -Alerting drivers of parking spaces and traffic volumes -Cardiac monitors alerting physicians of potential health risks -Smart cities, smart homes, and e-health