Which is considered a vision where low-cost sensors allows a vast network to
collect data, analyze input and automatically coordinate collective action?
Cloud computing
Three dimensional printers
IoT
Software as a Service
All the above - correct answer ✔loT
What is a web site?
It's just a computer file or files (in html) that's on a "web server", which is a
computer that can "serve", or present, pages to anyone with a browser.
A .pdf file which is accessible to everyone. This file can be seen in Firefox,
Chrome, or Internet Explorer.
A network location within a company's Intranet.
Filler - not the answer
None of these. - correct answer ✔It's just a computer file or files (in html)
that's on a "web server", which is a computer that can "serve", or present,
pages to anyone with a browser.
Which of the following is NOT a good example of a way technology could
improve a business process?
"Disintermediate" or remove a middle person in the process by electronically
connecting buyers and sellers.
,Allow for the process to be redesigned to become more efficient and effective.
Allow for the process to be completed more quickly (with other attributes
remaining constant).
Use the most up-to-date smart phone technology.
Allow for the process to be completed more accurately (with other attributes
remaining constant). - correct answer ✔Use the most up-to-date smart
phone technology.
When Dr. Downing holds up his left hand and his right hand, and then joins
them together, what point is he trying to make?
Amazon and Apple are good companies.
If you understand your business, and also understand possible technology
solutions, you can make a "match".
If people will work together, we will have a more productive technology
environment in the future
The ROI of process improvements in the business processes area is likely to
overcome the ROI of simply using "old school" methods of doing business.
None of these. - correct answer ✔If you understand your business, and also
understand possible technology solutions, you can make a "match".
Technology experts in the area of _____ specialize in technology for
competitive advantage.
user-interface design
process design
strategy
database design
hardware - correct answer ✔strategy
,According to Dr. Downing, what is the information age?
When the internet defined what information we see
When computers were invented and began storing information.
When information became cheap to store on disk space
When companies/people finally realized that information is an asset
None of these. - correct answer ✔When companies/people finally realized
that information is an asset
Which of the following would NOT be a good example of matching a
technology to a business problem?
Mangold Insurance having their adjustors use IPads to capture relevant
information, including signatures, at an auto accident scene.
Huskie Bus service using GPS devices on buses to allow riders to see real-
time bus locations.
Your roommate purchasing a faster laptop than you (yours is 2 GHz) to use in
OMIS 351.
Delila's Scarf Shop using RFID tags ("wireless barcodes") on scarfs to track
inventory and speed the purchasing process - correct answer ✔Your
roommate purchasing a faster laptop than you (yours is 2 GHz) to use in
OMIS 351.
The ability to track customers, analyze campaign results, and modify tactics
are the distinct advantages offered by _____ to the field of marketing.
the Web
print media
, television
radio
outdoor advertising - correct answer ✔the Web
If it cost $1 to fix an error in the Planning (1st) step of the SDLC, how much
would that error cost in the Implementation (6th) step?
$100,000
$10,000
$1,000
$50,000
None of these. - correct answer ✔$100,000
What is a business process?
A type of CPU used in Finance
"It involves describing the desired features and operations of the system
including screen layouts, business rules, process diagrams, pseudo code, and
other documentation"
A heritable foundation of economic growth strategy
A standardized set of activities that accomplish a specific task, such as
processing a customer's order
When a company like Apple releases the latest generation smartphone -
correct answer ✔A standardized set of activities that accomplish a specific
task, such as processing a customer's order
Which of the following was NOT an item you needed to include on your web
page for VC1?