chapter 11 bcor 330
Which of the following statements is correct about the IS steering committee?
A steering committee is a group of senior managers from the major business functions that works with the CIO to set the IS priorities and decide among major IS projects and alternatives.
Which of the following is NOT one of your rights as an information system user?
An annual bonus payment for making it through the year without requiring hardware or software assistance from the IT department
The principal manager of the IS department is typically referred to as the ______.
CIO
Which of the following is NOT correct with respect to the cloud in 2026?
Most companies will keep their data on their own privately controlled servers.
Which of the following statements about outsourcing is NOT accurate?
Outsourcing might be done to create jobs in a foreign country thereby promoting international goodwill.
Which of the following is NOT one of the functions of the IS department?
Serve as an internal corporate auditor for the accounting department.
Which of the following statements is NOT accurate?
Switching from in-house hosting to cloud hosting requires little time and resources
Which is NOT true about the "no unauthorized hardware modifications" responsibility with respect to information systems users?
The user has to fix the problem caused by unauthorized software installation
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons the future of BYOD policies are doomed?
Use of mobile devices is expected to decrease significantly, resulting in less need of such policies.
Among the rights you have as a user of computing resources is the right to _______.
a secure computing environment
Many organizations utilize _______, a group of senior managers who work with the CIO to set priorities and select IS projects.
a steering committee
Which of the below is your responsibility as an information systems user?
avoid reporting trivial problems
Which of the following is NOT one of the information systems planning functions?
brief the board of directors
Maintaining alignment between IS direction and organizational strategy is a(n) _____________ process.
continuing
By 2026, the most important change to the IS department in organizations will be ______________
cultural
The ______________________ (department) takes care to protect data and information assets by establishing data standards and data management practices and policies.
data administration
Which of the below is NOT taken care by the CTO in an organization?
does not require deep knowledge of information technology
The primary functions of an organization's IS department include all of the following except ______.
eliminate all uses of outsourcing
By 2026, organizations will use social media inside the organization in true _____________________ style.
enterprise 2.0
Which of the below stands at the end of IS/IT Outsourcing Alternatives?
hardware
Which is NOT true about the effective training as part of information systems user rights?
he user should be able to modify the training plan whenever required.
By 2026, we can expect mobile devices to ______.
increasingly be used for work
All of the following are reasons why organizations utilize outsourcing arrangements except _________.
lose economies of scale
A serious risk associated with outsourcing is _________.
loss of control
The management of IS will face many challenges in 2026. Chief among these challenges will be ______.
managing and controlling mobile device usage
Adapting IS to new versions of business processes is
neither easy nor quick
Which of the below is a management advantage for choosing Outsourcing IS Services?
obtain expertise
Which of the following is NOT a user's responsibility?
obtaining reliable network and internet connections
Which of the below is NOT a factor involved in loss of control outsourcing risk?
potential loss of human resource
Which of the below is NOT the duty performed by the CISO in an organization?
requires the ability to envision and innovate applications for the organization
