MGT 417 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS

PAST YEARS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS

CHAPTER 1: MODERN ORGANIZATION DEFINE AN INFORMATION SYSTEM (2M) DEFINE DATA, INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE. GIVE EXAMPLES TO DIFFERENTIATE THEM (10M) DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURE (10M) DESCRIBE THE THEME GLOBAL WEB BASED PLATFORM! (10M) WRITE SHORT NOTES ON DIGITAL ECONOMY (10M)

CHAPTER 2: IS AND MODERN ORGANIZATION STATE THE MA"OR COMPONENTS IN A CBIS(10M) IDENTIFY AND STATE # MA"OR CAPABILITIES OF CBIS(10M) EXPLAIN THE MA"OR FORCES IN THE PORTER COMPETITIVE MODELS (10M) EXPLAIN $ STRATEGIES THAT COMPANIES CAN USE TO ACHIEVE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN THEIR INDUSTRIES (10M)

CHAPTER 3: IS: ETHICS, PRIVACY AND SECURITY DESCRIBE THE REASONS FOR HAVING A PRIVACY POLICIES AND PROVIDE GUIDELINES (10M) DESRIBE ANY # THREATS TO INFORMATION SECURITY (%M) EXPLAIN ANY 2 METHODS OF DEFENSE MECHANISM USED TO PROTECT IS (#M) DESCRIBE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IT AND PRIVACY(10M)

EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF A DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN ($M) NO!LEDGE AND DATA

CHAPTER 4: MANAGING

DISCUSS THE CONCEPT OF DATA GOVERNANCE (10M) DESCRIBE THE SOURCES OF DATA AND EXPLAIN HOW DATA ARE COLLECTED(10M) DESCRIBE A DATA WAREHOUES AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS ($M) DESCRIBE DATA MART AND DIFFERNTIATE IT FROM A DATA WAREHOUSE ($M) EXPLAIN THE DIFFICULITIES OF MANAGING DATA (%M) STATE 2 ADVANTAGES OF DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM APPROACH (#M) DESCRIBE THE ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN A DATA LIFE CYCLE (10M) DESCRIBE % ATTRIBUTES OF HIGH&'UALITY DATA (%M) DESCRIBE THE DIFFERNCE TYPES OF KNOWLEDGE ($M) APPLICATION, !EB 2#$, DISTANCE LEARNING

CHAPTER ": NET!OR %TELECOMMUTING

EXPLAIN TELECOMUTING AND STATE 2 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF TELECOMUTING (10M) STATE SOME OF THE REASONS FOR USING NETWORK TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS(10M) DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN E&LEARNING AND DISTANCE LEARNING ($M)

CHAPTER &: E'COMMERCE DESCRIBE E&COMMERCE, ITS BENEFITS AND LIMITATIONS (10M) IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN # MA"OR LEGAL ISSUES THAT ARE RELEVANT TO E&COMMERCE(10M)

DISTINGUISH THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN PURE AND PARTIAL E& COMMERCE ($M) STATE THE SECURITY RE'UIREMENTS FOR E&COMMERCE($M) STAE THE VARIOUS ELECTRONICS PAYMENT MECHANISMS ($M) BRIEFLY EXPLAIN $ CAUSES OF E&COMMERCE FAILURES (10M) EXPLAIN SEVERAL TYPES OF E&COMMERCE (10M)

CHAPTER 7: !IRELESS TECHNOLOGIES DISCUSS # MA"OR TREATS TO WIRELESS NETWORKS(10M) IDENTIFY # TYPES OF WIRELESS MEDIA AND STATE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF USING EACH MEDIA(10M) THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOBILE COMMERCE (M&COMMERCE) IS DRIVEN BY SEVERAL FACTORS, STATE AND EXPLAIN $ OF SUCH FACTORS(10M)

CHAPTER (: IS THAT SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS DEFINE A TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEM (TPS) ($M) DISCUSS THE KEY OB"ECTIVES OF A TPS ($M) DEFINE ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE (EDI) ((M) DISCUSS THE MA"OR BENEFITS OF EDI ()M)

CHAPTER ): IS, MANAGEMENT AND DECISION MA ING DISCUSS THE MA"OR IMPACTS OF IT ON ORGANI*ATION STRUCTURE, POWER, "OB, SUPERVISION AND DECISION MAKING (10M)

CHAPTER 1$: PLANNING FOR, ACQUIRING AND MAINTAINING INFORMATION SYSTEMS DESCRIBE THE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE (SDLC) (10M)

TECH GUIDE 1: COMPUTER HARD!ARE IDENTIFY 2 MA"OR TYPES AND 2 USES OF MICROCOMPUTER, MIDRAGE, AND MAINFRAME COMPUTER SYSTEMS (10M) WHAT IS HARDWARE AND DESCRIBE THE MA"OR HARDWARE COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM (10M) DESCRIBE THE MAIN TYPES OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STORAGE. ($M)

TECH GUIDE 2: COMPUTER SOFT!ARE DESCRIBE THE MA"OR CATEGORIES OF SYSTEM SOFTWARE AND APPLICATION SOFTWARE. STATE 2 EXAMPLES FOR EACH CATEGORY(10M) DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN APLLICATION SOFTWARE AND SYSTEMS SOFTWARE (#M)

TECH GUIDE 4: TELECOMMUNICATION AND NET!OR IDENTIFY $ COMMON MEDIA FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND DESCRIBE THE RESPECTIVE ADVATGES AND DISADVANTAGES FOR EACH OF THE MEDIA($M) DISCUSS WHY THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN DIGITAL AND ANALOG TRANSMISSION IS SO IMPORTANT IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS ($M) DESCRIBE THE 2 MA"OR TYPES OF NETWORKS ($M)

TECH GUIDE ": THE INTERNET AND !!! DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INTERNET AND WWW(10M) DESCRIBE HOW PEOPLE COLLABORATE OVER INTERNET, INTRANETS AND EXTRANETS USING VARIOUS SUPPORTING TOOLS (10M) WHAT IS URL (UNIFORM RESOURCE LACATOR)+ DESCRIBE PART THAT MAKES UP URL. (10M)