MIS 535 Week 8 Final New

1. (TCO A) What is the connection between organizations, information systems, and business processes? (Points : 25)

2. (TCO B) You are an analyst for a firm that imports and distributes specialty oils and vinegars, and your company wants you to evaluate its options for taking advantage of cutting-edge business analytics. What are its choices? What will you recommend? (Points : 25)

3. (TCO C) List at least three conditions that contribute to data redundancy and inconsistency. (Points : 25)

4. (TCO D) How does packet switching work? (Points : 25)

5. (TCO E) Distinguish between Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Web Services Description Language (WSDL), and Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI). (Points : 25)

6. (TCO F) What is outsourcing? Describe the advantages and disadvantages to outsourcing software development. (Points : 20)

7. (TCO G) Hackers and their companion viruses are an increasing problem, especially on the Internet. What are the most important measures for a firm to take to protect itself from this? Is full protection feasible? Why or why not? (Points : 25)

1. (TCO A) Which of the following objectives best describes the business strategy behind the development of smart grid initiatives by power companies, as discussed in the chapter case? (Points : 4)

2. (TCO B) Which of the following describes how the Simon framework of decision making works in high-velocity decision environments? (Points : 5)

3. (TCO C) Which of the following is not one of the main problems with a traditional file environment? (Points : 4)

4. (TCO D) In TCP/IP, IP is responsible for (Points : 4)

5. (TCO E) You have been asked to implement enterprise software for a manufacturer of kitchen appliances. What is the first step you should take? (Points : 5)

6. (TCO F) When systems are created rapidly, without a formal development methodology (Points : 4)

7. (TCO G) Many successful security attacks use a simple form of deception called (Points : 4)