3. The IS Corporate Steering Committee is a group of managers and staff represen

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3. The IS Corporate Steering Committee is a group of managers and staff representing various organizational units that establishes IT priorities and ensures that the IS department is meeting the firm’s needs. Who is the client of this group___________________________________________?

4. __________Resource allocation __________ consists of developing the hardware, software, data communications and networks, facilities, personnel and financial plans needed to execute the master development plan as defined in the requirements analysis.

5. Budgets prepared through an assumption that each budget item has allocation are _____ budgets.

a.                fixed

b.               zero-based

c.                strategic

d.               non-revenue

e.                expenditure-based

6. A (An) chart describes related activities by showing work completed versus work planned in relation to time.

a.                organization

b.               Gantt

c.                workflow

d.               PERT

e.                Production

7. While information systems may differ in how they are used within an organization, they typically contain the following components except:

a)   Hardware: Computer-based information systems use computer hardware, such as processors, monitors, keyboard and printers.

b)   Software: These are the programs used to organize process and analyze data.

c)               Databases: Information systems work with data, organized into tables and files.

d)              Network: different elements need to be connected to each other, especially if many different people in an organization use the same information system.

e)               CIO: Chief Information Officer who is the commander-In chief of all the systems.

8. Someone who uncovers computer weaknesses without exploiting them    

a) Critical Path

b) Pirate

c) Hacker

d) Black Hat Hacker

e) None of the above

9. Business needs drive the extent of IT in an organization.

           a. True                         b. False

10. The fundamental questions planners need to ask and answered are: What is the plan about? Where do we go from here, and how do we get there?

True or false

Explanation / Answer

3. IS Corporate Steering

4. Resource allocation

5. b. zero-based

6. b. Gantt

7. e) CIO: Chief Information Officer who is the commander-In chief of all the systems.

8. c) Hacker

9. False

10. True

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