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In this exercise, you'll use software at various online travel sites to obtain pricing for total travel and lodging costs for a sales conference.The Foremost Composite Materials Company is planning a
What people, organization, and technology factors should be addressed when deciding whether to allow employees to use their personal smartphones for work?
Compare the BYOD experiences of Michelin North America and Rosendin Electric. Why did BYOD at Michelin work so well?
What are the major computer hardware, data storage, input, and output technologies used in business and the major hardware trends?a. List and describe the various type of computers available to
What are the major types of computer software used in business and the major software trends? a. Distinguish between application software and system software and explain the role the operating system
What are the principal issues in managing hardware and software technology?a. Explain why managers need to pay attention to capacity planning and scalability of technology resources.b. Describe the
What is a database and how does a relational database organize data? 1. Define a database. 2. Define and explain the significance of entities, attributes, and key fields. 3. Define a relational
In this exercise, you will use database software to design a database for managing inventory for a small business. Sylvester's Bike Shop, located in San Francisco, California, sells road, mountain,
What business benefits did the companies and services described in this case achieve by analyzing and using big data?
Identify two decisions at the organizations described in this case that were improved by using big data and two decisions that big data did not improve.
List and describe the limitations to using big data.
Should all organizations try to analyze big data? Why or why not? What people, organization, and technology issues should be addressed before a company decides to work with big data?
What are the different types of networks? 1. Define an analog and a digital signal. 2. Distinguish between a LAN, MAN, and WAN.
List and describe the security and control weaknesses at Sony that are discussed in this case.
What people, organization, and technology factors contributed to these problems? How much was management responsible?
What was the business impact of Sony hack? Explain your answer.
Is there a solution to this problem? Explain your answer.
Reloaded Games is an online games platform that powers leading massively multiplayer online games. The Reloaded platform serves more than 30 million users. The games can accommodate millions of
A survey of your firm's IT infastructure has identified a number of security vulnerabilities. Review the data about these vulnerabilities, which can be found in a table in MyMISLab. Use the table to
What was the problem at Celcom that was described this case? What people, organization, and technology factors contributed to this problem?
What was Celcom's business strategy and what was the role of customer relationship management in that strategy?
Describe Celcom's solution to its problem. What people, organization, and technology issues did the solution have to address?
How effective was this solution? How did it affect the way Celcom ran its business and its business performance?
Describe two operational activities and two business decisions that were improved by Celcom's new CRM capabilities.
Analyze Walmart and Amazon.com, using the competitive forces and value chain models.
Compare Walmart's and Amazon's business models and business strategies.
What role does information technology play in each of these businesses? How is it helping them refine their business strategies?
Will Walmart be successful against Amazon.com? Explain your answer.
How has e-commerce affected business-to-business transactions? 1. Explain how Internet technology supports business-to-business electronic commerce. 2. Define and describe Net marketplaces and
What are the core problem-solving steps for developing new information systems?1. List and describe the problem-solving steps for building a new system.2. Define information requirements and explain
This project requires you to perform a systems analysis and then design a system solution using database software. Ace Auto Dealers specializes in selling new vehicles from Subaru in Portland,
Visit the website of your choice and explore it thoroughly. Prepare a report analyzing the various functions provided by that website and its information requirements. Your report should answer these
Why was the Healthcare.gov project so important?
How should information systems projects be selected and managed? 1. Explain the difference between tangible and intangible benefits. 2. List six tangible benefits and six intangible benefits. 3. List
The Warm and Toasty Heating Oil Company used to deliver heating oil by sending trucks that printed out a ticket with the number of gallons of oil delivered that was placed on customers' doorsteps.
Caterpillar is the world's leading maker of earth-moving machinery and supplier of agricultural equipment. The software for its Dealer Business System (DBS), which it licenses to its dealers to help
Is the knowledge of Office such as world processing and Excel computer literacy or information literacy? Discuss
What are the four main components of an information system?
What are two applications of computers and information systems at the Home Depot?
What are three features or capabilities of a modern ATM?
What are Michael Porter's three strategies for successfully competing in the marketplace?
What are two responsibilities of a data scientist?
What are three examples of computing trends that are already underway?
What are two applications of computers and information systems at Domino's Pizza?
Identify three applications of information systems at the college or the university that you are attending. Write a one-page paper that describes these three applications, and provide an example of
Grocery chains have been using information technologies for several decades. After reading the information presented in this chapter and other sources, write a one-page paper that describes three
Banks are promoting online banking to a broad range of customers. After reading the information presented in this chapter and other sources, write a one-page paper that lists three advantages and
1. A point-of-sale (POS) system slows down service by reading the universal product codes (UPCs) on items in your shopping cart. True or False? 2. Organizations use social networking sites to give
1. According to this case study, what is an upcoming key technology that will be used in retail stores to improve customer service? 2. What is the name of the device used by Ahold USA's Stop & Shop
What are two main components of a CPU?
What are five generation of computer hardware? What is one characteristic of each generation?
What are two applications of IBM Watson?
As of 2016, how many apps were available for Android and iOs devices?
Which type of memory is volatile? What does volatile mean?
What are the three waves in computing?
What are two advantages of Office 365 compared to the traditional Office?
Define an operating system. What are two examples of operating systems for PCs and two examples of operating systems for mainframe computers.
. A bus is a link between devices connected to the computer. It can be parallel or serial, internal (local) or external. True or False? 2. Second generation of computers are identified by vacuum
1. Using your smartphone and a financial app, how do you deposit a check into your checking account? 2. Name some financial apps introduced in this case. 3. What are some examples of analytics that
1. According to this case study, how were outages reported to the utilities department manager in the past? 2. What are the two apps that are being used by the utilities department? 3. What are two
Define data hierarchy.
Define database management system (DBMS). Give an example of a DBMS for PCs and one for mainframe computers.
What are three examples of data models? Which one is the most popular type?
What are five major components of a DBMS?
What are three major outputs from a data warehouse for decision-making?
What are three popular types of business analytics?
What are 3 Vs in big data analytics?
What is recency, frequency, and monetary analysis (RFM) in database marketing?
After reading the information presented in this chapter and other sources, write a two-page paper that explains BI. Identify three companies (in addition to those mentioned in this chapter) that have
The sample table below shows 11 of the students enrolled in an MIS course. Organize the data in a relational format, and use Microsoft Access to list all ACC majors, all ACC majors with a GPA higher
1. Random access file structure method is very effective when a large number of records need to be processed daily or weekly. True or False? 2. Data dictionary is one of the major components of a
1. Which other companies are using approaches similar to the one used by Austin Peay State? 2. Based on which data does the system makes a course recommendation to a student? 3. How many courses are
1. How does Pandora Radio recommend music to its listeners? 2. How are listeners able to create their own customized stations? 3. What are some variables that Pandora Radio uses to recommend a song?
In the context of Web and network privacy, what is non repudiation?
What is the goal of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
What are three examples of code of ethics outlined by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)?
What are two types of information available on the Web? Which type can be censored?
What is intellectual property? What are three examples of intellectual properties?
What is cyber squatting?
What are three advantages of telecommuting?
What is text neck? How is it caused?
After reading the information presented in this chapter and other sources, write a one-page paper that describes net neutrality. Describe how a non-neutral network will impact all businesses.
1. An acceptable use policy is a set of rules specifying the legal and ethical use of a system and the consequences of noncompliance. True or False? 2. According to Brookings Institution for every 1
1. According to GlobalWorkplaceAnalytics.com, what percent of the workforce is at least half time telecommuter? 2. What are some methods that employers use to monitor their employees? 3. What is an
1. What are some business applications of Google Maps' Street View? 2. How has Google Maps' Street View created privacy and other legal issues? 3. What is Google Books, and how has it created
Define baiting and quid pro quo as they are used for committing computer crimes.
What are the three components of the CIA triangle?
What are three types of hackers?
What are three examples of intentional threats?
What is tailgating as used for committing social engineering attacks?
Who are the prime users of iris analysis?
What are three types of firewalls?
What is business continuity planning? Why is it needed?
After reading the information presented in this chapter and other sources, write a one-page paper that lists three antivirus software applications; include one advantage and one disadvantage of each.
1. Baiting is in similar to phishing attacks. However, what distinguishes it from phishing is the promise that the baiter gives to the recipient. True or False? 2. Tailgating or "piggybacking" takes
1. What are three examples of devices that could be attacked by computer viruses? 2. What are the risks related to using electronic health records in hospitals and medical facilities? 3. What are
1. According to the case, how many Yahoo!'s user accounts were stolen in 2013? 2. What types of information were stolen? 3. When did Yahoo! find out about the 1 billion user accounts breach? 4.
Define data communication.
What are three areas within data communication that managers need to have a clear understanding?
What are three major components of a typical data communication system?
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