Value chain analysis is useful at the business level to highlight specific activities in the business where information systems are most likely to have a strategic impact.
Discuss this model, identify the activities, and describe how the model can be applied to the concept of information technology.
Q. 2Which of the following is not one of the activities of the systems analyst?
A) acting as a change agent
B) communication with users
C) mediating between competing interest groups
D) formulation of capital budgeting models
E) deciding which systems to develop
Q. 3Walmart is an example of a push-based model.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 4A network that covers entire geographical regions is most commonly referred to as a(n)
A) local area network.
B) intranet.
C) peer-to-peer network.
D) wide area network.
E) MAN.
Q. 5The text describes Michael Porter's view of the Internet as somewhat negative. What negative influences does Porter see? Describe several positive influences the Internet has on business. Do these outweigh the negative influences?
What will be an ideal response?
Q. 6A formal contract between customers and their service providers that outlines the specific responsibilities of the service provider and to the customer is called a(n)
A) SOA.
B) SLA.
C) TCO.
D) RFQ.
E) SaaS.
Q. 7Users prefer systems that
A) are oriented to facilitating organizational tasks and solving business problems.
B) work with existing DBMS.
C) are able to provide optimum hardware and software efficiency.
D) are capable of storing much more data than they need.
E) have an easy-to-learn interface.
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