Chapter 1
Multiple Choice

What is the most important reason for Google being able to pursue four business strategies simultaneously?
A. The company has a global platform.
B. The company has a huge amount of cash reserves.
C. The company’s platform enables it to develop applications quickly and deliver applications and results to users almost instantaneously.
D. The company saw that Microsoft was vulnerable as a result of Microsoft’s proprietary software model.
E. The company has excellent employee benefits.

ANS: C
REF: Chapter 1 opening case

Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. To succeed in today’s environment, it is often necessary to change business models and strategies.
B. IT enables organizations to survive in the face of business pressures.
C. IT requires small investments over a long period of time.
D. Organizations can leverage their platforms to develop Web-based applications, products, and services.

ANS: C
REF: Material following chapter opening case

The fact that you practice continuous computing means all of the following except:
A. You are surrounded by a movable information network.
B. You can pull information about almost everything from anywhere all the time.
C. You can push your ideas to the Web.
D. Your daily routines are exactly the same as students 20 years ago, but you can do your tasks much slower and with more effort.

ANS: D
REF: Material following chapter opening case

The modern business environment has all of the following characteristics except:
A. global
B. interconnected
C. competitive
D. relatively static
E. real-time

ANS: D
REF: Material following chapter opening case

_____ deal with the planning for – and the development, management, and use of – technology to help people perform their tasks related to information processing.
A. IT architecture
B. IT