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Define operational excellence. How can information systems help achieve it?

What is the connection between organizations, information systems, and business processes?

You work for an auto manufacturer and distributor. How could you use information systems to achieve
greater customer intimacy?

You are advising the owner of Smalltown Computer, a new, local computer repair store that also builds
custom computers to order.
- What competitive strategies could Smalltown Computer exert?
- Which ones will it have difficulty exercising?

What are the drawbacks of cloud computing? Do you think these ever outweigh the benefits, and if so, in what
cases?

A small design agency you are consulting for will be creating client Web sites and wants to purchase a Web
server so they can host the sites themselves. How will you advise them on this purchase?

You have been hired by a national furniture leasing company to implement its first business intelligence
systems and infrastructure. To prepare for your initial report, describe the types of data in their firm they can
use to support business intelligence and the systems that you will implement to support both their power
users and casual users, and explain how these systems or tools work together.

You have been hired by a small new Web design firm to set up a network for its single office location. The
network is primarily needed for exchanging files, accessing and managing beta Web sites on their Web server,
and connecting to the Internet. The firm hires many freelancers who come into the office on an ad-hoc basis
and it does not have a lot of money to spend on infrastructure. What type of network will you recommend?

What are the business advantages of using voice over IP (VoIP) technology?

Hackers and their companion viruses are an increasing problem, especially on the Internet. What are the
most important measurers for a firm to take to protect itself from this? Is full protection feasible? Why or why
not?

Give Example of Security Threat in IT ! Name the Threat and Explain !

Is the cloud a safer and more secure computing environment than an in-house network? Why or why not?

Identify and describe three major enterprise applications.

You are consulting for Pertamina, a chain of gas stations. What types of e-commerce opportunities, if any, are
relevant to Pertamina? Could Pertamina make use of any Internet business models for this opportunity?

What is outsourcing? Describe the advantages and disadvantages to outsourcing software development.