Assignment
Answer the "Review Questions" at the end of Chapters 2 and 3 in at least 3 complete, grammatically correct sentences each. Number each question to correspond to the number on the question being answered and submit one MS Word compatible document.
Chapter 2 Review Questions
2-1. Compare and contrast the characteristics of the operational, managerial, and executive levels of an organization.
2-2. Compare and contrast automating and learning.
2-3. Describe competitive advantage and list six sources.
2-4. How do an organization's resources and capabilities result in a competitive advantage?
2-5. Compare and contrast pipe- and platform-based business models.
2-6. What is the freemium model, and how can a business successfully use this approach?
2-7. Why is successful application of innovative technologies and systems often difficult?
2-8. How can information systems help in combining multiple types of innovation?
2-9. Using past examples, explain what is meant by a radical innovation.
2-10. Describe the disruptive innovation cycle.
Chapter 3 Review Questions
3-1. How do applications support organizational business processes?
3-2. How do databases support organizational business processes?
3-3. Describe the key functions of system software.
3-4. For which purposes are data stored in organizations?
3-5. What are the distinguishing characteristics of different storage media?
3-6. How does computer networking work?
3-7. What are the major types of networks?
3-8. What is the World Wide Web, and what is its relationship to the Internet?
3-9. What are URLs, and why are they important to the World Wide Web?
3-10. What are the problems associated with software obsolescence?
3-11. Describe the characteristics of the cloud computing model.
3-12. Define grid computing and describe its advantages and disadvantages.
3-13. Describe what is meant by the term IP convergence.
3-14. Describe why green computing has become so important to modern organizations.