The IT Department Quiz
1. Which department will work with the management department to achieve strategic goals by developing applications and databases?
HR
IT
Marketing
Finance
2. Which are functions of the IT department?
Supports day-to-day technology needs of an organization
Make sure the company's website can handle e-commerce transactions
Hiring, training, and orienting employees
Ensuring employee records are up to date in the database
3. Which department supports day-to-day technology needs of an organization?
Management
Marketing
IT
Finance
4. Which of the following aligns IT goals and organization goals?
Improving IT infrastructure to support rapid expansion to capture less market share
Breaking organization goals into smaller goals will not relate to IT activities
Ensuring privacy and security of data shared by customers using cloud computing
IT goals include cloud computing, and organization goals include real-time communication to contain costs while scaling quickly
5. Individuals in every department are expected to fulfill the organization's __________.
6. Which of the following defines the organization's goals?
Reason the organization exists
Specific, measurable outcomes the organization plans to achieve
Describes future aspirations of the organization
Cloud computing
7. What is IT management responsible for?
Developing databases
Maintaining websites
Installation and maintenance
Being the project manager
8. What is an IT specialist responsible for?
Installation and maintenance
Hiring and firing
Establishing deadlines
Handling budgets
9. IT personnel who understand both the technical IT infrastructure and management of the business fill which role?
IT specialists
IT entry-level
IT management
Board of Directors
10. What is an advantage of building a solution in-house?
Meeting the company's specific needs
Less time training employees how to use it
Faster than buying
More expensive
11. What is an advantage of outsourcing?
Less control over the subject
Cost-effective if time is constrained
Losing the opportunity for internal growth
Hiring more employees
12. What is an advantage of buying a solution from another company?
Faster
More expensive
More time training employees how to use it
Meeting the company's specific needs