Business Driven Technology 8th Edition By Paige Baltzan – Test Bank

Plug-In B11 Global Information Systems

1) HIPPA is a federal law established in 1998 that applies to the collection of personal information from American children who are under 13 years of age.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: COPPA is a federal law established in 1998 that applies to the collection of personal information from American children who are under 13 years of age.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Global Information Issues
Bloom’s: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Outcome: B11-05 Explain the many different global information issues an organization might encounter as it conducts business abroad.
Gradable: automatic

2) Compliance is a method or system of government for management or control.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Governance is a method or system of government for management or control.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Global IT Business Strategies
Bloom’s: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Outcome: B11-03 Describe governance and compliance and the associated frameworks an organization can implement.
Gradable: automatic

3) To succeed in a global business environment, cultural, political, and geoeconomic (geographic and economic) business challenges must be confronted.

Answer: TRUE
Explanation: To succeed in a global business environment, cultural, political, and geoeconomic (geographic and economic) business challenges must be confronted.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Globalization
Bloom’s: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Outcome: B11-01 Explain the cultural, political, and geoeconomic challenges facing global businesses.
Gradable: automatic

4) The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a framework provided by the government of the United Kingdom and offers eight sets of management procedures.

Answer: TRUE
Explanation: The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a framework provided by the government of the United Kingdom and offers eight sets of management procedures.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Global IT Business Strategies
Bloom’s: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Outcome: B11-03 Describe governance and compliance and the associated frameworks an organization can implement.
Gradable: automatic

5) Capability Maturity Model Integration method (CMMI) is a process improvement approach that contains 22 process areas. It is divided into appraisal, evaluation, and structure.

Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Capability Maturity Model Integration method (CMMI) is a process improvement approach that contains 22 process areas. It is divided into appraisal, evaluation, and structure.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Global IT Business Strategies
Bloom’s: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Outcome: B11-03 Describe governance and compliance and the associated frameworks an organization can implement.
Gradable: automatic

6) Transborder data flows occur when an organization moves employees outside its firewall, a growing movement to change the way corporations address technology security.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Deperimeterization occurs when an organization moves employees outside its firewall, a growing movement to change the way corporations address technology security.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Global Information Issues
Bloom’s: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Outcome: B11-05 Explain the many different global information issues an organization might encounter as it conducts business abroad.
Gradable: automatic

7) Information privacy concerns the legal right or general expectation of individuals, groups, or institutions to determine for themselves when and to what extent information about them is communicated to others.

Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Information privacy concerns the legal right or general expectation of individuals, groups, or institutions to determine for themselves when and to what extent information about them is communicated to others.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Global IT Business Strategies
Bloom’s: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Outcome: B11-03 Describe governance and compliance and the associated frameworks an organization can implement.
Gradable: automatic

8) What are the three primary challenges facing 21st century global businesses?
A) Cultural, environmental, developmental
B) Cultural, political, geoeconomic
C) Political, environmental, compliance
D) Political, cultural, architecture

Answer: B
Explanation: Cultural, political, and geoeconomic are the challenges facing 21st century global business.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Globalization
Bloom’s: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Outcome: B11-01 Explain the cultural, political, and geoeconomic challenges facing global businesses.
Gradable: automatic

9) What is the definition of geoeconomic?
A) Geopolitical and environmental business challenges
B) Geopolitical and economic business challenges
C) Geographic and environmental business challenges
D) Geographic and economic business challenges

Answer: D
Explanation: Geographic and economic business challenges are included in the definition of geoeconomic.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Globalization
Bloom’s: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Outcome: B11-01 Explain the cultural, political, and geoeconomic challenges facing global businesses.
Gradable: automatic

10) Which of the following is not a cultural business challenge?
A) Differences in social attitudes
B) Differences in political philosophies
C) Differences in architectures
D) Differences in customs

Answer: C
Explanation: Differences in architectures is not part of a cultural business challenge.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Globalization
Bloom’s: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Learning Outcome: B11-01 Explain the cultural, political, and geoeconomic challenges facing global businesses.
Gradable: automatic