This is for a Graduate course: 500 – 750 words or 2 – 3 pages. Please answer fully one question from each unit.
Unit 1
Please answer ONE of the following:
1) Describe at least two benefits of using enterprise systems.
2) How is the concept of core competency relevant to Smalltown Computer, a local computer repair store that builds custom computers? Give examples.
3) How does a company’s use of information systems affect its corporate strategies? Provide an example.
Unit 2
Please answer ONE of the following:
1) Discuss at least three key technology trends that raise ethical issues. Give an example of an ethical or moral impact connected to each one.
2) What are the major issues concerning privacy in the information age? Do you believe the need for homeland security should overrule some of the personal privacy and information rights we have previously taken for granted? Why or why not?
3) What are the business advantages of using voice over IP (VoIP) technology?
Unit 3
Please answer ONE of the following:
1) Define a fault-tolerant computer system and a high-availability computer system. How do they differ? When would each be used?
2) Describe the use of personalization and customization in e-commerce. What business value do these techniques have?
3) List and describe the three main categories of electronic commerce. Which do you think is ultimately the most valuable to the individual consumer? Support your answer.
Unit 4
Please answer ONE of the following:
1) Describe the process of portfolio analysis. In what situations is this evaluation method useful?
2) How can knowledge be gathered from the personal and undocumented expertise of professionals within a firm? List at least four ways to gather and disseminate such knowledge.
3) Describe MIS and DSS and differentiate between them
