course material

1. -Define cultural imperialism. Give three examples of cultural imperialism.
Why
-Define cultural imperialism. Give three examples of cultural imperialism. Why do you think
your examples reflect cultural imperialism? -What are the “nationalities” of the following
corporations? Consider nationality to be the country where the corporation is
registered:SAP (software) BP (gasoline) CheckPoint (security software) LG
(electronics) Corona (beer) Heineken (beer) Goodyear (tires) JVC (electronics) Braun (small
appliances) Siemens (electronics) Nokia (mobile telephones) Business Objects (software)In
your opinion, if a company has its headquarters in Bermuda, is it a “Bermudan” company? If
so, in what respect? If not, explain why not.– What are the implications of different time
zones for global supply chain management systems?– Manufacturers and retailers have
used product bar codes for many years. What information does the 13-digit European
Article Number (EAN) contain that the 12-digit Universal Product Code (UPC) did not, and
why is this information important? -Using software for automatic translation of webpages
into other languages for local audiences saves much labor cost and time. If you were an
executive for a company that maintains a multilingual website, would you settle for
software-based translation only? Why or why not? What is a GIS? What purpose does it
serve? What is the purpose of an expert system? How can it serve as a competitive
tool? How could an ES be used to detect probable fraud committed by a bank
employee? The travel industry uses DSSs for yield management. What is yield management,
and what is the output of a yield management DSS? How does it affect revenue and
operations? DSSs use models to process data. Explain what a model is. Give an
example. What is the purpose of employee knowledge networks? Explain dimensional
databases and the rationale behind their name. What is their use? What is the advantage of
using a dimensional database rather than on-the-fly processing in OLAP? What is OLAP, and
why is it often associated with visual cubes? The web is a huge resource from which almost
any organization could derive knowledge, yet few do. What is the major challenge? SDLC is
usually recommended for developing an IS that interfaces with other ISs. Give two examples
of an IS that is interfaced with at least two other ISs. Systems developers often use the term
“application development” rather than “systems development.” Why? Why are agile
methods so helpful when users cannot define system requirements? As part of their IT
planning, many organizations decide to standardize. What does standardization mean in
this context, and what are its potential benefits? The emergence of the web, social media,

2. and mobile devices as vehicles for business increased the need for systems integration. How
so? What might cause a client to ask to renegotiate a long-term outsourcing contract? Few
organizations would develop an application in-house or pay another company to develop it
if a similar application can be licensed. Why most organizations prefer to buy a licensed
application? The major hardware and software makers, such as IBM and Hewlett-Packard,
derive an increasing portion of their revenue from outsourcing contracts. Analyze and
explain why they focus more of their efforts in this direction. You are the CIO of a large
manufacturing company. A software vendor approaches you with an offer to have your
company serve as a beta site for a new human resource application. What would you
consider before making a decision? What is an RFI? What is the difference between an RFI
and an RFP? The ideal response to an RFP is one that can be easily transformed into a
contract. Why? Assume that you are charged with developing an application to record
basketball performance statistics. What limits would you include to ensure that the
information entered is reasonable? What are the goals of security measures for ISs?
Explain. What is a firewall, and how does it work? What are biometric access controls? How
are they better than passwords? What is the purpose of business recovery plans? A growing
number of companies have implemented business recovery plans, but many still have not
developed such plans. What may be the reasons for that?