Question 1

Dell Inc.ranks highest on the list for expecting returns from new investments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A company can reduce its costs by using ebusiness to change its business processes.Which of the following does not represent an example of how a company can reduce its costs through ebusiness?

Accepted Answer

A)   Creating an online travel reservation.
B)   Ordering a product online.
C)   Researching products to find the lowest price and visiting the store to purchase the item.
D)   All of these.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

What is the ability of an organization to tailor its products or services to the customers' specifications?

Accepted Answer

A)   Personalization
B)   Long tail
C)   Mass customization
D)   Information reachE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Which of the following produces an improved product,customers are eager to buy,such as a faster car or larger hard drive?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sustaining technology
B)   Disruptive technology
C)   Reputation system
D)   PersonalizationE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

What measures the number of people a firm can communicate with all over the world?

Accepted Answer

A)   Information
B)   Mass communication
C)   Information reach
D)   CybertronicsE) A) and C)
F) A) and B) C

Question 6

What refers to the creation of new kinds of intermediaries that simply could not have existed before the advent of ebusiness,including comparison-shopping sites such as Kelkoo and bank account aggregation services such as Citibank?

Accepted Answer

A)   Intermediaries
B)   Disintermediation
C)   Reintermediation
D)   CybermediationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a disruptive technology?

Accepted Answer

A)   Oracle's database software
B)   Sony's transistor-based consumer electronics (transistor radio) 
C)   Intel's low-end microprocessors
D)   All of theseE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Compare disruptive and sustaining technologies,and explain how the Internet and WWW caused business disruption.

Accepted Answer

Disruptive technologies offer a new way ...

Question 9

What is information reach?

Accepted Answer

A)   A global public network of computer networks that pass information from one to another using common computer protocols.
B)   The depth and breadth of information transferred between customers and businesses.
C)   Measures the number of people a firm can communicate with all over the world.
D)   Occurs when those with access to technology have great advantages over those without access to technology.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Information __________ measures the number of people a firm can communicate with all over the world.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Information __________ measures the number of people...

Question 11

The WWW provides access to Internet information,including text,graphics,audio,and video files,through documents that use a special formatting language called ________ markup language.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The WWW provides access to Internet information,including...

Question 12

Many social media sites today allow you to customize your web address,for example,www.facebook.com/Womenwithdrive.What is an alternate name for a web address such as www.apple.com?

Accepted Answer

A)   Digital bookmark
B)   Internet bookmark
C)   Universal resource locator
D)   Web browserE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 13

The Innovator's Dilemma suggests that established companies can take advantage of ___________ without hindering existing relationships with customers,partners,and stakeholders.

Accepted Answer

A)   sustaining technologies
B)   existing investments
C)   collective intelligence
D)   disruptive technologiesE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

What is the exact pattern of a consumer's navigation through a site?

Accepted Answer

A)   Web browsing
B)   Hypertext
C)   Clickstream data
D)   Web dataE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following are types of web browsers?

Accepted Answer

A)   Microsoft Word and Excel
B)   Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox
C)   Facebook and MySpace
D)   All of theseE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Disruptive technology tends to provide us with better,faster,and cheaper products.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 17

M&M's offers people the opportunity to order the candy in special colors or with customized sayings.How would you classify M&M's ebusiness strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)   Information richness
B)   Mass customization
C)   Personalization
D)   InteractivityE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

What occurs when steps are added to the value chain as new players find ways to add value to the business process?

Accepted Answer

A)   Intermediaries
B)   Disintermediation
C)   Reintermediation
D)   CybermediationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) C

Question 19

What does digital Darwinism imply?

Accepted Answer

A)   Organizations that can adapt to the new demands placed on them for surviving in the information age are doomed to extinction.
B)   Organizations that cannot adapt to the new demands placed on them for surviving in the information age are doomed to extinction.
C)   Organizations that can adapt to new information systems are doomed to extinction.
D)   Organizations that cannot adapt to new information systems are doomed to exile.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 20

What occurs when a business sells directly to the customer online and cuts out the middle man?

Accepted Answer

A)   Intermediaries
B)   Disintermediation
C)   Reintermediation
D)   CybermediationE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Exam 13: Creating Innovative Organizations

Dell Inc.ranks highest on the list for expecting returns from new investments.

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A company can reduce its costs by using ebusiness to change its business processes.Which of the following does not represent an example of how a company can reduce its costs through ebusiness?

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What is the ability of an organization to tailor its products or services to the customers' specifications?

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Which of the following produces an improved product,customers are eager to buy,such as a faster car or larger hard drive?

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What measures the number of people a firm can communicate with all over the world?

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What refers to the creation of new kinds of intermediaries that simply could not have existed before the advent of ebusiness,including comparison-shopping sites such as Kelkoo and bank account aggregation services such as Citibank?

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Which of the following is an example of a disruptive technology?

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Compare disruptive and sustaining technologies,and explain how the Internet and WWW caused business disruption.

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What is information reach?

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Information __________ measures the number of people a firm can communicate with all over the world.

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Many social media sites today allow you to customize your web address,for example,www.facebook.com/Womenwithdrive.What is an alternate name for a web address such as www.apple.com?

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The Innovator's Dilemma suggests that established companies can take advantage of ___________ without hindering existing relationships with customers,partners,and stakeholders.

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What is the exact pattern of a consumer's navigation through a site?

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Which of the following are types of web browsers?

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M&M's offers people the opportunity to order the candy in special colors or with customized sayings.How would you classify M&M's ebusiness strategy?

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