GCSE/IGCSE ICT - Corporate Information Strategy Quiz

All businesses need a corporate business strategy. The MOST compelling reason is because:
1. they are obliged to by law.
2. the bank will foreclose on them if they don't.
3. without one the company will drift aimlessly and possibly go out of business.
4. it looks more professional to the customers
Many business strategies are based on SWOT analyses. A SWOT analysis is:
1. a breakdown of the proportion of the workforce is involved in research and development.
2. a detailed study of the company's strengths, what it could do to improve, what new opportunities there are, and what factors could have a negative impact on the company.
3. A study of factors that could have a negative impact on the company or damage it irretrievably.
4. A task designed to keep senior managers focussed.
A good ICT strategy will ensure that:
1. the company uses the most up to date hardware and software.
2. the needs of the ICT systems are served.
3. the minimum amout of resources are allocated to ICT and at a junior level.
4. the ICT resources will support the company in its core activity.
Which one of these statements is an advantage of end-user computing.
1. Users' needs are met exactly.
2. The systems are designed without reference to an IT expert.
3. The software is designed for the needs of the particular department without reference to any another department.
4. Documentation is limited
What is meant by formal information flows?
1. They are formal if passed from a senior level to a lower level in the hierarchy. Information flows from junior to senior levels are informal.
2. They have to be written to a company style, e.g. as memoranda.
3. They are only formal if they are on paper. They are informal if a computer is used.
4. There is a procedure according to which information is passed.
Which one of these is an operational decision?
1. Whether to promote a stock-line that is not selling well.
2. Whether to order stock that has fallen below a certain level.
3. Whether to institute disciplinary procedures against an employee.
4. Whether a new store should be opened.
The decision to open a new factory is an example of:
1. an unstructured decision
2. a tactical decision
3. a strategic decision
4. a formal decision
Strategic decisions are made at:
1. the level of senior management
2. middle management
3. junior management
4. on the shop-floor
Which of these factors are considered to be pressures on a company?
1. Customers
2. Suppliers
3. Employees
4. Products
Which one of these factor in end-user computing may pose the most serious threat to the security and integrity of company data.
1. Ineffective use of resources.
2. Incompatiblility of software and hardware between departments
3. Poor documentation by the designer.
4. Missing security features in the solution, e.g. no password.

Corporate Information Strategy

A2 Level