9. Which of the following statements about
information technology (IT) is false?
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a.
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IT democratizes a company because
employees have more information and can communicate with anyone else in the
organization
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b.
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IT increases the value of invisible
assets
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c.
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IT increases the flexibility of work
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d.
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IT has uniformly positive effects
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ANS: D
10. ____
are groups of geographically and/or organizationally dispersed coworkers who
are assembled via a combination of telecommunications and information
technologies to accomplish organizational tasks.
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a.
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Technology teams
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b.
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Interorganizational teams
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c.
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Virtual teams
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d.
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Communication teams
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ANS: C
11. Organizations
that rely on sophisticated information technologies are more vulnerable to:
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a.
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sabotage
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b.
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espionage
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c.
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vandalism
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d.
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all of these
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ANS: D
12. Staples,
an office supply chain, uses ____ to fill orders in its 500,000-square-foot
warehouse in
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
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a.
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part-time employees
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b.
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IT employees
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c.
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robots
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d.
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warehouse personnel
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ANS: C
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