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Exam 1: Setting the Stage: Technology and the Modern Enterprise

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Uber and Airbnb are larger than any taxi firm or hotel chain on the planet. In what important way does the infrastructure used by these firms to deliver services differ from more traditional rivals?

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Uber, the world's largest "taxi service,...

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The _____ is a piece of U.S. legislation that raises executive and board responsibility and ties criminal penalties to certain accounting and financial violations.

A) Civil Rights Act
B) Fair Labor Standards Act
C) Sherman Antitrust Act
D) Norris-LaGuardia Act
E) Sarbanes-Oxley Act

F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

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____________________ and ____________________ are turning sophisticated, high-powered computing into a utility available to even the smallest businesses and nonprofits.

Yahoo! was started by _____ and _____.

While process redesign, supply chain management, and factory automation are all tech-centric operations, service operations are not.

Many of the careers in marketing are highly tech-centric.

Linus Torvals created the Linux operating system.

One contributor to the easy with which young entrepreneurs can have success is low-cost distribution to massive markets worldwide. This is enabled by:

Sergey Brin and Larry Page were both twenty-something doctoral students at Stanford University when they founded:

Provide a brief overview of the different careers in the area of information systems.

What kind of an impact has technology had in the area of human resources?

How are entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa leveraging technologies to serve local needs? Give examples.

Data analytics and business intelligence are driving discovery and innovation.

The phrase _____________ is often used to describe the trend of putting "smarts" (meaning computing and telecommunications technology) putting into everyday products such as lamps, watches, thermostats, and door locks; as well as embedding tech into industrial goods.

Facebook was founded by Sergey Brin.

SEO and SEM are key tech industry acronyms that have become vital parts of the accounting professional's operating toolkit.

Name at least three technology firms that were founded by people in their twenties or younger.

Sales in Apple's app store are so large, that they would be ranked as a Fortune 500 firm if the figure were broken out as a firm separate from Apple.

The _____ department in an organization not only ensures that systems get built and keep running but also take on strategic roles targeted at proposing solutions for how technology can give the firm a competitive edge.

As a testament to tech's global reach, China is home to several publicly traded Internet firms, as well as a firm that was considered the largest IPO of all time.