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Study Questions / Self-Study Quiz

Q1    What characteristics make international IT management challenging?
Q2    Why is international information systems development difficult?
Q3    What are the challenges of international project management?
Q4    What are the challenges of international IT management?
Q5    How does the international dimension affect computer security risk management?
Q6    What challenges exist for investigating international computer crime?

This activity contains 12 questions.

Question 1
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Open Hint for Question 1 in a new window		 Size and complexity are what make international IT management challenging.
   
 
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Question 2
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Open Hint for Question 2 in a new window		 Security problems for global information systems are about the same as they are for domestic information systems.
   
 
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Question 3
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Open Hint for Question 3 in a new window		 The easiest part about an international information system project is:
 
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Question 4
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Open Hint for Question 4 in a new window		 The more the standard business processes are modified to reflect the cultural differences between countries, the more expensive it is to _____________________ the system.
 
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Question 5
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Open Hint for Question 5 in a new window		 IT worker expectations are different from country to country.
   
 
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Question 6
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Open Hint for Question 6 in a new window		 In a global information system project, it always saves money to move tasks around to the labor pool with the cheapest labor rates.
   
 
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Question 7
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Open Hint for Question 7 in a new window		 The main challenges for international IT operations are complexity, ____________________, and integration of different systems.
 
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Question 8
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Open Hint for Question 8 in a new window		 Many organizations have chosen to ____________________ customer support, training, logistics, and other backroom activities.
 
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Question 9
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Open Hint for Question 9 in a new window		 Domestic information systems are subject to just as many threats and international information systems.
   
 
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Question 10
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Open Hint for Question 10 in a new window		 For international information systems, uncertainty about risks to the IS and IT infrastructure is high.
   
 
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Question 11
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Open Hint for Question 11 in a new window		 In order to speed up investigations of global computer crimes, some countries have set up special offices that can speed up the processing of permissions for evidence gathering.
   
 
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Question 12
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Open Hint for Question 12 in a new window		 A criminal investigator in one country can obtain evidence in another country whether the other country consents or not.
   
 
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