Key Terms

1.  

Company A is divided into business units that make up the traditional lines of business. Some of the business units are Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Human Resources, and Information Technology. What type of business model is this?

1. Departmental

2. Cost center

3. Product-based

4. Project/service-based

2.  

While interviewing the CIO of the company, you have noticed that he describes teams made up of employees from different divisions working together on assignments. Which of the following models is in use at this company?

1. Departmental

2. Cost center

3. Product-based

4. Project/service-based

3.  

Tom is working in the accounting department. Whenever he makes a request to have a report generated by the IT department, he has to determine how much the request costs and whether it fits within the monthly budget. What type of business model is this?

1. Departmental

2. Cost center

3. Product-based

4. Project/service-based

4.  

Mary works in the Accounting department for the Pharmaceutical division of a large corporation. Recently, she transferred from the Accounting department of the Photography division to her current position. What type of business model is employed at this corporation?

1. Departmental

2. Cost Center

3. Product-based

4. Project/service-based

5.  

Michelle is responsible for creating the group policies for Towneline Condominiums, Inc. She is the liaison between the Standards and Practices (S&P) group and the Information Technology (IT) staff. Her position allows her to create policies based on the standards set forth by the S&P group, but she is not allowed to assign the group policies to any of the Active Directory objects within the organization. Other administrators are allowed to assign the group policies that she creates to the OUs for which they are responsible. Which of the administrative models is employed at this organization?

1. Centralized/centralized

2. Centralized/decentralized

3. Decentralized

4. Hybrid

5. Outsourced

6.  

Ted is the manager over the Information Technology group. Currently, he has twelve administrators under his control. Six of those administrators work at the corporate office and manage the servers located there. There are six branch offices, each with an administrator responsible for the servers and infrastructure at those locations. Which of the administrative models is in place here?

1. Centralized/centralized

2. Centralized/decentralized

3. Decentralized

4. Hybrid

5. Outsourced

7.  

Carrie is a member of the Information Systems group at Splendiferous Foods. She is responsible for the servers at the corporate office and the two main branch offices. She works with a team of eight other administrators to support the servers at all of the locations. Because she is the rookie administrator, whenever there is a problem with a device at the remote locations, it is her responsibility to travel to those locations and fix the problem. What administrative model is represented?

1. Centralized/centralized

2. Centralized/decentralized

3. Decentralized

4. Hybrid

5. Outsourced

8.  

Terry has been working for Driveshaft Manufacturers for several years . Until recently, he was solely responsible for the Information Technology department and all of the servers and workstations at the company. The company has recently acquired a rival and now Terry has become the manager over the Information Technology group. It has been decided that Terry will have full control over all of the resources within the company. The administrators from the company that was acquired will continue to support their systems. These systems will remain located at the new location and the administrative staff will remain there also. Terry has been given an account within their environment that will allow him to control the resources if necessary. What type of administrative model is being used?

1. Centralized/centralized

2. Centralized/decentralized

3. Decentralized

4. Hybrid

5. Outsourced

9.  

Caspian s Creations employs 5,000 employees nationwide . They have locations in 37 cities. At each location, they provide servers for access to the applications required to perform the functions required by the users. Information Technology administrators are onsite at each of the locations and are given autonomy over their resources. Which of the administrative models is in place at Caspian s Creations?

1. Centralized/centralized

2. Centralized/decentralized

3. Decentralized

4. Hybrid

5. Outsourced

10.  

St. Mary s Hospital Systems has hired a consulting firm to provide administrative staff to support their current infrastructure. What type of administrative model is used?

1. Centralized/centralized

2. Centralized/decentralized

3. Decentralized

4. Hybrid

5. Outsourced