Introduction to Information Management
Final examination
Respond to til of the following essay assignments:
1. In 800 words or less, discuss the need for effective data backup in modern
organizations. Begin with a description of risks to data, define backup and
redundancy, and conclude with a description ofbackup technology and
techniques. Feel free to use point-form where appropriate.
2. In 800 words or less, discuss security risks to data stored on handheld
devices such as cellular phones. You may refer to generic technology, or you
may focus on a specific model or models of cellular phones.
3. The senior management ofyour organization asks you to write a brief report
[800 words or less) concerning risks to computer technology and IT from
climate change and events such hurricanes. Write a draft of this report, and
use point-form where appropriate.
4. In 800 words or less, describe a Museum of Information Technology and its
exhibits. Specifically, what would you expect to see and learn in such a
museum?
5. Your organization’s senior vice-president asks you to write a report of 800
words or less for the Board of Directors on “What the Digital Revolution will
look like in 25 years”. You are warned that the Directors are not IT
specialists, and probably know very little about the topic. Make realistic
assumptions about possible technological advances over the next quarter of a
century, and describe the ways in which IT might evolve.
6. Overheard at an IT conference: “The Cloud looked really great at first, but
now people are worried about its security. Storing sensitive data in an off-
site server requires big-time safeguards. Do you think the Cloud is a
comfortable solution?” In 800 words or less, comment on what these
remarks mean, whether they are likely, and what they might mean for
modern organizations.
7. In 800 words or less, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of e-books.
Will they eventually replace hard copy books? Are some books more user-
friendly in electronic form than in hard copy?
8. Your 85-year-old aunt lives alone, and wants to take advantage of current
information technology for the purposes of safety, education, and
entertainment. Currently she has a single landline into her apartment, a 20-
year-old television, and an ancient radio. What IT would you recommend for
her? Feel free to recommend a range of hardware, software, etc. in 800
words or less.
9. Overheard at a medical conference: “Chip implantation is the wave ofthe
future. We could install GPS in every newborn child, along with medical and
other personal data. Those chips would be updatable, too. All a paramedic
has to do is to wave a wand over the person’s arm, and all the necessary data
will appear on a screen on the paramedic’s handheld and on a screen in the
Emergency ward. Fantastic.” Discuss the implications of chip implantation in
human beings. Are there ethical and security concerns? lfso, describe them
in 800 words or less.
10. Your CEO asks for a memo on background security checks for IT job
applicants in your organization. In 800 words or less, describe the process of
[a.) making sure that an applicant has the necessary education, skills and
experience, and [b.) making sure that the applicant has “a clean past”.
Comment on the reliability of references via letters, e-mail, and telephone
conversations.
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