IT Business Overview Quiz

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1. IT stands for _____________   _____________. Answer Information Technology
2. SEO stands for _____________   _____________   _____________. Answer Search Engine Optimization
3. ROI stands for _____________   _____________   _____________. Answer Return on Investment
4. CEO stands for _____________   _____________   _____________. Answer Chief Executive Officer
5. CIO stands for _____________   _____________   _____________. Answer Chief Information Officer
6. COO stands for _____________   _____________   _____________. Answer Chief Operating Officer
7. CTO stands for _____________   _____________   _____________. Answer Chief Technology Officer
8. CSO stands for _____________   _____________   _____________. Answer Chief Security Officer
9. CFO stands for _____________   _____________   _____________. Answer Chief Financial Officer
10. W3C stands for _____________   _____________   _____________. Answer World Wide Web Consortium
11. RFC stands for _____________   _____________   _____________. Answer Request For Comments

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12. What job role is responsible for developing the overall structure and plan for a website? Answer web architect
13. What job role involves creating the "look and feel" of a web site? Answer web site designer
14. What job role involves programming the functionality of a web site? Answer web application developer
15. What job role involves examining a web site to check its usability and effectiveness? Answer web site analyst
16. What job role involves overseeing the web development team? Answer web site manager
17. What job role involves maintaining and securing the database resources of an organization? Answer database administrator
18. What job role involves implementing, managing, and maintaining network servers and the associated peripherals and software? Answer server administrator
19. What job role involves designing, implementing, maintaining, and supporting network equipment, policies, and procedures? Answer network engineer
20. What job role involves designing, implementing, and supporting security measures for an organization? Answer security manager
21. What job role involves examining, testing, and suggesting security measures for an organization? Answer security analyst/consultant
22. What job role involves increasing the amount and quality of traffic to a web site based on search engine referrals? Answer SEO analyst
23. What job role involves figuring out how to take best advantage of an organization's web site to market/sell their product? Answer web marketing manager
24. What job role involves maintaining and overseeing web logs? Answer blog manager
25. What job role involves configuring, installing, and repairing personal computers and their associated peripherals and software? Answer PC repair technician
26. What job role involves helping users troubleshoot their technical questions about hardware and software, and involves answering questions about using software? Answer help desk technician
27. List at least five methods you can use to search for a job or improve your job prospects in your field. Which one is considered the most effective? Answer
    1. network with friends and business associates (this method is considered the most effective)
    2. attend job fairs
    3. check out newspaper help-wanted ads
    4. use employment agencies
    5. volunteer or intern in your field to get a start
    6. mail cover letters and résumés to applicable organizations
    7. enter résumés into online IT job site databases
    8. use online job search sites
    9. apply to applicable companies in person
28. Explain what is meant by a "paradigm shift". Answer A paradigm is a consensus view on a particular topic. From time to time, the consensus view is challenged and changes in a radical way to a new consensus view. That change is called a paradigm shift.
29. Explain what Moore's Law is. Answer Moore's Law is not really a law at all, but rather an observation in 1965 by Gordon Moore that the number of transistors per square inch was doubling roughly every two years and a prediction that trend would continue in the near future.
30. What is meant by the term "ontology"? Answer Ontology in the IT field refers to the study of and description of the structure of an organization. This includes the relationships between parts of the organization, often represented in a hierarchical fashion.
31. Explain why standards are important. Answer Standards make it easier to exchange data. Standards also make it easier to develop software and hardware that is compatible with a wide range of systems. This often means that standards can help save time and money.
32. Which position in an organization is responsible for managing finances, planning investments, and making sure record keeping is done properly? Answer CFO (Chief Financial Officer)
33. Which position in an organization is responsible for managing IT resources using existing technology? Answer CIO (Chief Information Officer)
34. Which position in an organization is responsible for managing new technology, including software development, and which new technologies the organization should adopt? Answer CTO (Chief Technology Officer)
35. Which position in an organization manages the overall organization and reports to the board of directors? Answer CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
36. Which position in an organization is responsible for designing, developing, and operating the systems that create and deliver an organization's products and services? Answer COO (Chief Operations Officer)
37. Which position in an organization is responsible for protecting information? Answer CSO (Chief Security Officer)