What is a content delivery network (CDN)?

Select one:

a. A technology service that replicates content from one server and multiplies it on many other servers around the globe to speed up load times for Internet users, provided by companies such as Akamai or Cloudflare.

b. Any media site with lots of content, such as CNN.com, the New York Times, NPR, or KQED.org website.

c. The technology platform of cable providers, such as Time Warner or Comcast, who provide lots of media content over their cable network.

d. CDN's are email providers, such as Google, Yahoo, or Microsoft, who deliver emails for millions of customers across their networks.

Which of the following is a way that a company might save money by using the cloud?

No savings are possible by using the cloud as companies still need to pay rent on the software

Upfront costs associated with acquiring new servers are avoided and server operating system software maintenance and patching are handled by the cloud provider rather than the company using the cloud services

Companies can send their already purchased/owned servers to the cloud provider to use when the software use increases.

Two of the above are ways to save money.

For 40 days in the summer, you are working in a small, student-run company that sends out merchandise with university branding to alumni around the world. Every day, you take a sample of 50 shipments that are ready to be shipped to the alumni and inspect them for correctness. Across all days, the average percentage of incorrect shipments is 5 percent. What would be the center line for a p-chart?

40

50

0.05

2.5

None of the above

• fire employees found spreading false stories.
• neutralize the rumor by openly confirming any parts that may be true. 
• restrict the length of breaks taken by the employees.
• block all forms of electronic communication in the office.
• closely monitor each employee's activities in the office

Sarah, department manager at RRE Corporation, met with her division manager and told him, "As is common with many working women, I carry the bulk of family responsibilities. And that puts me at a disadvantage when my employer expects employees, especially managers like me, to put in long hours and sacrifice our personal lives. I would like to propose that RRE _______________."

Multiple Choice

A - offer fixed work schedules

B - disallow work from home

C - offer flexible work schedules

D - shift more family responsibilities to men

E - encourage employees with work/family conflicts to find other employment

Cara works in a department where there are only a few women. Pictures of scantily clad women are posted in the employee breakroom. She is uncomfortable being in the breakroom while men are present, so she avoids the breakroom. She considers it a hostile environment. Cara is experiencing

a- overreaction.

b- acceptable "good-old-boy" behavior.

c- workplace cohesion.

d- affirmative action.

e- sexual harassment.

Scenario A. John, the office manager of Greenleaf Inc., believes that providing positive consequences for a job well done will increase the likelihood of good work performance in the future. John personally sends e-mails to his employees to commend their efforts when they perform well. Ivan, the CEO of Intrinsic Ideas Inc., takes his employees off probation early when they perform to his expectations. Fred, the sales manager of Kingston Corp., often shouts at his employees when they perform poorly. He also fails to appreciate employees when they perform well, which often results in poor performances. Fred has failed to appreciate his employees when they perform well, which has resulted in poor performances. This is an example of ________.

• arbitration
• termination
• extinction
• elimination
• negative reinforcement

Scenario C: SonicStar Inc. requires its job applicants to take a test that measures their vocabulary and numerical skills. In addition to the written test, for specific jobs the company also requires its applicants to perform a sample of the job. Before implementing the tests, the management analyzes how well the test actually correlates and predicts job performance. When SonicStar Inc. needed to downsize, the company helped employees who were laid off to get placed in other organizations, and immediate supervisors talked to the employees about the reasons for their dismissal. When SonicStar Inc. needed to downsize, the dismissed employees' immediate supervisors discussed the need for downsizing with them. This is an example of a(n) ________.

• A process is efficient if it is able to achieve a high flow rate with few resources.
• Cost of direct labor goes up if flow rate goes up 
• Revenue goes up if flow rate goes up
• Cycle time goes up if flow rate goes down.

An attacker has obtained the user ID and password of a data center's backup operator and has gained access to a production system. Which of the following would be the attacker's NEXT action?

A.Perform a passive reconnaissance of the network.

B.Initiate a confidential data exfiltration process

C.Look for known vulnerabilities to escalate privileges

D.Create an alternate user ID to maintain persistent access

In a push strategy, the focus is on ________.

Select one:

a. end users

b. members of the channel who are targeted for promotion

c. stimulating demand for an offering directly from the end user

d. members who typically rely on advertising

e. end users who drive the distribution of the new product

In the context of online advertising decisions, ________ are visually appealing, full-page ads that are delivered before the viewer is directed to the intended web page.

Select one:

a. search engines

b. search ads

c. banner ads

d. microsites

e. interstitials

A plan for initiating a viral marketing campaign to specific customers is called a(n) ________.

Select one:

a. viral marketing strategy

b. diffusion process

c. seeding strategy

d. dark web

e. PR campaign

A unique feature of Snapchat is that shared information is ________.

Select one:

a. unique

b. not brand related

c. temporary

d. popular with older consumers

e. networked

________, one of the seven dimensions used by researchers to define a website interface, is a site's ability to enable transactions.

Select one:

a. Connections

b. Commerce

c. Content

d. Communication

e. Community

A security analyst is interested in setting up an IDS to monitor the company network. The analyst has been told there can be no network downtime to implement the solution, but the IDS must capture all of the network traffic. Which of the following should be used for the IDS implementation?

A. Network tap

B. Honeypot

C. Aggregation

D. Port mirror

Reply to the discussion posts in your own words:

Discussion 1

1) Are these concepts related in any way? How?

I believe they are. Strategy evaluation analyses the current state of the organization through information that has been collected regarding performance. With sharpening the saw, it too is about evaluating, and then taking that information and using it to renew ourselves in order to maintain balance in our lives. Both of these concepts have a focus on evaluation and then improving from the conclusions we come to.

2) How do you see the personal activity of "Sharpening the Saw" correlating or integrating at a personal level with the strategy evaluation stage?

I can see the personal activity of sharpening the saw correlating at a personal level with the strategy evaluation stage because depending on your own level of self renewal at the time, you may be at the strategy evaluation stage of sharpening the saw to determine if the efforts you have done thus far are effective or if you need to change something based on the way you feel. You may have gotten through the strategy evaluation stage and determined that you have worked on your mental dimension and are satisfied but you have neglected the physical dimension and need to improve. By integrating the strategy evaluation stage with the habit of sharpening the saw, you can continue to evaluate the strategy to determine if it was effective or if you have neglected a dimension and must go back and address it.

3) We believe that the evaluation stage is a critical stage in the strategic management process. Why do you think Habit 7 is critical to your personal and professional success as an individual?

I think habit 7, sharpening the saw, is highly critical for personal and professional success as an individual because we cannot perform or think clearly at our best if physically, mentally, spiritually, and socially/emotionally we are not in our best mindset. Once we can be satisfied with these four dimensions is when we can perform at our best. We have to take care of ourselves first or eventually, it will begin to show in the work we produce, our communication with others and our involvement at the office and with coworkers.

Discussion 2

1) Are these concepts related in any way? How?

In my opinion, I do feel that the two concepts are related. Strategy evaluation is an important tool with evaluating how a business has performed while "sharpening the saw" involves improving performance of the most important asset which is you. They both focus on reflecting and brainstorming on how to make either a business or an individual better in some type of way. Finding a balance in every aspect of a business or a person's life is important because it helps with stability and assists with building a more positive reputation.

2) How do you see the personal activity of "Sharpening the Saw" correlating or integrating at a personal level with the strategy evaluation stage?

The personal activity of sharpening the saw focuses on four areas of a person's life which are physical, social/emotional, mental, and spiritual. These all can correlate at a personal level with the strategy evaluation stage because after reevaluating how things are in each area, an individual can strategize on how to improve each. Depending on the type of schedule a person has and where they are in life, these areas will constantly evolve and will always need to be reevaluated. Therefore, in a sense, strategy evaluation will always be necessary. It is a part of life. The way I look at it, the outcome of being consistent with these concepts is success.

3) We believe that the evaluation stage is a critical stage in the strategic management process. Why do you think Habit 7 is critical to your personal and professional success as an individual?

I think Habit 7 is critical to my personal success because I am constantly battling personal issues which is normal but finding the balance is what keeps my engine running. I pride myself on being happy with my relationships with the people I have in my life and being healthy so that I can be of value to others. I like to fill my agenda with productive things so I constantly work on my inner self to be able to execute these personal goals successfully. I feel the same way for my professional success. I set out a lot of goals for myself and strive to always achieve them. With this being said, I always have in the back of my mind that elevating takes proper planning and reflecting afterwards.