In the realm of technology there are several governing standards by which a company must be in compliance based on the industry it operates in. Provided below are several well known standards corporations my govern by. Select two from the list provided, describe its function/requirements and how this affects cloud computing. Minimum word count for the initial post is 500 words.

Corporate Governance Standards and Models:

- Capability Maturity Model

- COSO Model

- Sarbanes-Oxley

- NIST

- HIPPA

- ISO

- PCI-DSS

Differences in the stock of technology between nations are an example of a(n) ________.

Group of answer choices

fundamental cause of prosperity

proximate cause of prosperity

explicit cause of prosperity

implicit cause of prosperity

The ________ claims that the way societies have organized themselves and shaped the incentives of individuals and businesses are at the root of the differences in prosperity across the world.

institutions hypothesis

culture hypothesis

geography hypothesis

location hypothesis

The ________ hypothesis claims that differences in natural environment, such as climate and ecology, are ultimately responsible for the major differences in prosperity observed around the world.

ecology

location

geography

climate

Countries in sub-Saharan Africa are economically disadvantaged because infectious diseases spread in these countries relatively easily. This statement reflects the ________.

culture hypothesis

location hypothesis

geography hypothesis

institutions hypothesis

How would an increase in a firm’s level of technology – for example, an increase in labor productivity – affect its cost curves (all else equal)? Would the range of production where the firm experiences economies of scale increase or decrease? Explain.

1. An improvement in technology

   	a.	will always result in a parallel shift of the production possibilities frontier
   	b	will never result in a parallel shift of the production possibilities frontier
   	c	will be indicated as a movement along the production possibilities frontier
   	d	will shift the production possibilities frontier outward but not necessarily to a parallel position
   	e	may not shift the production possibilities frontier

(2) Economic fluctuations

3) "Efficiency" refers to

4) An increase in the price level will cause

Course: Information technology in a global economy

This discussion topic is to be reflective and will be using your own words and not a compilation of direct citations from other papers or sources. You can use citations in your posts, but this discussion exercise should be about what you have learned through your viewpoint and not a re-hash of any particular article, topic, or the book.

Items to include in the initial thread:

• “Interesting Assignments” - What were some of the more interesting assignments to you?
• “Interesting Readings” - What reading or readings did you find the most interesting and why? “Interesting Readings”
• “Perspective” - How has this course changed your perspective?
• “Course Feedback” - What topics or activities would you add to the course, or should we focus on some areas more than others?

The use of automated machines and investment in technology to reduce the number of employees is an attempt to ______ productivity.

In ______ scheduling, jobs are scheduled in the order in which they are received, while in ______, the job with the earliest promised delivery date is scheduled first.

Based on the tangibility of products, there are three product categories: ______.

The notion that 20% of the reasons for out-of-control performance cause 80% of quality problems is called the ______.

If you reduce labor costs and improve outputs, you are going to have ______ productivity.

Answering questions such as “Which employees will make which products?” “When, how, and where will they be produced?” and “How many of each will be produced?” is part of ______.

All of the following are ways to increase productivity EXCEPT ______.

A cellular layout is best suited to which of the following industries?

Based on customer involvement, there are three product categories: ______.

Operations is the function concerned with ______.

You are the CFO of a small technology firm. It is difficult for you to raise money from a bank or from other investors, and you only have a limited amount of cash. As long as you apply the NPV rule, you will maximize the returns to your investors.