Critical Thinking Questions Case 12-2 in Your Work in the IT

question 116

Multiple Choice

Critical Thinking Questions Case 12-2 In your work in the IT department, you are charged with asking the difficult questions about the feasibility of new systems as they are being developed. Which of the following is not a question of operational feasibility?

• A) Will the users like the new system?
• B) Will the new system cause any changes in the work environment?
• C) Will the new system meet the requirements of users?
• D) What is the return on investment of the new system?

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Definitions:

External Costs

Costs that are not borne by the producers or users of a product or service, but by society or the environment.

Polluting Firms

Companies that release harmful substances into the environment as a byproduct of their production processes.

Emissions Standards

Emissions standards are government-imposed limits on the amount of pollutants that can be emitted by vehicles and other sources, to protect environmental and public health.

Marginal Social Benefit

The supplementary advantage to society from the production or utilization of an additional unit of a product or service.