Deck 7: Cloud Computing E-HRM

Question 1

Cloud computing is …

A) the need of the hour to enable business growth by developing innovative staffing models.
B) is a developmental environment for consumers.
C) the current shift in the way of accessing distributed applications, platforms, and infrastructures globally through the internet.
D) to set up independent virtual machines (VM) which are independent from both the underlying hardware and other VMs.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

According to Simon (2013), due to limited budgetary allocations for infrastructure and technology developments, _______ fail to gain a competitive advantage over ________.

A) big firms, small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
B) small and medium enterprises (SMEs) , big firms
C) multinational firms, big firms
D) service sector firms, multinational firms

Answer 2

B

Question 3

_________ gives e-HRM the capabilities to develop reusable systems and processes that can attract, develop, maintain, and retain high performing talent.

A) Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
B) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
C) e-HRM
D) Cloud computing

Answer 3

D

Question 4

According to Fitz-enz and Davidson (2002), the embracement of technology in the HRM was first witnessed in early _____.

A) 1970s
B) 1980s
C) 1990s
D) 2000s

Question 5

As HRM functions became more strategic, the need for an integrated fully-functional ___________ was deemed necessary.

A) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
B) Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
C) Human Resource Information System (HRIS)
D) Cloud computing

Question 6

Gibson et al. (2012) argues that __________ must focus on moving key HR practices toward Cloud-based computing while ____________ can take advantage of its low capital expenditure.

A) multinational firms, large companies
B) large companies, small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
C) large companies, multinational firms
D) small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), large companies

Question 7

According to the Deloitte report (2017), ___________ offerings can now be procured and operated without any long-term involvement of IT professionals.

A) Internet of Things (IoT)
B) Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
C) Human Resource Information System (HRIS)
D) Cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS)

Question 8

Adhoc requests of a customer can be served instantaneously without the intervention of any third person, is a feature of …

A) On-Demand Self-service
B) Rapid Elasticity
C) Resource Pooling
D) Multiple Supporting Platforms

Question 9

Through this service layer, the cloud consumers can develop a customized cloud service for themselves.

A) Software as a Service (SaaS)
B) Platform as a Service (PaaS)
C) Expert as a Service (EaaS)
D) Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Question 10

This cloud infrastructure is owned solely by a single organization, and the cloud data center is managed by the organization or a third party regardless whether it is located in-house or off-premise.

A) Public Cloud
B) Community Cloud
C) Private Cloud
D) Hybrid Cloud

Question 11

Before could computing, HR technology products were

A) Expensive
B) Mostly used by large companies
C) Monolithic and inflexible
D) All of the above

Question 12

Cloud computing customers generally ________ the physical IT infrastructure

A) Own
B) Rent
C) Lack
D) Do not need

Question 13

Cloud computing customers are

A) Constrained by when and where they can use the services
B) Constrained by what devices they use to access the services
C) Can scale up and down the use of services as they wish
D) Constrained by fixed prices charged by service providers

Question 14

The ability to "access various software hosted on a remote environment through networks using various clients" is called

A) Software as a service (SaaS)
B) Platform as a service (PaaS)
C) Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
D) None of the above

Question 15

Data is most secure in

A) Private cloud
B) Public cloud
C) Hybrid cloud
D) None of the above

Question 16

___________ and ___________ are the foremost concerns in cloud computing.

A) Information security, Cost
B) Information security, Privacy
C) Cost, Privacy
D) Privacy, Unfamiliarity

Question 17

__________ is a challenge in implementing cloud technologies

A) Vendor lock-in
B) Learning curve
C) Lack of expertise
D) All of the above

Question 18

___________ is highly recommended for successful cloud implementation

A) Cloud readiness assessment
B) Cloud training
C) Recruitment of top talent
D) A and B

Question 19

Due to limited budgetary allocations for infrastructure and technology developments, _______ fail to gain a competitive advantage over ________.

A) big firms, small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
B) small and medium enterprises (SMEs) , big firms
C) multinational firms, big firms
D) service sector firms, multinational firms

Question 20

Before could computing, HR technology products were

A) Expensive
B) Mostly used by large companies
C) Monolithic and inflexible
D) All of the above

Question 21

Cloud computing customers generally ________ the physical IT infrastructure

A) Own
B) Rent
C) Lack
D) Do not need

Question 22

Cloud computing customers are

A) Constrained by when and where they can use the services
B) Constrained by what devices they use to access the services
C) Can scale up and down the use of services as they wish
D) Constrained by fixed prices charged by service providers

Question 23

The ability to "access various software hosted on a remote environment through networks using various clients" is called

A) Software as a service (SaaS)
B) Platform as a service (PaaS)
C) Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
D) None of the above

Question 24

Data is most secure in

A) Private cloud
B) Public cloud
C) Hybrid cloud
D) None of the above

Question 25

___________ and ___________ are the foremost concerns in cloud computing.

A) Information security, Cost
B) Information security, Privacy
C) Cost, Privacy
D) Privacy, Unfamiliarity

Question 26

__________ is a challenge in implementing cloud technologies

A) Vendor lock-in
B) Learning curve
C) Lack of expertise
D) All of the above

Question 27

___________ is highly recommended for successful cloud implementation

A) Cloud readiness assessment
B) Cloud training
C) Recruitment of top talent
D) A and B

Question 28

Cloud computing is …

A) the need of the hour to enable business growth by developing innovative staffing models.
B) is a developmental environment for consumers.
C) the current shift in the way of accessing distributed applications, platforms, and infrastructures globally through the internet.
D) to set up independent virtual machines (VM) which are independent from both the underlying hardware and other VMs.

Question 29

Due to limited budgetary allocations for infrastructure and technology developments, _______ fail to gain a competitive advantage over ________.

A) big firms, small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
B) small and medium enterprises (SMEs) , big firms
C) multinational firms, big firms
D) service sector firms, multinational firms

Question 30

How has the birth of new smart technologies impacted the workforce?

Question 31

What are the five essential elements of cloud computing which needs to be understood to appreciate cloud advantages?

Question 32

How can cloud computing leverage the effectiveness of HR services?

Question 33

How is Cloud computing used in talent acquisition?

Question 34

What are the potential benefits of Cloud computing when used in the performance appraisal function?