Information technology

Questions to be answered below:
Question 1. Your CEO calls you into her office to discuss the recent drop in sales. She would like your recommendation regarding how IT might be used to generate an increase in sales. Identify and discuss IT applications and technology that you might recommend to a small company to help it survive and succeed in challenging economic times?
Question 2. Your CEO calls you into his office and informs you that the management report she receives are inaccurate and the reports that support cross-functional organization needs must be manually prepared. The CEO would like you to provide an explanation of possible causes for lack of cross functional data and the possible causes for the information deficiencies. He would like you to provide a recommendation to resolve these issues.
Question 3. A medium size school district is experiencing large growth and is operating with a clearly obsolete information system. Most schools have developed their own systems to manage school records. Each school wants to maintain control over their data. The central office maintains a networked relational database system which is available through the Central Office Local Area Network. The central office maintains records on 950,000 students. The schools send the Central Office paper, excel spread sheets, database extractions and word documents that contain the data to be entered into the central office database. These records are mailed into the Central Office staff and are re-keyed into the mainframe.The school district would also like to provide students and parents' access to school announcements, homework assignments, grades, and emergency alerts. The School Superintendent doesn't understand or have time to sort out the modem technologies. Develop and describe your recommendation on how the school district might become a networked enterprise that utilizes modem technology. Identify if you are recommending a centralized or decentralized system and justify your selection. Include key considerations, key components, and a diagram of your recommendation.
Question 4. Short Answer. a. Explain why network protocols are necessary for network operation. b. Explain the types and purposes of management reports. c. Data analytics can help companies achieve major business outcomes. List four areas where IT can make major difference and explain how and why. Give examples. d. Virtualization consolidates servers. Explain virtualization. How does a virtual machine (VM) function? Briefly describe 3 key benefits of virtualization described in the text