1. Could the 2004 Athens Olympics have been a success without all of the networks and backup technologies?

Answer: I think the events would not be that success because their may be an error that are not detected if they did not use the proper backup and networks.

2. The 2004 Olympics is a global business. Can a business today succeed without information technology? Why or why not?

Answer: Today information technology is very useful in terms of business transaction that's why without information technology business would not be that success because most business today use the technology to sell or advertise their product world wide.


3. Claude Philipps said dealing with “crazy scenarios of what might happen in every area: a network problem,staff stopped in a traffic jam, a security attack . . . every thing that might happen,” was the reason for so much testing. Can you think of other businesses that would require “crazy scenario” testing? Explain.

Answer: The other business that might need crazy scenario and testing are banks because they are prone to hackers, they also need this testing to secure their files and data from outside access.