Question 1

Data clusters ____.

Accepted Answer

A) result from the use of internal data mining 
B) are a statistical technique used for trend analysis 
C) are used to create samples for statistical analyses 
D) occur when three or more database elements occur together in a significant way 
E) are accurately described by all of these 
A) result from the use of internal data mining 
B) are a statistical technique used for trend analysis 
C) are used to create samples for statistical analyses 
D) occur when three or more database elements occur together in a significant way 
E) are accurately described by all of these

Question 2

The manual capture of information is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) slow 
B) expensive 
C) labor-intensive 
D) often inaccurate 
E) all of these 
A) slow 
B) expensive 
C) labor-intensive 
D) often inaccurate 
E) all of these

Question 3

Just a teaspoon too much or too little of a single ingredient can turn a great cake into a mediocre cake. The ability to know just how much to add, how long to stir, and how the cake should smell when it is cooked is a skill that a long-time baker would have. Through the use of ____, others can capture this specialized knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) electronic data interchanges 
B) pragmatic portals 
C) data mining 
D) expert systems 
E) executive information systems 
A) electronic data interchanges 
B) pragmatic portals 
C) data mining 
D) expert systems 
E) executive information systems

Question 4

Moore's law refers to the prediction that the cost of computing will drop by 50 percent every two years as computer-processing power doubles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Unsupervised data mining is particularly good at identifying ____.

Accepted Answer

A) association or affinity patterns 
B) sequence patterns 
C) predictive patterns 
D) data clusters 
E) all of these 
A) association or affinity patterns 
B) sequence patterns 
C) predictive patterns 
D) data clusters 
E) all of these

Question 6

For the purposes of data mining, ____ patterns are just the opposite of association patterns.

Accepted Answer

A) divorce 
B) adjacency 
C) predictive 
D) affinity 
E) asymmetrical 
A) divorce 
B) adjacency 
C) predictive 
D) affinity 
E) asymmetrical

Question 7

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)could use data it has collected from millions of suspected drug-related adverse event reports and other electronic medical information to identify a pattern of adverse drug events in a specific population. This data collected by the FDA would be held in a(n)____.

Accepted Answer

A) Internet database 
B) competitive intelligence source 
C) data warehouse 
D) data extraction 
E) information clearinghouse 
A) Internet database 
B) competitive intelligence source 
C) data warehouse 
D) data extraction 
E) information clearinghouse

Question 8

Assume that, as a member of the student governing body at your college or university, you have unlimited resources to tackle a challenge that has been posed to you by students, some faculty, and the administration at your school: develop a database that will allow students to identify the quality of instructors before signing up for their courses. Using this challenge as a running example, differentiate between raw data and information. Then identify and discuss the characteristics and costs of useful information as they apply to this challenge.

Accepted Answer

Raw data are facts and figures. Raw data

Question 9

A(n)____ is an information system that helps managers understand problems and potential solutions by acquiring and analyzing information with sophisticated models and tools.

Accepted Answer

A) intranet 
B) executive information system 
C) expert system 
D) decision support system 
E) extranet 
A) intranet 
B) executive information system 
C) expert system 
D) decision support system 
E) extranet

Question 10

The two activities necessary to properly secure data and data networks are the use of firewalls and antivirus software.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What does it mean when someone says that an organization protects its information? Why it is important to do so? What are the basic steps to properly securing data and data networks?

Accepted Answer

Protecting information is the process of

Question 12

The term ____ refers to facts and figures that are in an unusable form.

Accepted Answer

A) nonspecific information 
B) processed data 
C) raw data 
D) perceived knowledge 
E) relevant information 
A) nonspecific information 
B) processed data 
C) raw data 
D) perceived knowledge 
E) relevant information

Question 13

Define data mining. Briefly describe the two general approaches to data mining.

Accepted Answer

Data mining is a form of information pro

Question 14

Electronic data interchange, or EDI, is the direct electronic transmission of purchase and ordering information from one company's computer system to another company's computer system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The primary difference between raw data and information is meaning to the user.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Intranets are private company networks that allow employees to easily access, share, and publish information using Internet software.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Briefly distinguish between knowledge and information.

Accepted Answer

Data and information are not the same as

Question 18

A company developed a(n)____ to allow its more than 50 department heads and executive managers to use a Web browser to view sales results and distribution plans with a single click..

Accepted Answer

A) corporate portal 
B) extranet 
C) SSL network 
D) virtual private network 
E) electronic data interchange 
A) corporate portal 
B) extranet 
C) SSL network 
D) virtual private network 
E) electronic data interchange

Question 19

The goal of an executive information system (EIS)is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) replace the need for intuition in decision making 
B) create a link among authorized data and network users 
C) protect organizational data from hackers 
D) provide accurate, complete, relevant, and timely information to managers 
E) do none of these 
A) replace the need for intuition in decision making 
B) create a link among authorized data and network users 
C) protect organizational data from hackers 
D) provide accurate, complete, relevant, and timely information to managers 
E) do none of these

Question 20

Companies that use electronic data interchange, extranets, and the Internet to gain a competitive advantage have experienced ____.

Accepted Answer

A) higher productivity 
B) increased costs 
C) worsening customer service 
D) faster authentication 
E) none of these 
A) higher productivity 
B) increased costs 
C) worsening customer service 
D) faster authentication 
E) none of these

Data clusters ____.

The manual capture of information is ____.

Moore's law refers to the prediction that the cost of computing will drop by 50 percent every two years as computer-processing power doubles.

Unsupervised data mining is particularly good at identifying ____.

For the purposes of data mining, ____ patterns are just the opposite of association patterns.

A(n)____ is an information system that helps managers understand problems and potential solutions by acquiring and analyzing information with sophisticated models and tools.

The two activities necessary to properly secure data and data networks are the use of firewalls and antivirus software.

What does it mean when someone says that an organization protects its information? Why it is important to do so? What are the basic steps to properly securing data and data networks?

The term ____ refers to facts and figures that are in an unusable form.

Define data mining. Briefly describe the two general approaches to data mining.

Electronic data interchange, or EDI, is the direct electronic transmission of purchase and ordering information from one company's computer system to another company's computer system.

The primary difference between raw data and information is meaning to the user.

Intranets are private company networks that allow employees to easily access, share, and publish information using Internet software.

Briefly distinguish between knowledge and information.

A company developed a(n)____ to allow its more than 50 department heads and executive managers to use a Web browser to view sales results and distribution plans with a single click..

The goal of an executive information system (EIS)is to ____.

Companies that use electronic data interchange, extranets, and the Internet to gain a competitive advantage have experienced ____.

Management

Organizational Environments and Culture

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Planning and Decision Making

Organizational Strategy

Innovation and Change

Global Management

Designing Adaptive Organizations

Managing Teams

Managing Human Resources

Motivation

Leadership

Communication

Control

Managing Service and Manufacturing Operationsed Disorders

Filters

Exam 15: Managing Information

Data clusters ____.

The manual capture of information is ____.

Moore's law refers to the prediction that the cost of computing will drop by 50 percent every two years as computer-processing power doubles.

Unsupervised data mining is particularly good at identifying ____.

For the purposes of data mining, ____ patterns are just the opposite of association patterns.

A(n)____ is an information system that helps managers understand problems and potential solutions by acquiring and analyzing information with sophisticated models and tools.

The two activities necessary to properly secure data and data networks are the use of firewalls and antivirus software.

What does it mean when someone says that an organization protects its information? Why it is important to do so? What are the basic steps to properly securing data and data networks?

The term ____ refers to facts and figures that are in an unusable form.

Define data mining. Briefly describe the two general approaches to data mining.

Electronic data interchange, or EDI, is the direct electronic transmission of purchase and ordering information from one company's computer system to another company's computer system.

The primary difference between raw data and information is meaning to the user.

Intranets are private company networks that allow employees to easily access, share, and publish information using Internet software.

Briefly distinguish between knowledge and information.

A company developed a(n)____ to allow its more than 50 department heads and executive managers to use a Web browser to view sales results and distribution plans with a single click..

The goal of an executive information system (EIS)is to ____.

Companies that use electronic data interchange, extranets, and the Internet to gain a competitive advantage have experienced ____.

Management

Organizational Environments and Culture

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Planning and Decision Making

Organizational Strategy

Innovation and Change

Global Management

Designing Adaptive Organizations

Managing Teams

Managing Human Resources

Motivation

Leadership

Communication

Control

Managing Service and Manufacturing Operationsed Disorders

Filters