Exam 10: Information Systems and System Development

What are intelligent agents and where are they used?

When computer systems perform in ways that would be considered intelligent if observed in human beings, it is referred to as ____.

A ____ is responsible for maintaining a large, multiuser system.

A(n) data mart typically stores data for an entire enterprise. _________________________

____ is a conceptual blueprint that defines the structure and operations of an enterprise (a business, organization, government agency, or other entity).

Define and discuss neural networks. Be sure to cite several examples of their use.

A(n) systems analyst codes system software, fine-tunes operating system performance, and performs other system software-related tasks. _________________________

One advantage of playing against a computer is that even if the human player makes a mistake, there is still hope that the computer opponent will make its own mistake at a later time, to level the playing field in that game.

The information systems (IS) department is also called the information technology (IT) department. _________________________

The combination of hardware, software, and other resources used to increase productivity and facilitate communications in the office, is collectively referred to as a(n) system development life cycle . _________________________

Each step of the ____ results in some type of documentation that carries forward to the next step in the cycle.

The ____________________ chess program defeated world champion Vladimir Kramnik in late 2006.

____________________ are used to describe the types of objects in a system (specifically, the attributes and methods used with a particular class).

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 12-2 Mother Goose Computing, Inc. provides computational biology consulting services. They are currently updating several of their systems. For the genomics division, Mother Goose is planning to replace the old system by the new one all at once. This is called a ____ conversion.

The systems used to help employees record order data are called ____________________.

With a JIT system, inventory, production resources, and finished products are limited to the right number at the right time as required to fill orders.

Some benefits can be computed relatively easily by calculating the amount of labor the new system will save, the reduction in paperwork it will allow, and so on. These gains are called ____ because they represent quantifiable dollar amounts.

____ is a special type of large, integrated system that ties together all types of a company's activities, such as planning, manufacturing, sales, marketing, distribution, customer service, and finance.

Artificial intelligence systems that attempt to imitate the way a human brain works are called ____.

____ managers include supervisors, office managers, foremen, and other managers who supervise nonmanagement workers.