Question 1

What is the MIS system that manipulates information to create business intelligence in support of strategic decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  Online transaction processing (OLTP) 
B)  Online analytical processing (OLAP) 
C)  Digital dashboard 
D)  Visualization 
A)  Online transaction processing (OLTP) 
B)  Online analytical processing (OLAP) 
C)  Digital dashboard 
D)  Visualization

Question 2

What is an infographic?

Accepted Answer

A)  A representation of information in a graphic format designed to make the data easily understandable at a glance. 
B)  A chart or graph that presents grouped data with rectangular bars with lengths proportional to the values that they represent. 
C)  A chart is a graphical representation showing change of a variable over time. 
D)  A small embedded line graph that illustrates a single trend. 
A)  A representation of information in a graphic format designed to make the data easily understandable at a glance. 
B)  A chart or graph that presents grouped data with rectangular bars with lengths proportional to the values that they represent. 
C)  A chart is a graphical representation showing change of a variable over time. 
D)  A small embedded line graph that illustrates a single trend.

Question 3

One of the most important and challenging questions confronting managers today is how to lay the foundation for tomorrow's success while competing to win in today's business environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Sears department stores used to plant employees in competitor stores to perform research and analysis. Recently the company implemented a system that can search competitor websites and provide comparisons of price, promotions, and availability and the system is saving time, money, and resources. What type of system did Sears implement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shopping algorithm 
B)  Shopping network 
C)  Shopping logic 
D)  Shopping bot 
A)  Shopping algorithm 
B)  Shopping network 
C)  Shopping logic 
D)  Shopping bot

Question 5

Which of the following represents the structure of a typical organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Flat line 
B)  Pyramid 
C)  Circle 
D)  Cube 
A)  Flat line 
B)  Pyramid 
C)  Circle 
D)  Cube

Question 6

What produces graphical displays of patterns and complex relationships in large amounts of data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Granularity 
B)  Visualization 
C)  Digital Dashboard 
D)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  Granularity 
B)  Visualization 
C)  Digital Dashboard 
D)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 7

Which of the following is an important challenge facing managers today?

Accepted Answer

A)  Making business decision 
B)  Solving business problems 
C)  Competing to win in today's market 
D)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  Making business decision 
B)  Solving business problems 
C)  Competing to win in today's market 
D)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 8

Online transaction processing (OLTP) and online analytical processing (OLAP) are similar MIS strategies used to help with business decision making. What is the primary difference between OLTP and OLAP?

Accepted Answer

A)  OLTP is used at the operational level; OLAP is used at the managerial level. 
B)  OLTP is used to capture transactional and event data; OLAP is used to manipulate information. 
C)  OLTP is used to support structured decisions; OLAP is used to support semistructured decisions. 
D)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  OLTP is used at the operational level; OLAP is used at the managerial level. 
B)  OLTP is used to capture transactional and event data; OLAP is used to manipulate information. 
C)  OLTP is used to support structured decisions; OLAP is used to support semistructured decisions. 
D)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 9

Deep learning is a process that employs specialized algorithms to model and study complex datasets; the method is also used to establish relationships among data and datasets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Online transaction processing (OLTP) is the capturing of transaction and event information using technology to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Update existing information to reflect the new information 
B)  Store the information 
C)  Process the information according to defined business rules 
D)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  Update existing information to reflect the new information 
B)  Store the information 
C)  Process the information according to defined business rules 
D)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 11

What is a graphical representation showing change of a variable over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bar chart. 
B)  Histogram. 
C)  Time-series. 
D)  Sparkline. 
A)  Bar chart. 
B)  Histogram. 
C)  Time-series. 
D)  Sparkline.

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of an intelligent system?

Accepted Answer

A)  The firefighter robot that can extinguish flames at chemical plants 
B)  Shell Oil's Smart Pump robot that pumps gas for the customer 
C)  A robot that cleans and sweeps at a local airport 
D)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  The firefighter robot that can extinguish flames at chemical plants 
B)  Shell Oil's Smart Pump robot that pumps gas for the customer 
C)  A robot that cleans and sweeps at a local airport 
D)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 13

What is a system that uses computerized advisory programs to imitate the reasoning processes of experts in solving difficult problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Expert system 
B)  Virtual reality 
C)  Neural network 
D)  Genetic algorithm 
A)  Expert system 
B)  Virtual reality 
C)  Neural network 
D)  Genetic algorithm

Question 14

Which industry has been relying on neural network technology for over two decades?

Accepted Answer

A)  Food service 
B)  Hotels 
C)  Finance 
D)  Healthcare 
A)  Food service 
B)  Hotels 
C)  Finance 
D)  Healthcare

Question 15

A virtual workplace is a work environment that is not located in any one physical space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is pivot?

Accepted Answer

A)  Involves the aggregation of information and features simple roll-ups to complex groupings of interrelated information 
B)  Rotates data to display alternative presentations of the data 
C)  Enables users to get details, and details of details, of information 
D)  Finds the inputs necessary to achieve a goal such as a desired level of output 
A)  Involves the aggregation of information and features simple roll-ups to complex groupings of interrelated information 
B)  Rotates data to display alternative presentations of the data 
C)  Enables users to get details, and details of details, of information 
D)  Finds the inputs necessary to achieve a goal such as a desired level of output

Question 17

Which of the below categories of AI is used extensively in the finance industry to analyze situations where the logic or rules are unknown?

Accepted Answer

A)  Expert system 
B)  Virtual reality 
C)  Neural network 
D)  Genetic algorithm 
A)  Expert system 
B)  Virtual reality 
C)  Neural network 
D)  Genetic algorithm

Question 18

What is the science of fact-based decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  Analytics 
B)  Structured decisions 
C)  Unstructured decisions 
D)  Semistructured decisions 
A)  Analytics 
B)  Structured decisions 
C)  Unstructured decisions 
D)  Semistructured decisions

Question 19

Which of the following is considered the process in the systems thinking example of a DSS?

Accepted Answer

A)  TPS 
B)  Optimization 
C)  Forecasts 
D)  Simulation 
A)  TPS 
B)  Optimization 
C)  Forecasts 
D)  Simulation

Question 20

What is strong AI?

Accepted Answer

A)  Refers to a set of instructions that completes a task. 
B)  A type of artificial intelligence that enables computers to both understand concepts in the environment, and also to learn. 
C)  Machines can still make their own decisions based on reasoning and past sets of data. 
D)  Refers to the field of artificial intelligence that works toward providing brainlike powers to AI machines; in effect, it works to make machines as intelligent as the humans. 
A)  Refers to a set of instructions that completes a task. 
B)  A type of artificial intelligence that enables computers to both understand concepts in the environment, and also to learn. 
C)  Machines can still make their own decisions based on reasoning and past sets of data. 
D)  Refers to the field of artificial intelligence that works toward providing brainlike powers to AI machines; in effect, it works to make machines as intelligent as the humans.

Exam 9: Enabling the Organizationdecision Making

What is the MIS system that manipulates information to create business intelligence in support of strategic decision making?

What is an infographic?

One of the most important and challenging questions confronting managers today is how to lay the foundation for tomorrow's success while competing to win in today's business environment.

Which of the following represents the structure of a typical organization?

What produces graphical displays of patterns and complex relationships in large amounts of data?

Which of the following is an important challenge facing managers today?

Online transaction processing (OLTP) and online analytical processing (OLAP) are similar MIS strategies used to help with business decision making. What is the primary difference between OLTP and OLAP?

Deep learning is a process that employs specialized algorithms to model and study complex datasets; the method is also used to establish relationships among data and datasets.

Online transaction processing (OLTP) is the capturing of transaction and event information using technology to ________.

What is a graphical representation showing change of a variable over time?

Which of the following is an example of an intelligent system?

What is a system that uses computerized advisory programs to imitate the reasoning processes of experts in solving difficult problems?

Which industry has been relying on neural network technology for over two decades?

A virtual workplace is a work environment that is not located in any one physical space.

What is pivot?

Which of the below categories of AI is used extensively in the finance industry to analyze situations where the logic or rules are unknown?

What is the science of fact-based decision making?

Which of the following is considered the process in the systems thinking example of a DSS?

What is strong AI?

Business Driven Technology

Identifying Competitive Advantages

Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages

Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

Organizational Structures That Support Strategic Initiatives

Valuing and Storing Organizational Informationdatabases

Accessing Organizational Informationdata Warehouses

Understanding Big Data and Its Impact on Business

Extending the Organizationsupply Chain Management

Building a Customer-Centric Organizationcustomer Relationship Management

Integrating the Organization From End to Endenterprise Resource Planning

Creating Innovative Organizations

Ebusiness

Creating Collaborative Partnerships

Integrating Wireless Technology in Business

Developing Software to Streamline Operations

Methodologies for Supporting Agile Organizations

Managing Organizational Projects

Business Driven Technology

Identifying Competitive Advantages

Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages

Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

Organizational Structures That Support Strategic Initiatives

Valuing and Storing Organizational Informationdatabases

Accessing Organizational Informationdata Warehouses

Understanding Big Data and Its Impact on Business

Enabling the Organizationdecision Making

Extending the Organizationsupply Chain Management

Building a Customer-Centric Organizationcustomer Relationship Management

Integrating the Organization From End to Endenterprise Resource Planning

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