Exam 12: Management Support Systems

Generally,information technologies are more useful in the design phase than in the intelligence and choice phases.

List the roles involved in designing,implementing,and using a DSS.

The ____ module component of the EIS is responsible for managing data access.

What is a management support system?

Criteria are goals and objectives that decision makers establish in order to achieve certain performance.

Plant location is a type of ____ decision at the strategic management level.

A DSS typically provides support for only the managerial and higher organizational levels.

____________________ assists groups in communicating,collaborating,and coordinating their activities.

The ____ component includes mathematical and statistical models that,along with the database,enable a DSS to analyze information.

A(n)____________________ is the liaison between users and designers.

When benefits are intangible,the design team should associate the benefit with a measurable factor,such as increased sales.

Research and development is an example of a(n)____ task.

The ____________________ component of a DSS includes mathematical and statistical models that,along with the database,enable a DSS to analyze information.

The administrative and builder modules cannot be combined into a single module.

EIS designers should focus on simplicity when developing a user interface.

Which of the following tasks is performed by managers for which an EIS is useful?

What are the requirements of a DSS?

Provide an example of the type of activities that take place during the intelligence phase of decision-making.

The ____________________ focuses on how the DSS is implemented,and usually addresses questions about data storage,file structure,user access,response time,and security measures.

Real-time computer conferencing includes an audio link and video capability.