Exam 12: Management Support Systems

_____ use computer and communication technologies to formulate,process,and implement a decision-making task and can be considered a kind of intervention technology that helps overcome the limitations of team interactions.

A decision support system (DSS) uses the what-if analysis feature to support decision making.

Record keeping,payroll,and simple inventory problems are examples of _____ tasks.

Executive information system (EIS) designers should focus on simplicity when developing a user interface.

Describe the requirements of a decision support system (DSS).

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

Setting queue priorities is a type of _____ decision at the operational management level.

A(n) _____ is an interactive information system consisting of hardware,software,data,and models (mathematical and statistical) designed to assist makers in an organization.

Which of the following geographic objects of a geographic information system (GIS) is most likely used to show the location of an airport?

List the eight important characteristics of an executive information system (EIS).

The DSS _____ is a component of a decision support system (DSS),which manages and coordinates the other major components.

In the decision support system (DSS) environment,the _____ acts as a liaison between users and designers.

According to Peter G.Keen,a former MIT professor,which of the following is a benefit of a decision support system (DSS)?

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of group support systems (GSSs).

Describe the four features that decision support systems (DSSs) include to support decision making.

A decision support system (DSS) should use both internal and external data.

Which of the following geographic objects of a geographic information system (GIS) is most likely used to show a street or a river?

Information technologies are a major support tool for making unstructured decisions.

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

The most notable disadvantage of a Web-based group support system (GSS) is its inability to use open network standards.