Exam 12: Information Systems and System Development

A major focus of office systems relates to the electronic creation,distribution,and storage of documents-sometimes referred to as ____________________.

____ is a useful sales and marketing tool to help companies match customers with products they would be likely to purchase.

The ____ Web is a predicted evolution of the current Web in which all Web content is stored as if it were data in a database so that it can be retrieved easily when needed to fulfill user requests.

In 1950,Alan Turing-one of the first AI researchers-argued that if a machine could successfully appear to be human to a knowledgeable observer,then it should be considered intelligent.

A design and manufacturing system helps with the decision and/or manufacturing of products.

The purpose of the preliminary investigation is to define and evaluate the situation relatively quickly,to see if it is worthy of further study.

-Neural networks are often used in ____________________ identification systems,such as in the fingerprint reader shown in the figure above.

The combination of hardware,software,and other resources used to facilitate communications and enhance productivity is collectively referred to as a(n)system development life cycle (SDLC).

An emerging sport robotic application is the exoskeleton suit.

MISs are typically interactive and provide information on demand whenever a decision needs to be made.

A(n)____ provides regular,routine,and timely information to decision makers.

A(n)______________________________ system performs actions that are characteristic of human intelligence.

The various types of communications systems in place in many organizations include e-mail,messaging,online conferencing,____,and telecommuting.

Although more expensive than conventional outsourcing since company staff must maintain the facilities,train employees,and oversee the facility,____ does give the company much more control.

-The figure above shows the components of a(n)information system.

Explain the feasibility report.Be sure to mention what it contains and at what stage of system development it is generated.

In traditional system development,the phases of system development are carried out in a preset order.

Case 12-2 Mother Goose Computing,Inc.provides computational biology consulting services.They are currently updating several of their systems. -For the protein folding division,Mother Goose is planning to implement the new system module by module.This is called a ____ conversion.

____________________ systems are software programs that can make decisions and draw conclusions,similar to a human expert.

____ is the phase of system development in which the problem area is studied in depth and the needs of system users are assessed.