Question 1

Data collection, solution generation, and solution implementation are all concepts associated which of the following processes?

Accepted Answer

A) The six-step problem solving process. 
B) The six-step decision making process. 
C) The four-step problem solving process. 
D) The four-step decision making process. 
A) The six-step problem solving process. 
B) The six-step decision making process. 
C) The four-step problem solving process. 
D) The four-step decision making process.

Question 2

Mutation is a mathematical method of handling imprecise or subjective information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is consolidation?

Accepted Answer

A) Involves the aggregation of information and features simple roll-ups to complex groupings of interrelated information. 
B) Enables the examination of information from different perspectives. 
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) Enables the examination of information from different perspectives. 
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 4

Streamlining information encompasses all of the information contained within a single business process or unit of work, and its primary purpose is to support the performance of daily operational or structured decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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. 
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.

Question 6

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 7

MIS support systems rely on models for computational and analytical routines that mathematically express relationships among variables.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What occurs in situations in which a few established processes help to evaluate potential solutions, but not enough to lead to a definite recommended decision?

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 9

Sensitivity analysis, what-if analysis, optimization analysis, and market basket analysis are the common DSS analysis techniques.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Google glass is a work environment that is not located in any one physical space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The structure of a typical organization is similar to a pyramid, with different levels that require one consistent type of information to assist with all managerial decision making.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Analytics is the science of fact-based decision making.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What uses technology allowing humans to interact with a computer through bodily sensations and movements-for example, a cell phone vibrating in your pocket?

Accepted Answer

A) Augmented reality 
B) Google Glass 
C) Haptic interface 
D) Virtual reality 
A) Augmented reality 
B) Google Glass 
C) Haptic interface 
D) Virtual reality

Question 14

Intelligent systems are various commercial applications of artificial intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following would not be found in a digital dashboard for a manufacturing team?

Accepted Answer

A) A graph of stock market prices. 
B) A running line graph of planned versus actual production for the past 24 hours. 
C) An Excel spreadsheet with cost analysis data. 
D) A hot list of key performance indicators, refreshed every 15 minutes. 
A) A graph of stock market prices. 
B) A running line graph of planned versus actual production for the past 24 hours. 
C) An Excel spreadsheet with cost analysis data. 
D) A hot list of key performance indicators, refreshed every 15 minutes.

Question 16

What is the viewing of the physical world with computer-generated layers of information added to it?

Accepted Answer

A) Virtual reality 
B) Augmented reality 
C) Virtual workforce 
D) All of these 
A) Virtual reality 
B) Augmented reality 
C) Virtual workforce 
D) All of these

Question 17

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 18

Investment companies use genetic effectiveness metrics to help in trading decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following key terms represents the types of decisions made at the operational, managerial, and strategic levels of a company?

Accepted Answer

A) Structured decisions 
B) Unstructured decisions 
C) Semistructured decisions 
D) All of these 
A) Structured decisions 
B) Unstructured decisions 
C) Semistructured decisions 
D) All of these

Question 20

Explain the importance of decision making for managers at each of the three primary organization levels along with the associated decision characteristics.

Accepted Answer

Decision-making skills are essential for

Exam 9: Enabling the Organization Decision Making

Data collection, solution generation, and solution implementation are all concepts associated which of the following processes?

Mutation is a mathematical method of handling imprecise or subjective information.

What is consolidation?

Streamlining information encompasses all of the information contained within a single business process or unit of work, and its primary purpose is to support the performance of daily operational or structured decisions.

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?

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

MIS support systems rely on models for computational and analytical routines that mathematically express relationships among variables.

What occurs in situations in which a few established processes help to evaluate potential solutions, but not enough to lead to a definite recommended decision?

Sensitivity analysis, what-if analysis, optimization analysis, and market basket analysis are the common DSS analysis techniques.

Google glass is a work environment that is not located in any one physical space.

The structure of a typical organization is similar to a pyramid, with different levels that require one consistent type of information to assist with all managerial decision making.

Analytics is the science of fact-based decision making.

What uses technology allowing humans to interact with a computer through bodily sensations and movements-for example, a cell phone vibrating in your pocket?

Intelligent systems are various commercial applications of artificial intelligence.

Which of the following would not be found in a digital dashboard for a manufacturing team?

What is the viewing of the physical world with computer-generated layers of information added to it?

What is pivot?

Investment companies use genetic effectiveness metrics to help in trading decisions.

Which of the following key terms represents the types of decisions made at the operational, managerial, and strategic levels of a company?

Explain the importance of decision making for managers at each of the three primary organization levels along with the associated decision characteristics.

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 Information Databases

Accessing Organizational Information Data Warehouses

Understanding Big Data and Its Impact on Business

Extending the Organization Supply Chain Management

Building a Customer-Centric Organization Customer Relationship Management

Integrating the Organization From End to End Enterprise Resource Planning

Creating Innovative Organizations

E-business

Creating Collaborative Partnerships

Integrating Wireless Technology in Business

Developing Software to Streamline Operations

Methodologies for Supporting Agile Organizations

Managing Organizational Projects

B: Extension: A Business Basics

B: Extension: A Business Process

B: Extension: A Hardware and Software Basics

B: Extension: A Mis Infrastructures

B: Extension: A Networks and Telecommunications

B: Extension: A Information Security

B: Extension: A Ethics

B: Extension: A Operations Management

B: Extension: A Sustainable Mis Infrastructures

B: Extension: A Business Intelligence

B: Extension: A Global Information Systems

B: Extension: A Global Trends

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