Question 1

Describe the three capabilities commonly offered by an EIS.

Accepted Answer

(1)Consolidation involves the aggregation of information and features simple roll-ups to complex groupings.
(2)Drill-down enables users to get details,and details of details.
(3)Slice-and-dice looks at information from different perspectives.

Question 2

A(n)_____________ bot is software that will search several retailer websites and provide a comparison of each retailer's offerings,including price and availability.

Accepted Answer

shopping

Question 3

Which of the following is a type of decision support system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Order processing 
B)  Inventory tracking 
C)  Manufacturing 
D)  All of these 
A)  Order processing 
B)  Inventory tracking 
C)  Manufacturing 
D)  All of these C

Question 4

Which of the following represents the top-down (executives to analysts)organizational levels of information technology systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  TPS, DSS, EIS 
B)  DSS, TPS, EIS 
C)  EIS, DSS, TPS 
D)  None of these. It varies from organization to organization. 
A)  TPS, DSS, EIS 
B)  DSS, TPS, EIS 
C)  EIS, DSS, TPS 
D)  None of these. It varies from organization to organization.

Question 5

Which of the following is not a reason for the growth of decision-making information systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  People need to analyze large amounts of information. 
B)  People must make decisions quickly. 
C)  People must apply sophisticated analysis techniques to make good decisions. 
D)  People no longer have to worry about protecting the corporate asset of organizational information. 
A)  People need to analyze large amounts of information. 
B)  People must make decisions quickly. 
C)  People must apply sophisticated analysis techniques to make good decisions. 
D)  People no longer have to worry about protecting the corporate asset of organizational information.

Question 6

_________-seeking analysis could answer the question "How many customers are required to purchase our new product line to increase gross profits to $5 million?"

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________-seeking analysis could answer the question "How...

Question 7

Consolidation,drill-down,and slice-and-dice are the three most common capabilities offered in an EIS.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which system differentiates an executive information system from a decision support system and a transaction processing system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Order processing system 
B)  Manufacturing system 
C)  Stock market information system 
D)  Transportation system 
A)  Order processing system 
B)  Manufacturing system 
C)  Stock market information system 
D)  Transportation system

Question 9

___________ analysis occurs when users change the value of one variable repeatedly and observe the resulting changes in other variables.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ___________ analysis occurs when users change the...

Question 10

A(n)___________ is a simplified representation or abstraction of reality.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)___________ is a simplified representation or abstraction...

Question 11

_____________ systems are various commercial applications of artificial intelligence.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____________ systems are various commercial applications of...

Question 12

List and define the four most common categories of AI.

Accepted Answer

(1)Expert systems are computerized advis

Question 13

A genetic algorithm is an artificial intelligence system that mimics the evolutionary,survival-of-the-fittest process to generate increasingly better solutions to a problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Define the ultimate goal of AI and describe few current examples of how AI is being used throughout industries.

Accepted Answer

At Manchester Airport in England,the Hef

Question 15

Sensitivity analysis,what-if analysis,and market-basket analysis are the three quantitative models typically used by a DSS.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What are various commercial applications of artificial intelligence called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Drill-down 
B)  Sensitivity analysis 
C)  Digital dashboard 
D)  Intelligent systems 
A)  Drill-down 
B)  Sensitivity analysis 
C)  Digital dashboard 
D)  Intelligent systems

Question 17

Which of the following is an incorrect enterprise view of information technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Processes are analytical for executives and transactional for analysts. 
B)  Granularity is coarse for executives and fine for analysts. 
C)  Processing is OLTP for executives and OLAP for analysts. 
D)  None of these. 
A)  Processes are analytical for executives and transactional for analysts. 
B)  Granularity is coarse for executives and fine for analysts. 
C)  Processing is OLTP for executives and OLAP for analysts. 
D)  None of these.

Question 18

A shopping bot is one of the simplest examples of an intelligent agent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is consolidation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Involves the aggregation of information and features simple roll-ups to complex groupings of interrelated information. 
B)  The ability to look at 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)  The ability to look at 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 20

Which of the following is a quantitative model typically used by a DSS?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensitivity analysis 
B)  What-if analysis 
C)  Goal-seeking analysis 
D)  All of these 
A)  Sensitivity analysis 
B)  What-if analysis 
C)  Goal-seeking analysis 
D)  All of these

Exam 9: Enabling the Organization-Decision Making

Describe the three capabilities commonly offered by an EIS.

A(n)_____________ bot is software that will search several retailer websites and provide a comparison of each retailer's offerings,including price and availability.

Which of the following is a type of decision support system?

Which of the following represents the top-down (executives to analysts)organizational levels of information technology systems?

Which of the following is not a reason for the growth of decision-making information systems?

_________-seeking analysis could answer the question "How many customers are required to purchase our new product line to increase gross profits to $5 million?"

Consolidation,drill-down,and slice-and-dice are the three most common capabilities offered in an EIS.

Which system differentiates an executive information system from a decision support system and a transaction processing system?

___________ analysis occurs when users change the value of one variable repeatedly and observe the resulting changes in other variables.

A(n)___________ is a simplified representation or abstraction of reality.

_____________ systems are various commercial applications of artificial intelligence.

List and define the four most common categories of AI.

A genetic algorithm is an artificial intelligence system that mimics the evolutionary,survival-of-the-fittest process to generate increasingly better solutions to a problem.

Define the ultimate goal of AI and describe few current examples of how AI is being used throughout industries.

Sensitivity analysis,what-if analysis,and market-basket analysis are the three quantitative models typically used by a DSS.

What are various commercial applications of artificial intelligence called?

Which of the following is an incorrect enterprise view of information technology?

A shopping bot is one of the simplest examples of an intelligent agent.

What is consolidation?

Which of the following is a quantitative model typically used by a DSS?

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Methodologies for Supporting Agile Organizations

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