Exam 4: Decision Support and Artificial Intelligence

There are four main types of decisions. Which one occurs on a regular basis?

What type of intelligent agent operates in a data warehouse discovering information?

Humans tend to make decisions based on exact information.

A(n) _____ is a geographic information system (GIS) that displays a particular geographic area and then overlays content according to the user's desires.

There are four main types of decisions. Which one represents decisions that always have a right answer?

A neural network is an artificial intelligence system that is capable of finding and differentiating patterns.

What type of science studies ecosystems and learns how to adapt the behaviors of intelligent agents based on these observations?

Fuzzy logic has been applied to the manufacturing of antilock brakes.

What type of intelligence is based on the collective behavior of groups of simple agents and how these groups work to solve complex and mutual problems?

The _____ phase of decision making involves examining and selecting a solution.

Data management and model management are both used in decision support systems.

A(n) _____ is a highly flexible and interactive IT system that is designed to support decision making when the problem is not structured.

Amazon uses information agents to show products to customers hoping to generate new purchases.

A(n) _____ is an artificial intelligence system that is capable of finding and differentiating patterns.

What type of artificial intelligent system assists you, or acts on your behalf, in performing repetitive computer-related tasks such as finding information of interest from the Web?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the science of making humans imitate computer thinking and behavior.

An expert system is an artificial intelligence system that applies reasoning capabilities to reach a conclusion.

An expert system is also called a knowledge-based system.

_____ are intelligent agents that take action on your behalf.

A(n) _____ decision is one for which there may be several "right" answers and there is no precise way to get a right answer.