Question 1

Volkswagen uses an intelligent agent system that acts as an early-warning system about market conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

If you were to identify and investigate a problem in your organization, what decision making phase would you be in?

Accepted Answer

A)  Design 
B)  Preliminary or investigative 
C)  Intelligence 
D)  Planning 
A)  Design 
B)  Preliminary or investigative 
C)  Intelligence 
D)  Planning

Question 4

Which DSS component consists of both the DSS models and the DSS model management system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Query management 
B)  Data management 
C)  Data administration 
D)  Model management 
A)  Query management 
B)  Data management 
C)  Data administration 
D)  Model management

Question 5

A geographic information system (GIS) is a decision support system designed specifically to work with spatial information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In what decision making phase do you examine and weigh the merits of solutions, estimate the consequence of each, and choose the best solution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Design 
B)  Choice 
C)  Intelligence 
D)  Preliminary or investigative 
A)  Design 
B)  Choice 
C)  Intelligence 
D)  Preliminary or investigative

Question 7

What are computer rules and processes called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Algorithms 
B)  Fuzzy logic 
C)  Knowledge 
D)  Heuristics 
A)  Algorithms 
B)  Fuzzy logic 
C)  Knowledge 
D)  Heuristics

Question 8

A fuzzy logic algorithm is a set of steps that relate variables representing exact information or personal perceptions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Biosytems is the study of ecosystems and the application of the results to human behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Geographic information systems are a type of artificial intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is not considered a type of artificial intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Expert systems 
B)  Neural networks 
C)  Geographic information systems 
D)  Genetic algorithms 
A)  Expert systems 
B)  Neural networks 
C)  Geographic information systems 
D)  Genetic algorithms

Question 12

What type of system is known for finding and differentiating patterns?

Accepted Answer

A)  Geographic information systems 
B)  Expert systems 
C)  Neural networks 
D)  Decision support systems 
A)  Geographic information systems 
B)  Expert systems 
C)  Neural networks 
D)  Decision support systems

Question 13

A buyer agent is an intelligent agent on a Web site that helps the customer find products and services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A structured decision involves processing a certain kind of information in a specified way so that you will always get the right answer. No "feel" or intuition is necessary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

If you were to shop regularly at a clothing store and this store provided you with regular discounts on clothes because it recognized you as a valuable customer, this store would be employing what type of software?

Accepted Answer

A)  Expert systems 
B)  Neural network 
C)  Geographic information system 
D)  Database management system 
A)  Expert systems 
B)  Neural network 
C)  Geographic information system 
D)  Database management system

Question 16

A recurring decision is one that you make infrequently and you may even have different criteria for determining the best solution each time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Shopping bots often make money for a business by charging click-through fees. What is the potential problem with this type fee structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  If is often difficult to identify the shopper who should be charged the fee 
B)  Shoppers often use the bot to locate items but drop it before purchasing them. The shopper then returns and purchases the item without the use of the bot and, therefore, avoids the fee 
C)  Buyers often alienate potential customers with a fee-based shopping tool 
D)  The bots have conflicting goals; one, to make money and two, to be useful to the customer 
A)  If is often difficult to identify the shopper who should be charged the fee 
B)  Shoppers often use the bot to locate items but drop it before purchasing them. The shopper then returns and purchases the item without the use of the bot and, therefore, avoids the fee 
C)  Buyers often alienate potential customers with a fee-based shopping tool 
D)  The bots have conflicting goals; one, to make money and two, to be useful to the customer

Question 18

An intelligent agent is software that assists you, or acts on your behalf, in performing repetitive computer-related tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Crossover refers to giving preference to better outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

_____ focuses on storing and managing statistical models used within decision support systems.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ focuses on storing and managing statistical...

Volkswagen uses an intelligent agent system that acts as an early-warning system about market conditions.

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

If you were to identify and investigate a problem in your organization, what decision making phase would you be in?

Which DSS component consists of both the DSS models and the DSS model management system?

A geographic information system (GIS) is a decision support system designed specifically to work with spatial information.

In what decision making phase do you examine and weigh the merits of solutions, estimate the consequence of each, and choose the best solution?

What are computer rules and processes called?

A fuzzy logic algorithm is a set of steps that relate variables representing exact information or personal perceptions.

Biosytems is the study of ecosystems and the application of the results to human behavior.

Geographic information systems are a type of artificial intelligence.

Which of the following is not considered a type of artificial intelligence?

What type of system is known for finding and differentiating patterns?

A buyer agent is an intelligent agent on a Web site that helps the customer find products and services.

A structured decision involves processing a certain kind of information in a specified way so that you will always get the right answer. No "feel" or intuition is necessary.

If you were to shop regularly at a clothing store and this store provided you with regular discounts on clothes because it recognized you as a valuable customer, this store would be employing what type of software?

A recurring decision is one that you make infrequently and you may even have different criteria for determining the best solution each time.

Shopping bots often make money for a business by charging click-through fees. What is the potential problem with this type fee structure?

An intelligent agent is software that assists you, or acts on your behalf, in performing repetitive computer-related tasks.

Crossover refers to giving preference to better outcomes.

_____ focuses on storing and managing statistical models used within decision support systems.

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Exam 4: Decision Support and Artificial Intelligence

Volkswagen uses an intelligent agent system that acts as an early-warning system about market conditions.

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

If you were to identify and investigate a problem in your organization, what decision making phase would you be in?

Which DSS component consists of both the DSS models and the DSS model management system?

A geographic information system (GIS) is a decision support system designed specifically to work with spatial information.

In what decision making phase do you examine and weigh the merits of solutions, estimate the consequence of each, and choose the best solution?

What are computer rules and processes called?

A fuzzy logic algorithm is a set of steps that relate variables representing exact information or personal perceptions.

Biosytems is the study of ecosystems and the application of the results to human behavior.

Geographic information systems are a type of artificial intelligence.

Which of the following is not considered a type of artificial intelligence?

What type of system is known for finding and differentiating patterns?

A buyer agent is an intelligent agent on a Web site that helps the customer find products and services.

A structured decision involves processing a certain kind of information in a specified way so that you will always get the right answer. No "feel" or intuition is necessary.

If you were to shop regularly at a clothing store and this store provided you with regular discounts on clothes because it recognized you as a valuable customer, this store would be employing what type of software?

A recurring decision is one that you make infrequently and you may even have different criteria for determining the best solution each time.

Shopping bots often make money for a business by charging click-through fees. What is the potential problem with this type fee structure?

An intelligent agent is software that assists you, or acts on your behalf, in performing repetitive computer-related tasks.

Crossover refers to giving preference to better outcomes.

_____ focuses on storing and managing statistical models used within decision support systems.

The Information Age in Which You Live

Major Business Initiatives

Databases and Data Warehouses

Electronic Commerce

Systems Development

Enterprise Infrastructure, Metrics, and Business Continuity Planning

Protecting People and Information

Emerging Trends and Technologies

Filters