Exam 4: Decision Support and Artificial Intelligence

A(n) _____ is an artificial intelligence system that applies reasoning capabilities to reach a conclusion.

Which type of information system is well known for allowing you to view information spatially?

Data-mining agents observe and report on equipment.

What is the purpose of a decision support system?

Data-mining agents are used to shift through a _____ looking for _____.

_____ agents observe and report on equipment.

_____ is learning from ecosystems and adapting their characteristics to human organizations.

Which of the following is an optimizing system; one that continues to process your information until it discovers the best solution for your problem?

Which DSS component allows you to communicate with the DSS?

Which type of intelligent agent works with neural networks to classify patterns in information stored in warehouses and categorizes items into those classes?

A(n) _____ is software that assists you, or acts on your behalf, in performing repetitive computer-related tasks.

A(n) _____ or ad hoc, decision is one that you make infrequently (perhaps only once) and you may even have different criteria for determining the best solution each time.

If an expert system recognizes a new pattern it can set up a rule based on it.

A recurring decision is one that happens repeatedly, and often periodically, whether weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly.

A(n) _____ mimics one ability of the human brain.

When NASA uses intelligent agents to observe inventory levels and help identify and solve potential problems, NASA is using a(n) _____ agent.

A(n) _____ mimics the evolutionary survival-of-the-fittest process to generate increasingly better solutions to a problem.

_____ is a way of simulating human organizations using multiple intelligent agents.

Fuzzy logic is a way of reaching conclusions based on ambiguous or vague information.

The _____ phase of decision making finds or recognizes problems, needs, or opportunities.