Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Geographic information system (GIS

Question 2

An expert system can be used for medical diagnosis by giving symptoms and trying to determine what is wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

What is the difference between an expert system and a genetic algorithm?

Accepted Answer

A) An expert system uses a genetic algorithm to assist in understanding the problem 
B) An expert system provides more accurate solutions that a genetic algorithm 
C) A genetic algorithm provides you with the best solution; an expert system provides you with many solutions along with the confidence level for each possible solution 
D) Expert systems belong in the category of artificial intelligence; genetic algorithms work with large database and warehouse systems that are not considered artificially intelligent 
A) An expert system uses a genetic algorithm to assist in understanding the problem 
B) An expert system provides more accurate solutions that a genetic algorithm 
C) A genetic algorithm provides you with the best solution; an expert system provides you with many solutions along with the confidence level for each possible solution 
D) Expert systems belong in the category of artificial intelligence; genetic algorithms work with large database and warehouse systems that are not considered artificially intelligent C

Question 4

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 5

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 6

The intelligence phase of decision making finds or recognizes a problem,need,or opportunity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A(n)_____ decision involves processing a certain kind of information in a specified way so that you will always get the right answer.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)_____ decision involves processing a certain kind...

Question 8

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 9

What is the difference between a decision support system (DSS)and an expert system (ES)?

Accepted Answer

A) A DSS supports the novice users; an ES supports the analyst or expert 
B) The DSS requires considerable knowledge from the user; the ES provides considerable knowledge to the user 
C) The ES requires considerable storage space for the needed information; the DSS does not 
D) The DSS requires rules or domain knowledge; the ESS requires business models 
A) A DSS supports the novice users; an ES supports the analyst or expert 
B) The DSS requires considerable knowledge from the user; the ES provides considerable knowledge to the user 
C) The ES requires considerable storage space for the needed information; the DSS does not 
D) The DSS requires rules or domain knowledge; the ESS requires business models

Question 10

A genetic algorithm follows a trial and error approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Selection as it refers to evolution means giving preference to better outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

_____ is an area of AI that deals with imprecise or subjective information.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ is an area of AI that...

Question 14

A genetic algorithm is a neural network that mimics the evolutionary,survival-of-the-fittest process to generate increasingly better solutions to a problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

_____ is the science of making machines imitate human thinking and behavior.

Accepted Answer

Artificial

Question 16

Multi-agent systems are dependent intelligent agents that interact with each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The four phases of decision making are linear and once one phase is complete it is not returned to.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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 19

Which of the following is the science of making machines imitate human thinking and behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Artificial intelligence 
B) Database management 
C) Machine intelligence 
D) Swarm management 
A) Artificial intelligence 
B) Database management 
C) Machine intelligence 
D) Swarm management

Question 20

An expert system is fundamentally the same as a DSS.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

An expert system can be used for medical diagnosis by giving symptoms and trying to determine what is wrong.

What is the difference between an expert system and a genetic algorithm?

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

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

The intelligence phase of decision making finds or recognizes a problem,need,or opportunity.

A(n)_____ decision involves processing a certain kind of information in a specified way so that you will always get the right answer.

What are computer rules and processes called?

What is the difference between a decision support system (DSS)and an expert system (ES)?

A genetic algorithm follows a trial and error approach.

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

Selection as it refers to evolution means giving preference to better outcomes.

_____ is an area of AI that deals with imprecise or subjective information.

A genetic algorithm is a neural network that mimics the evolutionary,survival-of-the-fittest process to generate increasingly better solutions to a problem.

_____ is the science of making machines imitate human thinking and behavior.

Multi-agent systems are dependent intelligent agents that interact with each other.

The four phases of decision making are linear and once one phase is complete it is not returned to.

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.

Which of the following is the science of making machines imitate human thinking and behavior?

An expert system is fundamentally the same as a DSS.

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Exam 4: Decision Support and Artificial Intelligence

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

An expert system can be used for medical diagnosis by giving symptoms and trying to determine what is wrong.

What is the difference between an expert system and a genetic algorithm?

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

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

The intelligence phase of decision making finds or recognizes a problem,need,or opportunity.

A(n)_____ decision involves processing a certain kind of information in a specified way so that you will always get the right answer.

What are computer rules and processes called?

What is the difference between a decision support system (DSS)and an expert system (ES)?

A genetic algorithm follows a trial and error approach.

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

Selection as it refers to evolution means giving preference to better outcomes.

_____ is an area of AI that deals with imprecise or subjective information.

A genetic algorithm is a neural network that mimics the evolutionary,survival-of-the-fittest process to generate increasingly better solutions to a problem.

_____ is the science of making machines imitate human thinking and behavior.

Multi-agent systems are dependent intelligent agents that interact with each other.

The four phases of decision making are linear and once one phase is complete it is not returned to.

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.

Which of the following is the science of making machines imitate human thinking and behavior?

An expert system is fundamentally the same as a DSS.

The Information Age in Which You Live: Changing

Major Business Initiatives: Gaining Competitive

Databases and Data Warehouses: Building Business

Electronic Commerce: Strategies for the New Economy

Systems Development: Phases, Tools, and Techniques

Enterprise Infrastructure, Metrics, and Business

Protecting People and Information

Emerging Trends and Technology

Computer Hardware and Software

Network Basics

Careers in Business

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