Exam 6: Information and Decision Support Systems

In the context of types of reports generated by MIS,_____ reports provide increasingly detailed data about a situation that helps analysts to see data at a high level first and then at a more detailed level.

Auditing provides an objective appraisal of the accounting,financial,and operational procedures and information of an organization.

_____ services are offered by many companies when employees leave the company in order to help them make the transition.

When the inventory level for a particular item falls to the reorder point,an inventory management system generates a report to stop any further orders of the item.

Developers of decision support systems have made them less flexible compared to management information systems.

A well-known model developed by Herbert Simon divides the decision making phase of the problem solving process into five stages.

_____ includes and goes beyond decision making,and it also includes the implementation stage when the solution is put into effect.

In general,computerized decision support systems can either optimize or _____.

A typical decision support system (DSS)includes many components including a(n)_____ which allows decision makers to easily access and manipulate the DSS and to use common business terms and phrases.

Most financial management information systems integrate financial and operational information from multiple sources,including the Internet,into a single system.

The _____ MIS subsystems and outputs are used to monitor and control the flow of materials,products,and services through an organization.

In the context of decision support system framework developed by Anthony Gorry and Michael Scott Morton,one characteristic of a structured decision is that _____.

A(n)_____ DSS is concerned with situations or decisions that come up only a few times during the life of an organization.

Marketing functions are increasingly being performed on the Internet and mobile devices.

The final stage of the problem-solving process during which decision makers evaluate the implementation is called the _____ stage.

The _____ approach forces members of a decision making group to reach a unanimous decision.

Manufacturing companies seldom use computer-assisted design with new or existing products.

A(n)_____ is the component of a decision support system that allows managers and decision makers to perform quantitative analysis on both internal and external data.

_____ is an approach that maintains inventory at the lowest levels without sacrificing the availability of finished products.

_____ auditing is performed by employees within an organization.