Question 1

Which of the following is not an example of a BI predefined production report?

Accepted Answer

A)  workforce demographics 
B)  order cycle time 
C)  revenue forecasts 
D)  supplier performance 
E)  direct and indirect spending 
A)  workforce demographics 
B)  order cycle time 
C)  revenue forecasts 
D)  supplier performance 
E)  direct and indirect spending

Question 2

Which type of information system uses data visualization technology to analyze and display data for planning and decision making in the form of digitized maps?

Accepted Answer

A)  GIS 
B)  DSS 
C)  location analytics 
D)  Executive support systems 
E)  GDSS 
A)  GIS 
B)  DSS 
C)  location analytics 
D)  Executive support systems 
E)  GDSS

Question 3

Improving the quality of high-value decision making by an executive will save an organization far more money than improving the quality of lesser-value decisions made at a lower level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

MIS typically produce fixed, regularly scheduled reports based on data extracted and summarized from the firm's underlying transaction processing systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

You would use location analytics to determine how best to route your deliveries of products to retail outlets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The concept of management ________ describes situations in which managers act on preconceived notions that reject information that does not conform to their prior conceptions.

Accepted Answer

A)  filters 
B)  roles 
C)  biases 
D)  risk 
E)  politics 
A)  filters 
B)  roles 
C)  biases 
D)  risk 
E)  politics

Question 7

Which of the following statements best describes the term business intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  the infrastructure for collecting and managing business data 
B)  the tools and techniques used to analyze and understand business data 
C)  software developed exclusively for business management 
D)  information systems involved in business decision making 
E)  enterprise systems used to make business decisions 
A)  the infrastructure for collecting and managing business data 
B)  the tools and techniques used to analyze and understand business data 
C)  software developed exclusively for business management 
D)  information systems involved in business decision making 
E)  enterprise systems used to make business decisions

Question 8

Behavioral models of management sees managers as being ________ than does the classical model.

Accepted Answer

A)  more systematic 
B)  more informal 
C)  more reflective 
D)  more well organized 
E)  less reactive 
A)  more systematic 
B)  more informal 
C)  more reflective 
D)  more well organized 
E)  less reactive

Question 9

ESS

Accepted Answer

A)  support the structured decision making of senior executives. 
B)  have the ability to drill down into lower levels of detail. 
C)  easily integrate data from different systems. 
D)  are primarily driven by information derived from a company's transaction processing systems. 
E)  enable operational managers to create parameterized reports. 
A)  support the structured decision making of senior executives. 
B)  have the ability to drill down into lower levels of detail. 
C)  easily integrate data from different systems. 
D)  are primarily driven by information derived from a company's transaction processing systems. 
E)  enable operational managers to create parameterized reports.

Question 10

A drawback to high-velocity, automated decision-making systems is that they are unable to

Accepted Answer

A)  handle high volumes of decisions. 
B)  handle structured decisions. 
C)  handle semi-structured decisions. 
D)  control themselves and respond to new environments. 
E)  be applied to situations outside of the financial world. 
A)  handle high volumes of decisions. 
B)  handle structured decisions. 
C)  handle semi-structured decisions. 
D)  control themselves and respond to new environments. 
E)  be applied to situations outside of the financial world.

Question 11

If you can follow a definite procedure to make a business decision, you are making a(n) ________ decision.

Accepted Answer

A)  ad-hoc 
B)  procedural 
C)  unstructured 
D)  semistructured 
E)  structured 
A)  ad-hoc 
B)  procedural 
C)  unstructured 
D)  semistructured 
E)  structured

Question 12

You are evaluating BI software from a variety of vendors. Identify six elements in the BI environment. Use your understanding of the importance of these elements to formulate six questions to ask the vendor in order to determine how their software will interplay with your needs.

Accepted Answer

The six elements are:
1. Data from the b

Question 13

The dimension of ________ describes whether the structure of data is consistent within an information source.

Accepted Answer

A)  completeness 
B)  accuracy 
C)  validity 
D)  consistency 
E)  integrity 
A)  completeness 
B)  accuracy 
C)  validity 
D)  consistency 
E)  integrity

Question 14

You are an analyst for a firm that imports and distributes specialty oils and vinegars and your company wants you to evaluate their options for taking advantage of cutting edge business analytics. What are their choices?
 What will you recommend?

Accepted Answer

There are two strategies for adopting BI

Question 15

Mintzberg outlined three categories of managerial roles:

Accepted Answer

A)  interpersonal, informational, and decisional. 
B)  leading, deciding, and controlling. 
C)  operations, management, and executive. 
D)  cultural, organizational, and technical. 
E)  negotiator, spokesperson, and entrepreneur. 
A)  interpersonal, informational, and decisional. 
B)  leading, deciding, and controlling. 
C)  operations, management, and executive. 
D)  cultural, organizational, and technical. 
E)  negotiator, spokesperson, and entrepreneur.

Question 16

The third stage in Simon's description of decision making is choice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Web-based tools for videoconferencing and electronic meetings are the primary tools for GDSS.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The management methodology of using a firm's strategy to generate operational targets for the business and measuring progress towards them using the firm's enterprise systems is called

Accepted Answer

A)  benchmarks. 
B)  KPIs. 
C)  the balanced scorecard method. 
D)  BPM. 
E)  business intelligence. 
A)  benchmarks. 
B)  KPIs. 
C)  the balanced scorecard method. 
D)  BPM. 
E)  business intelligence.

Question 19

What is the business value of a DSS?

Accepted Answer

DSS can help companies improve supply ch

Question 20

Which of the following statements best describes the business value of improved decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  Improved decision making creates better products. 
B)  Improved decision making results in a large monetary value for the firm as numerous small daily decisions affecting efficiency, production, costs, and more add up to large annual values. 
C)  Improved decision making enables senior executives to more accurately foresee future financial trends. 
D)  Improved decision making strengthens customer and supplier intimacy, which reduces costs. 
E)  Improved decision making creates a better organizational culture. 
A)  Improved decision making creates better products. 
B)  Improved decision making results in a large monetary value for the firm as numerous small daily decisions affecting efficiency, production, costs, and more add up to large annual values. 
C)  Improved decision making enables senior executives to more accurately foresee future financial trends. 
D)  Improved decision making strengthens customer and supplier intimacy, which reduces costs. 
E)  Improved decision making creates a better organizational culture.

Which of the following is not an example of a BI predefined production report?

Which type of information system uses data visualization technology to analyze and display data for planning and decision making in the form of digitized maps?

Improving the quality of high-value decision making by an executive will save an organization far more money than improving the quality of lesser-value decisions made at a lower level.

MIS typically produce fixed, regularly scheduled reports based on data extracted and summarized from the firm's underlying transaction processing systems.

You would use location analytics to determine how best to route your deliveries of products to retail outlets.

The concept of management ________ describes situations in which managers act on preconceived notions that reject information that does not conform to their prior conceptions.

Which of the following statements best describes the term business intelligence?

Behavioral models of management sees managers as being ________ than does the classical model.

ESS

A drawback to high-velocity, automated decision-making systems is that they are unable to

If you can follow a definite procedure to make a business decision, you are making a(n) ________ decision.

You are evaluating BI software from a variety of vendors. Identify six elements in the BI environment. Use your understanding of the importance of these elements to formulate six questions to ask the vendor in order to determine how their software will interplay with your needs.

The dimension of ________ describes whether the structure of data is consistent within an information source.

You are an analyst for a firm that imports and distributes specialty oils and vinegars and your company wants you to evaluate their options for taking advantage of cutting edge business analytics. What are their choices? What will you recommend?

Mintzberg outlined three categories of managerial roles:

The third stage in Simon's description of decision making is choice.

Web-based tools for videoconferencing and electronic meetings are the primary tools for GDSS.

The management methodology of using a firm's strategy to generate operational targets for the business and measuring progress towards them using the firm's enterprise systems is called

What is the business value of a DSS?

Which of the following statements best describes the business value of improved decision making?

Information Systems in Global Business Today

Global E-Business and Collaboration

Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy

Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems

It Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies

Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management

Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology

Securing Information Systems

Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications

E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods

Managing Knowledge

Building Information Systems

Managing Projects

Managing Global Systems

Filters

Exam 12: Enhancing Decision Making

Which of the following is not an example of a BI predefined production report?

Which type of information system uses data visualization technology to analyze and display data for planning and decision making in the form of digitized maps?

Improving the quality of high-value decision making by an executive will save an organization far more money than improving the quality of lesser-value decisions made at a lower level.

MIS typically produce fixed, regularly scheduled reports based on data extracted and summarized from the firm's underlying transaction processing systems.

You would use location analytics to determine how best to route your deliveries of products to retail outlets.

The concept of management ________ describes situations in which managers act on preconceived notions that reject information that does not conform to their prior conceptions.

Which of the following statements best describes the term business intelligence?

Behavioral models of management sees managers as being ________ than does the classical model.

ESS

A drawback to high-velocity, automated decision-making systems is that they are unable to

If you can follow a definite procedure to make a business decision, you are making a(n) ________ decision.

You are evaluating BI software from a variety of vendors. Identify six elements in the BI environment. Use your understanding of the importance of these elements to formulate six questions to ask the vendor in order to determine how their software will interplay with your needs.

The dimension of ________ describes whether the structure of data is consistent within an information source.

You are an analyst for a firm that imports and distributes specialty oils and vinegars and your company wants you to evaluate their options for taking advantage of cutting edge business analytics. What are their choices? What will you recommend?

Mintzberg outlined three categories of managerial roles:

The third stage in Simon's description of decision making is choice.

Web-based tools for videoconferencing and electronic meetings are the primary tools for GDSS.

The management methodology of using a firm's strategy to generate operational targets for the business and measuring progress towards them using the firm's enterprise systems is called

What is the business value of a DSS?

Which of the following statements best describes the business value of improved decision making?

Information Systems in Global Business Today

Global E-Business and Collaboration

Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy

Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems

It Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies

Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management

Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology

Securing Information Systems

Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications

E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods

Managing Knowledge

Building Information Systems

Managing Projects

Managing Global Systems

Filters