Question 1

Which of the following is a disadvantage of high-velocity, automated decision-making systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  inability to handle high volumes of decisions 
B)  inability to handle structured decisions 
C)  inability to handled semi-structured decisions 
D)  inability to control themselves and respond to new environments 
A)  inability to handle high volumes of decisions 
B)  inability to handle structured decisions 
C)  inability to handled semi-structured decisions 
D)  inability to control themselves and respond to new environments

Question 2

Simon's description of decision making consists of which four stages?

Accepted Answer

A)  planning, financing, implementation, and maintenance 
B)  planning, design, implementation, and maintenance 
C)  intelligence, design, choice, and implementation 
D)  intelligence, design, financing, and implementation 
A)  planning, financing, implementation, and maintenance 
B)  planning, design, implementation, and maintenance 
C)  intelligence, design, choice, and implementation 
D)  intelligence, design, financing, and implementation

Question 3

Which of the following is not one of the six main elements in the business intelligence environment discussed in this chapter?

Accepted Answer

A)  managerial users and methods 
B)  organizational environment 
C)  user interface 
D)  data from the business environment 
A)  managerial users and methods 
B)  organizational environment 
C)  user interface 
D)  data from the business environment

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the term business analytics?

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 
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

Question 5

A(n) ________ decision is repetitive and routine, for which known procedures provide solutions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) ________ decision is repetitive and routine,...

Question 6

During a GDSS meeting, the attendees control the use of GDSS tools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

MIS typically produce

Accepted Answer

A)  new ways of looking at data that emphasize change, flexibility, and rapid response. 
B)  fixed, regularly scheduled reports based on data extracted from the organization's TPS. 
C)  solutions to semistructured problems appropriate for middle management decision making. 
D)  assumptions, responses to ad hoc queries, and graphic representations of existing data. 
A)  new ways of looking at data that emphasize change, flexibility, and rapid response. 
B)  fixed, regularly scheduled reports based on data extracted from the organization's TPS. 
C)  solutions to semistructured problems appropriate for middle management decision making. 
D)  assumptions, responses to ad hoc queries, and graphic representations of existing data.

Question 8

Which of the following is not one of the five main analytic functionalities of BI systems for helping decision makers understand information and take action?

Accepted Answer

A)  production reports 
B)  business case archives 
C)  parameterized reports 
D)  forecasts, scenarios, and models 
A)  production reports 
B)  business case archives 
C)  parameterized reports 
D)  forecasts, scenarios, and models

Question 9

DSS are a special category of GIS.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Middle management face primarily unstructured decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to Mintzberg, managers in their informational role act as

Accepted Answer

A)  figureheads for the organization. 
B)  leaders. 
C)  nerve centers of the organization. 
D)  negotiators. 
A)  figureheads for the organization. 
B)  leaders. 
C)  nerve centers of the organization. 
D)  negotiators.

Question 12

GDSS

Accepted Answer

A)  are designed to allow meeting attendees to share their thoughts in real-time with their peers. 
B)  support decisions that require knowledge about the geographic distribution of resources. 
C)  are typically used with geographically dispersed attendees. 
D)  implement structured methods for organizing and evaluating ideas. 
A)  are designed to allow meeting attendees to share their thoughts in real-time with their peers. 
B)  support decisions that require knowledge about the geographic distribution of resources. 
C)  are typically used with geographically dispersed attendees. 
D)  implement structured methods for organizing and evaluating ideas.

Question 13

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 14

What-if analysis works forward from known or assumed conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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. 
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.

Question 16

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 17

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of The third stage in Simon's description of...

Question 18

BI that is designed to determine the most likely effects of changes in the business environment is called ________.

Accepted Answer

predictive

Question 19

The decision to approve a capital budget is an example of a(n) ________ decision.

Accepted Answer

A)  semistructured 
B)  unstructured 
C)  structured 
D)  undocumented 
A)  semistructured 
B)  unstructured 
C)  structured 
D)  undocumented

Question 20

Statistical models, data mining, OLAP, and production reports comprise one of the main elements of the BI environment referred to as the business analytics ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Statistical models, data mining, OLAP, and production...

Which of the following is a disadvantage of high-velocity, automated decision-making systems?

Simon's description of decision making consists of which four stages?

Which of the following is not one of the six main elements in the business intelligence environment discussed in this chapter?

Which of the following best describes the term business analytics?

A(n) ________ decision is repetitive and routine, for which known procedures provide solutions.

During a GDSS meeting, the attendees control the use of GDSS tools.

MIS typically produce

Which of the following is not one of the five main analytic functionalities of BI systems for helping decision makers understand information and take action?

DSS are a special category of GIS.

Middle management face primarily unstructured decisions.

According to Mintzberg, managers in their informational role act as

GDSS

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.

What-if analysis works forward from known or assumed conditions.

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

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

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

BI that is designed to determine the most likely effects of changes in the business environment is called ________.

The decision to approve a capital budget is an example of a(n) ________ decision.

Statistical models, data mining, OLAP, and production reports comprise one of the main elements of the BI environment referred to as the business analytics ________.

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:

E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods

Managing Knowledge

Building Information Systems

Managing Projects

Managing Global Systems

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Exam 12: Enhancing Decision Making

Which of the following is a disadvantage of high-velocity, automated decision-making systems?

Simon's description of decision making consists of which four stages?

Which of the following is not one of the six main elements in the business intelligence environment discussed in this chapter?

Which of the following best describes the term business analytics?

A(n) ________ decision is repetitive and routine, for which known procedures provide solutions.

During a GDSS meeting, the attendees control the use of GDSS tools.

MIS typically produce

Which of the following is not one of the five main analytic functionalities of BI systems for helping decision makers understand information and take action?

DSS are a special category of GIS.

Middle management face primarily unstructured decisions.

According to Mintzberg, managers in their informational role act as

GDSS

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.

What-if analysis works forward from known or assumed conditions.

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

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

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

BI that is designed to determine the most likely effects of changes in the business environment is called ________.

The decision to approve a capital budget is an example of a(n) ________ decision.

Statistical models, data mining, OLAP, and production reports comprise one of the main elements of the BI environment referred to as the business analytics ________.

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:

E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods

Managing Knowledge

Building Information Systems

Managing Projects

Managing Global Systems

Filters