Exam 12: Management Support Systems

A user interface enables a decision support system (DSS)to analyze information.

Describe the tasks and data management operations performed by a geographic information system (GIS).

_____ decisions are vaguely defined by standard operating procedures but include a structured aspect that benefits from information retrieval,analytical models,and information systems technology.

Discuss the importance of keeping a consistent look and feel for a management support system (MSS).

Which geographic object of a geographic information system (GIS)is most likely used to show a street or a river?

In the context of organizational decisions at the tactical management level,_____ decisions are often used in resolving conflicts between two divisions.

Most executive information systems include a _____,which integrates information from multiple sources and presents it in a unified,understandable format,often as charts and graphs.

The _____ component of a decision support system (DSS)includes mathematical and statistical models that,along with the database,enable a DSS to analyze information.

According to the guidelines for designing a management support system,when benefits are intangible,the design team should associate the benefits with a measurable factor,such as increased sales.

Related technologies for group support,such as electronic meeting systems (EMSs)and computer-mediated communication (CMC),are considered full-function GSSs because they contain decision-making tools.

Which geographic object of a geographic information system (GIS)is most likely used to show a particular zip code or a large tourist attraction?

_____ involves semistructured decisions.

_____ is a feature of electronic meeting systems that combines the advantages of video teleconferencing and real-time computer conferencing.

Decisions related to _____ are considered structured decisions at the operational management level of an organization.

Criteria are goals and objectives that decision makers establish to achieve certain performance levels.

Group support systems (GSSs)are advantageous because:

What system uses computer and communication technologies to formulate,process,and implement a decision-making task and can be considered a kind of intervention technology that helps overcome the limitations of team interactions?

Decisions related to _____ are considered semistructured decisions at the operational management level of an organization.

In the context of organizational decisions at the tactical management level,_____ decisions are often used in setting queue priorities.

Unstructured decisions are often used in _____.