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Record keeping, payroll, and simple inventory problems are examples of _____ tasks.

Unstructured decisions are often used in sales forecasting.

_____ decisions can be automated because a well-defined standard operating procedure exists for these types of decisions.

Plant location is a type of _____ decision at the strategic management level.

Resolving conflicts between two divisions is a type of _____ decision at the tactical management level.

Information technologies are a major support tool for making unstructured decisions.

The _____ module of an executive information system (EIS) is responsible for managing data access.

Sales forecasting is an example of a(n) _____ task.

In the decision support system (DSS) environment, a _____ focuses on how the DSS is implemented and usually addresses questions about data storage, file structure, user access, response time, and security measures.

Which of the following geographic objects of a geographic information system (GIS) is most likely used to show the location of an airport?

_____ decisions include a structured aspect that benefits from information retrieval, analytical models, and information systems technology.

The costs and benefits of decision support systems (DSSs) are easy to assess because these systems are focused on efficiency rather than effectiveness.

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

A geographic information system (GIS) can integrate maps and database data with queries.

Executive information system (EIS) designers should focus on simplicity when developing a user interface.

Which of the following factors is important to ensure that key decision makers are involved in designing a management support system (MSS)?

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

Semistructured and unstructured decisions are challenging because they:

A merger is a type of _____ decision at the strategic management level.

Dispatching personnel and equipment to crime and fire locations is a part of the ____ geographic information system (GIS) application.