MIS

Where there is no well-understood or agreed-on procedure for making a decision, it is said to be: documented. unstructured. undocumented. low-level. semi-structured.

Which of the following BI functionalities would you use to assess how customers would respond to a price change in your product? Production reports Parameterized reports Predictive analytics Ad hoc queries Cash flow reports

Which dimension of quality means that a decision should reflect a rational process? Coherence Due process Comprehensiveness Fairness Accuracy

Which is the second step in Simon's four different stages of decision making? Implementation Choice Intelligence Design Identification

Which types of decisions are more prevalent at lower organizational levels? Unstructured decisions Procedural decisions Structured decisions Operational decisions Semistructured decisions

Why does improving a small, routine decision have business value for a company? Even small decisions affect the culture of the organization. A small decision has business value when added with all the other small decisions made in the company. A small decision may have a great economic impact on the company. Even a routine decision may have a "ripple" effect through a corporation. Small, routine decisions typically do not have any business value for a company.

Deciding whether to introduce a new product line is an example of a(n): unstructured decision. semistructured decision. operational decision. nonprocedural decision. procedural decision.

You are developing a customer recommendation system for a department store's e-commerce site. Which of the following tools will provide the most accurate recommendations? CBR Fuzzy logic Location analytics Big data analytics Genetic algorithms

The type of decision that can be made by following a definite procedure is called a(n) ________ decision. unstructured structured operational procedural semistructured

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? GIS MIS TPS DSS GSS

Which phase of decision making finds or recognizes a problem? Implementation Definition Intelligence Choice Design

________ decisions are most common at higher levels of management. Semistructured Unstructured Structured Undocumented Procedural

Operational management typically makes which type of decisions? Documented Low-level Procedural Correct Structured Semistructured

Which dimension of quality means that a decision faithfully reflects the concerns and interests of affected parties? Accuracy Coherence Fairness Due process Justice

All of the following are analytic functionalities that BI systems deliver except: drill-down ability. user interface. ad hoc queries. production reports. dashboards.

________ help users gain information from large amounts of geographically linked data. CAD systems Location analytics tools GIS GDSS Data visualization tools

A(n) ________ table is a spreadsheet feature that displays two or more dimensions of data in a convenient format. sensitivity pivot drill-down ad hoc multi-tier

What type of model asks what-if questions repeatedly to determine the impact on outcomes of changes in one or more factors? Sensitivity analysis Simulation Mathematical Forecasting Goal seeking

Estimating the number of direct goods to reorder falls into which category of decision making? Structured Documented Unstructured Operational Procedural

A(n) ________ capability allows users to view more detailed views of data. metrics ad hoc drill-down query and reporting VRML

The smallest unit of data a computer can handle is called a:

A characteristic or quality describing an entity is called a

The Project operation

The logical view of a database:

Data mining is a tool for allowing users to: quickly compare transaction data gathered over many years. Correct find hidden relationships in data. summarize massive amounts of data into much smaller, traditional reports. obtain online answers to ad hoc questions in a rapid amount of time. perform multidimensional data analysis.

Detecting and correcting data in a database or file that are incorrect, incomplete, improperly formatted, or redundant is called:

In a relational database, the three basic operations used to develop useful sets of data are

A field identified in a record as holding the unique identifier for that record is called the

Tools for consolidating, analyzing, and providing access to vast amounts of data to help users make better business decisions are known as

A data ________ stores current and historical data of potential interest to decision makers throughout the company

A table that links two tables that have a many-to-many relationship is often called a

In a table for customers, the information about a single customer would reside in a single

The select operation

The select operation

A data mart usually can be constructed more rapidly and at lower cost than a data warehouse because

What is the first step you should take in managing data for a firm

Relational database systems use ________ to ensure that relationships between coupled tables remain consistent.

A schematic of the entire database that describes the relationships in a database is called a(n):

Which of the following best illustrates the relationship between entities and attributes

The confusion created by ________ makes it difficult for companies to create customer relationship management, supply chain management, or enterprise systems that integrate data from different sources.

Businesses use ________ tools to search and analyze unstructured data sets, such as emails and memos.

Common data quality problems include all of the following except:

"Look and feel" copyright infringement lawsuits are concerned with:

Digital media differs from a physical book in all of the following ways except:

The use of computers to combine data from multiple sources and create digital dossiers of detailed information on individuals is called:

The feature of social institutions that means mechanisms are in place to determine responsibility for an action is called:

A(n) ________ model of informed consent permits the collection of personal information until the consumer specifically requests that the data not be collected.

NORA is:

According to the ________, you should take the action that produces the least harm.

In the information age, the obligations that individuals and organizations have regarding the preservation of existing values and institutions fall within the moral dimension of:

Which of the following protects the authors of a book from having their work copied by others?

All of the following are current key technology trends raising ethical issues except:

Accepting the potential costs, duties, and obligations for the decisions you make is referred to as:

prohibits an organization from collecting any personal information unless the individual specifically takes action to approve information collection and use.

Which of the following gives patients access to personal medical records and the right to authorize how this information can be used or disclosed?

Advertisers use ________ in order to display more relevant ads based on a user's search and browsing history.

According to the ________ rule, if an action cannot be taken repeatedly, it is not right to take at all.

The practice in law-governed societies in which laws are known and understood, and there is an ability to appeal to higher authorities to ensure that the laws are applied correctly is called: