Deck 3: Information Systems and Technology

Question 1

The growth of corporate intranets, extranets, as well as the web, has accelerated the development and use of "executive class" information delivery and decision support software tools by lower levels of management and by individuals and teams of business professionals. This dramatic expansion has opened the door to the use of which of the following tool?

A)business intelligence (bi)
B)business knowledge (bk)
C)business ideas (bi)
D)business intelligent (bi)

Answer 1

business knowledge (bk)

Question 2

___________________________ were the original type of information system developed to support managerial decision making.

A)management information systems
B)decision support systems
C)management tracking system
D)strategic information system

Answer 2

management information systems

Question 3

_________________ represent complex data using interactive three- dimensional graphical forms such as charts, graphs, and maps.

A)data entry systems
B)data analysis systems
C)database management
D)data visualization systems

Answer 3

data visualization systems

Question 4

Another name of goal seeking analysis is:

A)how to
B)how can
C)why not
D)what's up

Question 5

Decision support system involves all of the following types of analytical modelling activities except?

A)what-if analysis
B)sensitivity analysis
C)goal-seeking analysis
D)heuristics

Question 6

In which of the following types of analysis, the value of only one variable is changed repeatedly, and the resulting changes on other variables are observed.

A)what-if analysis
B)sensitivity analysis
C)goal-seeking analysis
D)none of the above

Question 7

In which of the following types of analysis, the goal is to find the optimum value for one or more target variables, given certain constraints?

A)what-if analysis
B)optimization
C)goal-seeking analysis
D)none of the above

Question 8

_____________________ is one of the most common and useful types of data mining for marketing. The purpose of market basket analysis is to determine what products customers purchase together with other products.

A)market box analysis (mba)
B)market of business administration (mba)
C)market bazaar analysis (mba )
D)marketing information system

Question 9

The first goal of executive information systems is to provide top executives with immediate and easy access to information about a firm's _______________, that is, key factors that are critical to accomplishing an organization's strategic objectives.

A)critical success factors (csfs)
B)critical accomplishing factors (cafs)
C)critical executive system (cecs)
D)none of the above

Question 10

_____________ is a field of science and technology based on disciplines such as computer science, biology, psychology, linguistics, mathematics, and engineering.

A)natural intelligence
B)artificial intelligence
C)articulate intelligence
D)none of the above

Question 11

The components of an expert system include a _____________________________ that perform inferences on the knowledge in the knowledge base and communicate answers to a user's questions.

A)database and software modules
B)knowledge base and software modules
C)communication base and software modules
D)knowledge base and interactive device

Question 12

Information is_____________.

A)a collection of data
B)a processed data
C)a text data.
D)a audio/video data

Question 13

There are two levels of information in every organization and are__________.

A)an internet client and internet server.
B)telephone information and voice information.
C)formal and informal information.
D)internal information and external information.

Question 14

. ____ is a term that encompasses all forms of technology used to create, store, exchange, and use information in its various forms.

A)computer technology
B)network technology
C)information technology.
D)client server technology.

Question 15

_____ is the processing of raw data by using a computer to perform the selection and ordering process.

A)electronic data processing
B)manual data processing.
C)low data processing.
D)high data processing.

Question 16

Technically, _____ is a defined structure for efficient communication.

A)networking.
B)communication technology.
C)information technology.
D)computing

Question 17

Which of the following can work both as an input and output medium?

A)keyboard.
B)trackball.
C)light pen.
D)touch screen

Question 18

Which of the following is a requirement for e-commerce?

A)paper.
B)internet connectivity.
C)usb.
D)digital signature.

Question 19

The segment in which business directly sells to the end consumer is called____________.

A)c2c.
B)p2p.
C)b2c.
D)g2g.

Question 20

The payment on Internet is generally made through_________________.

A)cash card.
B)debit card.
C)credit card
D) digital signature.