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Info Tech 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A typical decision support system (DSS) includes many components including a (n) ____ which allows decision makers to easily access and manipulate the DSS and to use common business terms and phrases | Dialogue Manager |
| The two phases of problem solving added by Humor to Simon's original three stage model of decision making are____ | Implementation and Monitoring |
| A useful guiding to protect corporate computers from criminal hackers is to: | Install antivirus software on all computers |
| The final step to prevent computer-related waste is to: | Review existing policies and procedures and determine whether they are adequate |
| Which of the following is one of the major reasons for the failure of projects | Insufficient user involvement |
| ___ knowledge is hard to measure and document and is typically not objective or formalized | Tacit |
| In an expert system, the ___ is the component that delivers the expert advice | inference engine |
| The ___ stores all relevant information, data, rules, case, and relationships that an expert system uses | Knowledge base |
| Relaxing controls for changes to critical tables, HTML, and URL's is useful policy to minimize computer related waste and mistakes | False |
| When the inventory level for a particular item falls to the reorder point, an inventory management system generates a report to stop any further order of the item | False |
| IS professionals believe that their field offers few opportunities for unethical behavior | False |
| The ___ is NOT a component of the typical DSS | Inference engine |
| During the ___ stage of the decision making phases, a course of action is selected | Choice |
| Special purpose systems that help overcome disabilities or improve health are called ___ | Assistive technology systems |
| The final step to prevent computer related waste is to review existing policies and procedures and determine whether they are adequate | False |
| Marketing functions are increasingly being performed on the Internet and mobile devices | True |
| The primary outcome of systems analysis phase is ____ | a recommendation of how to proceed with the project |
| As information technology becomes faster, more complex, and more powerful, the risk of computer related mistakes decrease tremendously | False |
| ___ is the stage of systems development that create a complete set of technical specifications that can be used to construct an information system | System design |
| Functional decomposition is a technique used primarily during the investigation phase of a traditional systems development life cycle to define the business processes included within the scope of a system | True |
| Mergers and acquisitions require organizations to integrate systems, people, and procedures into a single information system (IS) function | True |
| ____ is a file conversion program that can be used to compress multimedia files to make them easier to download from the Internet or send them as an e-mail attachment | WinZip |
| When audio files are played while they are being downloaded from the internet , it is called streaming audio | True |
| Programmed decisions are made using a rule, procedure, or quantitive method. | True |
| If an activity is defined as legal then it is ethical | False |
| Which of the following is a disadvantage of a tradition systems development life cycle? | Users get a system that meets the needs as understood by developers and this might not be what the users really needed |
| The project manager has final approval of all requests for changes in project scope, budget, and schedule | False |
| The dialogue manager of a decision support system can also connect to external databases to give decision makers even more information and decision support beyond that available through just corporate databases | False |
| The purpose of a knowledge acquisition facility is to provide a convenient and efficient means of capturing and storing all components of a knowledge base | True |
| An office supplies inventory is an example of data | True |
| _____ involves successfully introducing an information system into an organization. | System implementation |
| A difficult task in developing an expert system is the process of creating and updating the knowledge base. | True |
| Responsible system disposal techniques should be used regardless of whether the hardware is sold, given away, or discarded. | True |
| _____ is the combination of information technology with traditional disciplines such as medicine or science while considering the impact on individuals, organizations, and society. | Informatics |
| _____ is the creation, modification, or extension of software by people who are nonprofessional software developers. | End-user system development |
| _____ refer to errors, failures, and other computer problems that make computer output incorrect or not useful. | Computer related mistakes |
| An effective _____ MIS enables an organization to keep personnel costs at a minimum while serving the required business processes needed to achieve corporate goals. | Human resource |
| Unlike the traditional system development process, agile development accepts the fact that system requirements can be fully understood and defined at the start of a project. | False |
| A _____ is the person or group with the expertise or knowledge an expert system is trying to capture. | Domain expert |
| A(n) _____ develops detailed plans for a new or modified information system and interacts with the stakeholders and users, management, vendors and suppliers, external companies, programmers, and other IS support personnel. | Systems analyst |
| An executive dashboard is a diagram that presents a set of key performance indicators about the state of a process at a specific point in time to enable managers make better real-time decisions. | True |
| In the context of number of technologies used to control and streamline a manufacturing process, the goal of a__system is to tie together all aspects of production, including order processing, product design, manufacturing, inspection and quality control | Computer integrated manufacturing |
| If convicted for copyright infringement, software pirates could be sentenced to jail for up to _____ years. | Five |
| Manufacturing companies seldom use computer assisted design with new or existing products | False |
| ___ is an inflammation of the nerve that connects the forearm to the palm of the wrist | Carpal Tunnel syndrome |
| The most significant internal data sources for a management information system are an organizations___ | various Transaction Processing Systems (TPS) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and related databases |
| Health informatics is the science of how to use data, information, and technology to improve human health and the delivery of health care services. | True |
| Expert systems use heuristics to arrive at conclusion or make recommendations | True |
| The haptic interface relays the sense of _____ in the virtual world. | Touch |
| During an agile project, the level of participation of stakeholders and users is much lower than in other approaches to system development. | False |
| In the context of financial MIS subsystems and outputs, a _____ is an independent business unit that is treated as a distinct entity enabling its revenues and expenses to be determined and its profitability to be measured. | Profit center |
| The idea behind the brain computer interface is to develop a link between the human brain and the computer and have human thought control computer activities. | True |
| A(n) _____ is the component of a decision support system that allows managers and decision makers to perform quantitative analysis on both internal and external data. | Model base |
| The systems development team is responsible for determining the objectives of an information system and delivering a system that meets these objectives. | True |
| Decision support systems and management information systems are actually quite similar in numerous ways, including the types of problems solved, the support given to users, and the decision emphasis and approach. | False |
| Corporations and nonprofit organizations do not use systems development process because information systems do not help them much. | False |
| ___ are divisions within a company that do not directly generate revenue | Cost centers |
| A genetic algorithm is an approach to solving problems based on the theory of evolution that uses the survival of the fittest concept as a problem a solving strategy | True |
| Developers of decision support systems have made them less flexible compared to management information systems | False |
| Robots can provide doctors with enhanced precision, improved dexterity, and better visualization | True |
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