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Which system differentiates an executive-information system from a decision-support system and a transaction-processing system?


A) Order processing system
B) Manufacturing system
C) Stock market information system
D) Transportation system

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Which of the following is not a reason for the growth of decision-making information systems?


A) People need to analyze large amounts of information.
B) People must make decisions quickly.
C) People must apply sophisticated analysis techniques to make good decisions.
D) People no longer have to worry about protecting the corporate asset of organizational information.

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A(n)___________ is a simplified representation or abstraction of reality.

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Which of the following is a quantitative model typically used by a DSS?


A) Sensitivity analysis
B) What-if analysis
C) Goal-seeking analysis
D) All of these

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__________ logic is a mathematical method of handling imprecise or subjective information.

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What is consolidation?


A) Involves the aggregation of information and features simple roll-ups to complex groupings of interrelated information.
B) The ability to look at information from different perspectives.
C) Enables users to get details, and details of details, of information.
D) Finds the inputs necessary to achieve a goal, such as a desired level of output.

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Define the ultimate goal of AI and describe a few current examples of how AI is being used throughout industries.

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Which of the following is the most commonly used form of AI in the business arena?


A) Intelligent system
B) Artificial intelligence
C) Expert system
D) Neural network

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_________ seeking analysis could answer the question "How many customers are required to purchase our new product line to increase gross profits to $5 million?"

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What is slice-and-dice capability?


A) Involves the aggregation of information and features simple roll-ups to complex groupings of interrelated information.
B) The ability to look at information from different perspectives.
C) Enables users to get details, and details of details, of information.
D) Finds the inputs necessary to achieve a goal, such as a desired level of output.

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What is drill-down capability?


A) Involves the aggregation of information and features simple roll-ups to complex groupings of interrelated information.
B) The ability to look at information from different perspectives.
C) Enables users to get details, and details of details, of information.
D) Finds the inputs necessary to achieve a goal, such as a desired level of output.

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_____________ systems are various commercial applications of artificial intelligence.

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What is a category of AI that attempts to emulate the way the human brain works?


A) Intelligent system
B) Artificial intelligence
C) Expert systems
D) Neural network

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A decision-support system models __________ to support managers and business professionals during the decision-making process.

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Which of the following represents the top-down (executives to analysts) organizational levels of information technology systems?


A) TPS, DSS, EIS.
B) DSS, TPS, EIS.
C) EIS, DSS, TPS.
D) None of these. It varies from organization to organization.

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What can a model accomplish?


A) Calculate risks
B) Understand uncertainty
C) Manipulate time
D) All of these

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A(n)_________ agent is a special-purpose knowledge-based information system that accomplishes specific tasks on behalf of its users.

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Intelligent

What finds the inputs necessary to achieve a goal,such as a desired level of output?


A) Drill-down
B) Sensitivity analysis
C) What-if analysis
D) Goal-seeking analysis

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Which of the following is a type of decision-support system?


A) Order processing
B) Inventory tracking
C) Manufacturing
D) All of these

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A genetic algorithm is an artificial intelligence system that mimics the evolutionary,survival-of-the-fittest process to generate increasingly better solutions to a problem.

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