TEST BANK for Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Data Science: A Managerial Perspective, 4th edition
Ramesh Sharda, Dursun Delen and Efraim Turban. ISBN-13: 9780137305711.
TEST, BANK, for, Business, Intelligence,, Analytics,, and, Data, Science:, A,
Managerial, Perspective,, 4th, edition, Ramesh, Sharda,, Dursun, Delen,
and, Efraim, Turban., ISBN-13:, 9780137305711.
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, TEST BANK for Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Data Science: A Managerial Perspective, 4th edition
Ramesh Sharda, Dursun Delen and Efraim Turban. ISBN-13: 9780137305711.
Business,Intelligence,,4e,(Sharda/Delen/Turban)
Chapter,1, An, Overview, of, Business, Intelligence,,Analytics,, and, Data, Science
1) Computerized!!support!!is!!only!!used!!for!!organizational!!decisions!!that!!are!!responses!!to!!extern
al!!pressures,!!not!!for!!taking!!advantage!!of!!opportunities.
Answer:! ! FALSE!!Dif
f:!!2 Page!!Ref:!!3
2) During!!the!!early!!days!!of!!analytics,!!data!!was!!often!!obtained!!from!!the!!domain!!experts!!usi
ng!!manual!!processes!!to!!build!!mathematical!!or!!knowledge-based!!models.
Answer:! ! TRUE
Diff:!!2 Page!!Ref:!!13
3) Computer!!applications!!have!!moved!!from!!transaction!!processing!!and!!monitoring!!activities!!t
o!!problem!!analysis!!and!!solution!!applications.
Answer:! ! TRUE
Diff:!!1 Page!!Ref:!!11
4) Business!!intelligence!!(BI)!!is!!a!!specific!!term!!that!!describes!!architectures!!and!!tools!!only.
Answer:!!FALSE
Diff:!!1 Page!!Ref:!!16
5) The!!growth!!in!!hardware,!!software,!!and!!network!!capacities!!has!!had!!little!!impact!!on!!modern!!
BI!!innovations.
Answer:! ! FALSE
Diff:!!1 Page!!Ref:!!11
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, TEST BANK for Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Data Science: A Managerial Perspective, 4th edition
Ramesh Sharda, Dursun Delen and Efraim Turban. ISBN-13: 9780137305711.
6) Managing!!data!!warehouses!!requires!!special!!methods,!!including!!parallel!!computing!!and/
or!!Hadoop/Spark.
Answer:! ! TRUE
Diff:!!3 Page!!Ref:!!11-12
7) Managing!!information!!on!!operations,!!customers,!!internal!!procedures!!and!!employee!!interaction
s!!is!!the!!domain!!of!!cognitive!!science.
Answer:! ! FALSE
Diff:!!3 Page!!Ref:!!12
8) Decision!!support!!system!!(DSS)!!and!!management!!information!!system!!(MIS)!!have!!precis
e!!definitions!!agreed!!to!!by!!practitioners.
Answer:! ! FALSE
Diff:!!2 Page!!Ref:!!13
9) In!!the!!2000s,!!the!!DW-driven!!DSSs!!began!!to!!be!!called!!BI!!systems.
Answer:! ! TRUE
Diff:!!1 Page!!Ref:!!14
10) Major!!commercial!!business!!intelligence!!(BI)!!products!!and!!services!!were!!well!!established!!in!!t
he!!early!!1970s.
Answer:! ! FALSE
Diff:!!2 Page!!Ref:!!15
11) Information!!systems!!that!!support!!such!!transactions!!as!!ATM!!withdrawals,!!bank!!deposits,!!an
d!!cash!!register!!scans!!at!!the!!grocery!!store!!represent!!transaction!!processing,!!a!!critical!!branch!!o
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, TEST BANK for Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Data Science: A Managerial Perspective, 4th edition
Ramesh Sharda, Dursun Delen and Efraim Turban. ISBN-13: 9780137305711.
f!!BI.
12) Many!!business!!users!!in!!the!!1980s!!referred!!to!!their!!mainframes!!as!!"the!!black!!hole,"!!because!!
all!!the!!information!!went!!into!!it,!!but!!little!!ever!!came!!back!!and!!ad!!hoc!!real-
time!!querying!!was!!virtually!!impossible.
Answer:! ! TRUE
Diff:!!2 Page!!Ref:!!20
13) Successful!!BI!!is!!a!!tool!!for!!the!!information!!systems!!department,!!but!!is!!not!!exposed!!to!!the!!lar
ger!!organization.
Answer:! ! FALSE
Diff:!!2 Page!!Ref:!!20
14) BI!!represents!!a!!bold!!new!!paradigm!!in!!which!!the!!company's!!business!!strategy!!must!!be!!aligned!
to!!its!!business!!intelligence!!analysis!!initiatives.
!
Answer:! ! FALSE
Diff:!!2 Page!!Ref:!!20-21
15) Traditional!!BI!!systems!!use!!a!!large!!volume!!of!!static!!data!!that!!has!!been!!extracted,!!cleansed,!!a
nd!!loaded!!into!!a!!data!!warehouse!!to!!produce!!reports!!and!!analyses.
Answer:! ! TRUE
Diff:!!2 Page!!Ref:!!21
16) Demands!!for!!instant,!!on-
demand!!access!!to!!dispersed!!information!!decrease!!as!!firms!!successfully!!integrate!!BI!!into!!their !!ope
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Ramesh Sharda, Dursun Delen and Efraim Turban. ISBN-13: 9780137305711.
TEST, BANK, for, Business, Intelligence,, Analytics,, and, Data, Science:, A,
Managerial, Perspective,, 4th, edition, Ramesh, Sharda,, Dursun, Delen,
and, Efraim, Turban., ISBN-13:, 9780137305711.
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, TEST BANK for Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Data Science: A Managerial Perspective, 4th edition
Ramesh Sharda, Dursun Delen and Efraim Turban. ISBN-13: 9780137305711.
Business,Intelligence,,4e,(Sharda/Delen/Turban)
Chapter,1, An, Overview, of, Business, Intelligence,,Analytics,, and, Data, Science
1) Computerized!!support!!is!!only!!used!!for!!organizational!!decisions!!that!!are!!responses!!to!!extern
al!!pressures,!!not!!for!!taking!!advantage!!of!!opportunities.
Answer:! ! FALSE!!Dif
f:!!2 Page!!Ref:!!3
2) During!!the!!early!!days!!of!!analytics,!!data!!was!!often!!obtained!!from!!the!!domain!!experts!!usi
ng!!manual!!processes!!to!!build!!mathematical!!or!!knowledge-based!!models.
Answer:! ! TRUE
Diff:!!2 Page!!Ref:!!13
3) Computer!!applications!!have!!moved!!from!!transaction!!processing!!and!!monitoring!!activities!!t
o!!problem!!analysis!!and!!solution!!applications.
Answer:! ! TRUE
Diff:!!1 Page!!Ref:!!11
4) Business!!intelligence!!(BI)!!is!!a!!specific!!term!!that!!describes!!architectures!!and!!tools!!only.
Answer:!!FALSE
Diff:!!1 Page!!Ref:!!16
5) The!!growth!!in!!hardware,!!software,!!and!!network!!capacities!!has!!had!!little!!impact!!on!!modern!!
BI!!innovations.
Answer:! ! FALSE
Diff:!!1 Page!!Ref:!!11
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, TEST BANK for Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Data Science: A Managerial Perspective, 4th edition
Ramesh Sharda, Dursun Delen and Efraim Turban. ISBN-13: 9780137305711.
6) Managing!!data!!warehouses!!requires!!special!!methods,!!including!!parallel!!computing!!and/
or!!Hadoop/Spark.
Answer:! ! TRUE
Diff:!!3 Page!!Ref:!!11-12
7) Managing!!information!!on!!operations,!!customers,!!internal!!procedures!!and!!employee!!interaction
s!!is!!the!!domain!!of!!cognitive!!science.
Answer:! ! FALSE
Diff:!!3 Page!!Ref:!!12
8) Decision!!support!!system!!(DSS)!!and!!management!!information!!system!!(MIS)!!have!!precis
e!!definitions!!agreed!!to!!by!!practitioners.
Answer:! ! FALSE
Diff:!!2 Page!!Ref:!!13
9) In!!the!!2000s,!!the!!DW-driven!!DSSs!!began!!to!!be!!called!!BI!!systems.
Answer:! ! TRUE
Diff:!!1 Page!!Ref:!!14
10) Major!!commercial!!business!!intelligence!!(BI)!!products!!and!!services!!were!!well!!established!!in!!t
he!!early!!1970s.
Answer:! ! FALSE
Diff:!!2 Page!!Ref:!!15
11) Information!!systems!!that!!support!!such!!transactions!!as!!ATM!!withdrawals,!!bank!!deposits,!!an
d!!cash!!register!!scans!!at!!the!!grocery!!store!!represent!!transaction!!processing,!!a!!critical!!branch!!o
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, TEST BANK for Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Data Science: A Managerial Perspective, 4th edition
Ramesh Sharda, Dursun Delen and Efraim Turban. ISBN-13: 9780137305711.
f!!BI.
12) Many!!business!!users!!in!!the!!1980s!!referred!!to!!their!!mainframes!!as!!"the!!black!!hole,"!!because!!
all!!the!!information!!went!!into!!it,!!but!!little!!ever!!came!!back!!and!!ad!!hoc!!real-
time!!querying!!was!!virtually!!impossible.
Answer:! ! TRUE
Diff:!!2 Page!!Ref:!!20
13) Successful!!BI!!is!!a!!tool!!for!!the!!information!!systems!!department,!!but!!is!!not!!exposed!!to!!the!!lar
ger!!organization.
Answer:! ! FALSE
Diff:!!2 Page!!Ref:!!20
14) BI!!represents!!a!!bold!!new!!paradigm!!in!!which!!the!!company's!!business!!strategy!!must!!be!!aligned!
to!!its!!business!!intelligence!!analysis!!initiatives.
!
Answer:! ! FALSE
Diff:!!2 Page!!Ref:!!20-21
15) Traditional!!BI!!systems!!use!!a!!large!!volume!!of!!static!!data!!that!!has!!been!!extracted,!!cleansed,!!a
nd!!loaded!!into!!a!!data!!warehouse!!to!!produce!!reports!!and!!analyses.
Answer:! ! TRUE
Diff:!!2 Page!!Ref:!!21
16) Demands!!for!!instant,!!on-
demand!!access!!to!!dispersed!!information!!decrease!!as!!firms!!successfully!!integrate!!BI!!into!!their !!ope
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