CIT 480 Final Exam (2026 Actual Exam) | Complete
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The branch of artificial intelligence that is concerned with building systems that
incorporate the decision-making logic of a human expert is called: ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------expert systems.
The individual who is responsible for gathering an expert's knowledge to be used
to build an expert system is called a(n): ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
knowledge engineer.
Which of the following is not recommended/true about good data management
in today's large organizations? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Data is
captured more than once to ensure accuracy.
The goal of a knowledge management system (or KMS) is to tap into the
knowledge of the individual and the organization and disseminate it throughout
the firm to derive operational and market improvements. ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------True
Describe two important differences between an ERP system and a data
warehouse. Name one important similarity. (~50 words) ---------CORRECT
,ANSWER------------------ERP transactional/operational data, DW data collected for
analysis/data mining
-ERP data is constantly updated/current, DW data is non-volatile (not
updated)/historical
-ERP integrates data across functions; DW collects data from various data sources,
including ERP systems (ETL process to extract, transform and load data into the
data warehouse)
-Both (ERP/DW) are complex systems that contain lots of data, and
expensive/difficult to implement - both have considerable rates of failure
Which of the following is a key characteristic of neural networks? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------They learn
Which of the following is not a typical application of data mining? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------production process planning
Name an example of an EDI transaction/message and describe its purpose. You
may give an example. (~50 words) ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Product
inventory data, product order acknowledgment , advance notice of shipment (lets
the customer know that their product has been shipped Ex:"Your order has now
been shipped and is expected to be there on the 5th"), Invoice for the product
sale to customer (receipt)
, Which of the following meetings is not a typical part of the scrum methodology to
software development? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Meeting with
product owner to approve the overall system specification.
Which is not an advantage of open source software? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----
-------------Complete documentation for the software is freely available.
Agile methodologies are especially useful for developing smaller systems rather
than largescale transaction processing applications. ---------CORRECT ANSWER------
-----------True
Which of the following includes an extensive set of IT management practices
against which firms can benchmark their own practices? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------ITIL
Which of the following is not a characteristic of eXtreme Programming (XP)? -------
--CORRECT ANSWER-----------------it works best when developing large-scale,
complex transaction processing systems
For large enterprise system packages, it is common for companies to contract
with a consulting firm, called a third-party implementation partner, to provide
installation and maintenance support. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------True
Questions and Correct Answers | Graded A+ |
Verified Answers | Just Released
The branch of artificial intelligence that is concerned with building systems that
incorporate the decision-making logic of a human expert is called: ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------expert systems.
The individual who is responsible for gathering an expert's knowledge to be used
to build an expert system is called a(n): ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
knowledge engineer.
Which of the following is not recommended/true about good data management
in today's large organizations? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Data is
captured more than once to ensure accuracy.
The goal of a knowledge management system (or KMS) is to tap into the
knowledge of the individual and the organization and disseminate it throughout
the firm to derive operational and market improvements. ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------True
Describe two important differences between an ERP system and a data
warehouse. Name one important similarity. (~50 words) ---------CORRECT
,ANSWER------------------ERP transactional/operational data, DW data collected for
analysis/data mining
-ERP data is constantly updated/current, DW data is non-volatile (not
updated)/historical
-ERP integrates data across functions; DW collects data from various data sources,
including ERP systems (ETL process to extract, transform and load data into the
data warehouse)
-Both (ERP/DW) are complex systems that contain lots of data, and
expensive/difficult to implement - both have considerable rates of failure
Which of the following is a key characteristic of neural networks? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------They learn
Which of the following is not a typical application of data mining? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------production process planning
Name an example of an EDI transaction/message and describe its purpose. You
may give an example. (~50 words) ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Product
inventory data, product order acknowledgment , advance notice of shipment (lets
the customer know that their product has been shipped Ex:"Your order has now
been shipped and is expected to be there on the 5th"), Invoice for the product
sale to customer (receipt)
, Which of the following meetings is not a typical part of the scrum methodology to
software development? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Meeting with
product owner to approve the overall system specification.
Which is not an advantage of open source software? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----
-------------Complete documentation for the software is freely available.
Agile methodologies are especially useful for developing smaller systems rather
than largescale transaction processing applications. ---------CORRECT ANSWER------
-----------True
Which of the following includes an extensive set of IT management practices
against which firms can benchmark their own practices? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------ITIL
Which of the following is not a characteristic of eXtreme Programming (XP)? -------
--CORRECT ANSWER-----------------it works best when developing large-scale,
complex transaction processing systems
For large enterprise system packages, it is common for companies to contract
with a consulting firm, called a third-party implementation partner, to provide
installation and maintenance support. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------True
