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Managerial Perspective, 4th edition Ramesh Sharda, Dursun Delen and
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Business Intelligence, 4e (Sharda/Delen/Turban)
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Chaptert1tAntOverviewtoftBusinesstIntelligence,tAnalytics,tandtDatatScience
1)
Computerizedtsupporttistonlytusedtfortorganizationaltdecisionstthattaretresponsesttotexternalt
pressures,tnottforttakingtadvantagetoftopportunities.
Answer:tFALSEtDiff:t2 PagetRef:t3
2)
Duringtthetearlytdaystoftanalytics,tdatatwastoftentobtainedtfromtthetdomaintexpertstusingtman
ualtprocessesttotbuildtmathematicaltortknowledge-basedtmodels.
Answer:tTRUE
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3)
Computertapplicationsthavetmovedtfromttransactiontprocessingtandtmonitoringtactivitiesttot
problemtanalysistandtsolutiontapplications.
Answer:tTRUE
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4) Businesstintelligencet(BI)tistatspecificttermtthattdescribestarchitecturestandttoolstonly.
Answer:tFALSE
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5)
Thetgrowthtinthardware,tsoftware,tandtnetworktcapacitiesthasthadtlittletimpacttontmoderntBIti
nnovations.
Answer:tFALSE
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6)
Managingtdatatwarehousestrequirestspecialtmethods,tincludingtparalleltcomputingtand/ortHa
doop/Spark.
Answer:tTRUE
Diff:t3 PagetRef:t11-12
7)
Managingtinformationtontoperations,tcustomers,tinternaltprocedurestandtemployeetinteracti
onstistthetdomaintoftcognitivetscience.
Answer:tFALSE
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8)
Decisiontsupporttsystemt(DSS)tandtmanagementtinformationtsystemt(MIS)thavetprecisetdefi
nitionstagreedttotbytpractitioners.
Answer:tFALSE
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9) Intthet2000s,tthetDW-driventDSSstbeganttotbetcalledtBItsystems.
Answer:tTRUE
Diff:t1 PagetRef:t14
10)
Majortcommercialtbusinesstintelligencet(BI)tproductstandtservicestweretwelltestablishedtintt
hetearlyt1970s.
Answer:tFALSE
Diff:t2 PagetRef:t15
11)
InformationtsystemstthattsupporttsuchttransactionstastATMtwithdrawals,tbanktdeposits,tandtc
ashtregistertscanstattthetgrocerytstoretrepresentttransactiontprocessing,tatcriticaltbranchtoftBI.
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12)
Manytbusinesstuserstintthet1980streferredttottheirtmainframestast"thetblackthole,"tbecausetalltt
hetinformationtwenttintotit,tbuttlittletevertcametbacktandtadthoctreal-
timetqueryingtwastvirtuallytimpossible.
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Answer:tTRUE
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13)
SuccessfultBItistattooltfortthetinformationtsystemstdepartment,tbuttistnottexposedttotthetlargert
organization.
Answer:tFALSE
Diff:t2 PagetRef:t20
14)
BItrepresentstatboldtnewtparadigmtintwhichtthetcompany'stbusinesststrategytmusttbetalignedtt
otitstbusinesstintelligencetanalysistinitiatives.
Answer:tFALSE
Diff:t2 PagetRef:t20-21
15)
TraditionaltBItsystemstusetatlargetvolumetoftstatictdatatthatthastbeentextracted,tcleansed,tandtl
oadedtintotatdatatwarehousettotproducetreportstandtanalyses.
Answer:tTRUE
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