MIS CH11 PART 2, Chapter 11 Multiple
Choice questions with correct answers
_____ often are designed and optimized for the specific tasks to be performed.
a) graphics programs
b) knowledge workstations
c) virtual simulators
d) CAD stations - CORRECT ANSWERS-b) knowledge workstations
________ are visual tools for presenting performance data in a BI system.
A) Dashboards and scorecards
B) Paramaterized reports
C) Reports and the drill-down feature
D) Scenarios and models - CORRECT ANSWERS-Answer: A
A _____ is very important to a knowledge worker's system.
a) careful filing system
b) financial analysis system
c) CAD capability
d) user-friendly interface - CORRECT ANSWERS-d) user-friendly interface
A pivot table is a
A) spreadsheet tool that displays two or more dimensions of data in a convenient
format.
B) type of relational database.
C) chart tool that can rotate columnar data quickly and visually.
D) tool for performing sensitivity analysis. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Answer: A
,A well-designed ESS will allow management to
A) have greater span of control.
B) assign lower levels of management greater control.
C) reduce their need to review lower levels of operation.
D) all of the above. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Answer: D
According to Mintzberg, managers in their informational role act as
A) figureheads for the organization.
B) leaders.
C) nerve centers of the organization.
D) negotiators. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Answer: C
An essential component in the ability of GDSS to contribute to a collaborative
environment is
A) allowing users to contribute simultaneously.
B) using structured methods for evaluating ideas.
C) identifying users informally.
D) the guarantee of user anonymity. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Answer: D
An information system for a building company that tracks construction costs for various
projects across the United States would be categorized as a type of
A) DSS.
B) MIS.
C) GIS.
D) GDSS. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Answer: B
An interface engine is
a) a strategy for searching the rule base in case-based reasoning
, b) the programming environment of an expert system
c) a method of organizing expert system knowledge into chunks
d) a strategy used to search through the rule base in an expert system by forward
chaining or backward chaining - CORRECT ANSWERS-d) a strategy used to search
through the rule base in an expert system by forward chaining or backward chaining
As discussed in the chapter case, the system used in South Carolina to estimate and
map the regional damage and losses resulting from an earthquake was a type of
A) CDSS.
B) GSS.
C) GIS.
D) GDSS. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Answer: C
As discussed in the chapter text, the three main reasons that investments in information
technology do notalways produce positive results are
A) management support, technical logistics, and user compliance.
B) organization, environment, culture.
C) information quality, information integrity, and information accuracy.
D) information quality, organizational culture, and management filters. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Answer: D
Backward chaining is
a) a strategy for searching the rule base in an expert system that begins with
information entered by the user
b) the programming environment of an expert system
c) a method of organizing expert system knowledge into chunks
d) a strategy for searching the rule base in an expert system that begins with a
hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWERS-d) a strategy for searching the rule base in an
expert system that begins with a hypothesis
Backward sensitivity analysis software is used for
A) supply chain optimization.
B) historical what-if analysis.
C) goal seeking.
Choice questions with correct answers
_____ often are designed and optimized for the specific tasks to be performed.
a) graphics programs
b) knowledge workstations
c) virtual simulators
d) CAD stations - CORRECT ANSWERS-b) knowledge workstations
________ are visual tools for presenting performance data in a BI system.
A) Dashboards and scorecards
B) Paramaterized reports
C) Reports and the drill-down feature
D) Scenarios and models - CORRECT ANSWERS-Answer: A
A _____ is very important to a knowledge worker's system.
a) careful filing system
b) financial analysis system
c) CAD capability
d) user-friendly interface - CORRECT ANSWERS-d) user-friendly interface
A pivot table is a
A) spreadsheet tool that displays two or more dimensions of data in a convenient
format.
B) type of relational database.
C) chart tool that can rotate columnar data quickly and visually.
D) tool for performing sensitivity analysis. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Answer: A
,A well-designed ESS will allow management to
A) have greater span of control.
B) assign lower levels of management greater control.
C) reduce their need to review lower levels of operation.
D) all of the above. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Answer: D
According to Mintzberg, managers in their informational role act as
A) figureheads for the organization.
B) leaders.
C) nerve centers of the organization.
D) negotiators. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Answer: C
An essential component in the ability of GDSS to contribute to a collaborative
environment is
A) allowing users to contribute simultaneously.
B) using structured methods for evaluating ideas.
C) identifying users informally.
D) the guarantee of user anonymity. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Answer: D
An information system for a building company that tracks construction costs for various
projects across the United States would be categorized as a type of
A) DSS.
B) MIS.
C) GIS.
D) GDSS. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Answer: B
An interface engine is
a) a strategy for searching the rule base in case-based reasoning
, b) the programming environment of an expert system
c) a method of organizing expert system knowledge into chunks
d) a strategy used to search through the rule base in an expert system by forward
chaining or backward chaining - CORRECT ANSWERS-d) a strategy used to search
through the rule base in an expert system by forward chaining or backward chaining
As discussed in the chapter case, the system used in South Carolina to estimate and
map the regional damage and losses resulting from an earthquake was a type of
A) CDSS.
B) GSS.
C) GIS.
D) GDSS. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Answer: C
As discussed in the chapter text, the three main reasons that investments in information
technology do notalways produce positive results are
A) management support, technical logistics, and user compliance.
B) organization, environment, culture.
C) information quality, information integrity, and information accuracy.
D) information quality, organizational culture, and management filters. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Answer: D
Backward chaining is
a) a strategy for searching the rule base in an expert system that begins with
information entered by the user
b) the programming environment of an expert system
c) a method of organizing expert system knowledge into chunks
d) a strategy for searching the rule base in an expert system that begins with a
hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWERS-d) a strategy for searching the rule base in an
expert system that begins with a hypothesis
Backward sensitivity analysis software is used for
A) supply chain optimization.
B) historical what-if analysis.
C) goal seeking.
