CIS 3010 Chapter 1 Quiz

What is the scientific process of transforming data into insight for making better decisions?

Business analytics

What are the raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event or object?

Data

Select the four core drivers of the information age.

Data, information, business intelligence, knowledge

What type of analytics is best described with a report that includes charts and graphs explaining the data?

Descriptive analytics

Which of the following are confirmed or validated with a fact? (Check all that apply.)

Event & Object

A(n) _____ is the confirmation or validation of an event or object.

Fact

What age are we currently living in when infinite quantities of facts are widely available to anyone who can use a computer?

Information age

What is a world where interconnected Internet-enabled devices or "things" have the ability to collect and share data without human intervention?

Internet of Things (IoT)

What is a way of monitoring the entire system by viewing multiple inputs being processed or transformed to produce outputs while continuously gathering feedback on each part?

Systems thinking

What is the science of fact-based decision making?

analytics

What is data that humans, in interaction with computers, generate?

human-generated data

In the _________ age infinite quantities of facts are widely available to anyone who can use a computer.

information

types of human-generated structured data

input, click-stream, gaming

What refers to devices that connect directly to other devices?

machine-to-machine (M2M)

types of machine-generated structured data

sensor, point-of-sale, web-log