CIS 3380 CH 9 exam 3
which DDS analysis technique checks the impact of a single change in a variable or assumption on the model
What-if analysis
What encompasses all organizational information and its primary purpose is to support the performance of managerial analysis tasks?
analytical information
Expert Systems
are computerized advisory programs that imitate the reasoning processes of experts in solving difficult problems
transnational processing system
basic business system that serves the operational level (analysts) and assists in making structured decisions
What tracks KPIs and CSFs by compiling information from multiple sources and tailoring it to meet user needs?
digital dashboard
at the managerial level...
employees are continuously evaluating company operations to hone the firm's abilities to identify, adapt to, and leverage change
drill-down
enables users to view details, and details of details, of information
examples of unstructured decisions
entering new market or new industry
What is an AI system that mimics the evolutionary survival of the fittest process to generate increasingly better solutions to a problem?
genetic algorithm
What finds the inputs necessary to achieve a goal, such as a desired level of output?
goal seeking analysis
neutral network
is a category of AI that attempts to emulate the way the human brain works
mutation
is the process within a genetic algorithm of randomly trying combinations and evaluating the success or failure of the outcome
decision support system
model information using OLAP, which provides assistance in evaluating and choosing among different courses of action
visualization
produces graphical displays of patterns and complex relationships in large amounts of data
what is the original transaction record?
source document
3 characteristics of online transnational processing
stores information updates existing info to reflect new info processes the info according to defined business rules
at what level do managers develop overall business strategies, goals, and objectives as a part of the company's strategic plan?
strategic level
consolidation is
the aggregation of data from simple roll-ups to complex groupings of interrelated information
sensitivity analysis
the study of the impact that changes in one (or more) parts of the model have on other parts of the model
semi unstructured decisions
types of decisions occur in situations in which a few established processes help to evaluate potential solutions but not enough to lead to a definite recommended decision
intelligent systems are
various commercial applications of artificial intelligence
a pivot
rotates data to display alternative presentations of the data
at the operational level...
Employees develop, control, and maintain core business activities required to run the day-to-day operations
