BUS 391 MyLab Questions
Which of the following correctly defines a system? A group of components that interact to produce information A collection of information A group of components that interact to achieve some purpose A model of the components of an information system
A group of components that interact to achieve some purpose
Which one of the following is not part of Porter's strategy? A. An organization will focus mainly on learning. B. An organization can focus on being the cost leader. C. An organization can focus on differentiating its products or services from those of the competition. D. An organization can employ the cost or differentiation strategy across an industry. E. An organization can focus its strategy on a particular industry segment.
A. An organization will focus mainly on learning.
Which of the following ultimately determines the structure, functions, and features of an organization's information systems? A. Competitive strategy B. Bargaining power of suppliers C. Threat of substitutions D. Bargaining power of customers E. Threat of new entrants
A. Competitive strategy
Assisting the end user about the products and thus maintaining and enhancing the products' value is part of? A. Customer service B. Inbound logistics C. Operations D. Outbound logistics E. Sales and marketing
A. Customer service
Which of the following is NOT a suitable application for machine learning? A. Designing an innovative medical device B. Making graduate school admission decisions C. Determining credit worthiness D. Making matches on dating sites E. Detecting fraudulent transactions
A. Designing an innovative medical device
An information system can be part of a product (product implementation) or it can provide support for a product or service (process implementation). Which of the following is NOT a process implementation? A. Enhance products and services B. Lock in suppliers C. Establish alliances D. Reduce costs E. Raise barriers to entry
A. Enhance products and services
Which of the following is a benefit of knowledge management? A. Improves process quality B. Improves granularity of data C. Encourages individualism as a valued trait within the organization D. Improves the quality of data purchased from external sources E. Big Data
A. Improves process quality
Which of the following is a BI data source that will increase in importance by 2029? A. IoT devices B. Reporting Services C. Reports D. Metadata E. SQL Server Report Manager
A. IoT devices
__________ is the process of creating value from intellectual capital and sharing that knowledge with employees, managers, suppliers, customers, and others who need that capital. A. Knowledge management B. Quality management C. Content management D. Data warehousing E. MapReduce
A. Knowledge management
Which of the below is not a way of analyzing data in a Business intelligence (BI) system? A. Purchase management. B. Analytics C. Data mining D. Knowledge management E. Reporting
A. Purchase management.
Google or Bing belongs to which of the forces below? A. Rivalry B. Threat of new entrants C. Threat of substitutions D. Bargaining power of customers E. Bargaining power of suppliers
A. Rivalry
Google states that it has over 1,000 working AI projects. This fact illustrates which of the following forces driving AI innovation? A. Solve practical problems B. Large data sets C. Increased device connectivity D. Increased computing power E. New AI techniques
A. Solve practical problems
Which of the following components of AI is NOT used in self-driving cars? A. Speculating B. Robotics C. Machine learning D. Planning E. Computer vision
A. Speculating
By the next 10 years, models of business strategy, competitive advantages, and their relationship to processes and IS are unlikely to change. Which of the below statements is false in the context of models? A. The older models will be completely removed and new models will likely grow. B. New models will rise to the surface. C. New models may be extensions of existing models. D. The new models will be part of paradigms. E. Models may evolve.
A. The older models will be completely removed and new models will likely grow.
Which of the below exactly defines a Content Management System? A. They are information systems that support the management and delivery of documents including reports, Web pages, and other expressions of employee knowledge. B. It is a data collection, smaller than the data warehouse that addresses the needs of a particular department or functional area of the business. C. It is a technique for harnessing the power of thousands of computers working in parallel. D. It is the data collections that are characterized by huge volume, rapid velocity, and great variety. E. They are rule-based systems that encode human knowledge in the form of If/Then rules.
A. They are information systems that support the management and delivery of documents including reports, Web pages, and other expressions of employee knowledge.
If you had a conversation and could not tell you were interacting with an AI system, the system has passed the __________ test. A. Turing B. Talking C. LIDAR D. Chat E. RADAR
A. Turing
Which of the following is NOT used by the organization to get competitive advantage via a business process? A. Using information systems B. Using a high switching costs strategy C. Creating entry barriers D. Establish alliances E. Reducing costs
A. Using information systems
The ability of a computer system to understand spoken language is termed __________. A. natural language processing B. Watson talk C. computer speak D. conversational computing E. computer jargon
A. natural language processing
The goal of creating an artificial general intelligence that can complete all of the same tasks a human can is termed __________ AI. A. strong B. human C. weak D. complete E. super
A. strong
It is commonly believed that it will take hundreds of years to create __________, which is more advanced than human intelligence. A. superintelligence B. strong AI C. stellar AI D. superior AI E. superlative intelligence
A. superintelligence
Why does the number of transistors per square inch on an integrated chip double every 18 months? A. Because of technology improvements in electronic chip design and manufacturing This is the correct answer. B. Because digital devices are connected together and the value of that network will increase C. Due to increasing number of users on the network Your answer is not correct. D. Due to the dramatic rise of the Internet E. As there is less storage capacity
A. Because of technology improvements in electronic chip design and manufacturing
Because of Moore's Law, Metcalfe's Law, and Kryder's Law, what is essentially zero? A. The cost of data processing, storage, and communication B. The ability to experiment C. Rapid technology change D. The use of RAND E. The ability to collaborate
A. The cost of data processing, storage, and communication
What is a competitive strategy?
An organization's response to the structure of its industry
Which data characteristic is violated when the user starts to develop a work-around to avoid using the data the system provides and the system becomes a complete waste of time and money? A. Just barely sufficient B. Accurate C. Relevant D. Worth its cost E. Timely
B. Accurate
In the case of the car rental agency, which of the following is false with respect to the role of information systems? A. Information systems produce information about the location of cars. B. An information system that schedules car maintenance is part of the product. C. Information systems provide driving instructions to destinations. D. An information system supports the product. E. Information systems help to achieve the three principles of product implementation.
B. An information system that schedules car maintenance is part of the product.
Which is the outcome of following industry-wide differentiation strategy as per Porter? A. Lowest cost within an industry segment. B. Better product/service across the industry C. Lowest resources across the industry D. Lowest cost across the industry E. Best information technology services across the industry.
B. Better product/service across the industry
Which of the below statements is incorrect with respect to BI systems? A. Business intelligence can be used during project management. B. Business intelligence may not be able to show future business trends. C. Decision support systems allow businesses to make decisions. D. Business intelligence can be used to identify what could be well within the system. E. Business intelligence can be used to identify what is well within the system.
B. Business intelligence may not be able to show future business trends.
While understanding the scope of new information systems using the five-component framework, which of the below statements is most essential, but often overlooked? A. What programs will you need to license? B. Consider all five information system components in order to fully judge the investment associated with a new information system. C. What new hardware will you need? D. What procedures will need to be developed for both use and administration of the information system? E. What databases and other data must you create?
B. Consider all five information system components in order to fully judge the investment associated with a new information system.
Which of the following is an example of "threat of new entrants, strong force"? A. Grain farmers in a surplus year B. Corner latte stand (because it is an easy business to replicate) C. Toyota's purchase of auto paint D. New car dealers E. Frequent traveler's choice of auto rental
B. Corner latte stand (because it is an easy business to replicate)
Which of the below is not a feature of a data mart? A. It is a collection of data. B. Data marts distribute data to all of the data warehouses. C. It is smaller than a data warehouse. D. It addresses the needs of a particular department. E. Users in a data mart obtain data that pertain to a particular business function.
B. Data marts distribute data to all of the data warehouses.
Which of the reasons below will possibly be responsible for the disappearance of desktop and portable computers by 2029? A. Google glass will replace the need to use computers. B. Desktop and portable computers will be replaced by mobile devices of many different types. C. Tanita is a mobile device which will replace all kinds of computers. D. Smart watches will replace the existing desktop and computers. E. There will be no need of using any computing devices by 2029.
B. Desktop and portable computers will be replaced by mobile devices of many different types.
Which of the following is NOT an expected productivity gain associated with automation? A. Elimination of errors B. Higher employee turnover C. Elimination of absences due to illness D. 24/7 availability E. Elimination of work breaks
B. Higher employee turnover
Which of the following should be the first stage in a typical planning process used by many organizations to develop plans for their information systems? A. Business processes B. Industry structure C. Value chain D. Information system E. Competitive strategy
B. Industry structure
From the below statements, identify which one best describes information. A. A spreadsheet having weekly sales figures B. Interpreting data from a sales graph to support a business decision C. Ocean temperatures between the years 2000 and 2013 D. Profitability reports from the past year E. Total working hours for employees within the organization
B. Interpreting data from a sales graph to support a business decision
Which AI technique relies heavily on large data sets of training data? A. Planning B. Machine learning C. Speculating D. Sensing E. Locomotion
B. Machine learning
Which is not a function of a data warehouse? A. Obtaining data B. Making decisions on data C. Cataloging data D. Organizing and relating data E. Cleansing data
B. Making decisions on data
Which statement below is true regarding the information system component's difficulty and disruption? A. Obtaining or developing new programs is very easy. B. Requiring people to work in new ways is more difficult. C. Creating new databases or changing the structure of existing databases is not possible. D. Changing personnel responsibilities, reporting relationships, and the hiring and terminating of employees does not affect the organization. E. Changing procedures is not allowed.
B. Requiring people to work in new ways is more difficult.
Which of the following statements is wrong regarding the change that will happen to smartphones by 2029? A. Smart phones will have 1Gbps network connection and 1 Exabyte of storage. B. The battery life will last for years over a charge. C. We will be able to store or stream every song and movie ever made to any device including your tablet, TV, car, refrigerator, windows, mirrors, and walls. D. Smart phones will have over a teraflop in processing power. E. We will be able to connect smartphones to any electrical device that consumes energy.
B. The battery life will last for years over a charge.
Which of the following statements is incorrect? A. A repository is a collection of something. B. The margin of the business process is the value of the outputs plus the cost. C. Raw material repository is an inventory. D. An activity receives inputs and produces outputs. E. A business process is a network of activities.
B. The margin of the business process is the value of the outputs plus the cost.
What is the main feature of devices like HoloLens, Meta, and Magic Leap? A. They are used primarily as huge storage devices. B. These devices create virtual objects within the real world. C. They have functionality similar to today's smartphones. D. They allow greatly improved privacy of personal data. E. They are used to capture images for computing purposes.
B. These devices create virtual objects within the real world.
Which of the following statements is false in the context of information systems required for business processes? A. The high-service business controls inventory with minimal fuss to its high-end customers. B. The high-service business does not make use of any databases to increase sales. C. The high-service business makes use of a sales tracking database that tracks past customer rental activity. D. The high-service business uses an inventory database to increase sales. E. The high-service business makes extensive use of information systems.
B. The high-service business does not make use of any databases to increase sales.
To achieve a positive margin in a business process using differentiation strategy, which major factor should be true? A. "Best-of-breed" rentals should be provided to executives at a high-end conference resort. B. Value added should exceed the costs of providing the service. C. The cost should be minimized. D. Generating revenue should be the main focus. E. Ensuring superb service and focusing on low costs.
B. Value added should exceed the costs of providing the service.
The four strategies defined by Porter basically fall under _____________. A. rival strategy B. competitive strategy C. substitute products D. new business process E. information system
B. competitive strategy
An overlooked but significant benefit of automation that extends beyond productivity gains is __________. A. elimination of union rules B. employee fraudulent behavior C. reduction in employee conflict D. reduction in exposure to hazardous work conditions E. less difficulty in finding skilled labor
B. employee fraudulent behavior
Business intelligence systems generate business intelligence by __________ data. A. creating If/Then rules for B. identifying patterns in C. acquiring D. publishing results from E. creating data warehouses to store
B. identifying patterns in
The components that distinguish information technology (IT) from information systems (IS) are __________. A. hardware and data B. procedures and people C. hardware and software D. procedures and data E. software and data
B. procedures and people
Cost savings from automation comes primarily from __________. A. reduced unemployment insurance costs B. reduced wage and benefit expenses C. reduced costs of sick leave D. reduced workers compensation costs E. reduced health insurance costs
B. reduced wage and benefit expenses
Which of the following statements is correct? A. "Business processes do not have any influence on the use of information systems." B. "A differentiation strategy is likely to make more extensive use of information systems than low-cost strategies." C. "A low-cost competitive strategy is likely to require extensive use of information systems." D. "Less extensive use of information systems are well suited for processes with complex value-generating activities." E. "Competitive strategies do not have any impact on business processes."
B. "A differentiation strategy is likely to make more extensive use of information systems than low-cost strategies."
Which of the following statements is correct? A. "Social media is not likely to influence strategy and information systems in the next 10 years." B. "Models of business strategy, competitive advantages, and their relationship to processes and IS are unlikely to change in the next 10 years." C. "Models of business strategy, competitive advantages, and their relationships to processes will look much different in 2029." D. "The pace of change and the pace of integration of new technology will eventually start to slow down in the next 10 years." E. "Companies can expect to see few changes in technology that will have an impact on their competitive strategy."
B. "Models of business strategy, competitive advantages, and their relationship to processes and IS are unlikely to change in the next 10 years."
__________ is a data mining technique that determines product sales patterns. A. Supervised data mining B. Market-basket analysis C. Cluster analysis D. RFM analysis E. Regression analysis
B. Market-basket analysis
Bill's Hardware is a hardware store in a small community. Bill Snyder is the owner, and he employs 11 people who work various hours, six days a week. Bill has software that tracks his inventory, finances, and so on. Which of the following is data (not information) you might expect to find? Bill's employees work an average of 31 hours a week. The employees at Bill's Hardware make an average of $11.30 per hour. The customers who shop at Bill's Hardware average one visit every 27 days. Bill pays his employees 11 holidays
Bill pays his employees 11 holidays
Which type of job will be MOST threatened by advances in automation? A. Business consulting B. IT developer C. Agricultural laborer D. Product design E. Aerospace engineering
C. Agricultural laborer
Which of the following is a true statement about information? A. Information is data that has not yet been processed. B. Because people have different perceptions and points of view, they will conceive the same information from the same data. C. As a human, you are the most important part of any information system you use. D. If it's on a piece of paper or on a digital screen, its information. If it's in the mind of a human, it's data. E. A graph is information that you and other humans perceive, and from that perception, you conceive data.
C. As a human, you are the most important part of any information system you use.
Which option is an accurate statement about data and information? A. You can't conceive information from data. B. If it's on a piece of paper or on a digital screen, it's information. If it's in the mind of a human, it's data. C. Data is what humans perceive, and from that perception, one conceives information. D. There is no correlation between these two components. E. Data and information are the same.
C. Data is what humans perceive, and from that perception, one conceives information.
Which of the following statements about the future of BI is NOT accurate? A. Defining information as something only humans can possess may be a flawed statement in the future. B. By 2029, some companies will know more about your purchasing psyche than you. C. Humans work faster than machines, but only machines can work 24/7. D. Because of complexities, it's possible that by 2029, BI machines will only be able to communicate with other BI machines. E. When unsupervised data mining is truly unsupervised, machines will possess and create information for themselves.
C. Humans work faster than machines, but only machines can work 24/7.
Which of the following incorrectly describes the generic value chain? A. It is a network of value-creating activities. B. It consists of both primary activities and support activities. C. It is applicable only to manufacturing. D. It includes four support activities. E. It includes five primary activities.
C. It is applicable only to manufacturing.
Which of the following is NOT a stage of a value-generating activity in a business process for renting bicycles? A. Determine needs B. Greet customer C. Support the business process D. Return bike & pay E. Rent bike
C. Support the business process
Receiving, storing, and disseminating inputs to the products is called _______________. A. customer service B. outbound logistics C. inbound logistics D. operations E. sales and marketing
C. inbound logistics
A __________ is a collection of something; a database is a repository of data, and a raw material repository is an inventory of raw materials. A. margin B. linkage C. repository D. business process E. activity
C. repository
Ray Kurzweil developed a concept he calls the __________, which is the point at which computer systems become sophisticated enough that they can adapt and create their own software and hence adapt their behavior without human assistance. A. cloud services B. content indexing C. singularity D. expert system E. data miner
C. singularity
Based on the models created by Michael Porter, an organization's __________ is/are based on its chosen competitive strategy. A. hardware B. industry structure C. value chains D. business process structure E. competitive analysis
C. value chains
How can businesses increase the value of their processes? Reducing costs Changing or redesigning the processes Reducing the number of inputs Lowering the margin
Changing or redesigning the processes
Which of the following is NOT part of data acquisition? A. Obtaining data B. Organizing data C. Cleansing data D. Collapsing data E. Cataloging data
D. Collapsing data
In the OLAP report, which of the following operations is allowed? A. Cross Through B. Drill Below C. Drill From D. Drill Down E. List Down
D. Drill Down
__________ is not a basic reporting operation performed in a business intelligence application. A. Grouping B. Calculating C. Sorting D. Editing E. Formatting
D. Editing
__________ is not the problem associated with operational data. A. Inconsistent data B. Missing values C. Dirty data D. Granular data E. Data that is not integrated
D. Granular data
Which one of the following does NOT relate to the principle of Product Implementations? A. Create a new product or service B. Enhance products or services C. Differentiate products or services D. Helps to provide support to product E. It differentiates the product from competitors
D. Helps to provide support to product
Which of the following is a correct statement regarding competitive forces in Porter's model? A. If customers are loyal to the company or brand, then the strength of the competitive forces is high. B. If the costs of switching to another vendor are low, then the strength of the competitive forces is low. C. If the costs of switching to another vendor are high, then the loyalty of the customers is low. D. If customers are loyal to the company or brand, then the strength of the competitive forces is low. E. If the costs of switching to another vendor are high, then the strength of the competitive forces is high.
D. If customers are loyal to the company or brand, then the strength of the competitive forces is low.
Which of the following is NOT an AI-enabled human assistant currently available to consumers? A. Google Assistant B. Alexa C. Cortana D. Kalvin E. Siri
D. Kalvin
The CEO of the company is evaluating wages paid in the organization. Providing the CEO with a list of the hourly wage of each employee in the company does not make sense for her purposes, whereas providing the average wage information by department or division does make sense. Which data characteristic is being referred to here? A. Worth its cost B. Accurate C. Timely D. Relevant E. Just barely sufficient
D. Relevant
Which of the following is NOT one of the factors Porter cites that must be consistent with an organization's strategy if that organization is to be effective? A. The organization's goals B. The organization's culture C. The organization's activities D. The location of the organization's headquarters E. The organization's objectives
D. The location of the organization's headquarters
"Patients using the only drug effective for their type of cancer" is an example of? A. Rivalry among existing firms, strong force B. Threat of substitutions, strong force C. Rivalry among existing firms, weak force D. Threat of substitution, weak force E. Threat of new entrants, weak force
D. Threat of substitution, weak force
Which data characteristic is violated when the data arrives long after the decisions have been made that needed the information? A. Accurate B. Relevant C. Just barely sufficient D. Timely E. Worth its cost
D. Timely
A(n) ________ is a business function that receives inputs and produces outputs. A. linkage B. business process C. repository D. activity E. margin
D. activity
An organization's goals and objectives are determined by its ______________. A. value chains B. business processes C. industry structure D. competitive strategy E. information systems
D. competitive strategy
BI servers extend functionality to allow users to create ___________ to receive requested, published BI results. A. audits B. exception reports C. content mechanisms D. subscriptions E. filters
D. subscriptions
Which technology will likely have a major effect on competitive strategies? A. Satellite & communication B. Mining C. Clothing & supply D. Self-driving vehicles E. There won't be any effect on competitive strategies.
D. Self-driving vehicles
According to Robert Reich which of the following skills is not necessary to develop? A. Ability to experiment B. Systems thinking C. Collaboration D. Fear of failure E. Abstract reasoning
D. Fear of failure
Which of the following defines "systems thinking"? A. It is the ability to make and manipulate models. B. It is about making a reasoned analysis of an opportunity, envisioning potential solutions, evaluating those possibilities, and developing the most promising ones, consistent with the resources you have. C. It is the activity of two or more people working together to achieve a common goal, result, or work product. D. It is the ability to model the components of the system to connect the inputs and outputs of those components into a sensible whole. E. It helps the individual find employment.
D. It is the ability to model the components of the system to connect the inputs and outputs of those components into a sensible whole.
Which of the following statements is correct? A. The software and procedure components are both actors; they take actions. B. The five-component model includes hardware, software, networks, procedures, and people. C. The effectiveness of an IS depends on the hardware selected as the first component in the five-component model. D. Only humans produce information. E. A computer farm produces information.
D. Only humans produce information.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a business process? A. A network of activities lays the foundation for a business process. B. Cost of business is equal to the sum of cost of inputs and cost of activities. C. A business process transforms activities from inputs into outputs. D. Inputs and outputs can be physical or data. E. An activity can only be performed by the human in a business process.
E. An activity can only be performed by the human in a business process.
Which of the following is NOT a component of Primary Activities in the Value Chain? A. Service & Customers B. Ship C. Acquire D. Produce E. Human Resources
E. Human Resources
Which of the following describes data accuracy? A. Data should be relevant both to the context and to the subject. B. Accurate data means it is available in time for its intended use. C. You should use just enough data to support its purpose. D. An appropriate relationship must exist between the cost of data and its value. E. It is correct and complete data that has been processed correctly as expected.
E. It is correct and complete data that has been processed correctly as expected.
Which of the following forces driving AI innovation refers to developments with neural networks? A. Increased computing power B. Increased device connectivity C. Cloud scalability D. Large data sets E. New AI techniques
E. New AI techniques
Which component out of those below is responsible for generating information useful for business? A. Hardware B. Procedures C. Software D. Information E. People
E. People
__________ can be used to rank customers based on their buying patterns. A. Dimensions B. Data marts C. Reporting D. OLAP E. RFM analysis
E. RFM analysis
Which of the following statements is incorrect? A. You can wear a watch that counts the calories you have burned and the number of miles you have walked or run and reports them back to a Web site. B. In the future, most computers won't look like computers. C. Everyday items now have computers in them. D. Future business people need to be able to assess, evaluate, and apply emerging technologies. E. Social relationships will be stronger in the future because we have more connections to systems.
E. Social relationships will be stronger in the future because we have more connections to systems.
Which of the following is NOT an example of an information system? A. Smartphone B. An airline reservation system C. Desktop computer D. Laptop computer E. The hard drive inside your desktop computer
E. The hard drive inside your desktop computer
Obtaining, cleansing, organizing, and cataloging data are functions of __________. A. OLAP B. operational data C. data mining D. data marts E. a data warehouse
E. a data warehouse
The research psychologist Gregory Bateson defined information as: A. data that is processed by summing, ordering, averaging, grouping, comparing, or other similar operations. B. data presented in a meaningful context. C. data is information. D. knowledge derived from data. E. a difference that makes a difference.
E. a difference that makes a difference.
The Naïve Bayes Classifier used in evaluating email messages is an example of a(n) __________. A. process flow B. Turing test C. pseudocode D. logarithm E. algorithm
E. algorithm
When a Georgia Tech professor created "Jill Watson" to answer students' questions about his course, he was demonstrating an application of __________. A. forecasting B. decision making C. problem solving D. superintelligence E. artificial intelligence
E. artificial intelligence
The rapid spread of new ideas and innovations means that _____________. A. the speed of business will decelerate over time B. businesses can ignore the changes C. businesses will be protected from disruption D. businesses no longer need to innovate new products E. businesses must be constantly on the alert for changes that may affect their strategy in the near future
E. businesses must be constantly on the alert for changes that may affect their strategy in the near future
Introduction to MIS is the most important class in today's Business School programs because ________. A. jobs in IT are decreasing so it is best to study MIS and get in on this field now before it is no longer attractive and marketable B. Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel Corporation, said so, in what has become known as Moore's Law C. the cost of data communications, storage, and computer processing are all getting more and more expensive every year, so a business professional needs to thoroughly understand MIS D. IT is the most important discipline for business professionals today, so specializing in it in college is the key to a successful career in business E. studying MIS will give you the background you need to assess, evaluate, and apply emerging information systems technology to business
E. studying MIS will give you the background you need to assess, evaluate, and apply emerging information systems technology to business
__________ is the first step in the development of a data warehouse.
Extracting data from databases
Which law says that network connection speeds for high-end users will increase by 50 percent per year?
Nielsen's Law
Which of the following best describes online analytical processing (OLAP)? OLAP is the process of sequentially executing operations on each record in a large batch. OLAP is used to run a business in real-time and is designed to handle multiple concurrent transactions from customers. OLAP is used for multidimensional data analysis, enabling users to view the same data in different ways using multiple dimensions. OLAP is the application of statistical techniques to find patterns and relationships among data and to classify and predict.
OLAP is used for multidimensional data analysis, enabling users to view the same data in different ways using multiple dimensions.
Which of the following is a purpose of a business intelligence system? Designing Planning Problem solving Organizing
Problem solving
Which of the following is true of push publishing? Push publishing delivers business intelligence to users without any requests from the users. In push publishing, BI is delivered through print and online media. Push publishing sends BI results via automation to other programs. Push publishing delivers business intelligence to users when there are requests from the users.
Push publishing delivers business intelligence to users without any requests from the users.
Which of the following is the definition of value? The difference between the value that an activity generates and the cost of the activity The amount of money that a customer is willing to pay for a resource, product, or service A network of value-creating activities An interaction across value activities
The amount of money that a customer is willing to pay for a resource, product, or service
A company that sells shoes has studied its market and the structure of its business. Company leadership decides to develop a competitive strategy that will target younger consumers. Right now, most of the products the company sells appear to be selling to women ages 35-55. Which of the following will help the company develop a new competitive strategy that sells products to women ages 18-34? The company should create a new marketing plan that targets women ages 18-34. The company should collect consumer data about women ages 18-34. The company should create a new web site that looks more appealing to women ages 18-34. The company should create a new shoe line that appeals to women who are 18-34.
The company should create a new shoe line that appeals to women who are 18-34.
__________ uses abstract reasoning to demonstrate the parts of an information system.
The five-component model
Which of the following is NOT a possible problem associated with source data? Missing values Too little data Too much data Dirty data
Too little data
Every time you develop a simplified representation of something that helps you understand it more clearly, you are engaging in _________.
abstract reasoning
__________ is the fundamental category of business intelligence analysis that makes use of statistical techniques to find patterns and relationships among data for classification and prediction.
data mining
In the future, when unsupervised data mining is truly unsupervised, machines will acquire data, perform analyses, make decisions, and __________.
decide which analyses to perform next
Which of the following involves making a reasoned analysis of an opportunity, envisioning potential solutions, evaluating those possibilities, and developing the most promising ones, consistent with the resources you have?
experimentation
Many companies are investing heavily in AI projects. In fact, Google claims to have over 1,000 working AI projects. This fact illustrates all of the following forces driving AI innovation EXCEPT ________. increased computing power new AI techniques inadequate data sets solving practical problems
inadequate data sets
All of the following are ways businesses increase the value of their processes EXCEPT ________. increasing costs reducing the number of inputs changing or redesigning the processes lowering the margin
increasing costs
If you lease hardware, you are obtaining ________________.
information technology
____________________ drives the development of new information systems.
information technology
A hyper-social company uses __________ to create value from intellectual capital.
knowledge management
In the five component model of an information system, _______ are considered actors.
people and hardware
In which decade did the personal computer become an important technology?
the 1980's
Abstract reasoning is a nonroutine cognitive skill associated with ________.
the ability to make and manipulate models
