301 unit 2 exam

TPS

A(n) ________ supports the monitoring, collecting, storage, and processing of data from the organization's basic business transactions, each of which generates data.

instance

All the information about you in your university's database is a(n) ________.

routine

As the CEO of Widget Inc., you get a monthly report on the percentage of orders going through e-commerce. This is a(n) ________ report

data, information

Data reduction is the conversion of raw _______ into a smaller amount of more useful _______.

redundancy

Database systems minimize ________.

file management environment; information silos

From the mid-1950s until the early 1970s, organizations managed their data in a _________; this created ________.

Access

Microsoft ________ is a popular example of a relational database.

predictive

Rent the Runway (RTR) thinks traveling women in the next 5-10 years will arrive at their hotel rooms with only one small bag and will find their closets already filled with rented clothing from RTR. This is _______ analytics.

intilligence

Suppose you are failing one of your classes (of course you are not). If you don't know what the problem is, you need to enter the _______ phase of the decision making process (DMP).

Implementation

Suppose you are failing one of your classes. Based on the choice you made to start studying harder, you look over your notes every day after class and study at least an hour every night for at least a week before an exam. This action is part of the ______ phase of the DMP.

choice

Suppose you are failing one of your classes. Based on your evaluation, you decide to start paying attention in class and talking to the teacher about ways to improve. This decision is part of the _________ phase of the DMP.

design

Suppose you are failing one of your classes. You know you need to pay attention in class, study every day, take better notes, read the book before the lectures, or talk to the teacher about ways to improve. You developed this list in the _________ phase of the DMP.

predictive

Targeted marketing relies on _________ analytical information.

foreign

The ________ creates links between two tables.

primary

The ________ key is an identifier field that uniquely identifies a record

sap

The leading ERP software vendor is _________.

two

The relational database model is based on the concept of ________-dimensional tables.

The amount of data is decreasing exponentially with time.

Which of the following is NOT a reason managing data is difficult.

Comparing products

Which of the following is NOT a use for data mining?

TPS

Which of the following is NOT an interorganizational system?

bit, byte, field, record, file, database

Which of the following is an accurate representation of the data hierarchy from smallest to largest?

drill down

You get a sales report every month to show the products sold from each state. You notice the sales from California are down from last month, so you click on the state to get more detailed information on each sales person. You notice one salesperson sold 10% of what he did the previous year. This is an example of a(n) ________ report.

attribute

Your name in your university's database is a(n) ________.

ad hoc

Your southern region is not doing very well. You want to know why, so you ask for a special report showing the numbers for the southern region compared to the northern, eastern, and western regions. This is a(n) ________ report.

Predictive

________ analytics drives the coupons you get at the grocery store when you use your loyalty card.

Flexibility

________ is a benefit of ERP.

cost

________ is a disadvantage of ERP.

Control

________ is a disadvantage of cloud-based ERP systems.

access

________ is an advantage of cloud-based ERP systems.

Descriptive

__________ analytics answers the question "what has happened".