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