MIS 3302 Chapter 6 quiz

Which of the following is NOT a common purpose of a geographic information​ system?

Replicate an​ expert's judgment.

​_______ typically​ provide(s) push​ reporting, exception​ reporting, and pull reporting.

Digital dashboards

​_______ algorithms search for hidden patterns in large volumes of data in order to develop predictive models.

Data mining

Which of the following is NOT a key purpose of business​ analytics?

Provide a detailed picture of the current state of a business.

A common feature of a decision support system​ (DSS) is to perform​ _______ to examine alternative problem solutions.

​what-if analysis

Which of the following is NOT a limitation of relational database management systems​ (RDBMS)?

Data is stored in sequential computer files.

The​ ________ database management system is capable of handling large volumes of unstructured data.

NoSQL

The advantages of the database approach to managing data include all of the following​ EXCEPT:

application program development is more difficult.

The type of data mining that is used to identify items that are frequently purchased together is called​ _______ discovery.

association

An example of a type of unstructured data​ is:

customer comments posted on a social media site.

The purpose of​ a(n) ________ is to store and distribute valuable data from an​ organization's internal information systems and external sources for analysis and querying.

data warehouse

A​ ______ is a software application with which you​ create, store,​ organize, and retrieve data from a single database or several databases.

database management system

​A(n) ______ is something you collect data about.

entity

​A(n) ______ system uses reasoning methods based on knowledge about a specific problem domain in order to provide advice.

expert

Systems designed to support decision making based on stable​ point-in-time or historical data are called​ ______.

informational systems

The purpose of a key indicator report is​ to:

provide a summary of critical information on a regular schedule.

A key function of RDMBS is the​ ______, which enables users to retrieve data from the database to answer questions.

query

A key challenge of knowledge management systems is to identify and manage​ ______ knowledge assets and make them available to organization members.

tacit

Organizations can use​ ______to learn about customer attitudes and opinions from​ e-mails, blogs,​ wikis, and discussion forums.

text mining