Question 1

______________ systems are computerized advisory programs that imitate the reasoning processes of experts in solving difficult problems.

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Question 2

With information systems,efficiency IS metrics measure the performance of information system itself whereas effectiveness IS metrics measure the impact that IS has on business processes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following represents the top-down (executives to analysts) organizational levels of information technology systems?

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A)   TPS, DSS, EIS
B)   DSS, TPS, EIS
C)   EIS, DSS, TPS
D)   None of the above, it varies from organization to organizationE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

"Doing things right" addresses effectiveness whereas "Doing the right things" addresses efficiency.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a neural network?

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A)   Banks use neural networks to find opportunities in financial markets.
B)   Police use neural network software to fight crime.
C)   Fraud detection widely uses neural networks.
D)   All are examples of neural networksE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following is an incorrect enterprise view of information technology?

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A)   Processes are analytical for executives and transactional for analysts
B)   Granularity is coarse for executives and fine for analysts
C)   Processing is OLTP for executives and OLAP for analysts
D)   None of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

What does examining business processes helps an organization determine?

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A)   Bottlenecks
B)   Create duplicate activities
C)   Separate related activities
D)   All of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

A business process is the analysis and redesign of workflow within and between enterprises.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is a category of AI that attempts to emulate the way the human brain works?

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A)   Intelligent system
B)   Artificial intelligence
C)   Expert systems
D)   Neural networkE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following is a type of decision support system?

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A)   Order processing
B)   Inventory tracking
C)   Manufacturing
D)   All of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Discuss why organizations would undertake Business Process Reengineering?

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Examining business processes helps an or...

Question 12

What is a business process?

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A)   The analysis and redesign of workflow within and between enterprises
B)   A standardized set of activities that accomplish as specific task, such as processing a customer's order
C)   Integrates all departments and functions throughout an organization into a single TI system so that employees can make decisions by viewing enterprisewide information on all business operations
D)   None of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

What is drill-down capability?

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A)   Involves the aggregation of information and features simple roll-ups to complex groupings of interrelated information.
B)   The ability to look at information from different perspectives
C)   Enables users to get details, and details of details, of information
D)   Finds the inputs necessary to achieve a goal such as a desired level of outputE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 14

What is an artificial intelligence system that mimics the evolutionary,survival-of-the-fittest process to generate increasingly better solutions to a problem?

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A)   Intelligent system
B)   Artificial intelligence
C)   Neural network
D)   Genetic algorithmE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of transactional data?

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A)   Withdrawing cash from an ATM
B)   Making an airline reservation
C)   Purchasing stock
D)   All of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

What is a graphic description of a process,showing the sequence of process tasks,which is developed for a specific purpose and from a selected viewpoint?

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A)   Information process model
B)   Leadership process model
C)   Business process model
D)   Graphic process modelE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 17

What are KPIs,and how they are used?

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Key performance indicators (KPIs)are the...

Question 18

Discuss why business processes should drive information systems choices?

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Business processes should drive informat...

Question 19

A genetic algorithm is an artificial intelligence system that mimics the evolutionary,survival-of-the-fittest process to generate increasingly better solutions to a problem.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

_____________________________ represent the current state of the operation that has been mapped,without any specific improvements or changes to existing processes.

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As-Is proc...

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"Doing things right" addresses effectiveness whereas "Doing the right things" addresses efficiency.

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Which of the following is an incorrect enterprise view of information technology?

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Which of the following is an example of a neural network?

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With information systems,efficiency IS metrics measure the performance of information system itself whereas effectiveness IS metrics measure the impact that IS has on business processes.

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______________ systems are computerized advisory programs that imitate the reasoning processes of experts in solving difficult problems.

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Which of the following represents the top-down (executives to analysts) organizational levels of information technology systems?

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