Question 1

The concept of management ________ describes situations in which managers act on preconceived notions that reject information that does not conform to their prior conceptions.

Accepted Answer

A)  filters
B)  backgrounds
C)  biases
D)  inefficiency
E)  politicsF) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 2

A structured decision can be made by following a well-defined set of procedures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is not one of the Simon's four stages of decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  Implementation
B)  Intelligence
C)  Prediction
D)  Choice
E)  DesignF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

In your position of office manager at a legal firm,you are in charge of hiring temporary legal assistants and clerical workers.Describe how Simon's decision-making process applies to this decision.Could that decision be aided by an information system in any way,and if so,how?

Accepted Answer

The decision-making process is: 1.Intell...

Question 5

A(n) ________ facilitates the solution to unstructured problems by a set of decision makers working together as a group.

Accepted Answer

A)  DSS
B)  ESS
C)  CDSS
D)  GIS
E)  GDSSF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

Which type of decision is calculating gross pay for hourly workers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Semi-structured
B)  Procedural
C)  Structured
D)  Unstructured
E)  Ad hocF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 7

The decision to approve a capital budget is an example of a(n) ________ decision.

Accepted Answer

A)  structured
B)  analytic
C)  semi-structured
D)  undocumented
E)  unstructuredF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

GIS are useful for businesses,but not as much for state and local governments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Sensitivity analysis predicts outcomes from constant inputs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Executive Support Systems (ESS) :

Accepted Answer

A)  support the structured decision making of senior executives.
B)  have the ability to drill down into lower levels of detail.
C)  easily integrate data from different systems.
D)  are primarily driven by information derived from a company's transaction processing systems.
E)  enable operational managers to create parameterized reports.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 11

Data visualization technologies are used to help human users see patterns and relationships in large amounts of data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is big data? How does it provide business value?

Accepted Answer

Big data is a term to describe the massi...

Question 13

KPI analysis is the leading methodology for understanding the most important information needed by a firm's executives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

An information system for a building company that tracks construction costs for various projects across the United States would be categorized as a type of:

Accepted Answer

A)  BPM.
B)  MIS.
C)  KPI.
D)  GSS.
E)  GDSS.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 15

As discussed in the chapter text,the three main reasons that investments in information technology do not always produce positive results are:

Accepted Answer

A)  management support,technical logistics,and user compliance.
B)  organization,environment,culture.
C)  information quality,information integrity,and information accuracy.
D)  information quality,organizational culture,and management filters.
E)  organization,culture,and technology.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

Improving hundreds of thousands of routine "small" decisions can add up to a large annual value for a business firm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following companies is not identified in the text as one of the leading producers of business intelligence and analytics products?

Accepted Answer

A)  Google
B)  Microsoft
C)  SAP
D)  IBM
E)  SASF) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

GDSS such as Cisco Collaboration Meeting Rooms Hybrid can handle up to:

Accepted Answer

A)  5 participants.
B)  50 participants.
C)  500 participants.
D)  1000 participants.
E)  5000 participants.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

All of the following managerial roles can be supported by information systems except:

Accepted Answer

A)  liaison.
B)  resource allocator.
C)  nerve center.
D)  disseminator.
E)  entrepreneur.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 20

Structured decision making is most prevalent at senior organizational levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: Enhancing Decision Making

Which of the following companies is not identified in the text as one of the leading producers of business intelligence and analytics products?

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GDSS such as Cisco Collaboration Meeting Rooms Hybrid can handle up to:

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The decision to approve a capital budget is an example of a(n) ________ decision.

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Structured decision making is most prevalent at senior organizational levels.

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GIS are useful for businesses,but not as much for state and local governments.

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Improving hundreds of thousands of routine "small" decisions can add up to a large annual value for a business firm.

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Executive Support Systems (ESS) :

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Which type of decision is calculating gross pay for hourly workers?

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All of the following managerial roles can be supported by information systems except:

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A structured decision can be made by following a well-defined set of procedures.

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An information system for a building company that tracks construction costs for various projects across the United States would be categorized as a type of:

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What is big data? How does it provide business value?

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Sensitivity analysis predicts outcomes from constant inputs.

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As discussed in the chapter text,the three main reasons that investments in information technology do not always produce positive results are:

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Data visualization technologies are used to help human users see patterns and relationships in large amounts of data.

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In your position of office manager at a legal firm,you are in charge of hiring temporary legal assistants and clerical workers.Describe how Simon's decision-making process applies to this decision.Could that decision be aided by an information system in any way,and if so,how?

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KPI analysis is the leading methodology for understanding the most important information needed by a firm's executives.

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The concept of management ________ describes situations in which managers act on preconceived notions that reject information that does not conform to their prior conceptions.

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Which of the following is not one of the Simon's four stages of decision making?

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A(n) ________ facilitates the solution to unstructured problems by a set of decision makers working together as a group.

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