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A “Fishbone” process analysis diagram is also known as: |
A cause-and-effect diagram ** |
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n a vertical cross-functional business process diagram, the order of items in one column(from top to bottom) shows what relationship among these items? |
Time ** |
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All of the symbols representing tasks and decisions that are shown in single column of avertical cross-functional diagram are related to the same what? |
Actor ** |
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What term describes the method of doing business by which a company sustains itself? |
Business Model ** |
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Which of the following does a Fishbone Diagram typically not inform you about a problem? |
The cost of correcting a problem with a process ** |
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The command shown in class, to ‘touch’ another computer over the internet using its addressand the command line, was what? |
Ping** |
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A graphical description of a database that describes the way in which an organization’s dataand business activities are associated with one another is known as _______________: |
An Entity Relationship Diagram ** |
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In a relational database, what term refers to the collection of items that are all related to asingle unique value, where the single value often serves as the primary key? |
A record ** |
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What type of data mining analysis identifies patterns in the data based on geographic(physical) or temporal (time) proximity? |
Clustering ** |
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Subjective knowledge that is based an individual’s experiences is known as what? |
Tacit knowledge ** |
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How does telemedicine improve the delivery of medical care in rural communities? |
Telemedicine reduces the need for patients to travel to physician’s offices ** |
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What type of data structure allows us to organize multi-dimensional information from a datawarehouse so that it can be viewed using different data abstractions (or projections)? |
Data cube ** |
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What technique has been used by companies such as Starbucks and Netflix used to engagelarge numbers of non-employees to innovate, manage, design and market new products? |
Crowdsourcing ** |
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The terms “contextual,” “relevant,” and “actionable” are commonly related to what term? |
Knowledge ** |
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Maintaining multiple copies of the same data in multiple information systems that can beindependently updated commonly results in what information management problem? |
Data inconsistency ** |
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The characteristics of big data (data science) are described as being related to volume (of theinformation), velocity (speed at which information is collected), and what other characteristic? |
Variety (integrating data from multiples sources) ** |
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With respect to a database, what term is used to describe an abstract representation of all ofthe information included in a data structure about a particular type of entity? |
Entity Class ** |
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The task of brainstorming in a group decision support system is similar to what step in theknowledge management cycle? |
Create ** |
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What collaboration tool was discussed in class that enhances the participants’ contextualawareness by sharing non-verbal information during meetings? |
Telepresence ** |
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The sequence of activities performed by users of GroupSystems’ ThinkTank product directlyparallel the steps in what other business process? |
Knowledge management cycle ** |
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Concerns over discrimination, data contamination, and intellectual property (ownership ofinformation) were legal and ethical issues discussed in relation to what topic? |
Data mining |
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Which of the following knowledge management concepts includes an organizational culturefocused on problem solving, a desire to share knowledge because of mutual interest, andnorms that build trust, such as might be found in an MIS 111 FlexLab? |
Community of practice |
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In the case study discussed in Database Management class, how did marketing useinformation to improve the profitability of their sales? |
Customers were classified according into a status level and market segment ** |
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Businesses like to use Virtual Private Networks for every reason except? |
Virtual networks are faster than ordinary internet connections** |
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An entrepreneur developing detailed documentation of their business processes so that theycan be offered to other individuals as a franchise operation is an example of: |
Converting tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge ** |
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The success of a Group Decision Support System (GDSS) is based upon two key features:contributor anonymity (i.e., the identity of the person making the comment or suggestion isnot known), and what other important feature? |
Parallel Discussions** |
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What is the term used to describe the process of reducing the number of dimensions of amulti-dimensional data cube (e.g., from three dimensions, perhaps season, location, andproduct, into two dimensions, such as season and location)? |
Projection |
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When analyzing a set of click-stream data, what term is used describe the percentage ofrows containing an item relative to the total number of rows? |
Support |
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Which of the following statements is true about a strategic business decision? |
They are generally made by senior business managers ** |
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In the video case for telemedicine, Dr. Ana Lopez, who is the Medical Director of the ArizonaTelemedicine Program, described how advances pioneered at the University of Arizona intele-medicine and tele-pathology have improved the standard of health care in what way? |
Offering bundled, same-day assessment in the diagnosis of breast cancer ** |
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What is the process of solving problems and producing things by connecting people that youotherwise would not know using the internet? |
crowdsourcing |
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COPLINK, developed at the University of Arizona in the MIS Department’s ArtificialIntelligence Lab, allows law enforcement officers to integrate database information to identifycrime suspects based on limited information (e.g., a license plate number or nick name).Upon what information system technology is this system’s design based? |
knowledge mgmt |
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Often presented visually on an executive dashboard, what type of report focuses attention onbusiness processes whose performance falls outside the range of their defined KPI metrics? |
exception |
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n the decision support process, formulating a module to be evaluated and setting criteria formaking a choice would occur during what phase of the decision making process? |
design phase |
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Business metrics that describe the performance of critical business activities are known as: |
key performance indicator |
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A business intelligence tool that uses abstractions such as color and graphical images likeinstrument gauges to allow executives to grasp business situations quickly is known as a: |
Digital dashboard ** |
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n addition to possessing contextual and relevant information, what other characteristicaspect does knowledge possess? |
it is actionable |
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In the root cause video case, the marble of national monument was wearing prematurely.What was the change identified by the in-depth root cause analysis of the problem? |
Changing the time the lights illuminating the monument were turned on ** |
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What common approach resulted in the development of the marine chronometer, the OxfordEnglish dictionary, and most recently Wikipeodia? |
crowdsourcing |
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What technology was developed to address problems such as a lack of focus, fear ofspeaking, hidden agendas and misunderstandings then collaborating with others? |
Group Decision Support Systems **B. Data Mining |
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What type of problem has an optimal solution can be reached through single set of stepsbased on an algorithm? |
structured |
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When analyzing data using Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) Multidimensional Analysis,the value of an item created by a projection would be the same as what Excel function? |
Sum |
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if your laptop runs an application that needs to securely talk to a server, but isn’t executedwithin a browser, such as Firefox or Safari, what other technique is commonly used? |
VPN |
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What term is used to describe how a product or service offered by a business fulfills theneeds of its customers? |
value proposition |
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in a database entity relationship diagram, specifying the minimum and maximum possiblevalues that may exist for a relationship between two entities can best be described usingwhat database term? |
constraint |
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Create – Identify a New Process |
brainstorm |
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Capture – Identify Value |
organize |
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Refine – Create an actionable context |
prioritize |
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Manage/Store – Formatting and Currency |
document |
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Knowledge |
decision |