MN-1526-Wk6-Warm-up questions

What types of decisions are​ repetitive, routine, and involve a definite procedure for​ handling?

• Informal decisions

• Semistructured decisions

• Repetitive decisions

• Unstructured decisions

• Structured decisions

Answer explanation

Structured decisions are repetitive and​ routine, and they involve a definite procedure for handling them so that they do not have to be treated each time as if they were new.

Making a decision is a multistep process. Which list below contains the four different stages in decision​ making?

• ​Intelligence, data,​ information, and choice

• Intelligence, structure,​ information, and choice

• Data, information,​ choice, and implementation

• Data, design,​ choice, and implementation

• ​Intelligence, design,​ choice, and implementation

Answer explanation

Intelligence consists of​ discovering, identifying, and understanding the problems occurring in the

organization—why

a problem​ exists, where, and what effects it is having on the firm. Design involves identifying and exploring various solutions to the problem. Choice consists of choosing among solution alternatives. Implementation involves making the chosen alternative work and continuing to monitor how well the solution is working.

Studies of actual managerial performance indicate that managers perform work at a pace of​ _______ different activities each day.

• 16

• 160

• 1600

• 60

• 600

Answer explanation

Studies have found that managers engage in more than 600 different activities each​ day, with no break in their pace.

Information systems tools such as telepresence​ systems, social​ networks, and Twitter can be used to support a​ manager's __________ role.

• informational

• decisional

• nerve centre

• judgemental

• interpersonal

Answer explanation

Telepresence​ systems, social​ networks, and Twitter can support the leader component of the​ manager's interpersonal role.

Which list below contains the analytic functionalities that BI systems​ deliver?

• Push​ reporting, data​ loading, online analytical​ processing, and​ dashboards/scorecards.

• Production​ reports, parameterized​ reports, dashboards/scorecards, ad hoc​ query/search/report creation, and drill down.

• Sales and SQL​ reports, dashboards/scorecards, report​ creation, and drill down.

• Competitor production​ reports, parameterized​ reports, scorecards, and ad hoc​ query/search/report creation.

• BI systems do not contain any analytic​ functions, they are purely static database manipulation tools.

Answer explanation

Business intelligence and analytics promise to deliver​ correct, nearly​ real-time information to decision​ makers, and the analytic tools help them quickly understand the information and take action.

What type of analytics uses statistical​ analysis, data mining​ techniques, historical​ data, and assumptions about future conditions to predict future trends and behavior​ patterns?

• Predictive

• AI

• Long tail

• Post-transactional

• Pre-transactional

Answer explanation

Predictive analytics are an important capability of business intelligence analytics and represent the ability to model future events and​ behaviors, such as the probability that a customer will respond to an offer to purchase a product.

Business intelligence users can be grouped into two​ types: _______ who comprise​ _______ of​ employees, and​ _______ who comprise​ ________ of employees.

• power​ users; 20%; casual​ users; 80%

• advanced​ users; 20%; normal​ users; 80%

• power​ users; 50%; casual​ users; 50%

• power​ users; 80%; casual​ users; 20%

• advanced​ users; 80%; normal​ users; 20%

Answer explanation

Power users are producers of​ reports, new​ analyses, models, and​ forecasts, and comprise​ 20% of employees. The remaining​ 80% of employees are casual users and consume BI output.

What is​ GDSS?

• Global digital satellite system

• Global​ decision-support system

• Group​ decision-support system

• Global​ digital-support system

• Global digital services system

Answer explanation

So much work is accomplished in groups within firms that a special category of systems called group​ decision-support systems​ (GDSS) has been developed to support group and organizational decision making.