CS507 Midterm Online Quiz

Which of the following sources are original materials on which other research is based?

Commentaries are the example of _________ sources.

Due to fluctuating changes in fashion trends, pre-seasonal planning becomes---------

The organization refers to an organizational structure with few or no levels of

intervening management between staff and managers is called-------- --- ---- ---------

Hierarchical organization

Devaluation of currency is called ________

Which of the following is an approach for developing systems based on producing deliverables frequently/repetitively. Each iteration, consisting of requirements, analysis & design, implementation and testing, results in the release of an executable subset of the final product?

Board of Directors are elected from ___________

Which of the following model combines the elements of the waterfall model with the philosophy of prototyping?

The systems development life cycle is a project management technique that divides complex projects into smaller, more easily managed segments or phases.

Decision procedures can be pre-specified, but not enough to lead to the correct decision are called---------------

The study of business problem domain used to recommend improvements and specify the business Requirements for the solution is called:

RAID model combines the elements of the waterfall model with the philosophy of prototyping.

A hierarchical organization is structured in a way such that every entity in the organization, except one, is subordinate to a single other entity.

Devise a discount or training policy is an example of design phase

Management is concerned with the day to day costs, production targets in ____

The system used to record the transactions of routine and repetitive nature is called as _________ .

 Structured Problems possess multiple solutions, solution paths, fewer parameters which are less manipulate able, and contain uncertainty about which concepts, rules, and principles.

Data mining can allow a firm to develop: DSS based on the Web and Specific marketing campaigns for different

Every decision we take in daily life requires some sort of data about the alternatives available.

Organizational culture is the specific collection of values and norms that are

shared by people and groups in an organization and that control the way they

interact with each other and with stakeholders outside the

Cost benefit analysis is must in choosing an alternative in a decision making

model.

The purpose of feasibility Study is to obtain a commitment to change and to evaluate whether cost effective solutions are available to address the problem or opportunity that has been identified.

Decision making is the cognitive process of selecting a course of action from among multiple alternatives

High level of foreign trade has resulted in imports and exports which require inter linkage for smooth coordination.

DSS can stimulate innovation in decision making by helping managers to existing decision making procedures.

---------------- helps in getting the right material and physical resources together at

the right place and at the right time to meet the customer's requirements.

Every system comprises of basic components which in a co-ordination formulate a system.

There are TWO phases of the decision making process

Plans provide a direction but not framework for action. 

Which of the following views organization as a combination of process oriented groups whose information needs are related but Independent?

The comparison of the actual with the expected is done with the help of _______

WaterFall model places emphasis on documentation (such as requirements documents and design documents) as well as source code.

Call centers use automatic call distributors (ACD's) to route calls to the appropriate agent.

There are five phases of the decision making process, first one is intelligence.

Accounting information system (AIS) is linked to all the information systems in an organization.

Evaluate recovery patterns, relevant costs involved is an example of the following:

In data mining, events that are linked over time are referred to as:

Infrastructure, generally, is the set of interconnected structural elements that provide the framwork for supporting the entire structure

------------------- is a gray area lies between structured and unstructured range

where part of the decision can be specified allowing for certain factors out of

control.

Information systems based on Rational Man Model need to be based on availability of perfect and complete information on all alternatives so as to ensure certainty

Receivables and payables are the information needs in __________

_________ is a group of people organized to accomplish an overall goal

Word Processing is an example of the following system:

Which of the following information systems cater for the needs of Accounts & Finance Department.

In which of the following Models it is Difficult to convince some customers that the evolutionary approach is controllable

A problem solving technique that decomposes a system into its component pieces for the purpose of studying, how well those component parts work and interact to accomplish their purpose is called:

---------- needs data preparation which may involve filtering data and data transformations, selecting subsets of records.

The results given by the system after the process has been performed on the data being input to the system called as------------------.

Which of the following is a method of software/ Information System

development where the model is designed, implemented and tested incrementally

until the product development is completed?

_______ is the raw data entered in the computer system.