CS507-Midterm
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System design can be explained and presented in -------------------- form.
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The term information architecture describes a specialized ---------------- which
relates to the management of information and employment of informational tools.
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System analysis creates the understanding and lays out the necessary relationships that will assist in defining a solution to the problem or the design of the proposed software that will meet the user needs.
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Which of the following model combines the elements of the waterfall model with the philosophy of prototyping?
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Office automation system includes formal and informal electronic systems with the communication of information to and from persons both inside and outside the firm.
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Which of the following views organization as a combination of process oriented groups whose information needs are related but Independent?
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MIS and DSS can be seen as having a systematic approach towards problem solution.
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The system used to record the transactions of routine and repetitive nature is called as _________ .
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The comparison of the actual with the expected is done with the help of _______
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Infrastructure, generally, is the set of interconnected structural elements that provide the framwork for supporting the entire structure
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A TPS wants every transaction to be processed in the same way regardless of the
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Cost benefit analysis is must in choosing an alternative in a decision making
model.
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---------- needs data preparation which may involve filtering data and data transformations, selecting subsets of records.
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_______ is not connected with environment.
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Structured Problems possess multiple solutions, solution paths, fewer parameters which are less manipulate able, and contain uncertainty about which concepts, rules, and principles.
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------------------- 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.
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-----------------Well-structured problems are constrained problems with convergent solutions that engage the application of a limited number of rules and principles within well-defined parameters.
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A system that is not connected with its environment is called ------------------------
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CBIS helps in updating every change being triggered in less time and with more effort.
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High level of foreign trade has resulted in imports and exports which require inter linkage for smooth coordination.
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---------------- 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.
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_________ is connected to its environment by means of recourse of flows.
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Prototyping is the process of quickly putting together a working model in order to
test various aspects of the design to gather early user feedback.
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In which of the following decisions the problems are non routine, critical and novel in nature, require individual judgment, evaluation and insight varying on case-to-case basis.
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__________ sources materials in which the information from secondary sources has been digested.
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Feed back is the integral part of the _______
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There are TWO phases of the decision making process
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DSS can stimulate innovation in decision making by helping managers to existing decision making procedures.
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Information by itself is proving to be the most critical resource for organizations.
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Devise a discount or training policy is an example of design phase
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Technical Reports are examples of _________ resource.
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_______ models are three dimensional representation of an entity (Object/Process).
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Decision procedures can be pre-specified, but not enough to lead to the correct decision are called---------------
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Management is concerned with the day to day costs, production targets in ____
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Directories are example of __________ resource.
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Which of the following models are an approach for developing systems based on producing deliverables frequently/repetitively?
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------- seek to put intelligence into the hardware in the form of generalized capability to learn.
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Evaluate recovery patterns, relevant costs involved is an example of monitoring
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With a ----------------decision environment, there is the possibility of having very quick and very accurate feedback on the decision process.
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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
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Information system must fulfill the needs of which of the following:
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Commentaries are the example of _________ sources.
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A structure through which individuals cooperate systematically to conduct business called organization.
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Automation has not enhanced the availability of information.
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Which of the following phase of decision making process involves implementing the selected course of action?
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Software is constructed step by step in the same way a building is constructed is known as----------------
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Targeting advertising to customers to -------------- the probability, that an offer is accepted.
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------------------ is also known as information systems development or application development.
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The comparison of actual system with expected system is done with the help of control mechanism.
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Every system comprises of basic components which in a co-ordination formulate a system.
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