CS507 Midterm Online Quiz

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

Which of the following models are an approach for developing systems based on producing deliverables frequently/repetitively?

Feed back is the integral part of the _______

-----------------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.

Which of the following is an international, multilateral organization, which was created as a result of the Uruguay round of discussion in 1994 to harmonic world trade.

Which of the following phase of decision making process involves selecting a course of action from those available?

There are five phases of the decision making process

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.

 The organizational structures are formulated in order to efficiently manage which of the following:

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?

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

A structure through which individuals cooperate systematically to conduct business called organization.

The procedures to follow when decision is needed can be specified in advance

Cheaper factor of production is a challenge for the survival of a company in which of the following market?

Technical Reports are examples of _________ resource.

The term information architecture describes a specialized ---------------- which

relates to the management of information and employment of informational tools.

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

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

A system is a group of ------------------------------that are integrated with the common purpose of achieving an objective.

Which of the following phase of decision making process involves inventing, developing, and analyzing possible courses of action?

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?

A system that is not connected with its environment is called ------------------------

Which of the following is a form of automation where computers communicate work instructions directly to the manufacturing machinery?

Organizations are distinguished on the basis of __________

Companies are investing in data-driven decision support application frameworks to help them respond to • Changing market conditions • Customer needs

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

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

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.

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

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

model.

Evaluate recovery patterns, relevant costs involved is an example of monitoring

Production subsystem needs to be linked with the marketing system to produce right amount of product.

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

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

Which of the following has collection of predefined procedures related to each other?

Information system must fulfill the needs of which of the following:

_______ models are three dimensional representation of an entity (Object/Process).

MIS and DSS can be seen as having a systematic approach towards problem solution.

Every transaction that an organization undertakes has a financial impact, to be recorded and reported by the accounts & finance department.

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

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

Devising a discount or training policy is an example of design phase.

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

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

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

Hierarchical organization

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

Manufacturing process involves more than one sub-process.

With a ----------------decision environment, there is the possibility of having very quick and very accurate feedback on the decision process.

------------------- 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.

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.