MIS test 2:A

"Fishbone" process analysis diagram is also known as.

In a vertical cross-functional business process diagram, the order of items in one column (from top to bottom) shows what relationship among these items?

All of the symbols representing tasks and decisions that are shown in single column of a vertical cross-functional diagram are related to the same what?

What term describes the method of doing business by which a company sustains itself?

Which of the following does a Fishbone Diagram typically not inform you about a problem?

The command shown in class, to 'touch' another computer over the internet using its address and the command line, was what?

A graphical description of a database that describes the way in which an organization's data and business activities are associated with one another is known as

In a relational database, what term refers to the collection of items that are all related to a single unique value, where the single value often serves as the primary key?

What type of data mining analysis identifies patterns in the data based on geographic (physical) or temporal (time) proximity?

Subjective knowledge that is based an individual's experiences is known as what?

How does telemedicine improve the delivery of medical care in rural communities?

What type of data structure allows us to organize multi-dimensional information from a data warehouse so that it can be viewed using different data abstractions (or projections)?

What technique has been used by companies such as Starbucks and Netflix used to engage large numbers of non-employees to innovate, manage, design and market new products?

The terms "contextual," "relevant," and "actionable" are commonly related to what term?

With respect to a database, what term is used to describe an abstract representation of all of the information included in a data structure about a particular type of entity?

Maintaining multiple copies of the same data in multiple information systems that can be independently updated commonly results in what information management problem?

The characteristics of big data (data science) are described as being related to volume (of the information), velocity (speed at which information is collected), and what other characteristic?

The task of brainstorming in a group decision support system is similar to what step in the knowledge management cycle?

What collaboration tool was discussed in class that enhances the participants' contextual awareness by sharing non-verbal information during meetings?

The sequence of activities performed by users of GroupSystems' ThinkTank product directly parallel the steps in what other business process?

Concerns over discrimination, data contamination, and intellectual property (ownership of information) were legal and ethical issues discussed in relation to what topic?

Which of the following knowledge management concepts includes an organizational culture focused on problem solving, a desire to share knowledge because of mutual interest, and norms that build trust, such as might be found in an MIS 111 FlexLab?

In the case study discussed in Database Management class, how did marketing use information to improve the profitability of their sales?

Businesses like to use Virtual Private Networks for every reason except?

An entrepreneur developing detailed documentation of their business processes so that they can be offered to other individuals as a franchise operation is an example of:

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 is not known), and what other important feature?

What is the term used to describe the process of reducing the number of dimensions of a multi-dimensional data cube (e.g., from three dimensions, perhaps season, location, and product, into two dimensions, such as season and location)?

When analyzing a set of click-stream data, what term is used describe the percentage of rows containing an item relative to the total number of rows?

Which of the following statements is true about a strategic business decision?

In the video case for telemedicine, Dr. Ana Lopez, who is the Medical Director of the Arizona Telemedicine Program, described how advances pioneered at the University of Arizona in tele-medicine and tele-pathology have improved the standard of health care in what way?

What is the process of solving problems and producing things by connecting people that you otherwise would not know using the internet?

What type of problem has an optimal solution can be reached through single set of steps based on an algorithm?

COPLINK, developed at the University of Arizona in the MIS Department's Artificial Intelligence Lab, allows law enforcement officers to integrate database information to identify crime 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?

Often presented visually on an executive dashboard, what type of report focuses attention on business processes whose performance falls outside the range of their defined KPI metrics?

In the decision support process, formulating a module to be evaluated and setting criteria for making a choice would occur during what phase of the decision making process?

Business metrics that describe the performance of critical business activities are known as.

A business intelligence tool that uses abstractions such as color and graphical images like instrument gauges to allow executives to grasp business situations quickly is known as a

In addition to possessing contextual and relevant information, what other characteristic aspect does knowledge possess?

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?

What common approach resulted in the development of the marine chronometer, the Oxford English dictionary, and most recently Wikipedia

What technology was developed to address problems such as a lack of focus, fear of speaking, hidden agendas and misunderstandings then collaborating with others?

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?

If your laptop runs an application that needs to securely talk to a server, but isn't executed within a browser, such as Firefox or Safari, what other technique is commonly used?

What term is used to describe how a product or service offered by a business fulfills the needs of its customers?

In a database entity relationship diagram, specifying the minimum and maximum possible values that may exist for a relationship between two entities can best be described using what database term?

For questions 46-50, select the correct answer from the matching list shown on the right.

For each question, match the knowledge management system process step with the related step in a group decision support system process.

Create — Identify a New Process

Capture — Identify Value

Refine — Create an actionable context

Manage/Store - Formatting and Currency

Knowledge