Package Title: Testbank Questions
Course Title: IS 5e
Chapter Number: 12
Question Type: True/False
1. A manager’s primary function is strategic planning.
2. The ratio between organizational inputs and outputs is an indication of the organization’s productivity.
3. Modern information systems support all three managerial roles.
4. In the choice phase of the decision-making process, managers construct a model that simplifies the
problem.
5. In the implementation phase of the decision-making process, managers set criteria for the evaluation
of alternative potential solutions.
6. The number of alternatives to be considered in decisions today is increasing.
7. Structured decisions address routine, repetitive problems for which standard solutions exist.
8. Human intuition often plays a role in making unstructured decisions.
9. Unstructured decisions require a combination of standard solution procedures and individual
judgment.
10. Management control is the acquisition and efficient use of resources in accomplishing
organizational tasks.
11. Targeted marketing is a good example of the discovery of previously unknown or hidden patterns.
12. Decision-support systems support only lower- and middle-level managers.
13. Goal-seeking analysis attempts to find the value of the inputs necessary to achieve a desired level
of output.
14. A group decision support system is an interactive, computer-based system that facilitates a group’s
efforts to find solutions to semistructured and unstructured problems.
15. An executive dashboard is very user friendly, supported by graphics, provides exception reporting
and drill down, and provides information related to critical success factors.
16. Executive dashboards provide support primarily to analytical, quantitative types of decisions.
17. KPI stands for key process information.
18. Corporate performance management (CPM) is involved with monitoring and managing an
organization’s performance according to its budget.
Question Type: Multiple Choice
19. _____ is the process by which organizational goals are achieved through the use of organizational
resources.
A. Organizational decision making
B. Operations
C. Organizational strategy
D. Organizational productivity
E. Management
20. Which of the following is not a basic role of managers?
A. interpersonal
B. entrepreneurial
C. informational
D. decisional
21. Being a figurehead and leader is part of the _____ managerial role.
A. interpersonal
B. entrepreneurial
C. informational
D. decisional
E. confrontational
22. Being an entrepreneur, disturbance handler, and negotiator is part of the _____ managerial role.
A. interpersonal
B. entrepreneurial
C. informational
D. decisional
E. confrontational
23. In the _____ phase of the decision-making process, managers examine a situation and identify and
define the problem.
A. implementation
B. choice
C. design
D. intelligence
E. consideration
24. In the _____ phase of the decision-making process, managers construct a model that simplifies the
problem.
A. implementation
B. choice
C. design
D. intelligence
E. consideration
25. Success in the _____ phase of the decision-making process results in resolving the original
problem, and failure leads to a return to previous phases.
A. implementation
B. choice
C. design
D. intelligence
E. consideration
26. In the _____ phase of the decision-making process, managers test potential solutions “on paper.”
A. implementation
B. choice
C. design
D. intelligence
E. consideration
27. Which of the following is not a reason why managers need IT support?
A. The number of alternatives is decreasing.
B. Decisions must typically be made under time pressure.
C. Decisions are becoming more complex.
D. There is a growing need to access remote information sources.
E. Decision makers are often based in different locations.
28. Decisions today are becoming _____ complex, due to _____ uncertainty in the decision
environment.
A. less, decreased
B. more, decreased
C. less, increased
D. more, increased
E. neither more nor less, decreased
29. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a structured decision?
A. It is routine.
B. It is repetitive.
C. Human intuition is not involved.
D. The first three phases of the decision-making process need not occur in any particular sequence
E. Standard solutions exist.
30. The type of decision that can be made by following a definite procedure is called a(n) ______
decision.
A. structured
B. unstructured
C. undocumented
D. semistructured
E. procedural
31. ________ decisions are more common at lower organizational levels.
A. Structured
B. Unstructured
C. Undocumented
D. Semistructured
E. Procedural
32. Rank-and-file employees tend to make more _________ decisions.
A. Structured
B. Unstructured
C. Undocumented
D. Semistructured
E. Procedural
33. Calculating gross pay for hourly workers is an example of ________ decision making.
A. Structured
B. Unstructured
C. Undocumented
D. Semistructured
E. Procedural
34. Which of the following is not a characteristic of unstructured decisions?
A. They are complex.
B. They typically are fuzzy and unclear.
C. Standard solutions exist.
D. Human intuition is involved.
E. The first three phases of the decision-making process occur in no particular sequence.
35. When there is no well-understood or agreed-on procedure for making a decision, the decision is
said to be:
A. undocumented
B. structured
C. unstructured
D. semistructured
E. documented
36. A large foreign automobile manufacturer is considering where to build a new manufacturing plant in
the United States. They are making which type of decision?
A. structured
B. semistructured
C. unstructured
D. informational
E. wisdom
37. Which type of decision requires a combination of standard solution procedures and individual
judgment?
A. structured
B. semistructured
C. unstructured
D. informational
E. wisdom
38. A company’s annual employee evaluation best fits which type of decision?
A. unstructured
B. structured
C. semistructured
D. confrontational
E. wisdom
39. _____ is the efficient and effective execution of specific tasks.
A. Operational control
B. Management control
C. Strategic planning
D. Expertise
E. Wisdom
40. _____ is the acquisition and efficient use of resources in accomplishing organizational goals.
A. Operational control
B. Management control
C. Strategic planning
D. Expertise
E. Wisdom
41. Computer support is greatest for which of the following problems?
A. semistructured and strategic planning
B. unstructured and operational control
C. structured and operational control
D. semistructured and management control
E. structured and management control
42. Computer support is least for which of the following problems?
A. semistructured and strategic planning
B. unstructured and strategic planning
C. semistructured and management control
D. unstructured and operational control
E. structured and strategic planning
43. Searching for valuable business information in a database, data warehouse, or data mart is referred
to as _____.
A. structured queries
B. database queries
C. data mining
D. query by example
E. expert system queries
44. _____ provides users with a view of what is happening, whereas _____ addresses why it is
happening.
A. Multidimensional data analysis, structured query language
B. Data mining, multidimensional data analysis
C. Data mining, expert system
D. Multidimensional data analysis, neural networks
E. Multidimensional data analysis, data mining
45. Credit card companies would most likely use which of the following to check for fraudulent credit
card use?
A. Data mining
B. Expert systems
C. Neural networks
D. Multidimensional data analysis
E. Structured query language
46. A company wants to use data from past promotional mailings to identify people who would likely
respond favorably to future mailings. This company would most likely use:
A. structured query language
B. multidimensional data analysis
C. neural networks
D. expert systems
E. data mining
47. Which of the following is not a characteristic of DSSs?
A. They support only lower- and middle-level managers.
B. They are easy to use and construct.
C. They can adapt to changing conditions.
D. They usually utilize quantitative models.
E. They support all phases of the decision-making process.
48. At the end of a semester, a student knows that she must achieve a grade of 81 or higher on her
final exam to get an A in the course. She has just performed what kind of analysis?
A. What-if
B. Qualitative
C. Sensitivity
D. Goal-seeking
E. Simulation
49. _____ attempts to find the value of the inputs necessary to achieve a desired level of output.
A. What-if analysis
B. Qualitative analysis
C. Sensitivity analysis
D. Goal-seeking analysis
E. Simulation
50. Which of the following is not a characteristic of organizational decision support systems?
A. They affect multiple organizational units or corporate issues.
B. They cut across organizational functions or hierarchical layers.
C. They involve computer-based technologies.
D. They are standalone systems.
E. They involve communications technologies.
51. A(n) _____ provides rapid access to timely information and direct access to management reports.
A. decision support system
B. expert system
C. neural network
D. digital dashboard
E. data warehouse
52. Which capability of digital dashboards enables users to obtain the latest data available on key
performance indicators or some other metric, ideally in real time?
A. Drill-down
B. Key performance indicators
C. Status access
D. Trend analysis
E. Exception reporting
53. Which of the following information systems are very user friendly, supported by graphics, and
provide exception reporting and drill down?
A. decision support systems
B. digital dashboards
C. functional area information systems
D. group decision support systems
E. expert systems
54. Digital dashboards provide all of the following capabilities except:
A. drill-down
B. trAnsweraction processing
C. status access
D. key performance indicators
E. exception reporting
55. The management cockpit best exemplifies which type of system?
A. decision support system
B. expert system
C. digital dashboard
D. functional area information system
E. group decision support system
56. The primary distinguishing characteristic of geographical information systems is:
A. every record or digital object has a unique identifier
B. every record or digital object is visible to the user
C. every record or digital object must be accessed by programmers
D. every record or digital object has an identified geographical location
E. every record or digital object is encrypted
57. Geocoding involves:
A. integrating maps with spatially oriented databases and other databases
B. encrypting spatial information
C. accessing geographical information
D. integrating organizational transactions with spatially oriented databases
E. programming spatially oriented databases
58. Today, geographical information systems are being combined with _____ to form geospatial
technologies.
A. dashboards
B. global positioning systems
C. decision support systems
D. expert systems
E. neural networks
Question Type: Multiple Select
59. Refer to the Opening Case – Developing Smarter Cities through Analytics Which of the following
benefits did South Bend realize from implementing the analytics software? (select all that apply):?
A. Reduced repairs costs Increased efficiencies in service delivery Reductions in the number of
maintenance employees Increased information sharing between management Reduction in on the job
injuries
Question Type: Multiple Choice
60. Refer to IT’s About Business 12.2 – Can We Predict the Weather?: Climate Corporation’s use of
Earth Risk analytics has the following implications for farmers:
A. Farmers know if their crops will fail before hand
B. Farmers are required to purchase federal insurance
C. Farmers are issued claim payments much faster
D. Farmers have to pay lower insurance
61. Refer to IT’s About Business 12.3 – Predicting Customer Behavior: Seminole uses Enterprise
Miner to
A. Make its direct marketing efforts more productive
B. Organize concerts that attract more customers
C. Determine the best time to have concerts
D. Record addresses for the direct mailers for concerts
E. All of the above
62. Refer to IT’s About Business 12.1 – Analytics Helps Farmers: _______ is a method or technique
that has consistently shown superior results to those achieved with other means;
A. Business Analytics
B. Benchmarking
C. A Best Practice
D. Online Transaction Processing
E. Online Analytical Processing
63. Refer to IT’s About Business 12.4 – Analytics Helps to Reduce Injuries to Rugby Players: The
Leicester Tigers are working with IBM to?
A. Stop injury prone players from competing in games
B. Assess the likelihood a player will get injured
C. Tailor exercise regimen to decrease the likelihood of injury
D. Help injured players recover faster.
E. All of the above
64. Refer to Closing Case – Which of the following statements is not true about SCPD’s use of
PredPol’s analytic tools
A. Predictive policing allowed SCPD to make more efficient use of its resources
B. PredPol’s analytics indicated that each patrol car should only stay in one small area
C. Predictive policing identified areas where the probability of crimes occurring was high
D. Predictive policing saved SCPD money because fewer arrests were made
E. Predictive policing was initially not an attractive tool to the policemen
65. Describe the three major roles of managers.
66. Explain why managers need IT support.
67. Discuss the information technologies that are available to support managers.
68. Describe the phases in the decision-making process.
69. Describe OLAP, and explain what a data cube is.
70. Explain data mining, using examples.
71. Explain how what-if analysis is employed, using examples.
72. Explain what data visualization technologies are, using examples.
73. Describe how your university could use a decision support system in its admissions process.
74. Discuss the structure of problems, the nature of decisions, and the framework for computerized
decision analysis.
75. Describe how your university could use a geographical information system in its admissions
process. What value could your university gain from using such a system?
76. Speculate on the future of virtual reality applications in higher (college and university) education.
Describe some possible applications.
Question Type: True/False
77. The use of BI is limited to large corporations.
Question Type: Multiple Choice
78. You’ve started an internship at the major hospital in your city. Your boss gave you ten minutes of
training on the data warehouse that you have access to. The last thing she told you was to do some
analysis on the Visit cube. Which of the following statements is false?
A. One dimension of the cube is (probably) day.
B. One dimension of the cube is (probably) treatment.
C. One dimension of the cube is (probably) doctor.
D. One dimension of the cube is (probably) month.
E. One dimension of the cube is (probably) patient.
79. Sally is working for her uncle for the summer in the marketing department of Proctor & Gamble.
She tells you she does data mining all day long. Which of the following statements is false?
A. Data mining can be used to prove assumptions.
B. Data mining is used to identify unknown patterns.
C. Data mining can explain why things happened.
D. Data mining can predict what will happen.
E. Data mining can be used to identify customers.
80. Shawn is doing some budgeting for his new start-up business. He has developed a budget in
Excel using formulas, as he was taught to do in college. Which of the following statements is true?
A. If Shawn changes one of his assumptions, Excel will automatically recalculate the budget numbers.
B. Shawn would use sensitivity analysis to check the impact of changing his price.
C. Shawn would use roll–up to review his summary numbers.
D. Shawn would use what-if analysis to check the impact of changing his price and the commission he
pays his sales people.
E. Shawn would use goal-seeking analysis to examine the impact of changing his forecast of units sold.
81. Amanda is working for the CEO of a small company. He asks her to develop a dashboard. Amanda
starts thinking about the questions she needs to ask. Which of the following questions is not on
Amanda’s list?
A. How many levels do you wish to drill down?
B. What are your key performance indicators?
C. Do you need real-time data?
D. Do you want graphs and charts or text?
E. Should it run on your iPhone?
82. Elena is trying to decide whether she should expand her ice cream shop to a bigger space. She
decides to be very methodical about it and follow the phases of the decision-making process she
learned in college. Which of the following statements is true?
A. During the intelligence phrase, Elena will build a model using assumptions about the business.
B. During the design phrase, Elena will define the opportunity.
C. During the choice phase, Elena will lay out her options.
D. During the implementation phase, Elena will implement two of her solutions.
E. Elena will use test data to validate her model.