When IBM Research began looking for a major research challenge to rival the scientific
and popular interest of Deep Blue, the computer chess-playing champion, what was the
company’s goal?
________ is an umbrella term that combines architectures, tools, databases, analytical
tools, applications, and methodologies.
Describe three of the most important limitations of genetic algorithms according to
Grupe and Jooste.
Under what circumstances is simulation normally used?
In a visual interactive simulation (VIS), ________ models display a visual image of the
result of one decision alternative at a time.
In the Blastrac case study, Tableau analytics software was used to replace massive
________ that were loaded with data from multiple ERP systems.
Google Web ________ generates detailed statistics about a Web site’s traffic and traffic
sources and tracks conversions.
________ analytics help managers make decisions to achieve the best performance in
the future.
Server software available at a Web site that allows users to freely create and edit Web
page content through a Web browser is known as a ________.
The earliest GDSS were installed in expensive, customized, special- purpose facilities
called ________ rooms, with PCs and large public screens at the front of each room.
A relatively new approach to supporting decision making is called automated decision
systems (ADS), sometimes also known as decision automation systems (DAS). Give a
definition of an ADS/DAS in simple terms?
How does Amazon.com use predictive analytics to respond to product searches by the
customer?
Describe the query-specific clustering method as it relates to clustering.
________ is mostly driven by sentiment analysis and is a key element of customer
experience management initiatives, where the goal is to create an intimate relationship
with the customer.
In the data mining in Hollywood case study, how successful were the models in
predicting the success or failure of a Hollywood movie?
Historically, the development of ANNs followed a heuristic path, with applications and
extensive experimentation preceding theory. In contrast to ANNs, the development of
SVMs involved sound ________ theory first, then implementation and experiments.
A(n) ________ is a major component of a Business Intelligence (BI) system that is
usually browser based and often presents a portal or dashboard.
What is cloud computing? What is Amazon’s general approach to the cloud computing
services it provides?
Inference rules, or ________ rules, offer advice on how to solve a problem, given that
certain facts are known.