Business Information Systems Management

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C. Transaction Processing Systems sends output to Executive Information System

D. Executive Information Systems generate business intelligence for managers to support decisions

13. Which of the following is geared towards finding the inputs necessary to achieve a desired level of output

A. What-if analysis

B. Sensitivity analysis

C. Goal seeking Analysis

D. Optimization analysis

14. RDBMS increase flexibility because

A. The different departments can make changes in the database simultaneously

B. The different departments can get their own logical views and format it as per their requirements without changing the database

C. Databases can handle huge amount of data and hence departments don’t need to worry about efficiency of the database.

D. All the data gets stored centrally and so departments can have access to the same updated information at any time

15. Which of the following is false for data-driven websites

A. Data-driven websites allow businesses to put a user-friendly interface to legacy systems

B. It allows easy way of managing content using browser software

C. It allows businesses to carry out business intelligence practice seamlessly

D. Websites can be kept easily updated relevant to the users need

16. ____________________________ is a data-mining technique that determines values for an unknown continuous variable behavior or estimated future value

A. Clustering

B. Estimation

C. Affinity grouping

D.Classification

17. _____________________________ is used as a technique in big data analytics for analysing text flowing across the Internet, including unstructured text from blogs and messages.

A. Text analytics

B. Web analytics

C. Social media analytics

D. Advanced analytics

18. Which of the following in the SCM is a highly metric-intensive stage

A. Plan

B. Source

C. Make

D. Return

19. Which of the following indicate the time it takes to manufacture a product and deliver it to the retailer

A. Inventory Turnover

B. Back Order

C. Inventory Cycle Time

D. Order-fulfillment time

20. A business implementing a SCM system would be increasing the following

A. Its customer’s buyer power

B. Its supplier’s bargaining power

C. Threat of new entrants

D. Threat of substitute products