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1- Which of the following statements about Decision Support Systems is

false?
a) A Decision Support System makes decisions automatically with
limited user input required.
b) A user of a Decision Support System should have some knowledge of
the subject matter but does not have to be a specialized data analyst.
c) Decision Support Systems are often used for problems where the
conditions are uncertain.
d) Decision Support Systems use both data sets and analytical models to
facilitate decision making.
2- A business intelligence system has three major components: a data
warehouse with source data; business performance management (BPM)
for monitoring and analyzing performance; and a user interface such as a
dashboard. (true/false)
3- Automated Decision Making (ADS) are driven by business rules.
(true/false)
4- A DSS can be composed of several models, some standard and some
custom built, used collectively to support strategic decisions in the
company. (true/false)
5- Reality is examined, and the problem is identified and defined is one of
the Simon's phases of decision making Called…
A) Design phase B) Implementation phase C) Intelligence phase
D) None of these
6- One of the major objectives of computerized decision support is to
minimize the gap between the current performance of an organization and
its desired performance.(true/false)
7- According to Mintzberg's ten managerial roles, a ________ is responsible
for the motivation and activation of subordinates.
A) leader B) figurehead C) liason D)
spokesperson
8- When faced with a turbulent business environment, organizations are best
able to survive. (true/false)
9- Dashboards and information portals are not data visualization tools.
(true/false)
10- Business analytics is one of the components of the architecture of
business intelligence.(True/False)
11- The data mining environment is usually a client-server architecture
or a Web-based information systems architecture.(True/False)
 12- Business performance management (BPM) is an outgrowth of
decision support systems (DSS), enterprise information systems (EIS),
and business intelligence (BI). (True/False)
13- Decision-making processes fall along a continuum that ranges from
________ to ________.
A) Highly structured; highly unstructured B) semi structured;
unstructured
C) Managerial; strategic D) ad hoc; non
programmed
14- The major benefit of ________ to the company is the ability to
provide accurate information when needed.
A) data warehouse B) analytical models C) management information
systems D) Businessintelligence
15- Business performance management one of the components of.
A)DSS B)BI C)DM D)IR
16- A(n) ________ is a rule-based system that provides a solution,
usually in one functional area, such as finance or manufacturing, to a
specific repetitive managerial problem.
A) decision support systems (DSS) B) transaction
processing system (TPS)
C) online analytical processing (OLAP) system D)
automated decision system (ADS)
17- The term Decision Support Systems (DSS) can be used as an
umbrella term to describe any computerized system that supports decision
making in an organization. (true/false)
18- By definition, a DSS must include ___.
A) business intelligence B) an expert system C) an animation
system D) a user interface
19- According to Mintzberg's ten managerial roles, a ________ is
responsible for the motivation and activation of subordinates.
A) leader B) figurehead C) liason D)
spokesperson
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21- Which of the following is not a primary reason for the
popularity of decision support systems?
a. declining cost of computer hardware
b. advent of data-base management systems
c. increased number of programmers
d. management trained in analytic techniques
22- A ___ is a computer application used to support
determinations, decisions, and courses of action in an organization
or a business.
a) Decision Support System (DSS)
b) Transaction Process System
c) Executive Support System
d) None of the mentioned above
23- A Decision Support System (DSS) is an application for
information systems that helps in ___
a) System Design
b) System Analysis
c) Decision making
d) All of the mentioned above
24- DSS is most widely used in the ___, analysis in an
organization.
a) Planning
b) Support
c) System maintenance
d) All of the mentioned above
25- A ___ can integrate all multiple variables and produces an
outcome.
a) ESS
b) DSS
c) TPS
d) All of these
26- Which of the following is / are some of the main areas of
operation of DSS.
a) Transaction processing
b) Production, finance, and marketing
c) Executive Support System
d) None of the mentioned above
27- Which of the following is a good characteristic of a DSS?
a) It has an increment model
b) Responds quickly to decision makers to help in decision
making
c) Automates decision making process
d) None of the mentioned above
28- Which of the following is / are the components of a Decision
Support System.
a) Knowledge Base
b) Model Management System
c) User Interface
d) All of these
29- Which amongst the followings are true with reference to
DSS?
a) A DSS increases the speed and efficiency of decision-making
activities
b) It automates managerial processes
c) It improves interpersonal communication within the
organization
d) All of the mentioned above
30- Which of the following is a limitation of a DSS?
a) It is a costly system, which makes less accessible to smaller
companies
b) It is an efficient system for large organizations
c) Implementation of a DSS requires large capital amount
d) None of the above mentioned
31- 17. Decision support system involves analytical modeling
activities except?
A. Heuristics
B. What-if analysis
C. Optimization analysis
D. None of the mentioned above
32- The primary purpose of using a DSS is to present information
to the customer in an easy-to-understand way.(true/false)
33- A DSS may either be completely computerized or powered
by humans. (true/false)
34- A DSS gathers and analyzes data, produce it to create
comprehensive information ___
a) Documents
b) Reports
c) Sheets
d) Papers
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35- GDSS is the short form of
a. Group Decision Support System
b. Group Discussion Support System
c. Group Decision Service System
d. Group Discussion Support Source
36- The characteristics of strategic decisions include all of the
following except:
a. they are structured
b. they are future oriented
c. they have a high level of uncertainty
d. they are concerned with long-range plans
37- A decision-support system is intended to produce
information to suport which type of decisions?
a. well-structured
b. unstructured
c. anticipated
d. routine
38- 9. Complete the following DSS model,

A. Output
B. Process
C. Database
D. None of the mentioned above
39- The ___ includes tools that help the end-user of a DSS to navigate
through the system.
a) User Interface
b) Transaction Process System
c) Executive Support System
d) None of the mentioned above