MIS Chapter 7
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MIS Chapter 7
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- 1.Data consists of raw facts, such as an employee number, number of hours worked in a week, inventory part numbers, or sales orders.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Examples of data workers include writers, researchers, educators, and corporate designers.
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True
- B.
False
- 3.Some organizations and professions use communities of practice (COP) to create, store, and share knowledge.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.An effective KMS is based on learning new knowledge and changing procedures and approaches as a result.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Micro-electro-mechanical systems can be used in a person’s blood to monitor the body, and for other purposes in air bags, cell phones, refrigerators, and more.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Contemporary robotics combine both high-precision machine capabilities and sophisticated controlling software.
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True
- B.
False
- 7.Neural network systems are effective at identifying people based on facial features.
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True
- B.
False
- 8.The natural language processing system corrects spelling mistakes, converts abbreviations into words and commands, and allows people to ask questions in English.
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True
- B.
False
- 9.A particular skill of natural language processing is analyzing detailed trends.
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True
- B.
False
- 10.Neural networks can process many pieces of data at the same time and learn to recognize patterns.
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True
- B.
False
- 11.A database system consists of a collection of integrated and related components, including a knowledge base, an inference engine, an explanation facility, a knowledge base acquisition facility, and a user interface.
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True
- B.
False
- 12.A knowledge base is a natural extension of a database and an information and decision support system.
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True
- B.
False
- 13.As the number of rules that an expert system knows increases, the precision of the expert system decreases.
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True
- B.
False
- 14.Knowledge acquisition can be a manual process or a mixture of manual and automated procedures.
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True
- B.
False
- 15.Knowledge users require training in computers or expert systems.
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True
- B.
False
- 16.____ are people who create, use, and disseminate knowledge.
- A.
Knowledge workers
- B.
Knowledge engineers
- C.
Data workers
- D.
Data engineers
- 17.A ____ system approximates the way a person sees, hears, and feels objects.
- A.
Learning
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Vision
- C.
Perceptive
- D.
Management information
- 18.A(n) ____ system consists of hardware and software that stores knowledge and makes inferences, similar to those of a human expert.
- A.
Vision
- B.
Learning
- C.
Database
- D.
Expert
- 19.____ involves the development of mechanical or computer devices that can paint cars, make precision welds, and perform other tasks that require a high degree of precision or are tedious or hazardous for human beings.
- A.
Backward chaining
- B.
Robotics
- C.
Natural language processing
- D.
Forward chaining
- 20.____ include hardware and software that permit computers to capture, store, and manipulate visual images.
- A.
Vision systems
- B.
Learning systems
- C.
Neural networks
- D.
Intelligent agents
- 21.____ convert sound waves into words.
- A.
Vision systems
- B.
Robotic systems
- C.
Voice recognition systems
- D.
Learning systems
- 22.A ____ is a combination of software and hardware that allows the computer to change how it functions or reacts to situations based on feedback it receives.
- A.
Vision system
- B.
Database system
- C.
Voice recognition system
- D.
Learning system
- 23.A(n) ____ is an approach to solving large, complex problems in which many repeated operations or models change and evolve until the best one emerges.
- A.
Inference engine
- B.
Genetic algorithm
- C.
Intelligent agent
- D.
Neural network
- 24.A(n) ____ consists of programs and a knowledge base used to perform a specific task for a person, a process, or another program.
- A.
Database system
- B.
Genetic algorithm
- C.
Intelligent agent
- D.
Neural network
- 25.A(n) ____ is a conditional statement that links conditions to actions or outcomes.
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Rule
- B.
Neural network
- C.
Intelligent agent
- D.
Inference engine
- 26.The overall purpose of a(n) ____ is to seek information and relationships from the knowledge base and to provide answers, predictions, and suggestions the way a human expert would.
- A.
Neural network
- B.
Bot
- C.
Vision system
- D.
Inference engine
- 27.____ is the process of starting with conclusions and working backward to the supporting facts.
- A.
Forward chaining
- B.
Backward chaining
- C.
Neural processing
- D.
Knowledge engineering
- 28.____ starts with the facts and works forward to the conclusions.
- A.
Forward chaining
- B.
Backward chaining
- C.
Neural networking
- D.
Knowledge engineering
- 29.The ____ is the person or group with the expertise or knowledge the expert system is trying to capture.
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Domain expert
- B.
Knowledge engineer
- C.
Database expert
- D.
Intelligent agent
- 30.A(n) ____ is a collection of software packages and tools used to design, develop, implement, and maintain expert systems.
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MIS shell
- B.
Neural network shell
- C.
Virtual reality shell
- D.
Expert system shell
- 31.____ are available for both personal computers and mainframe systems.
- A.
MIS shells
- B.
Neural network shells
- C.
Virtual reality shells
- D.
Expert system shells
- 32.____ is an expert system that uses fuzzy logic to perform plant layout.
- A.
FLEXPERT
- B.
MYCIN
- C.
THORASK
- D.
Employee Appraiser
- 33.____ is an expert system developed at Stanford University to analyze blood infections.
- A.
FLEXPERT
- B.
MYCIN
- C.
THORASK
- D.
Employee Appraiser
- 34.The ____ interface relays the sense of touch and other physical sensations in the virtual world.
- A.
Haptic
- B.
Database
- C.
Network
- D.
System
- 35.____ involves the use of information systems to develop competitive strategies for people, organizations, or even countries.
- A.
Robotics
- B.
Informatics
- C.
Fuzzy logic
- D.
Game theory
- 36.____________________ is a collection of facts organized so that they have additional value beyond the value of the facts themselves.
- 37.____________________ is the awareness and understanding of a set of information and the ways that information can be made useful to support a specific task or reach a decision.
- 38.____________________ knowledge is objective and can be measured and documented in reports, papers, and rules.
- 39.____________________ knowledge is hard to measure and document and typically is not objective or formalized.
- 40.After knowledge is created, it is often stored in a(n) ____________________ that includes documents, reports, files, and databases.
- 41.____________________ processing allows a computer to understand and react to statements and commands made in a “natural” language, such as English.
- 42.____________________ rules help computers evaluate the imperfect or imprecise conditions they encounter and make educated guesses based on the probability of correctness of the decision.
- 43.The purpose of a(n) ______________________________ is to provide a convenient and efficient means for capturing and storing all components of the knowledge base.
- 44.Because of the time and effort involved in the task, an expert system is developed to address only a specific area of knowledge. This area of knowledge is called the ____________________.
- 45.____________________ combines traditional disciplines, such as science and medicine, with information systems and technology.
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