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.
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True
- B.
False
- 4.An effective KMS is based on learning new knowledge and changing procedures and approaches as a result.
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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.
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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.
- A.
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.
- A.
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
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Data workers
- D.
Data engineers
- 17.A ____ system approximates the way a person sees, hears, and feels objects.
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Learning
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Vision
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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
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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.
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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.
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Inference engine
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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
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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
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