A(n) ________ is the model or blueprint for an information system solution and consists of all the specifications that will deliver the functions identified during systems analysis.
A) feasibility study
B) data flow diagram
C) systems design document
D) information requirements document
E) request for proposal
Q. 2Transnational companies have tended to use a(n) ________ systems configuration.
A) duplicated
B) centralized
C) networked
D) decentralized
E) autonomous
Q. 3Genetic algorithms
A) develop solutions to particular problems using fitness, crossover, and mutation.
B) represent knowledge as groups of characteristics.
C) do not work for most problems.
D) are based on logic.
E) seek to emulate a human expert's way of solving problems.
Q. 4Which of the following describes a difference between neural networks and genetic algorithms?
A) Genetic algorithms are designed to process large amounts of information.
B) Genetic algorithms are a type of knowledge discovery, while neural networks are an intelligent technique.
C) Neural networks are programmed to learn.
D) Genetic algorithms are designed to work with small amounts of data, while neural networks can handle large quantities of data.
E) Neural networks are a type of machine learning, whereas genetic algorithms are static programs.
Q. 5Franchise companies have typically had ________ systems.
A) duplicated
B) centralized
C) networked
D) decentralized
E) autonomous
Q. 6________ provide(s) a detailed statement of the information needs that a new system must satisfy; identifies who needs what information, and when, where, and how the information is needed.
A) Systems analysis and design document
B) Information requirements
C) A data flow diagram
D) Feasibility study
E) Request for proposal
Q. 7Hardware and software that attempt to emulate the processing patterns of the biological brain best describe
A) a neural network.
B) an expert system.
C) case-based reasoning.
D) fuzzy logic.
E) artificial intelligence.
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