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1. Onenofnthenmostnimportantnandnchallengingnquestionsnconfrontingnmanagersnt
odaynisnhowntonlaynthenfoundationnforntomorrow’snsuccessnwhilencompetingntonwin
ninntoday’snbusinessnenvironment.
Truen False
2. Analyticsnisnthensciencenofnfact-
basedndecisionnmaking.nTruen False
3. Atnthenoperationalnlevel,nemployeesnarencontinuouslynevaluatingncompany
noperationsntonhonenthenfirm’snabilitiesntonidentify,nadaptnto,n
andnleveragen
change.
Truen False
4. Atnthenoperationalnlevel,nemployeesndevelop,ncontrol,nandnmaintainncore
nbusinessnactivitiesnrequiredntonrunnthenday-to-
daynoperations.nTruen False
5. Operationalndecisionsnarenconsiderednstructuredndecisions.nTr
uen False
6. Askingnhownmanynemployeesnarenoutnsicknisnantypenofnoperationalnquest
ion.
Truen False
7. Thenstructurenofnantypicalnorganizationnisnsimilarntonanpyramid,nwithndiffe
rentnlevelsnthatnrequirenonenconsistentntypenofninformationntonassistnwithnall
nmanagerialndecisionnmaking.
Truen False
8. Operationalndecisions,nornsemistructuredndecisions,nariseninnsitu
ationsnwherenestablishednprocessesnoffernpotentialnsolutions.nTruen Fa
lse
9. Atnthenstrategicndecision-
makingnlevel,nemployeesndevelop,ncontrol,nandnmaintainncorenbusinessnactivi
ties.
Truen False
10. Unstructuredndecisionsnoccurninnsituationsninnwhichnnonproceduresnornrule
snexistntonguidendecisionnmakersntowardsnthencorrectnchoice.
Truen False
11. Strategicndecisionsnarenhighlynstructuredndecisions.nTr
uen False
12. Keynperformancenindicatorsncannfocusnonnexternalnandninternalnmeas
urements.
Truen False
13. Thenproportionnofnthenmarketnthatnanfirmncapturesnisncallednmarketnshare
.
Truen False
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14. Anprojectnisnantemporarynactivitynancompanynundertakesntoncreatenanuniqu
enproduct,nservice,nornresult.
Truen False
15. Metricsnarentemporarynactivitiesnancompanynundertakesntoncreatenanuniq
uenproduct,nservice,nornresult.
Truen False
16. Metricsnarenmeasurementsnthatnevaluatenresultsntondeterminenwhethernanproj
ectnisnmeetingnitsngoals.
Truen False
17. Returnnonninvestmentnindicatesnthenearningnpowernofnanproject.nTrue
n False
18. EffectivenessnMISnmetricsnincludenthroughput,ntransactionnspeed,nandnsys
temnavailability.
Truen False
19. Measuringnthenamountnofnwebsitentrafficnisnthenbestnwayntondeterminenannorg
anization’snsuccess.
Truen False
20. EfficiencynMISnmetricsnincludenthroughput,nspeed,nandnavailability.nTru
en False
21. EffectivenessnMISnmetricsnmeasurenthenimpactnMISnhasnonnbusinessnproces
sesnandnactivities,nincludingncustomernsatisfactionnandncustomernconversio
nnrates.
Truen False
22. EfficiencynMISnmetricsnmeasurenthenimpactnMISnhasnonnbusinessnprocesses
nandnactivities,nincludingncustomernsatisfactionnandncustomernconversionnra
tes.
Truen False
23. Bestnpracticesnarenthenmostnsuccessfulnsolutionsnornproblem-
solvingnmethodsnthatnhavenbeenndevelopednbynanspecificnorganizationnornindust
ry.nTruen False
24. MISnsupportnsystemsnrelynonnmodelsnforncomputationalnandnanalyticalnrout
inesnthatnmathematicallynexpressnrelationshipsnamongnvariables.nTruen False
25. Benchmarksnarenbaselinenvaluesnthensystemnseeksntonattain.nTrue
n False
26. Anmodelnisnansimplifiednrepresentationnornabstractionnofnreality.nTrue
n False
27. Managersnusentransactionalninformationnwhennmakingnstructuredndec
isionsnatnthenoperationalnlevel.
Truen False
28. Streamliningninformationnencompassesnallnofntheninformationncontainednwit
hinnansinglenbusinessnprocessnornunitnofnwork,nandnitsnprimarynpurposenisntonsupp
ortnthenperformingnofndailynoperationalnornstructuredndecisions.
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Truen False
29. Thenmanipulationnofninformationntoncreatenbusinessnintelligenceninnsupp
ortnofnstrategicndecisionnmakingnisnreferredntonasnOLTPnornonlinentransactio
nnprocessing.
Truen False
30. Sourcendocumentsnarensimplifiednrepresentationnornabstractionnofnrea
lity.
Truen False
31. Sourcendocumentsnarenthenoriginalntransactionnrecords.nTru
en False
32. Sensitivitynanalysis,nwhat-
ifnanalysis,noptimizationnanalysis,nandnmarketnbasketnanalysisnarenthencomm
onnDSSnanalysisntechniques.
Truen False
33. Granularitynrefersntonthenlevelnofndetailninnthenmodelnornthendecis
ion-makingnprocess.
Truen False
34. Visualizationnproducesngraphicalndisplaysnofnpatternsnandncomplexnrel
ationshipsninnlargenamountsnofndata.
Truen False
35. Andigitalndashboardnproducesngraphicalndisplaysnofnpatternsnandncomp
lexnrelationshipsninnlargenamountsnofndata.
Truen False
36. Intelligentnsystemsnarenvariousncommercialnapplicationsnofnartificialnint
elligence.
Truen False
37. Anpivotnrotatesndatantondisplaynalternativenpresentationsnofnthendata
.
Truen False
38. Anconsolidationnrotatesndatantondisplaynalternativenpresentationsnofnthen
data.
Truen False
39. Digitalndashboardsnoffernconsolidation,ndrill-down,nandnslice-and-
dicencapabilities.
n
Truen False
40. Anneuralnnetworknisnancategorynofnefficiencynmetricsnthatnattemptsntonmeasu
renthenwaynthenhumannbrainnworks.
Truen False
41. Investmentncompaniesnusengeneticneffectivenessnmetricsntonhelpninntrad
ingndecisions.
Truen False
42. Fuzzynlogicnisnanmathematicalnmethodnofnhandlingnimprecisenornsubj
ectiveninformation.
Truen False
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43. Fuzzynlogicnisnthenprocessnwithinnangeneticnalgorithmnofnrandomlyntryin
gncombinationsnandnevaluatingnthensuccessn(ornfailure)nofnthenoutcome.
Truen False
44. Neuralnnetworksnusentechnologynallowingnhumansntoninteractnwithnancomp
uternthroughnbodilynsensationsnandnmovements—
fornexample,nancellnphonenvibratingninnyournpocket.
Truen False
45. Mutationnisnthenprocessnwithinnangeneticnalgorithmnofnrandomlyntryingncombi
nationsn andn evaluatingn then successn (orn failure)n ofn then outcome.nTruen False
46. Mutationnisnanmathematicalnmethodnofnhandlingnimprecisenornsubjectiveninfo
rmation.
Truen False
47. Anshoppingnbotnisnonenofnthensimplestnexamplesnofnannintelligentnagent
.
Truen False
48. Augmentednrealitynisnthenviewingnofnthenphysicalnworldnwithncomputer-
generatednlayersnofninformationnaddedntonit.
n
Truen False
49. Googlenglassnisnanwearablencomputernwithnannopticalnhead-
mountedndisplayn(OHMD).
Truen False
50. Anhapticninterfacenisnprimarilynimplementednandnappliedninnvirtualnreal
itynenvironmentsnandnisnusedninnvirtualnworkplacesntonenablenemployeesntonsh
akenhands,ndemonstratenproducts,nandncollaboratenonnprojects.
Truen False
51. Virtualnworkplacenisnthenviewingnofnthenphysicalnworldnwithncomputer-
generatednlayersnofninformationnaddedntonit.
n
Truen False
52. Anvirtualnworkplacenisnanworknenvironmentnthatnisnnotnlocatedninnanynonenph
ysicalnspace.
Truen False
53. GooglenGlassnisnanworknenvironmentnthatnisnnotnlocatedninnanynonenphysic
alnspace.
Truen False
54. Augmentednrealitynisnanwearablencomputernwithnannopticalnhead-
mountedndisplayn(OHMD).
Truen False
55. Virtualnrealitynisnancomputer-
simulatednenvironmentnthatncannbenansimulationnofnthenrealnworldnornannimagi
narynworld.
Truen False
56. Improvingnthenefficiencynandneffectivenessnofnitsnbusinessnprocessesnwill
nimprovenanfirm’snvaluenchain.
mynursytest.store
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1. Onenofnthenmostnimportantnandnchallengingnquestionsnconfrontingnmanagersnt
odaynisnhowntonlaynthenfoundationnforntomorrow’snsuccessnwhilencompetingntonwin
ninntoday’snbusinessnenvironment.
Truen False
2. Analyticsnisnthensciencenofnfact-
basedndecisionnmaking.nTruen False
3. Atnthenoperationalnlevel,nemployeesnarencontinuouslynevaluatingncompany
noperationsntonhonenthenfirm’snabilitiesntonidentify,nadaptnto,n
andnleveragen
change.
Truen False
4. Atnthenoperationalnlevel,nemployeesndevelop,ncontrol,nandnmaintainncore
nbusinessnactivitiesnrequiredntonrunnthenday-to-
daynoperations.nTruen False
5. Operationalndecisionsnarenconsiderednstructuredndecisions.nTr
uen False
6. Askingnhownmanynemployeesnarenoutnsicknisnantypenofnoperationalnquest
ion.
Truen False
7. Thenstructurenofnantypicalnorganizationnisnsimilarntonanpyramid,nwithndiffe
rentnlevelsnthatnrequirenonenconsistentntypenofninformationntonassistnwithnall
nmanagerialndecisionnmaking.
Truen False
8. Operationalndecisions,nornsemistructuredndecisions,nariseninnsitu
ationsnwherenestablishednprocessesnoffernpotentialnsolutions.nTruen Fa
lse
9. Atnthenstrategicndecision-
makingnlevel,nemployeesndevelop,ncontrol,nandnmaintainncorenbusinessnactivi
ties.
Truen False
10. Unstructuredndecisionsnoccurninnsituationsninnwhichnnonproceduresnornrule
snexistntonguidendecisionnmakersntowardsnthencorrectnchoice.
Truen False
11. Strategicndecisionsnarenhighlynstructuredndecisions.nTr
uen False
12. Keynperformancenindicatorsncannfocusnonnexternalnandninternalnmeas
urements.
Truen False
13. Thenproportionnofnthenmarketnthatnanfirmncapturesnisncallednmarketnshare
.
Truen False
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14. Anprojectnisnantemporarynactivitynancompanynundertakesntoncreatenanuniqu
enproduct,nservice,nornresult.
Truen False
15. Metricsnarentemporarynactivitiesnancompanynundertakesntoncreatenanuniq
uenproduct,nservice,nornresult.
Truen False
16. Metricsnarenmeasurementsnthatnevaluatenresultsntondeterminenwhethernanproj
ectnisnmeetingnitsngoals.
Truen False
17. Returnnonninvestmentnindicatesnthenearningnpowernofnanproject.nTrue
n False
18. EffectivenessnMISnmetricsnincludenthroughput,ntransactionnspeed,nandnsys
temnavailability.
Truen False
19. Measuringnthenamountnofnwebsitentrafficnisnthenbestnwayntondeterminenannorg
anization’snsuccess.
Truen False
20. EfficiencynMISnmetricsnincludenthroughput,nspeed,nandnavailability.nTru
en False
21. EffectivenessnMISnmetricsnmeasurenthenimpactnMISnhasnonnbusinessnproces
sesnandnactivities,nincludingncustomernsatisfactionnandncustomernconversio
nnrates.
Truen False
22. EfficiencynMISnmetricsnmeasurenthenimpactnMISnhasnonnbusinessnprocesses
nandnactivities,nincludingncustomernsatisfactionnandncustomernconversionnra
tes.
Truen False
23. Bestnpracticesnarenthenmostnsuccessfulnsolutionsnornproblem-
solvingnmethodsnthatnhavenbeenndevelopednbynanspecificnorganizationnornindust
ry.nTruen False
24. MISnsupportnsystemsnrelynonnmodelsnforncomputationalnandnanalyticalnrout
inesnthatnmathematicallynexpressnrelationshipsnamongnvariables.nTruen False
25. Benchmarksnarenbaselinenvaluesnthensystemnseeksntonattain.nTrue
n False
26. Anmodelnisnansimplifiednrepresentationnornabstractionnofnreality.nTrue
n False
27. Managersnusentransactionalninformationnwhennmakingnstructuredndec
isionsnatnthenoperationalnlevel.
Truen False
28. Streamliningninformationnencompassesnallnofntheninformationncontainednwit
hinnansinglenbusinessnprocessnornunitnofnwork,nandnitsnprimarynpurposenisntonsupp
ortnthenperformingnofndailynoperationalnornstructuredndecisions.
mynursytest.store
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Truen False
29. Thenmanipulationnofninformationntoncreatenbusinessnintelligenceninnsupp
ortnofnstrategicndecisionnmakingnisnreferredntonasnOLTPnornonlinentransactio
nnprocessing.
Truen False
30. Sourcendocumentsnarensimplifiednrepresentationnornabstractionnofnrea
lity.
Truen False
31. Sourcendocumentsnarenthenoriginalntransactionnrecords.nTru
en False
32. Sensitivitynanalysis,nwhat-
ifnanalysis,noptimizationnanalysis,nandnmarketnbasketnanalysisnarenthencomm
onnDSSnanalysisntechniques.
Truen False
33. Granularitynrefersntonthenlevelnofndetailninnthenmodelnornthendecis
ion-makingnprocess.
Truen False
34. Visualizationnproducesngraphicalndisplaysnofnpatternsnandncomplexnrel
ationshipsninnlargenamountsnofndata.
Truen False
35. Andigitalndashboardnproducesngraphicalndisplaysnofnpatternsnandncomp
lexnrelationshipsninnlargenamountsnofndata.
Truen False
36. Intelligentnsystemsnarenvariousncommercialnapplicationsnofnartificialnint
elligence.
Truen False
37. Anpivotnrotatesndatantondisplaynalternativenpresentationsnofnthendata
.
Truen False
38. Anconsolidationnrotatesndatantondisplaynalternativenpresentationsnofnthen
data.
Truen False
39. Digitalndashboardsnoffernconsolidation,ndrill-down,nandnslice-and-
dicencapabilities.
n
Truen False
40. Anneuralnnetworknisnancategorynofnefficiencynmetricsnthatnattemptsntonmeasu
renthenwaynthenhumannbrainnworks.
Truen False
41. Investmentncompaniesnusengeneticneffectivenessnmetricsntonhelpninntrad
ingndecisions.
Truen False
42. Fuzzynlogicnisnanmathematicalnmethodnofnhandlingnimprecisenornsubj
ectiveninformation.
Truen False
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43. Fuzzynlogicnisnthenprocessnwithinnangeneticnalgorithmnofnrandomlyntryin
gncombinationsnandnevaluatingnthensuccessn(ornfailure)nofnthenoutcome.
Truen False
44. Neuralnnetworksnusentechnologynallowingnhumansntoninteractnwithnancomp
uternthroughnbodilynsensationsnandnmovements—
fornexample,nancellnphonenvibratingninnyournpocket.
Truen False
45. Mutationnisnthenprocessnwithinnangeneticnalgorithmnofnrandomlyntryingncombi
nationsn andn evaluatingn then successn (orn failure)n ofn then outcome.nTruen False
46. Mutationnisnanmathematicalnmethodnofnhandlingnimprecisenornsubjectiveninfo
rmation.
Truen False
47. Anshoppingnbotnisnonenofnthensimplestnexamplesnofnannintelligentnagent
.
Truen False
48. Augmentednrealitynisnthenviewingnofnthenphysicalnworldnwithncomputer-
generatednlayersnofninformationnaddedntonit.
n
Truen False
49. Googlenglassnisnanwearablencomputernwithnannopticalnhead-
mountedndisplayn(OHMD).
Truen False
50. Anhapticninterfacenisnprimarilynimplementednandnappliedninnvirtualnreal
itynenvironmentsnandnisnusedninnvirtualnworkplacesntonenablenemployeesntonsh
akenhands,ndemonstratenproducts,nandncollaboratenonnprojects.
Truen False
51. Virtualnworkplacenisnthenviewingnofnthenphysicalnworldnwithncomputer-
generatednlayersnofninformationnaddedntonit.
n
Truen False
52. Anvirtualnworkplacenisnanworknenvironmentnthatnisnnotnlocatedninnanynonenph
ysicalnspace.
Truen False
53. GooglenGlassnisnanworknenvironmentnthatnisnnotnlocatedninnanynonenphysic
alnspace.
Truen False
54. Augmentednrealitynisnanwearablencomputernwithnannopticalnhead-
mountedndisplayn(OHMD).
Truen False
55. Virtualnrealitynisnancomputer-
simulatednenvironmentnthatncannbenansimulationnofnthenrealnworldnornannimagi
narynworld.
Truen False
56. Improvingnthenefficiencynandneffectivenessnofnitsnbusinessnprocessesnwill
nimprovenanfirm’snvaluenchain.
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