1. (TCO A) Which of the following decisions require knowledge based on collaboration and
interaction? (Points : 4)
How long will it take to manufacture
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Should we work with outside vendors on new products and services?
In which geographical locations are our products garnering the most sales?
Which product design is the most efficient for the user in terms of energy use?
1. (TCO A) The costs for firms operating on a global scale have been drastically reduced by (Points : 4)
networking technology.
investments in organizational complementary assets.
cloud computing
the rise of digital content.
1. (TCO A) Which of the following objectives best describes the business strategy behind the
development of smart grid initiatives by power companies, as discussed in the chapter case?
Operational excellence
2. (TCO B) Which of the following businesses use the market creator business model? (Points : 5)
an online auction house
an online newspaper
a video-sharing site
an online bookseller
2. (TCO B) ________ are visual tools for presenting performance data in a BI system. (Points : 5)
Dashboards and scorecards
Parameterized reports
Reports and the drilldown
feature
Scenarios and models
2. (TCO B) Which of the following describes how the Simon framework of decision making works in highvelocity
decision environments? (Points : 5)
all four steps of the process are handled by software algorithms; humans are eliminated from the
decisions because they are too slow
the first three steps of the process are handled by software algorithms and the final step is handled by
experienced managers
the first two steps of Simon’s framework are eliminated and the final steps are handled by software
algorithms
all four steps are performed by humans with the support of high-speed, high-volume DSS and ESS
3. (TCO C) The type of logical database model that treats data as if they were stored in two-dimensional
tables is the (Points : 4)
OODBMS.
pre-digital DBMS.
relational DBMS.
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