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What is the primary focus of a communication driven DSS?

  • Manipulating collected data
  • Analyzing time series of internal company data
  • Searching web pages for documents
  • Supporting multiple people working on a shared task (correct)

    • Which technology is commonly used to deploy a communication driven DSS?

  • Groupware
  • Bulletin boards
  • Audio and video conferencing
  • All of the above (correct)

    • What type of data does a data driven DSS emphasize access to and manipulation of?

  • Spreadsheets and database records
  • Web pages
  • Time series of internal company data (correct)
  • External company emails

    • How is a document driven DSS commonly deployed?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of a document driven DSS?

    <p>Document retrieval and analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of decision support system focuses on combining the use of models or analytical techniques with traditional data access and retrieval functions?

    <p>Model driven DSS</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes a communication driven DSS from other types?

    <p>Support for multiple people working on a shared task</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of a Decision Support System (DSS)?

    <p>To help decision makers identify and solve problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do Decision Support Systems (DSS) differ from other MIS components?

    <p>They establish a symbiosis of human mind and computer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of decision-making tasks does a DSS support?

    <p>Semi-structured and unstructured decision-making tasks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of a Decision Support System (DSS) in organizational decision-making?

    <p>To support business and organizational decision-making activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a properly-designed Decision Support System (DSS) provide access to?

    <p>Decision models and data to support semi-structured and unstructured decision-making tasks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way does a Decision Support System (DSS) enable the manager-user to interact with the system?

    <p>By allowing for a high degree of human-computer interaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the nature of the interaction between human mind and computer in a Decision Support System (DSS)?

    <p>Symbiosis allowing for a high degree of human-computer interaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are Decision Support Systems (DSS) considered interactive?

    <p>Because they provide easy access to decision models and data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a Decision Support System (DSS) aim to facilitate?

    <p>Identifying and solving problems, supporting business and organizational decision-making activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of system is a Decision Support System (DSS)?

    <p>A software-based system that supports business and organizational decision-making activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes Decision Support Systems (DSS) from other Management Information System (MIS) components?

    <p>High degree of human-computer interaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of decision-making tasks does a Decision Support System (DSS) aim to support?

    <p>Structured and unstructured tasks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the interaction between human mind and computer envisioned in a Decision Support System (DSS)?

    <p>Symbiosis with high degree of interaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of system is a properly-designed Decision Support System (DSS)?

    <p>Interactive software-based system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does a Decision Support System (DSS) differ from other MIS components?

    <p>Maintains direct control over computer's tasks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a Decision Support System (DSS) provide access to?

    <p>Decision models and data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of a communication driven Decision Support System (DSS)?

    <p>&quot;Establishing communication between users&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the nature of the interaction between human mind and computer in a Decision Support System (DSS)?

    <p>&quot;Symbiotic with high degree of interaction&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of a communication driven DSS?

    <p>Supporting more than one person working on a shared task</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes a document driven DSS from other types?

    <p>Uses computer storage and processing technologies to provide document retrieval and analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of decision support system focuses on manipulating collected data to fit the decision maker’s needs?

    <p>Data driven DSS</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is a data driven DSS commonly deployed?

    <p>Via mainframe system, client-server link, or web</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of decision-making tasks does a DSS support?

    <p>Complex and unstructured decision-making tasks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a properly-designed Decision Support System (DSS) aim to facilitate?

    <p>Complex and unstructured decision-making tasks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way does a Decision Support System (DSS) enable the manager-user to interact with the system?

    <p>In an interactive mode using features easy for non-computer people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technology is commonly used to deploy a communication driven DSS?

    <p>Groupware, bulletin boards, audio, and video conferencing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of data does a data driven DSS emphasize access to and manipulation of?

    <p>Both internal and external data in a variety of formats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of a document driven DSS?

    <p>Providing document retrieval and analysis using computer storage and processing technologies</p> Signup and view all the answers

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