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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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of a document driven DSS?

<p>Document retrieval and analysis (B)</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 (D)</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 (B)</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 (A)</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 (D)</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 (D)</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 (C)</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 (C)</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 (C)</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 (A)</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 (D)</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 (B)</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 (D)</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 (B)</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 (B)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Interactive software-based system (D)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Decision models and data (D)</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; (B)</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; (A)</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 (D)</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 (D)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is a data driven DSS commonly deployed?

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

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

<p>Complex and unstructured decision-making tasks (C)</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 (D)</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 (B)</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 (C)</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 (B)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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