Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Decision Support Systems (DSSs)?

A. They are easy to use and construct.

B. They support only lower- and middle-level managers.

C. They usually utilize quantitative models.

D. They can adapt to changing conditions.

Which of the following statements is true about business intelligence?

A. It is the process by which a customer-owned mutual organization or co-operative changes legal form to a joint stock company.

B. It is the use of information systems to gather and analyze information from internal and external sources in order to make better business decisions.

C. It is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people

D. It is the act of outsourcing tasks, traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, to an undefined, large group of people or community, through the use of information technology.

Which of the following statements is true about a data mart?

A. It contains selected information from the data warehouse.

B. It stores master data only.

C. It standardizes the format of data retrieved from different systems.

D. It is is a compilation of data from the database that is organized and produced in printed format.

Which of the following statements is true about exception reports?

A. They highlight situations that are out of the normal range.

B. They are produced at predefined intervals to support routine decisions.

C. They provide a summary of critical information on a recurring schedule.

D. They answer unplanned information requests to support a nonroutine decision.