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Details Title: MIS Exam 3 Description: Ch. 11 Terms Total Flash Cards: 12 Created: 05/11/2005 19:56:09	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term business intelligence Definition Applications and technologies that focus on gathering, storing, analyzing, and providing access to data from many different sources to help users make better business decisions. Term model-driven DSS Definition Primarily stand-alone system that uses some type of model to perform "what-if" and other kinds of analyses. Term data-driven DSS Definition A system that supports decision making by allowing users to extract and analyze useful information that was previously buried in large databases. Term DSS database Definition A collection of current or historical data from a number of applications or groups. Can be a small PC or a massive data warehouse. Term DSS Software System Definition Collection of software tools that are used for data analysis, such as OLAP tools, datamining tools, or a colleciton of mathematical and analytical models. Term sensitivity analysis Definition Models that ask "what-if" questions repeatedly to determine the impact of changes in one or more factors on the outcomes. Term geographical information system (GIS) Definition System with software that can analyze and display data using digitized maps to enhance planning and decision making. Term customer decision-support system (CDSS) Definition System to support the decision-making process of an existing or potential customer. Term group decision-support system (GDSS) Definition An interactive computer-based system to facilitate the solution to unstructured problems by a set of decision-makers working together as a group. Term drill down Definition The ability to move from summary data to lower and lower levels of detail. Term balanced scorecard Definition Model for analyzing firm performance that supplements traditional financial measures with business perspectives, such as customers, internal business processes, and learning and growth. Term activity-based costing Definition Model for identifying all the company activities that cause costs to occur while producing a specific product or service so that managers can see which products or services are profitable or losing money and make changes to maximize firm profitability.