1. Which one is a high level decision making Process?

a) Sensation
b) Perception
c) Memory
d) Thinking
e) Management

2. Which one of the following is NOT a key component of the evaluation process in building a DSS?
a) Criteria for evaluation
b) Measuring system development time spent on the project
c) Monitoring the progress of the DSS
d) Formal review process
e) Formal Documentation

3. Which decision making is influenced by personal values associated with a particular course of action or
decision alternative?
a) Subjective Probability of Outcome
b) Subjective Utility of Outcome
c) Risk of Outcome
d) Stress
e) Cognitive Style

4. TPS stands for _________.

a) Transaction Price Systems
b) Transaction Processing Systems
c) Transfer Poor Systems
d) Transfer Process Systems
e) Topology Transfer Systems

5. The main impact of MIS has been on ___________

a) Process
b) Functions
c) Task
d) Activities
e) Alternatives

6. A remote decision making is ______________.

a) Close proximity
b) Short duration
c) Geographical separation
d) Long duration
e) Remote Plan

7. MIS applications are routine and done _____________

a) Regularly   
b) Timely
c) Perfectly
d)  Periodically
e) Professionally

8. A cognitive style is ________

a) Usual and systematic way
b) Complete novices have virtually no knowledge
c) Casual experts have a working knowledge
d) Not experts in communicating with computers
e) Unusual and informal way

9. A traditional decision room based GDSS may be described under ______ major components
a) Four
 b) Five
c) Six
d) Seven
e) Ten

10. Local decision making is __________

a) Geographical separated
b) Close proximity
c) Short duration
d) Long duration
e) Long Proximity

11. Management Science are ______________.

a) Non-routine
b) Regular
c) Routine
d) Periodic
e) Reproductive

12. Major characteristics of a group decision support system-

a) Provides Data Integrity
b) Provides graphical user interface
c) Interacts in multiple different dialog style
d) Gives users help capabilities, prompting
e) Designed with the goal of supporting groups of decision makers in their work

13. Network structure is similar to________ database.

a) Relational
b) Object orientated
c) Hierarchical
d) Personal
e) Object Relational

14. Which one is NOT a Data Management Subsystem?

a) The data management subsystem is composed of the following elements:
b) DSS Database
c) Database Management System (DBMS)
d) Data Mart
e) Query Facility

15) Which models is not decision support system

a) Tactical models
b) Operational models
c) Design Model
d) Analytical models
e) Development models

16) What should be a major characteristic of a DSS?

a) Automates decision making
b) Includes a spreadsheet model
c) Rapid Development of the Systems
d) Respond quickly to the changing needs of decision makers
e) Accounting and financial models

17. What is the meaning of DSS?

a) Decision Systems Support  
b) Different Systems Network   
c) Decision Support Systems
d) Decision Simple Systems
 e) Dynamic support systems

18. The internal part of a relational database is ___________

a) Data
b) Structure
c) Model
d) Table
e) Data type

19. Which one is the raw fact of the Information?

a) History
b) Bit
c) Data
d) Software
e) User

20. Network data structure is similar to the ___________

a) Hierarchical model
b) Relational Model
c) Object oriented Model
d) Variable Model
e) Object Relational Model
1. a) Briefly explain the major characteristics of a Group Decision Support System (GDSS). 3
b) Differentiate Expert Systems (ES) and Decision Support Systems (DSS). 3

2. a) Write down the concept and structure of an ODSS, proposed by Jacob and Pirkul (1992). 3
b) Briefly explain different perspectives on decision making. 3

3. a) Write down the subsystems of a typical Decision Support Systems (DSS). 3

b) Identify the importance of the user interface subsystem of a Decision Support System 3
(DSS).

4. Identify and justify the applications of ANNs to decision support. 6

5. Describe the issues relating to dialogue design for DSS user interfaces. 6

6. a) Define the term Group Decision Support Systems (GDSS). 3

b) Write down the benefits of making decisions in groups. 3

7. Write down short notes on followings: (Any two) 3 X 2= 6

a) Management Information System (MIS)
b) Executive Information System (EIS)
c) Business Intelligence (BI)