Modules 3, 4, 5 and 7

Question 1

What is the Grand Vision of AI?

Answer 1

The grand vision of AI is to attempt to build computer systems that behave like humans.

Question 2

What are the risks of using AI at work?

Answer 2

1. Workers can be nudged to behave in a certain way
2. Recruitment selection can be biased
3. No transparency regarding why it chose somethin/one
4. No ethical regards

Question 3

How can AI be used in HR?

Answer 3

1. Use AI in recruiting and selecting candidates
2. AI can interpret what company is looking for and use it to perform tasks more efficiently.

Question 3

Describe the stages in the IT infrastructure evolution?

Answer 3

1. 1959: General-purpose maingrame and minicomputer era
2. 1981: Personal Computer era
3. 1983: Client/server network
4. 1992: Enterprise computing era
5. 2000: Cloud and mobile computing

Question 4

What is Interactive AI?

Answer 4

This form of AI allows for text, images, video and other inputs to be combined.

Question 5

What are the technology drivers of the IT infrastructure evolution?

Answer 5

1. Moore’s law and microprocessing power
2. Law of mass digital storage
3. Metcalfe’s law and network economics
4. Declining communication costs
5. Standards and network effects

Question 6

What is DNA computing?

Answer 6

This is an emerging branch of computing using DNA, biochemistry and molecular biology hardware, rather than traditional electronic computers

Question 6

What is Moore’s law?

Answer 6

This law states that the amount of data being stored doubles every 18 months. The cost of storing digital information is falling exponentionally

Question 7

What is HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)?

Answer 7

This is for communication between web browsers and servers

Question 7

What are the 7 components of IT infrastructure?

Answer 7

1. Data management and storage (IBM, Oracle, Apache
2. Internet platforms (Apache, MSFT, Cisco)
3. Computer hardware platforms (IBM, Oracle, HP, AAPL)
4. Operating systems platforms (MSFT, Linux, Android, iOs)
5. Enterprise software applications (SAP, Oracle, MSFT, IBM)
6. Networking/ Telecommunications (MSFT, Cisco, AT&T, VZN)
7. Consultants and system integrators (IBM, HP, Accenture)

Question 8

What are optical computers?

Answer 8

These computers use light particles called photons to solve limitations of long-range messaging.

Question 9

What is SMTP (simple mail transfer protocol)?

Answer 9

This is designed for email transmission

Question 10

What is net neutrality?

Answer 10

This means that all internet traffic should be trated equally to remain an open platform. Internet service providers argue that this concept decreases attractiveness of investments.

Question 10

What is FTP (File Transfer Protocol)?

Answer 10

This is for file transfers between clients and servers

Question 11

What are the 4 major areas of business?

Answer 11

1. Accounting and finance
2. Sales and marketing
3. Operations
4. Human resources

Question 12

What is the technical perspective on organizations?

Answer 12

The organization is a formal social structure with rules and procedures that processes resources from environment to produce outputs. Information systems focus on how inputs can be used to create outputs with technological changes in company

Question 13

What is the behavioral perspective on organizations?

Answer 13

Organization is a collection of rights etc. balanced over a period of time through conflict and its resolution. Information systems can change the organizational balance of these rights etc.

Question 14

What is MIS?

Answer 14

MIS (Management Information System) provides middle managers with reports on firm performance to help monitor and predict future performance using data from TPS. Inflexible and low analytical strength

Question 15

How can IT enhance business processes?

Answer 15

1. Automation of manual processes
2. Change the flow of information
3. Replace sequential with simultaneous processes
4. Transform how a business works
5. Drive new business models

Question 16

What are transaction processing systems?

Answer 16

These systems keep track of basic activities and transactions of an organization. The serve operational managers for routine transactions.

Question 17

Name three systems for business intelligence?

Answer 17

1. MIS
2. ESS
3. DSS

Question 18

What are decision support systems?

Answer 18

These systems serve middle managers in nonroutinge decision making and can use external and internal information.

Question 19

What is the executive support system?

Answer 19

This is a support system for senior management addressing strategic issues and long-term trends for nonroutine decision-amking. Internal and external information.

Question 20

What is a social business?

Answer 20

Social businesses use social networking platforms to engage employees, suppliers and deepen interactions and expedite information sharing. The most important aspect is conversations.

Question 21

What are enterprise systems?

Answer 21

These systems integrate all information from different parts of the business and put it in one database for everyone to see. Core functions are integrated and it gives an overview of operations.

Question 22

What is the business value of supply chain management systems?

Answer 22

1. Match supply to demand
2. Reduce inventory levels
3. Improve delivery service
4. Speed product time to market
5. Use assets more effectively
6. Increase sales

Question 23

What are association rules?

Answer 23

Associations are attribute values that frequently occur together in a dataset.

Question 24

What are the two central concepts in associate rules mining?

Answer 24

1. Support: share of transactions this item set appears in
2. Confidence: measures and expresses how reliably item set Y is bought if item set B is bought.

Question 25

What is a composite key?

Answer 25

In some tables, it is possible that there is no good primary key. In this case, a combination of multiple attributes (columns) needs to be used. This combination is called a composite key.