In the context of the features of a decision support system (DSS), _____ analysis enables you to apply different variables in decision making.

 In a decision support system (DSS) environment, a _____ is the liaison between users and designers.

 Nanotechnology can be used to make computers faster, but the costs prevent it from being widely adopted.

 A business analyst sees the need for a Decision Support System (DSS). The analyst points to a study conducted by Peter G. Keen, a former MIT professor. Which argument regarding performance could the analyst make based on the study?

 In which phase of the systems development life cycle (SDLC) do analysts choose the solution that is the most realistic and offers the highest payoff for the organization.

 An analyst can see the total sales for the country, but needs to look at sales data from the eastern, western, northern and southern region. Which feature of the EIS system should the analyst use?

 A company is choosing an EDI methodology to allow smaller and larger companies to send and receive information about their business transactions. Which solution is best?

 A collaboration system supports decision makers by providing access to_____.

 _____ allows a smooth, gradual transition between human and computer vocabularies and deals with variations in linguistic terms by using a degree of membership.

_____ find the combination of inputs that generates the most desirable outputs, such as the stock portfolio with the highest return.