Computer-aided design (CAD) systems are a major application of which type of knowledge management system?

Correct answer: Knowledge work systems (KWS)

Explanation

This question requires the student to correctly classify Computer-aided design (CAD) within the framework of knowledge management systems presented in the chapter.

Other questions

Question 1

What is the primary role of knowledge management in a business context, according to Chapter 11?

Question 2

According to Chapter 11, what is the term for knowledge that resides in the minds of employees and has not been documented?

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major types of knowledge management systems described in the chapter?

Question 4

What is the primary purpose of an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system?

Question 5

What is the primary function of a Knowledge Work System (KWS)?

Question 7

Which intelligent technique captures the tacit knowledge of a human in a very specific and limited domain of expertise in the form of a set of rules?

Question 8

In the Firewire Surfboards case study, what percentage of a board's completion was achieved by the computer-aided manufacturing process before being returned to the shaper?

Question 9

What is the primary difference between case-based reasoning (CBR) and expert systems?

Question 10

Which intelligent technique uses a rule-based technology to represent imprecision by creating rules with approximate or subjective values?

Question 11

What are communities of practice (COPs)?

Question 12

What is the primary objective of a learning management system (LMS)?

Question 13

What percentage of an organization's business content is estimated to be semistructured or unstructured, according to experts cited in Chapter 11?

Question 14

Which technology is described as a 'rule-based technology that can represent imprecision' and is used in devices like autofocus cameras and subway systems?

Question 15

What type of knowledge work system would a financial analyst use to integrate a wide range of data from internal and external sources for analyzing trading situations?

Question 16

The knowledge management value chain consists of five steps. Which of the following is NOT one of these steps?

Question 17

What is the primary function of intelligent agents in the context of knowledge management?

Question 18

In the Tata Consulting Services (TCS) case study, what was the name of the web-based electronic knowledge management (EKM) portal that made knowledge globally available?

Question 19

What is the primary characteristic of a digital asset management system?

Question 20

Genetic algorithms are an intelligent technique useful for what type of problem?

Question 21

What is a 'taxonomy' in the context of enterprise content management?

Question 22

What is the key difference between augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR)?

Question 23

What are 'folksonomies' as described in the chapter?

Question 24

How many case studies for mainframe problems and solutions did TCS document in the mid-eighties, according to the case study?

Question 25

What is the key limitation of expert systems?

Question 26

Which of the following best describes the knowledge management value chain?

Question 27

What intelligent technique finds patterns and relationships in large databases to predict future behavior?

Question 28

According to the case study about Albassami International Group, how often is data from branches replicated to the central HQ server?

Question 29

What is the main purpose of a knowledge network system?

Question 30

What technology did Vertex Pharmaceuticals use in the opening case to determine the shape of a protein 'lock' to design a drug 'key'?

Question 31

Which of the following is considered a key organizational investment required to obtain returns from knowledge management technology?

Question 32

What is the primary goal of agent-based modeling, as exemplified by Procter & Gamble's supply chain analysis?

Question 33

What are the three key roles of knowledge workers in an organization?

Question 34

In the Tata Consulting Services case study, what was the estimated reduction in travel and telecommunications costs after adopting the 'Infinity' collaboration project?

Question 35

Which technology is defined as 'the study of how computer programs can improve their performance without explicit programming'?

Question 36

What is the primary drawback of using neural networks compared to expert systems?

Question 37

In the Firewire Surfboards case, what technology did the company use to allow customers to manipulate board dimensions and see a 3-D model?

Question 38

What is the primary characteristic of 'situational' knowledge?

Question 39

How did Procter & Gamble (P&G) use agent-based modeling for its supply chain, according to the text?

Question 40

Which technology is used to create interactive 3-D models on the Web and is platform-independent, requiring little bandwidth?

Question 41

What type of system is Siri, the personal assistant on Apple's iOS, an example of?

Question 42

What does the term 'organizational learning' refer to?

Question 43

Hybrid AI systems are created to:

Question 44

In the Albassami case study, what was the primary business benefit of linking vehicle maintenance data with the transportation service?

Question 45

What is the primary search strategy used by an inference engine in 'forward chaining'?

Question 46

In the drug discovery case, what was the primary challenge that made determining the shape of a protein 'lock' difficult?

Question 47

Which of the following is NOT a requirement for knowledge work systems (KWS)?

Question 48

What is the primary reason that knowledge is considered a 'firm asset'?

Question 49

In the TCS case study, how many document transactions were exchanged by CoP members via Ultimatix between January and June 2003?

Question 50

What is the primary purpose of 3-D printing in the context of knowledge work systems?