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Open Hint for Question 1 in a new window		 A jukebox is a device for storing and retrieving many optical disks.
   
 
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Question 2
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Open Hint for Question 2 in a new window		 Providing quick and easy access to external databases is a requirement of a knowledge work system.
   
 
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Question 3
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Open Hint for Question 3 in a new window		 Java is a set of specifications for interactive 3-D modeling on the World Wide Web.
   
 
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Question 4
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Open Hint for Question 4 in a new window		 An investment workstation is a powerful desktop computer for financial specialists, which is optimized to access and manipulate massive amounts of financial data.
   
 
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Question 5
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Open Hint for Question 5 in a new window		 Organizations are using artificial intelligence technology to capture individual and collective knowledge and to codify and extend their knowledge base.
   
 
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Question 6
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Open Hint for Question 6 in a new window		 One of the primary advantages of expert systems is their ability to perform a variety of tasks.
   
 
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Question 7
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Open Hint for Question 7 in a new window		 Expert system benefits include reduced errors, reduced cost, reduced training time, improved decisions, and improved quality and service.
   
 
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Question 8
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Open Hint for Question 8 in a new window		 Expert systems can only represent limited forms of knowledge.
   
 
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Question 9
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Open Hint for Question 9 in a new window		 The applicability of expert systems to managerial problems is very limited.
   
 
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Question 10
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Open Hint for Question 10 in a new window		 A neural network consists of hardware and software that attempts to emulate the processing patterns of the biological brain.
   
 
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Open Hint for Question 11 in a new window		 In most current applications, neural networks can substitute for human decision makers.
   
 
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Question 12
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Open Hint for Question 12 in a new window		 A genetic algorithm works by representing information as a string of 0s and 1s.
   
 
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Question 13
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Open Hint for Question 13 in a new window		 Knowledge workers are skilled at avoiding information overload.
   
 
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Question 14
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Open Hint for Question 14 in a new window		 Knowledge maps are tools for identifying and locating the organization’s knowledge resources.
   
 
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Question 15
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Open Hint for Question 15 in a new window		 Portals are used to connect knowledge workers to external databases.
   
 
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Question 16
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Open Hint for Question 16 in a new window		 Teamware is a sophisticated form of groupware.
   
 
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Question 17
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Open Hint for Question 17 in a new window		 A community of practice is an informal group of people in an organization with a common professional interest.
   
 
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Question 18
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Open Hint for Question 18 in a new window		 With document imaging systems, original documents can be thrown away.
   
 
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Question 19
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Open Hint for Question 19 in a new window		 Information systems can also provide knowledge networks for linking people so that tacit knowledge can be shared.
   
 
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Question 20
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Open Hint for Question 20 in a new window		 Knowledge assets are as important as physical and financial assets for competitive advantage and survival.
   
 
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