Which of the Following Best Describes Intelligent Agents

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes intelligent agents?

• A) cookies used to track IP addresses of computer users
• B) people who can help computer users with problems they encounter when trying to shop online
• C) sophisticated software programs that use collaborative filtering technologies to learn from past user behavior to recommend new purchases
• D) search engines specifically designed for online marketing and other forms of e-commerce

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Definitions:

Work In Process Inventory

Goods that are in the process of being manufactured but are not yet complete.

Fixed Overhead Costs

Regular, unchanged costs incurred by a business, regardless of its level of production or activity, such as rent and salaries.

Control Perspective

An approach focusing on the monitoring and adjusting of processes and strategies to achieve desired outcomes or objectives.

Revenue Variance

The difference between how much the revenue should have been, given the actual level of activity, and the actual revenue for the period. A favorable (unfavorable) revenue variance occurs because the revenue is higher (lower) than expected, given the actual level of activity for the period.