One of the Problems with Today's Complex Information Technology Is

question 40

Multiple Choice

One of the problems with today's complex information technology is ________. Marketing research firms are attempting to deal with this problem by offering products and services labeled "decision support systems," "data mining systems," or "expert systems" like IRI's Builder Suite services or Nielsen's Category Business Planner.

• A) data costs more than the value they bring to the decision maker
• B) information "decay"; the data have lost their value by the time they are processed
• C) information overload
• D) "garbage-in; garbage-out"
• E) the "needle in the haystack" problem; the answer is there but almost never found

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Definitions:

Duty of Care

A responsibility mandated by law, compelling a person to maintain a level of carefulness in behaviors that might predictably injure others.

Invitee

A person who is invited onto someone's property for the owner's benefit, often related to business or commerce, and is owed a high duty of care.

Licensee

A person or entity that is granted permission to enter or use another's property for a specific purpose without transferring property ownership.

Trespasser

An individual who enters or uses another's property without permission, potentially facing legal action for unauthorized intrusion.