.Decision Support Systems

question 62

Multiple Choice

.Decision support systems:

• A) are used for operational, tactical, and strategic decision making.
• B) are used only when making structured decisions.
• C) provide reports with fixed and standard formats.
• D) require user requests for reports developed by systems personnel.

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Definitions:

Actual Malice

A standard of proof in defamation law requiring the plaintiff to show that the defendant knew the statement was false or acted with reckless disregard of its truth or falsity.

Libel

A form of defamation expressed by print, writing, pictures, or signs that injures a person's reputation.

Proximate Cause

The legal principle that determines the primary cause of damage or injury, which must be closely related (both in time and nature) to the harm in a liability lawsuit.

Actual Cause

Also known as "cause in fact," it is a factor or event that is a direct cause of an occurrence or injury.