1
.
A
decision
support
system
(
DSS
)
is
a
computer
-
based
information
systemthat
supports
business
or
organizational
decision
-
making
activities
.
DSSs
serve
the
management
,
operations
,
and
planning
levels
of
an
____________________
and
help
to
make
decisions
,
which
may
be
____________________
changing
and
not
easily
specified
in
advance
.
Decision
support
systems
can
be
either
fully
computerized
,
human
or
a
combination
of
both
.
2
.
?
A
communication
-
driven
DSS
supports
more
than
one
person
working
on
a
____________________
task
.
3
.
?
A
____________________
-
driven
DSS
or
data
-
oriented
DSS
emphasizes
access
to
and
manipulation
of
a
time
series
of
internal
company
data
and
,
sometimes
,
external
data
.
4
.
?
A
____________________
-
driven
DSS
manages
,
retrieves
,
and
manipulates
unstructured
information
in
a
variety
of
electronic
formats
.
5
.
?
A
____________________
-
driven
DSS
provides
specialized
problem
-
solving
expertise
stored
as
facts
,
rules
,
procedures
,
or
in
similar
structures
.
6
.
?
A
____________________
-
driven
DSS
emphasizes
access
to
and
manipulation
of
a
statistical
,
financial
,
optimization
,
or
simulation
model
.
Model
-
driven
DSS
use
data
and
parameters
provided
by
users
to
assist
decision
makers
in
analyzing
a
situation
;
they
are
not
necessarily
data
-
intensive
.
7
.
Three
fundamental
components
of
a
DSS
architecture
are
:
a
.
the
database
(
or
knowledge
base
)
,
b
.
the
model
(
i
.
e
.
,
the
decision
context
and
user
criteria
)
,
and
c
.
the
____________________
interface
.
