___is a process (not a place) used to evaluate candidates as they participate in a series of situations that resemble what they might be called on to handle on the job.

Jim Smith, financial asset manager, needs to make quick decisions regarding potential financial investments and divestments. One-hour delay can sometimes cost the company thousands of dollars in profits. He submitted a request for a new investment management system to the IT Department, but they did not give his requests a high enough priority to begin immediately working. So, he searched the internet for commercially available solutions. Based on good reviews, he decided to purchase a web-based software product that runs in any browser on any device, connects to databases via open standard Application Programming Interfaces(APIs), and supports charts, watchlists, and analytics. He plans to subscribe to an online investment service, input financial data from the company database, play "what if" investment games using the built-in charts and analytics, and then update the company system to reflect the final decisions. Jim installed the client software on his personal laptop, but the IT…

A "decision procedure" for detecting a characteristic is . . .  Select one: a. a procedure requiring an intelligent person to deliver a decision in a finite number of steps b. a mechanical procedure that will answer the question in a possibly-infinite number of steps c. a mechanical procedure that will usually answer the question in a finite number of steps d. a mechanical procedure that will always determine the presence of the characteristic in a finite number of steps e. any procedure that will provide an answer in a finite number of steps

A task on a WBS or Gantt chart is dependent if ________. Group of answer choices It cannot begin until another task is completed It is uncertain whether the task is necessary under the circumstances It must happen at the same time as another task None of these answers