For this activity, you will submit two files, a Microsoft Word® document for Part 1 and a Microsoft Excel®spreadsheet for Part 2. Your instructor will use the rubric below to grade this assignment.

In Part 1 of this assignment, you will answer three questions. For each question, conduct in-depth research on the topic using both the course textbook or primary sources outside of the course textbook as references. Answer each of the review questions in a scholarly manner. Use Microsoft Word or a compatible word processing application to create your data. Be sure to place APA Style in-text citations and a reference table as appropriate.

To assist your instructor, copy the numbered questions from the assignment and paste them in bold font just before each of your answers

Part 1 Module Review Questions

Answer the following questions:

1.The course textbook states that “most business initiatives succeed or fail based on the quality of their data” (Turban, Volonino, & Wood, 2015, p. 37). With excellent information technology available today to manage data, why do organizations still have information deficiency problems

2. Hardware virtualization is a widely utilized technology in the business world for purposes of reducing energy and providing scalability with load-balancing. Describe three major types of virtualization utilized by businesses

3. Describe at least three functions that a Database Management System (DBMS) performs to help create an accurate and consistent view of data throughout an enterprise.

PART 2 MODULE REVIEW QUESTIONS

For Part 2 of the Module Review activity, you will submit a Microsoft Excel®spreadsheet. Your instructor will use the rubric attached to this assignment to grade your work.

In this practical assignment, you are to create a simple spreadsheet utilizing Excel or a compatible application that will be the primary component of your DSS. You are the IT Department Manager employed by an imaginary Fixed Base Operator (FBO) located in Somewhere, Kansas.

The DSS that you create will be utilized by the Corporate Finance Department Manager to reach structured decisions relating to aviation fuel purchasing contracts. To be able to arrive at those decisions, the manager needs data that represents the pricing for two distinct types of aviation fuel, Jet Fuel and Avgas available from the five different vendors with which the company has accounts. The DSS should present the lowest pricing in U.S. dollars for each of the two types of aviation fuel along with the vendors that offer that pricing.

Create your DSS spreadsheet utilizing the following steps:

In Row 1, create a header row with the following labels in bold font:

• Column A: Vendor Name
• Column B: Jet Fuel Price
• Column C: Avgas Price

In Column A, Rows 2 through 6, list the following vendors:

• ABC Fuel
• Midwest Fuel
• Texas Wildcat Fuel
• KC Fuel
• Royal Canadian Fuel

In Columns B and C, Rows 2 through 6, enter imaginary pricing values for all vendors and both types of fuel, keeping the range of values between $5.00 and $10.00 for each type of fuel.

Format the cells in Columns B and C, Rows 2 through 6 as “Currency” with two decimal places.

• Label the cell in Column A, Row 8, “Best Jet Fuel Price” in bold font. Label the cell in Column A, Row 9, “Jet Fuel Vendor” in bold font.
• Label the cell in Column A, Row 11, “Best Avgas Price” in bold font.
• Label the cell in Column A, Row 12, “Avgas Vendor” in bold font.

Using Functions and Formulas

1. Using the MIN function, create a formula for the cell located in Column B, Row 8 that calculates the lowest value for the Jet Fuel pricing available from the five vendors.
2. Using the MIN function, create a formula for the cell located in Column C, Row 11 that calculates the lowest value for the Avgas pricing available from the five vendors.
3. Using nested “IF” functions, create a formula for the cell in Column B, Row 9 that places the name of the “winning” vendor for the “Best Jet Fuel Price.”

   The following video offers valuable tips on how to create nested “IF” functions:
   Excel Nested IF function (YouTube 09:45) (链接到外部网站。)Excel Nested IF function (YouTube 09:45)

4. Select “Align Right” for the data in the cell located at Column B, Row 9.
5. Using nested “IF” functions, create a formula for the cell in Column C. Row 12 that places the name of the “winning” vendor for the “Best Avgas Price.”
6. Select “Align Right” for the data in the cell located at Column C, Row 12.
7. Select “all Borders” for the cells in Columns A, B, and C, Rows 1 through 12.