Q.1

A person who has the responsibility for development of a new product (such a instant coffee) in a firm is called a

  • brand manager
  • project manager
  • development manager
  • market manager
  • None of the above
Q.2

The major function of the language system is:

  • to perform various processing tasks
  • to provide artificial-intelligence capabilities to the DSS
  • to provide data to the DSS
  • to enable the users to interact with the DSS
  • None of the above
Q.3

Data base preparation would be most difficult in a(n)

  • college or university
  • supermarket
  • hospital
  • bank
  • None of the above
Q.4

The characteristics of strategic decisions include all of the following except:

  • they are structured
  • they are future oriented
  • they have a high level of uncertainty
  • they are concerned with long-range plans
  • Ail of the above are characteristics
Q.5

_____ decisions are those decisions for which policy standards or guidelines are already established.

  • programmable
  • control
  • predictive reports
  • relevant
  • None of the above
Q.6

The _____ is a business-oriented data-processing association which publishes a monthly journal, Data Management.

  • DPMA
  • CDP
  • CISA
  • ACM
  • None of the above
Q.7

The model curriculum for information-system education suggested by the _____ has a more theoretical and conceptual basis, whereas the model by the _____ is more practical and applied in nature.

  • AI, ES
  • KBS, AI
  • ACM, DPMA
  • SISD, MMD
  • None of the above
Q.8

The product structure file is also called the

  • item master file
  • bill of materials file
  • operations file
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.9

Encryption is being used primarily with

  • file retention
  • transaction entry
  • computer processing
  • data communication
  • None of the above
Q.10

General ledger is also referred to as:

  • main ledger
  • extra ledger
  • nominal ledger
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.11

A turnaround document can be a (n)

  • punched card
  • OCR document
  • both (a) and (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
  • None of the above
Q.12

Data has to be _____ before it can be converted into information.

  • transformed
  • processed
  • changed
  • engineered
  • None of the above
Q.13

Slack is the calculated time span within which the event must occur:

  • true
  • false
  • cannot be said
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.14

If you are an information-system manager, which organization is most appropriate for your interest?

  • ACM
  • SIM
  • ASA
  • IEEE
  • None of the above
Q.15

Operations Research came into being due to:

  • medical reasons
  • military reasons
  • educational reasons
  • to improve transportation
  • None of the above
Q.16

Order-filling activity in the physical system is triggered by the

  • manufacturing information system
  • order entry subsystem
  • billing subsystem
  • accounts receivable subsystem
  • None of the above
Q.17

Sensitivity Analysis is the ability to perform:

  • What-if analysis
  • If-so analysis
  • What-then analysis
  • And-or analysis
  • None of the above
Q.18

MRP stands for

  • management resource planning
  • marketing research planning
  • manufacturing resource planning
  • material requirements planning
  • None of the above
Q.19

Which of the following is not a common configuration used in a DDP system?

  • star
  • ring
  • tree
  • realtime
  • bus
Q.20

A systems theory of management includes

  • the manager as the control mechanism
  • the use of both environmental and internal information describing what should be achieved
  • the use of objectives or standards of performance describing what is being achieved
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.21

The manager attempts to slow down the flow of

  • machines
  • material
  • money
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.22

The accident file is commonly updated in the

  • accident and claims data system
  • payroll system
  • employment control reporting system
  • personnel activity reporting system
  • None of the above
Q.23

An MIS may include operational/ tactical support, decision support, and automated _____ subsystems.

  • office
  • center
  • body
  • area
  • None of the above
Q.24

_____ is the use of a model in an attempt to identify and/or reflect the behaviour of a real person, process, or system.

  • master
  • decision
  • plan
  • simulation
  • None of the above
Q.25

The computer can potentially be used to monitor most of our actions, thus robbing us of _____

  • tapping
  • privacy
  • back log
  • security
  • None of the above
Q.26

_____ decisions concern the execution of specific tasks to assure that they are. carried out efficiently and effectively.

  • tactical
  • strategic
  • operational
  • management
  • None of the above
Q.27

Econometric models include techniques from

  • economics
  • statistics
  • mathematics
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.28

Average inventory level is reduced by

  • decreasing the vendor lead time
  • increasing the usage rate
  • decreasing the order quantity
  • lowering the reorder point
  • None of the above
Q.29

Which of the following is(are) true of system analysts?

  • their responsibility is to analyze and design system software
  • they may be looked upon as an intermediary between users and programmers
  • they are heavily involved with the system-development life cycle
  • both (a) and (c)
  • None of the above
Q.30

A _____ is responsible for the design and control of a company's data base

  • DBA
  • DBM
  • DPMA
  • EDP auditor
  • None of the above
Q.31

Which of the following is not true of office automation?

  • It enhances office productivity.
  • Human factors should be considered in implementing office automation.
  • It will increase informal communications between employees.
  • Software should be designed to be user-friendly
  • All of the above are true.
Q.32

The file key of the fixed assets file includes the

  • fixed asset account number
  • acquisition date
  • asset identification number
  • depreciation account number
  • None of the above
Q.33

Which of the following is not a major subsystem part providing an opportunity for system design controls

  • data base
  • model base
  • both (a) and (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
  • None of the above
Q.34

The amount of a certain product sold to a certain customer in a past period can be obtained from the

  • customer file
  • sales history file
  • inventory file
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.35

The general systems model of the firm can be used

  • to solve problems in college classes
  • to ease the transition into a new company, upon graduation
  • to solve problems as a manager
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.36

Marketing research data is gathered by

  • observation
  • In-depth interviews
  • controlled experiment
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.37

Administrative supervision of the activities relating to a database is the responsibility of the:

  • DP manager
  • Database administrator
  • VP-DP Administration
  • DB manager
  • None of the above
Q.38

Which of the following is not true of the EDP Auditors Foundation?

  • It publishes a journal, The EDP Auditor
  • It sponsors the CIS A examination.
  • It is a professional association of those auditors who specialize in EDP
  • It is a member of the AFIPS.
  • None of the above
Q.39

The online, softcopy display of a customer's charge account to respond to an inquiry is an example of a(n):

  • regularly scheduled report
  • on-demand report
  • exception report
  • forecasting report
  • None of the above
Q.40

The four major corporate resources are money, materials, information, and

  • people
  • icons
  • information system
  • on-line
  • None of the above
Q.41

_____ is the ratio of correct information to the total amount of information produced over a period.

  • accuracy
  • concise
  • simulation
  • decision
  • None of the above
Q.42

The file created yesterday is called the

  • "son" file
  • "father" file
  • "mother" file
  • "grandfather file"
  • None of the above
Q.43

The subsystem appearing in each of the functional information systems is the

  • internal accounting subsystem
  • environmental intelligence subsystem
  • information processor subsystem
  • system analysis subsystem
  • None of the above
Q.44

The files required to maintain general ledger records include

  • inventory file
  • detail postings file
  • chart of accounts file
  • all of the above
  • None of the above
Q.45

A central purpose of most decision-support systems is

  • to build a model of the decision¬making problem
  • to design a data-base manage¬ment system
  • to build an expert system
  • to determine the key decisions in the problem area
  • None of the above
Q.46

MIS constraints are imposed by

  • the firm's managers
  • the firm's finance
  • the environment
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.47

The teleprocessing system appropriate for a probability encoding system is

  • an on-line batch system
  • an interactive time-sharing system
  • a large-scale batch system
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.48

One of the three most common types of payment systems is the

  • pinion fund transaction system
  • travel expense reimbursement system
  • accounts payable system
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.49

A systems theory of organization sees the firm as a

  • network of resource flows
  • system transforming inputs into outputs
  • physical system managed by a manager using a conceptual system
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.50

The DBA is

  • a person
  • a computer device
  • a communication technique
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
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