Q.1

Which of the following is not a device used in data communication?

  • modem
  • multiplexer
  • statistical multiplexer
  • front-end processor
  • All of the above
Q.2

During the MIS development process, progress reporting meeting are held

  • daily
  • weekly
  • monthly
  • all of the above
  • None of the above
Q.3

Data are allowed to be transmitted in only one direction in a:

  • simplex channel
  • dumb channel
  • half-duplex channel
  • full-duplex channel
  • None of the above
Q.4

The relationship between the computer and quantitative techniques can be said to be a

  • symbiotic one
  • synergistic one
  • syntactical one
  • synthetic one
  • None of the above
Q.5

Sales order data is entered by means of

  • terminal entry
  • keypunch
  • OCR
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.6

Which of the following does not fail in the Personnel Decision-Making Area:

  • pay-rolls
  • cash flow analysis
  • income-tax assessment and recovery
  • person's experience
  • None of the above
Q.7

Quantitative evaluation of new products assures that

  • the important factors receive management attention
  • the factors are weighted according to their relative importance
  • both (a) and (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
  • None of the above
Q.8

Management has become more complex because

  • there is less time to react to competitive actions
  • the equipment used in many of the firm's activities has become more complex
  • firms have become larger
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.9

The most structured marketing problems are likely to be those dealing with

  • product
  • promotion
  • place
  • price
  • None of the above
Q.10

The study project proposal

  • recommends implementation of an MIS
  • recommends further study of MIS feasibility
  • recommends a particular MIS design
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.11

To be successful in implementing DSS, organizations should have the following characteristics except:

  • a well-controlled data-processing system
  • willingness to commit dollars and personnel to the project.
  • education and training by the organization
  • powerful central computer groups to initiate and manage system projects
  • all of the above are important
Q.12

The order entry subsystem creates a file of order records that are input to the

  • production subsystem
  • inventory subsystem
  • control subsystem
  • quality subsystem
  • None of the above
Q.13

Information is _____ when it is useful in making a decision.

  • relevant
  • management by exception
  • predictive reports
  • control
  • None of the above
Q.14

Corporate modeling software can be used for

  • cash planning
  • operational budgeting
  • capital budgeting
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.15

Marketing research does not normally

  • gather environmental information
  • provide a continuous source of information
  • relate to all aspects of marketing operations
  • describe the current situation
  • None of the above
Q.16

QUBE is an example of _____ systems.

  • problem-solving
  • inventory
  • electronic shopping
  • algebra
  • None of the above
Q.17

Within a database, the sequential organization of data by a common key is called:

  • logical structure
  • inverted structure
  • simple structure
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.18

Zani's framework of effective MIS argues that MIS can only be designed in a:

  • top down fashion
  • co-ordinative fashion
  • by managerial participation
  • bottom up
  • None of the above
Q.19

A language for simulating models of business activity is:

  • SPSS
  • DL/1
  • GPSS
  • COBOL
  • None of the above
Q.20

Information is produced by processing data from which of the following sources?

  • data provided by higher levels of management
  • data provided by lower levels of management
  • internally generated data
  • externally generated data
  • All of the above
Q.21

Many large organizations have information _____ where managers can use fourth-generation languages to retrieve the facts they need from online data bases, and where staff experts are available to provide PC hardware/ software guidance.

  • expert
  • centers
  • control
  • MIS
  • None of the above
Q.22

Functional subsystems are connected by

  • resource flows
  • decision flows
  • information flows
  • data flows
  • None of the above
Q.23

The common practice is to maintain

  • one generation of data files
  • two generations of data files
  • three generations of data files
  • batch processing
  • None of the above
Q.24

Pillsbury's REACH system is concerned mainly with the accomplishment of

  • monthly objectives
  • weekly objectives
  • quarterly objectives
  • annual objectives
  • None of the above
Q.25

Top-level managers are responsible for _____ plans and decisions.

  • strategic
  • structured
  • simulation
  • tactical
  • None of the above
Q.26

Sales invoking is a:

  • pre-sales activity
  • job of finance department
  • post-sales activity
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.27

Summarized information is used more than detailed information on the

  • top management level
  • middle management level
  • lower management level
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.28

PERT and CPM are:

  • network techniques
  • assignment techniques
  • project evaluation techniques
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.29

Firms have been engaged in marketing research for

  • only the past ten years
  • twenty-five years
  • fifty years
  • over fifty years
  • None of the above
Q.30

The bars in a bar chart are represented by the

  • rectangles in a network diagram
  • arrows in a network diagram
  • triangles in a network diagram
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.31

The manager attempts to expedite, or speed up, the flow of

  • machines
  • manpower
  • material
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.32

Customer credit-granting decisions should be incorporated into the

  • inventory control system
  • accounts receivable systems
  • sales order entry system
  • sales analysis system
  • None of the above
Q.33

Personnel activity reports are produced from the

  • personnel transactions file
  • employee file
  • applicant file
  • jobs files
  • None of the above
Q.34

Quantitative techniques used to solve business problems are called

  • operations management
  • operations science
  • operations research
  • management operations
  • None of the above
Q.35

What data most likely would not be keyed into the order entry subsystem?

  • item quantity
  • customer number
  • item number
  • item cost
  • None of the above
Q.36

We combine hardware, software, people, procedures, and data to create an _____

  • people
  • icons
  • information system
  • on-line
  • None of the above
Q.37

Difficult of MIS implementation is affected by

  • employee attitude
  • the firm's objectives
  • the firm's existing MIS
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.38

A _____ is a formalized computer information system that can integrate data from various sources to provide the information necessary for management decision making.

  • prompt
  • passwords
  • MIS
  • Tactical
  • None of the above
Q.39

Trailer labels contain

  • file identification
  • retention period
  • both (a) and (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
  • None of the above
Q.40

The type of information most restricted by a poor interface between generalized data base management systems and special computing system languages is

  • supervisory
  • planning
  • priority setting
  • limitation
  • None of the above
Q.41

Accounting data

  • is oriented to the future
  • is prone to error
  • deals only with internal activities of the firm
  • must be converted into information to be of value to the manager
  • None of the above
Q.42

Invoices are deleted from the invoice detail file by the

  • cash receipts subsystem
  • execution procedures of accounts
  • sales analysis system
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.43

In Pillsbury's SOAR system, data was entered by

  • OCR
  • MICR
  • remote terminals
  • audio input
  • None of the above
Q.44

Data collection terminals

  • track the flow of materials from one production area to another
  • record employee attendance
  • record start and stop of production steps
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.45

Environmental information has greater value on the

  • top management level
  • middle management level
  • lower management level
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.46

A pricing strategy model would function most effectively as a

  • transaction processing model
  • batch model
  • time sharing model
  • realtime model
  • None of the above
Q.47

Which of the following is not a quotation system procedure set?

  • delivery planning
  • product data retrieval
  • quotation preparation
  • all of the above
  • None of the above
Q.48

Problem identification most often comes from information produced from

  • data describing what will happen in the future
  • data describing what has happened in the past
  • data describing what is happening now
  • both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Q.49

A retailing business involves which of the following functions?

  • engineering
  • maintenance
  • plant operations
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.50

EDP auditors can be used in the

  • implementation phase of MIS development
  • planning phase of MIS development
  • analysis and design phase of MIS development
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
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