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Q.1
Inventory lead time can be broken into:
review, order, manufacturing or purchasing and receiving
order, manufacturing or purchasing, and receiving
order, receiving
All of the above
None of the above
Q.2
In Decision Tables three are:
tabulated decisions
decisions
condition stubs and action stubs
decision hierarchy
None of the above
Q.3
A device is said to be _____ when it is accessible to, or under the control of, the processor
people
icons
information system
on-line
None of the above
Q.4
Individuals who intend to pursue a career as an information-system manager should have:
technical expertise in information systems
human-relations skills
ability to communicate in written form
two of the above
None of the above
Q.5
The limits imposed by the firm itself or its environmental on the decision maker are called
parameters
constraints
constructs
perimeters
None of the above
Q.6
Labour standards are provided by
IE time and motion study
analysis of historical data
both (a) and (b)
neither (a) nor (b)
None of the above
Q.7
Which of the following is not one of the major components of decision-support system?
language system
knowledge system
expert system
problem-processing system
None of the above
Q.8
The marketing authority contributing the most to a definition of a structure for the marketing information system is
Philip Vegas
F.A. Fisher
Philip Kotler
Roger McSack
None of the above
Q.9
The first two steps in the ____ process are to establish goals or standards, and then measure actual performance.
expert
centers
control
MIS
None of the above
Q.10
The computer is a part of the firm's
physical system
conceptual system
both (a) and (b)
neither (a) nor (b)
None of the above
Q.11
Information concerning the probability distribution of a profit rate can be generated by using:
electronic spreadsheet
artificial intelligence
time-series analysis
management science techniques
sensitivity analysis
Q.12
Which of the following is characteristic of a transaction processing system?
provides summary information
fairly easy to computerize
used by upper management
difficult to computerize
None of the above
Q.13
EDP auditors can be acquired from
computer consulting firms
accounting firms
general management consulting firms
All of the above
None of the above
Q.14
Which of the following is most responsible for the inability of auditors to uncover computer crimes?
the auditor's lack of knowledge in computer technology
the prohibitively expensive audit procedures needed to detect computer frauds
the client's concern that the public will learn of the crime
the relatively small average take of computer frauds
None of the above
Q.15
With respect to personnel matters in the United States, OSHA stands for
Overseas Housing Authority
Occupational Safety and Health Act
Office Standard Help Agreement
Office Staff Help Administration
None of the above
Q.16
Data collection terminals gather data for use by the
inventory subsystem
cost subsystem
production subsystem
All of the above
None of the above
Q.17
The coordinating procedure set in an order processing system is
custom production planning
warehouse
product allocation
All of the above
None of the above
Q.18
Logical models form the basis for computing systems that generate information useful in dealing with
dynamic situations
uncertain situations
complex situations
All of the above
None of the above
Q.19
Which of the following is tactical decision?
capital-source decision
product decision
plant-location decision
budget allocation
None of the above
Q.20
Purchased items are distinguished from manufactured items by
stock location code
product type code
item number
drawing number
None of the above
Q.21
A language for simulating models of business activity is:
SPSS
DL/1
GPSS
COBOL
None of the above
Q.22
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.23
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.24
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.25
Environmental information is especially important to
top-level managers
middle-level managers
low-level managers
All of the above
None of the above
Q.26
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.27
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.28
Which of the following is not one of the factors affecting the difficulty of the MIS project?
objectives of the firm
the existing MIS
management abilities
employee attitude
None of the above
Q.29
Management by exception is based on a
positive attitude towards problem recognition
negative attitude toward problem recognition
indifferent attitude toward problem recognition
All of the above
None of the above
Q.30
Information is _____ when it is useful in making a decision.
relevant
management by exception
predictive reports
control
None of the above
Q.31
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.32
Personnel activity reports are produced from the
None of the above
personnel transactions file
employee file
applicant file
jobs files
Q.33
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.34
PERT and CPM are:
network techniques
assignment techniques
project evaluation techniques
All of the above
None of the above
Q.35
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.36
In Pillsbury's SOAR system, data was entered by
OCR
MICR
remote terminals
audio input
None of the above
Q.37
The EDP Auditors Foundation sponsors the _____ examination.
CDP
CISA
DPMA
ACMI
None of the above
Q.38
The most structured marketing problems are likely to be those dealing with
product
promotion
place
price
None of the above
Q.39
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.40
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.41
Information should be accurate, timely, complete, and _____
accuracy
concise
simulation
decision
None of the above
Q.42
During the planning phase, the main activity of the vice-president of information systems is one of
planning
control
staffing
support
None of the above
Q.43
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.44
Functional subsystems are connected by
resource flows
decision flows
information flows
data flows
None of the above
Q.45
EDP auditing has become popular since
1980
1950
1970
1975
None of the above
Q.46
Which of the following is not a desired characteristic of objectives?
understandable
relistic
valid
ambitious
None of the above
Q.47
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.48
Trailer labels contain
file identification
retention period
both (a) and (b)
neither (a) nor (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
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
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