Q.1
An _____ system has a stored knowledge base and an inference engine.
Q.2
Which of the following is not likely to occur in the near future?
Q.3
A Transportation Problem in which the total supply available at the origins exactly satisfies the total demand required at the destinations is known as:
Q.4
Corporate modeling software can be used for
Q.5
A _____ is responsible for the design and control of a company's data base
Q.6
The front-end processor is dedicated to perform which of the following function(s)?
Q.7
The characteristics of strategic decisions include all of the following except:
Q.8
An EDP auditor must be an expert in
Q.9
An MIS may include operational/ tactical support, decision support, and automated _____ subsystems.
Q.10
The teleprocessing system appropriate for a probability encoding system is
Q.11
The feedback loop in the general systems model is represented fey
Q.12
The educational program can be conducted by
Q.13
Which of the following is generally true about management reports?
Q.14
The idea of "generations" of data files is closely related to
Q.15

The computer has been applied most effectively in

  • marketing
  • manufacturing
  • personnel
  • engineering
  • None of the above
Q.16

If gross requirements are 2,inventory on hand is 3,reorder point isand EOQ is 1,the order quantity is

  • 3,000
  • 2,000
  • 7,000
  • zero
  • None of the above
Q.17

In which area are job openings expected to decline in the future?

  • computer operator
  • data-entry operator
  • application programmer
  • system programmer
  • None of the above
Q.18

Long-range planning reports produced in an MIS are primarily designed for:

  • top management
  • middle management
  • lower management
  • both (a) and (c)
  • None of the above
Q.19

Changing oil in an automobile is an example of

  • preventative maintenance
  • scheduled maintenance
  • both (a) and (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
  • None of the above
Q.20

The channel of distribution is included in the

  • product ingredient of the marketing mix
  • promotion ingredient of the marketing mix
  • place ingredient of the marketing mix
  • price ingredient of the marketing mix
  • None of the above
Q.21

A skills search requires that the employee file be accessible by

  • employee position
  • applicant file
  • employee skill category
  • employee name
  • None of the above
Q.22

Which of the following is not usually characteristic of upper management decisions?

  • Decisions require judgment
  • Decisions are structured
  • Decisions are long range
  • Decisions are unpredictable
  • Decisions require experience
Q.23

The word 'linear' in linear programming is used to describe:

  • relationship among two or more variables in a straight line
  • relationship among two or more variable which are directly proportional
  • relationship among two or more variables is linear
  • all of the above
  • None of the above
Q.24

Ultimately, internal constraints can be traced to limits on

  • manpower
  • money
  • machines
  • material
  • None of the above
Q.25

Duplicate copies of the data base are stored at all locations under:

  • partitioning
  • polling
  • replication
  • data sharing
  • None of the above
Q.26

The pending invoice file should be stored on a DASD (Direct: Access Storage Device) if

  • payment execution is batch
  • invoice data entry is one-line
  • inquiries concerning payable are to be answered on-line
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.27

A periodic report can be used to

  • identify the problem
  • evaluate solutions
  • identify solutions
  • select solutions
  • None of the above
Q.28

Computing systems designed to supply supervisory information include.

  • invoicing systems
  • payroll systems
  • process control systems;
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.29

Which of the following best explains the meaning of managerial participation in effective computer utilization is MIS:

  • managers operate the computer
  • need for understanding and support from top management'
  • managers need to be educated about computers
  • managers need to go through the computers reports.
  • None of the above
Q.30

The institute for Certification of Computer Professionals (ICCP) currently administers the Certificate in Computer Programming (CCP) and the _____ examinations.

  • CDP
  • CISA
  • DPMA
  • ACM
  • None of the above
Q.31

The parts of a system may be analyzed in the sequence

  • outputs, objective, management, information processor, input, transformation
  • objectives, outputs, management, information processor, input, transformation
  • objectives, outputs, information processor, management, input transformation
  • outputs, inputs, objectives, management, information processor, transformation
  • None of the above
Q.32

The three dimensions of system integrity do not include

  • accuracy
  • completeness
  • security
  • appropriateness
  • None of the above
Q.33

The computer generation that triggered the explosion of interest in information processing was the

  • first generation of computers
  • second generation of computers
  • third generation of computers
  • fourth generation of computers
  • None of the above
Q.34

The two functional areas concerned with material flow are

  • production and marketing
  • manufacturing and purchasing
  • marketing and finance
  • manufacturing and finance
  • None of the above
Q.35

Detailed project control answers the questions

  • when and how much?
  • who and why?
  • when and where?
  • who and when?
  • None of the above
Q.36

An MIS can be developed by

  • a fire department
  • a college testing service
  • an ocean transportation company
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.37

In the graphical model of linear programming the region defined by the constraints and the non-negative restrictions is the:

  • non-negativity restrictions
  • objective function
  • feasible solution region
  • constraints
  • None of the above
Q.38

An information system that supplies information specifically to aid managers with decision-making responsibilities is called a

  • DBMS
  • MIS
  • DSS
  • DBA
  • None of the above
Q.39

Many organisations have developed MIS _____ plans.

  • master
  • decision
  • plan
  • control
  • None of the above
Q.40

The marketing mix does not include

  • place
  • product
  • persuasion
  • promotion
  • None of the above
Q.41

Operational budgeting require how many data files that would not otherwise be needed?

  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 0
  • None of the above
Q.42

In an experiment in which a new drug was being tested onrats, which one of the following would a computer be least able to do?

  • determine the total amount of drug that had been given to all 1000 rats keep records of weight changes of the 1000 rats
  • keep records of the dosages and the dates the drug was given to each rat
  • determine the total dosage that had been given to each rat
  • keep records of weight changes of the 1000 rates
  • decide whether the drug was safe enough for use on humans
Q.43

The major responsibilities of the data-base administrator are all of the following except:

  • analyzing application systems
  • advising programmers
  • designing data base
  • developing data dictionaries
  • None of the above
Q.44

An example of a global allocation problem is

  • defining plant capacities
  • scheduling an entire development project
  • setting general inventory guidelines
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.45

A greater proportion of time spent in directing on the

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

A characteristic of an MIS is:

  • user-oriented information
  • restrictions on the system's size to inhibit future growth
  • priority for data handling over the output of decision-oriented information
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.47

Personnel Administration Data systems, personnel planning data systems and the payroll system all

  • calculate payroll deductions
  • update the accounts payable file
  • access the inventory file
  • Ail of the above
  • None of the above
Q.48

Pictographs, called _____ help systems to be more user friendly.

  • people
  • icons
  • information system
  • on-line
  • None of the above
Q.49

A class 2 materials transaction (movement from one production department to another) does not require updating of the

  • cost center file
  • inventory file
  • work order file
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q.50

If the values Earliest time and Latest time of an event are not equal then such events are referred to as:

  • critical
  • optimum
  • non-critical
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
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