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1.

A chart comprised of bars, each representing a period of time, is called a

A. cent chart
B. gault chart
C. gantt chart
D. grand chart
E. None of the above
Answer» D. grand chart
Discussion
2.

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

A. brand manager
B. project manager
C. development manager
D. market manager
E. None of the above
Answer» C. development manager
Discussion
3.

Sensitivity Analysis is the ability to perform:

A. What-if analysis
B. If-so analysis
C. What-then analysis
D. And-or analysis
E. None of the above
Answer» B. If-so analysis
Discussion
4.

Assembly languages are most commonly used to write computing systems that provide

A. supervisory information
B. priority setting information
C. planning information
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» B. priority setting information
Discussion
5.

Which of the following usually receives formal education on their role in the MIS

A. government
B. stockholders
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
6.

MRP stands for

A. management resource planning
B. marketing research planning
C. manufacturing resource planning
D. material requirements planning
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
7.

Lower-level managers make day-to day ______ decisions to schedule and control specific tasks.

A. operational
B. decision
C. success
D. simulation
E. None of the above
Answer» B. decision
Discussion
8.

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

A. college or university
B. supermarket
C. hospital
D. bank
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
9.

The manager attempts to slow down the flow of

A. machines
B. material
C. money
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» B. material
Discussion
10.

The accident file is commonly updated in the

A. accident and claims data system
B. payroll system
C. employment control reporting system
D. personnel activity reporting system
E. None of the above
Answer» B. payroll system
Discussion
11.

A device is said to be _____ when it is accessible to, or under the control of, the processor

A. people
B. icons
C. information system
D. on-line
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
12.

A primary use of decision support system (DSS) is to simulate an experiment over by using different parameters and assumptions. What is it called?

A. Artificial intelligence
B. What if analysis
C. Exception report
D. Computer assisted experimenting
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
13.

The computer is a part of the firm's

A. physical system
B. conceptual system
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
E. None of the above
Answer» D. neither (a) nor (b)
Discussion
14.

Corporate modeling languages often do provide for

A. model definition
B. DML commands
C. editing
D. report specification
E. None of the above
Answer» B. DML commands
Discussion
15.

The file created yesterday is called the

A. "son" file
B. "father" file
C. "mother" file
D. "grandfather file"
E. None of the above
Answer» C. "mother" file
Discussion
16.

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

A. internal accounting subsystem
B. environmental intelligence subsystem
C. information processor subsystem
D. system analysis subsystem
E. None of the above
Answer» B. environmental intelligence subsystem
Discussion
17.

The executive vice-president usually has responsibility for the

A. physical system of the firm
B. conceptual information system of the firm
C. vice-president of finance
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» B. conceptual information system of the firm
Discussion
18.

The main purpose of time sharing techniques used in computers is to make the best use of the

A. CPU
B. peripherals
C. seconday storage
D. floppy disks
E. None of the above
Answer» B. peripherals
Discussion
19.

Which of the following is not true of immediate processing?

A. It is often used in real-time applications
B. It can occur with either sequential of direct-access files
C. It can be used in an airline-reservation system
D. Transactions are processed shortly after a real-world event occurs
E. All of the above are true
Answer» C. It can be used in an airline-reservation system
Discussion
20.

A temporary storage area, attached to the CPU, for I/O operations is a:

A. chip
B. buffer
C. register
D. core
E. None of the above
Answer» C. register
Discussion
21.

Which part of the computer were is used for calculating and comparing?

A. Disk unit
B. Control unit
C. ALU
D. Modem
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Modem
Discussion
22.

The person contributing the idea of the stored program was

A. John von Neumann
B. Charles Babbage
C. Howard Aiken
D. Basic Pascal
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Charles Babbage
Discussion
23.

An AND gate

A. implements logic addition
B. is equivalent to a series switching circuit
C. is an any or all gate
D. is equivalent to a parallel switching circuit
E. None of the above
Answer» C. is an any or all gate
Discussion
24.

The daily processing of corrections to customer accounts best exemplifies the processing mode of:

A. Batch processing
B. Real-time processing
C. Time-sharing
D. Offline processing
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Real-time processing
Discussion
25.

One of the major benefits of using CAD in tool design is that:

A. product design represents approximately one-half the engineering costs
B. tool motions can be checked to see if there is interference between the tool and the object
C. there is better coordination in the materials-handling area
D. it simplifies the trial-and-error method
E. None of the above
Answer» C. there is better coordination in the materials-handling area
Discussion
26.

The speed at which the monitor accepts data is called:

A. bandwidth
B. response time
C. interlacing
D. scanning
E. None of the above
Answer» B. response time
Discussion
27.

The chosen language for the Japanese Fifth-Generation Compu ter Project is:

A. LISP
B. FORTRAN
C. COBOL
D. PROLOG
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
28.

The reliability life cycle of a product:

A. has three distinct rates of failure
B. cannot be predicted
C. All of the above
D. stays constant with environmental conditions
E. None of the above
Answer» B. cannot be predicted
Discussion
29.

Robots consist of three basic components; power supply, control (memory) console, and:

A. coaxial cable
B. microcomputer
C. mechanical unit (arm)
D. software
E. None of the above
Answer» D. software
Discussion
30.

Today's engineers feel that the ultimate solution to the CAD/CAM problem will be

A. Animation
B. the microprocessor
C. turnkey systems
D. development of a more efficient display controller
E. None of the above
Answer» C. turnkey systems
Discussion
31.

The method of solid modeling that defines the topology of faces, edges, and vertics, as well as data that defines the surface in which each face lies is called:

A. constructive solid geometry
B. layering
C. boundary representation
D. isometric
E. None of the above
Answer» D. isometric
Discussion
32.

A common data base is one requisite for converting CAD and CAM to CIM. Another is that:

A. the system must make provision for new techniques.
B. there should be a common 3-D part description system.
C. the user must have access to both hardware and software
D. technical assistance must be provided to the user.
E. None of the above
Answer» C. the user must have access to both hardware and software
Discussion
33.

Sensors:

A. are easily developed
B. probably will not improve over the next decade
C. are not important in automation
D. will be much smarter and more sophisticated in the future
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
34.

Which of the following devices could be part of a sensor?

A. thermometer
B. brake
C. relay
D. clutch.
E. None of the above
Answer» B. brake
Discussion
35.

The physical arrangement of equipment in a network is called:

A. topology
B. pairing
C. queuing
D. logic
E. None of the above
Answer» B. pairing
Discussion
36.

The computer graphics system called SKETCHPAD was demonstrated at

A. Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1963
B. Imperial college of Science and Technology, London, 1973
C. University of Aston, Birmingham, 1960
D. Cranfield Institute of Technology, London, 1962
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Imperial college of Science and Technology, London, 1973
Discussion
37.

The new industrial revolution has been caused by:

A. social unrest
B. advances in electronics
C. the Vietnam War
D. demand for higher wages
E. None of the above
Answer» C. the Vietnam War
Discussion
38.

Straight-line operations:

A. must be limited to two per workpiece
B. must be parallel to one of the axes of the coordinate system
C. can include diagonal cuts if they aren't curved
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» C. can include diagonal cuts if they aren't curved
Discussion
39.

The output of a thermocouple is:

A. a capacitance
B. a resistance
C. a current
D. a voltage
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
40.

Compared to humans, machines:

A. can make more complex decisions based on unexpected circumstances
B. can work in harsher environments
C. make fewer errors
D. (a) and (c)
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
41.

A solenoid:

A. can be used only in de circuits
B. is spring operated
C. is widely used in industrial automation
D. is related to an aneroid
E. None of the above
Answer» D. is related to an aneroid
Discussion
42.

Most industrial control applications:

A. can be solved using more than one method of control
B. can be done more reliably using solid-state methods
C. must have the process specified correctly to be successful
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
43.

Vision sensors:

A. will remain very costly
B. can not improve much in the next decade
C. will more closely match the capabilities of the human eye
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
Discussion
44.

A disadvantage of Numerical Control (NC) is:

A. the computer is not reliable
B. the tape and tape reader are not reliable
C. one operator is needed for each machine.
D. the machine tool can easily overheat
E. None of the above
Answer» C. one operator is needed for each machine.
Discussion
45.

Digitizers can be converted from "dumb" to "smart" through the addition of:

A. a microprocessor
B. an electromagnetic coupling
C. keyboard
D. a scanner
E. None of the above
Answer» B. an electromagnetic coupling
Discussion
46.

Over the last ten years, productivity has risen most rapidly in:

A. Italy
B. Japan
C. France
D. United States
E. None of the above
Answer» C. France
Discussion
47.

The difference between a high-technology and a medium-technology robot is the:

A. speed of movement
B. range of motion of the robot
C. accuracy of the robot
D. complexity of the task it can perform.
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
48.

If the period of a sine wave is 0.001 second, the frequency of the sine wave is:

A. 0.001 Hz
B. 1,000 Hz
C. 10,000 Hz
D. 10 Hz
E. None of the above
Answer» C. 10,000 Hz
Discussion
49.

Software is:

A. printer output
B. a set of instructions
C. tape input.
D. a programming language
E. None of the above
Answer» C. tape input.
Discussion
50.

Which item best describes a CAM technology?

A. Numerical control
B. Drafting
C. Documentation
D. Geometric modeling
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Drafting
Discussion