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1601.

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

A. delivery planning
B. product data retrieval
C. quotation preparation
D. all of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» B. product data retrieval
Discussion
1602.

Firms have been engaged in marketing research for

A. only the past ten years
B. twenty-five years
C. fifty years
D. over fifty years
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
1603.

In Pillsbury's SOAR system, data was entered by

A. OCR
B. MICR
C. remote terminals
D. audio input
E. None of the above
Answer» B. MICR
Discussion
1604.

The EDP Auditors Foundation sponsors the _____ examination.

A. CDP
B. CISA
C. DPMA
D. ACMI
E. None of the above
Answer» C. DPMA
Discussion
1605.

Summarized information is used more than detailed information on the

A. top management level
B. middle management level
C. lower management level
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» B. middle management level
Discussion
1606.

Invoices are deleted from the invoice detail file by the

A. cash receipts subsystem
B. execution procedures of accounts
C. sales analysis system
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» B. execution procedures of accounts
Discussion
1607.

During the planning phase, the main activity of the vice-president of information systems is one of

A. planning
B. control
C. staffing
D. support
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
1608.

Customer credit-granting decisions should be incorporated into the

A. inventory control system
B. accounts receivable systems
C. sales order entry system
D. sales analysis system
E. None of the above
Answer» D. sales analysis system
Discussion
1609.

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

A. relevant
B. management by exception
C. predictive reports
D. control
E. None of the above
Answer» B. management by exception
Discussion
1610.

Information should be accurate, timely, complete, and _____

A. accuracy
B. concise
C. simulation
D. decision
E. None of the above
Answer» C. simulation
Discussion
1611.

Personnel activity reports are produced from the

A. personnel transactions file
B. employee file
C. applicant file
D. jobs files
E. None of the above
Answer» B. employee file
Discussion
1612.

The study project proposal

A. recommends implementation of an MIS
B. recommends further study of MIS feasibility
C. recommends a particular MIS design
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» F.
Discussion
1613.

PERT and CPM are:

A. network techniques
B. assignment techniques
C. project evaluation techniques
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
Discussion
1614.

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

A. product
B. promotion
C. place
D. price
E. None of the above
Answer» D. price
Discussion
1615.

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

A. a well-controlled data-processing system
B. willingness to commit dollars and personnel to the project.
C. education and training by the organization
D. powerful central computer groups to initiate and manage system projects
E. all of the above are important
Answer» E. all of the above are important
Discussion
1616.

During the MIS development process, progress reporting meeting are held

A. daily
B. weekly
C. monthly
D. all of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» C. monthly
Discussion
1617.

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

A. data provided by higher levels of management
B. data provided by lower levels of management
C. internally generated data
D. externally generated data
E. All of the above
Answer» F.
Discussion
1618.

Accounting data

A. is oriented to the future
B. is prone to error
C. deals only with internal activities of the firm
D. must be converted into information to be of value to the manager
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
1619.

The bars in a bar chart are represented by the

A. rectangles in a network diagram
B. arrows in a network diagram
C. triangles in a network diagram
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» C. triangles in a network diagram
Discussion
1620.

Data collection terminals

A. track the flow of materials from one production area to another
B. record employee attendance
C. record start and stop of production steps
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
1621.

A manager would use a file manipulation language such as APL to cause the computer to

A. produce pre-computed information, such as ratios
B. perform screening and selection of data from the data base
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
E. None of the above
Answer» C. both (a) and (b)
Discussion
1622.

The prime concern of financial control is

A. accounting for the liabilities incurred
B. meeting payroll commitments
C. providing financial status information
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
Discussion
1623.

Which of the following is not a primary reason for the popularity of decision support systems?

A. declining cost of computer hardware
B. advent of data-base management systems
C. increased number of programmers
D. management trained in analytic techniques
E. increased number of software packages
Answer» D. management trained in analytic techniques
Discussion
1624.

Management has become more complex because

A. there is less time to react to competitive actions
B. the equipment used in many of the firm's activities has become more complex
C. firms have become larger
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
1625.

A condition that led to the development of databases was:

A. the proliferation of data files
B. an increase in the amount of data handled by organizations
C. a demand for more data to support informational needs
D. all the above.
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
1626.

The continuing education program that all managers should get into is

A. a seminar series on technical developments in chemistry
B. new developments in accounting
C. information on threats and opportunities faced by the business
D. Ail of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Ail of the above
Discussion
1627.

A periodic report can facilitate management by exception by

A. including complete alphabetic descriptions for each numeric entry
B. including only those transactions that fall within predetermined limits of acceptable performance
C. consolidation of multiple transactions into a summary form
D. comparing actual performance with acceptable standards
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
1628.

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

A. customer file
B. sales history file
C. inventory file
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
1629.

A greater proportion of time is spent in planning on the

A. top management level
B. middle management level
C. lower management level
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» B. middle management level
Discussion
1630.

Marketing research data is gathered by

A. observation
B. In-depth interviews
C. controlled experiment
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
1631.

Computing systems can provide strategic information by

A. making decision analysis possible
B. providing corporate models for long-range planning
C. causing managers to think
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
1632.

Management is linked to the information processor by

A. decisions
B. data
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
1633.

Which of the following is not a basic configuration used in a data communication network?

A. computer/peripheral-device configuration
B. computer-to-computer commu nication
C. computer to front-end processor communication
D. communication through a data switch
E. None of the above
Answer» D. communication through a data switch
Discussion
1634.

How much should an organisation spend for information can be determined by some type of a:

A. cost analysis
B. benefit analysis
C. cost-benefit analysis
D. any of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» D. any of the above
Discussion
1635.

As a general rule.

A. MIS performance criteria determine management information needs, and these needs determine the objectives of the firm.
B. the firm's objective determine management information needs, and these needs determine MIS performance criteria
C. management information needs determine MIS performance criteria, and these criteria determine the firm's objectives
D. the firm's objectives determine MIS performance criteria, and these criteria determine manage ment information needs.
E. None of the above
Answer» C. management information needs determine MIS performance criteria, and these criteria determine the firm's objectives
Discussion
1636.

In data transmission, the bit coding scheme used to represent a byte is typically:

A. EBCDIC
B. ASCII
C. SNA
D. Hexadecimal
E. None of the above
Answer» C. SNA
Discussion
1637.

Once net requirements have been calculated, the next step is to

A. determine the production schedule
B. determine machine and manpower requirements
C. calculate gross requirements
D. start the production process
E. None of the above
Answer» C. calculate gross requirements
Discussion
1638.

A certain city uses a computer system as part of its taxation of real estate. Which one of the following tasks would the computer be least able to do?

A. Decide how much money should be raised through real estate taxes
B. Keep records of tax rates that apply to different kinds of real estate
C. Compute tax due for each property owner each quarter
D. Keep records of all assessment
E. Record and credit tax payments received from property owners
Answer» B. Keep records of tax rates that apply to different kinds of real estate
Discussion
1639.

The most prominent system in the retail sales industry is the _____ system.

A. POS (point-of-scale)
B. COBOL
C. ACM
D. PC/XT
E. None of the above
Answer» B. COBOL
Discussion
1640.

Data items in the fixed asset record of a newly purchased asset that a well-designed application program could obtain automatically include

A. estimated disposal data
B. source
C. first cost
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
1641.

Which of the following is requirement to develop a successful management information system?

A. a staff of technical specialists with the skills necessary to develop the computer based parts of the system
B. the development of a short-range goal for the system
C. the development of a long-range goal for the system
D. a commitment from management to allocate the personnel and resources necessary to get the job done
E. All of the above
Answer» F.
Discussion
1642.

_____ attempt to provide the same judgmental advice that human experts such as doctors provide.

A. ES
B. AI
C. KBS
D. RAND
E. None of the above
Answer» B. AI
Discussion
1643.

A _____ provides a set of integrated computer tools that allow a decision maker to interact directly with computers in order to retrieve information useful for semistructured and unstructured decisions,

A. DDS
B. DBMS
C. MIS
D. Control
E. None of the above
Answer» B. DBMS
Discussion
1644.

An MIS provides

A. past information
B. present information
C. future information
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
1645.

Pillsbury's SOAR system was designed specifically for

A. sales persons
B. operational level managers
C. strategic level managers
D. tactical level managers
E. None of the above
Answer» C. strategic level managers
Discussion
1646.

_____ write computer programs that perform jobs specified by the user.

A. Programmer
B. Data entry operator
C. System Analyst
D. Computer operator
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Data entry operator
Discussion
1647.

A system must be composed of more than one

A. subsystem
B. element
C. super system
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» C. super system
Discussion
1648.

One of the main feature that distinguish microprocessors from microcomputers is

A. words are usually larger in microprocessors
B. words are shorter in microprocessors
C. microprocessor does not contain I/O devices
D. exactly the same as the machine cycle time
E. None of the above
Answer» D. exactly the same as the machine cycle time
Discussion
1649.

Which type of display is the latest to be used for portable computer?

A. LED display
B. LCD display
C. Plasma display
D. Electroluminescent display
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
1650.

Which of the following is not true of future computers?

A. increased use of CAD/CAM techniques
B. faster turnaround time
C. developments in artificial intelligence systems
D. development of products more suitable for human use
E. All of the above are true
Answer» F.
Discussion