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501.

An EOQ formula is an example of a(n)
A. optimizing model
B. static model
C. deterministic model
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
502.

If you are an information-system manager, which organization is most appropriate for your interest?
A. ACM
B. SIM
C. ASA
D. IEEE
E. None of the above
Answer» C. ASA
Discussion
503.

The four major corporate resources are money, materials, information, and
A. people
B. icons
C. information system
D. on-line
E. None of the above
Answer» B. icons
Discussion
504.

A standards manual specifies standards that are to be followed in
A. system design
B. system operation
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
E. None of the above
Answer» D. neither (a) nor (b)
Discussion
505.

Error reports are an example of:
A. scheduled reports
B. demand reports
C. exception reports
D. predictive reports
E. management reports
Answer» D. predictive reports
Discussion
506.

A constraint that does not, affect the feasible solution region is known as
A. redundant constraint
B. unbounded solution
C. slack variable
D. surplus variable
E. None of the above
Answer» B. unbounded solution
Discussion
507.

Econometric models include techniques from
A. economics
B. statistics
C. mathematics
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
508.

_____ are knowledge based system to which present rules are applied to solve a particular problem.
A. ES
B. AI
C. KBS
D. Base rule 0
E. None of the above
Answer» B. AI
Discussion
509.

The _____ is a business-oriented data-processing association which publishes a monthly journal, Data Management.
A. DPMA
B. CDP
C. CISA
D. ACM
E. None of the above
Answer» B. CDP
Discussion
510.

The computer can potentially be used to monitor most of our actions, thus robbing us of _____
A. tapping
B. privacy
C. back log
D. security
E. None of the above
Answer» C. back log
Discussion
511.

A systems theory of organization sees the firm as a
A. network of resource flows
B. system transforming inputs into outputs
C. physical system managed by a manager using a conceptual system
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
512.

A financial modeling package for a PC is similar to a spreadsheet package, but it can handle larger data files than a spreadsheet, and it has a built-in _____ seeking function.
A. aim
B. target
C. goal
D. plan
E. None of the above
Answer» D. plan
Discussion
513.

_____ means that the manager spends his or her time dealing with exceptions or those situations which are out of control
A. relevant
B. management by exception
C. predictive reports
D. control
E. None of the above
Answer» C. predictive reports
Discussion
514.

_____ decisions are those decisions for which policy standards or guidelines are already established.
A. programmable
B. control
C. predictive reports
D. relevant
E. None of the above
Answer» B. control
Discussion
515.

_____ is the use of a model in an attempt to identify and/or reflect the behaviour of a real person, process, or system.
A. master
B. decision
C. plan
D. simulation
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
516.

Data has to be _____ before it can be converted into information.
A. transformed
B. processed
C. changed
D. engineered
E. None of the above
Answer» C. changed
Discussion
517.

Which of the following is not true of the EDP Auditors Foundation?
A. It publishes a journal, The EDP Auditor
B. It sponsors the CIS A examination.
C. It is a professional association of those auditors who specialize in EDP
D. It is a member of the AFIPS.
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
518.

Who is considered to be the "father" of artificial intelligence?
A. Fisher Ada
B. John McCarthy
C. Allen Newell
D. Alan Turning
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Allen Newell
Discussion
519.

The most straightforward resource flow is
A. manpower
B. machines
C. material
D. money
E. None of the above
Answer» C. material
Discussion
520.

Computer support to the manager has been least in
A. alternative identification
B. alternative selection
C. problem identification
D. alternative evaluation
E. None of the above
Answer» B. alternative selection
Discussion
521.

Slack is the calculated time span within which the event must occur:
A. true
B. false
C. cannot be said
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» B. false
Discussion
522.

In LISP, the function X (x). (2x+l) would be rendered as
A. (lambda (x) (+(*2 x)l))
B. (lambda (x) (+1 (* 2x)
C. (+ lambda (x) 1 (*2x))
D. (* lambda(x) (+2x1)
E. None of the above
Answer» B. (lambda (x) (+1 (* 2x)
Discussion
523.

One of the three most common types of payment systems is the
A. pinion fund transaction system
B. travel expense reimbursement system
C. accounts payable system
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
524.

What is the name of the computer program that simulates the thought processes of human beings?
A. Human logic
B. Expert reason
C. Expert system
D. Personal information
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Personal information
Discussion
525.

The hardware features of LISP machines generally include:
A. large memory and a high-speed processor
B. letter-quality printers and 8-inch disk drives
C. a mouse and a specialized keyboard
D. both (a) and (c)
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
526.

A bidirectional feedback loop links computer modelling with:
A. artificial science
B. heuristic processing
C. human intelligence
D. cognitive science
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
527.

Which of the following have people traditionally done better than computers?
A. recognizing relative importance
B. finding similarities
C. resolving ambiguity
D. All of the above
E. (a) and (c) above.
Answer» E. (a) and (c) above.
Discussion
528.

In LISP, the function evaluates both <variable> and <object> is
A. set
B. setq
C. add
D. eva
E. None of the above
Answer» B. setq
Discussion
529.

Ambiguity may be caused by:
A. syntactic ambiguity
B. multiple word meanings
C. unclear antecedents
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
530.

A problem is first connected to its proposed solution during the _____ stage.
A. conceptualization
B. identification
C. formalization
D. implementation.
E. testing
Answer» D. implementation.
Discussion
531.

In which of the following areas may ICAI programs prove to be useful?
A. educational institutions
B. corporations
C. department of Defence
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
532.

A network with named nodes and labeled arcs that can be used to represent certain natural language grammars to facilitate parsing.
A. Tree Network
B. Star Network
C. Transition Network
D. Complete Network
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Complete Network
Discussion
533.

In 1985, the famous chess player David Levy beat a world champion chess program in four straight games by using orthodox moves that confused the program. What was the name of the chess program?
A. Kaissa
B. CRAY BLITZ
C. Golf
D. DIGDUG
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Golf
Discussion
534.

The explanation facility of an expert system may be used to:
A. construct a diagnostic model
B. expedite the debugging process
C. explain the system's reasoning process
D. All of the above
E. both (b) and (c)
Answer» F.
Discussion
535.

A process that is repeated, evaluated, and refined is called:
A. diagnostic
B. descriptive
C. interpretive
D. iterative
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
536.

Visual clues that are helpful in computer vision include:
A. colour and motion
B. depth and texture
C. height and weight
D. a and b above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
537.

Seymour Papert of the MIT AI lab created a programming environment for children called:
A. BASIC
B. LOGO
C. MYCIN
D. FORTRAN
E. None of the above
Answer» C. MYCIN
Discussion
538.

The Strategic Computing Program is a project of the:
A. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
B. National Science Foundation
C. Jet Propulsion Laboratory
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» B. National Science Foundation
Discussion
539.

If you want to group the records in the abc database, you could use the Jobcode as the _____.
A. Delete
B. Update
C. Sort Key
D. Index
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Index
Discussion
540.

In LISP, the function assigns the symbol x to y is
A. (setq y x)
B. (set y = 'x')
C. (setq y = 'x')
D. (setq y 'x')
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
541.

PROLOG is an AI programming language which solves problems with a form of symbolic logic known as predicate calculus. It was developed in 1972 at the University of Marseilles by a team of specialists. Can you name the person who headed this team?
A. Alain Colmerauer
B. Nicklaus Wirth
C. Seymour Papert
D. John McCarthy
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Nicklaus Wirth
Discussion
542.

Nils Nilsson headed a team at SRI that created a mobile robot named:
A. Robitics
B. Dedalus
C. Shakey
D. Vax
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Vax
Discussion
543.

An AI technique that allows computers to understand associations and relationships between objects and events is called:
A. heuristic processing
B. cognitive science
C. relative symbolism
D. pattern matching
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
544.

The original LISP machines produced by both LMI and Symbolics were based on research performed at:
A. CMU
B. MIT
C. Stanford University
D. RAMD
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Stanford University
Discussion
545.

In LISP, the addition 3 + 2 is entered as
A. 3 + 2
B. 3 add 2
C. 3 + 2 =
D. (+ 3 2)
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
546.

Weak AI is
A. the embodiment of human intellectual capabilities within a computer.
B. a set of computer programs that produce output that would be considered to reflect intelligence if it were generated by humans.
C. the study of mental faculties through the use of mental models implemented on a computer.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
Discussion
547.

The Management Information system (MIS) structure with one main computer system is called a
A. hierarchical MIS structure
B. distributed MIS structure
C. centralized MIS structure
D. decentralized MIS structure
E. None of the above
Answer» D. decentralized MIS structure
Discussion
548.

If a robot can alter its own trajectory in response to external conditions, it is considered to be:
A. intelligent
B. mobile
C. open loop
D. non-servo
E. None of the above
Answer» B. mobile
Discussion
549.

One of the leading American robotics centers is the Robotics Institute located at:
A. CMU
B. MIT
C. RAND
D. SRI
E. None of the above
Answer» B. MIT
Discussion
550.

Programming a robot by physically moving it through the trajectory you want it to follow is called:
A. contact sensing control
B. continuous-path control
C. robot vision control
D. pick-and-place control
E. None of the above
Answer» C. robot vision control
Discussion