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This section includes 14 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Computer Science knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Middle-level managers are responsible for making the _____ decisions to allocate resources and establish controls.%! |
A. | strategic |
B. | structured |
C. | simulation |
D. | tactical |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» E. None of the above | |
2. |
An information processor includes%! |
A. | the data base and the model base |
B. | the central processing unit |
C. | incoming data and outgoing information |
D. | incoming data, the central processing unit, the model base, outgoing information, and the data base |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» E. None of the above | |
3. |
Sales figures in the market forecast file are updated by the%! |
A. | sales forecasting procedures |
B. | sales analysis procedures |
C. | market research procedures |
D. | all of the above |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» C. market research procedures | |
4. |
The paperwork that travels with the materials through the production process is called a%! |
A. | shop packet |
B. | weigh bill |
C. | picking ticket |
D. | work order |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» B. weigh bill | |
5. |
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 | |
6. |
Many large organizations have information _____ where managers can use fourth-generation languages to retrieve the facts they need from online data bases, and where staff experts are available to provide PC hardware/ software guidance. |
A. | expert |
B. | centers |
C. | control |
D. | MIS |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» C. control | |
7. |
_____ is an application of the computer where the computer makes decisions or judgments that appear to require human intuition, reasoning and intelligence. |
A. | AI |
B. | ES |
C. | KBS |
D. | Base-rule |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» B. ES | |
8. |
An optional facilitates location program can be used to study |
A. | factory location alternative |
B. | warehouse location alternatives |
C. | plant location alternatives |
D. | All of the above |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» E. None of the above | |
9. |
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 | |
10. |
Computing systems most often facilitate planning because they: |
A. | make it possible to take into account many possibilities in an uncertain situation |
B. | make it possible to solve complex problems |
C. | enable an appropriate data processing system to provide answers quickly |
D. | All of the above |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» B. make it possible to solve complex problems | |
11. |
Fixed asset file management procedures are not required for |
A. | carrying out fixed asset physical inventory taking |
B. | processing fixed asset purchase |
C. | estimating fire insurance requirements |
D. | All of the above |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» F. | |
12. |
Which of the following is most responsible for the inability of auditors to uncover computer crimes? |
A. | the auditor's lack of knowledge in computer technology |
B. | the prohibitively expensive audit procedures needed to detect computer frauds |
C. | the client's concern that the public will learn of the crime |
D. | the relatively small average take of computer frauds |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» C. the client's concern that the public will learn of the crime | |
13. |
Quantitative evaluation of new products assures that |
A. | the important factors receive management attention |
B. | the factors are weighted according to their relative importance |
C. | both (a) and (b) |
D. | neither (a) nor (b) |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» D. neither (a) nor (b) | |
14. |
In which area are job openings expected to decline in the future? |
A. | computer operator |
B. | data-entry operator |
C. | application programmer |
D. | system programmer |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» C. application programmer | |