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151.

The feedback loop in the general systems model is represented fey

A. data flow
B. decision flow
C. information flow
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
152.

An inventory management system should answer the questions

A. what and why
B. when and how much
C. who and why
D. where and when
Answer» C. who and why
153.

If gross requirements are 2,000, inventory on hand is 3,000, reorder point is 500, and EOQ is 1,300, the order quantity is

A. 3000
B. 2000
C. 7000
D. zero
Answer» E.
154.

An MIS may include operational/ tactical support, decision support, and automated _____ subsystems.

A. office
B. center
C. body
D. area
Answer» B. center
155.

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
Answer» E.
156.

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
Answer» B. middle management level
157.

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

A. first generation of computers
B. second generation of computers
C. third generation of computers
D. fourth generation of computers
Answer» D. fourth generation of computers
158.

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
Answer» B. Keep records of tax rates that apply to different kinds of real estate
159.

A Transportation Problem in which the total supply available at the origins exactly satisfies the total demand required at the destinations is known as:

A. Degenerate Solution
B. Balanced Transportation Problem
C. Unbalanced Transportation Problem
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Unbalanced Transportation Problem
160.

Top-level managers are responsible for _____ plans and decisions.

A. strategic
B. structured
C. simulation
D. tactical
Answer» B. structured
161.

It is most important that the data produced by a payment system be

A. accurate
B. authoritative
C. relevant
D. newsworthy
Answer» B. authoritative
162.

Pillsbury's REACH system is concerned mainly with the accomplishment of

A. monthly objectives
B. weekly objectives
C. quarterly objectives
D. annual objectives
Answer» D. annual objectives
163.

A _____ decision making involves the establishment objectives for an organization and long-range plans for attaining these objectives.

A. prompt
B. relevant
C. tactical
D. strategic
Answer» E.
164.

The teleprocessing system appropriate for a probability encoding system is

A. an on-line batch system
B. an interactive time-sharing system
C. a large-scale batch system
D. All of the above
Answer» C. a large-scale batch system
165.

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
Answer» E.
166.

An excellent linear programming software package for solving large-scale problems is

A. MIDAS-2
B. OPHELIE II
C. PDQ/LP
D. All of the above
Answer» C. PDQ/LP
167.

Which of the following is not a desired characteristic of objectives?

A. understandable
B. relistic
C. valid
D. ambitious
Answer» E.
168.

A systems theory of management includes

A. the manager as the control mechanism
B. the use of both environmental and internal information describing what should be achieved
C. the use of objectives or standards of performance describing what is being achieved
D. All of the above
Answer» B. the use of both environmental and internal information describing what should be achieved
169.

A model in which one physical property is used to represent another physical property is known as:

A. analog model
B. deterministic model
C. iconic model
D. decision theory model
Answer» B. deterministic model
170.

Which of the following is not a level of information handling:

A. Decision Support System (DSS)
B. Operations Assistance System
C. Transaction Processing System (IPS)
D. Office Automation System.
Answer» C. Transaction Processing System (IPS)
171.

An organization containing manufacturing, marketing, and finance areas is called a

A. matrix organization
B. flow network organization
C. modular organization
D. functional organization
Answer» E.
172.

Marketing research does not normally

A. gather environmental information
B. provide a continuous source of information
C. relate to all aspects of marketing operations
D. describe the current situation
Answer» C. relate to all aspects of marketing operations
173.

MRP stands for

A. management resource planning
B. marketing research planning
C. manufacturing resource planning
D. material requirements planning
Answer» E.
174.

The following method/s are used in Transportation Models of Operations Research:

A. VogeFs Approximation Method
B. North West Corner Method
C. Least Cost Method
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
175.

The selection of the solution technique to the implemented by a computing system should be made by

A. an operations research expert
B. a computer programmer
C. system analysts
D. a computing system user
Answer» E.
176.

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
Answer» E.
177.

General ledger is also referred to as:

A. main ledger
B. extra ledger
C. nominal ledger
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
178.

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)
Answer» D. neither (a) nor (b)
179.

A management information system is composed of

A. data
B. software
C. hardware
D. information and people
Answer» E.
180.

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
Answer» B. execution procedures of accounts
181.

The model base contains programs

A. written by the firm's programmers
B. provided by the computer vendor
C. purchased from outside firms, such as software houses
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
182.

The three dimensions of system integrity do not include

A. accuracy
B. completeness
C. security
D. appropriateness
Answer» C. security
183.

The receiving data system involves which of the following files?

A. vendor
B. inventory
C. purchasing
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
184.

Computer-based traffic control systems are implemented at the _____ level of government.

A. Local
B. Top
C. bottom
D. Top-to-bottom
Answer» B. Top
185.

During the MIS development process, progress reporting meeting are held

A. daily
B. weekly
C. monthly
D. all of the above
Answer» C. monthly
186.

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

A. analyzing application systems
B. advising programmers
C. designing data base
D. developing data dictionaries
Answer» B. advising programmers
187.

We combine hardware, software, people, procedures, and data to create an _____

A. people
B. icons
C. information system
D. on-line
Answer» D. on-line
188.

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)
Answer» C. both (a) and (b)
189.

In an experiment in which a new drug was being tested on 1000 rats, which one of the following would a computer be least able to do?

A. determine the total amount of drug that had been given to all 1000 rats keep records of weight changes of the 1000 rats
B. keep records of the dosages and the dates the drug was given to each rat
C. determine the total dosage that had been given to each rat
D. keep records of weight changes of the 1000 rates
Answer» E.
190.

An MIS can be developed by

A. a fire department
B. a college testing service
C. an ocean transportation company
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
191.

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
Answer» B. middle management level
192.

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

A. critical
B. optimum
C. non-critical
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
193.

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

A. partitioning
B. polling
C. replication
D. data sharing
Answer» D. data sharing
194.

Which of the following is not likely to occur in the near future?

A. the presidential election will be done by pushing buttons at home.
B. the political issue of establishing an information-assistance program will be raised.
C. most workers will choose working at hoe, so the traditional workplace will disappear
D. automation will reduce job opportunities, thus resulting in a lower standard of living.
Answer» C. most workers will choose working at hoe, so the traditional workplace will disappear
195.

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
Answer» D. All of the above
196.

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

A. people
B. icons
C. information system
D. on-line
Answer» C. information system
197.

In computer based information system (CBIS), DFD stands for:

A. data flow diagram
B. data flow descent
C. dotted flow diagram
D. such a terminology does not exist in CBIS
Answer» B. data flow descent
198.

Management uses information for two purposes : planning and _____

A. programmable
B. control
C. predictive reports
D. relevant
Answer» C. predictive reports
199.

A decision-support system is intended to produce information to suport which type of decisions?

A. well-structured
B. unstructured
C. anticipated
D. routine
Answer» C. anticipated
200.

QUBE is an example of _____ systems.

A. problem-solving
B. inventory
C. electronic shopping
D. algebra
Answer» D. algebra