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This section includes 374 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Computer Science knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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 | |