Q.1.

A person who has the responsibility for development of a new product (such a instant coffee) in a firm is called a

Q.2.

The major function of the language system is:

Q.3.

Data base preparation would be most difficult in a(n)

Q.4.

The characteristics of strategic decisions include all of the following except:

Q.5.

_____ decisions are those decisions for which policy standards or guidelines are already established.

Q.6.

The _____ is a business-oriented data-processing association which publishes a monthly journal, Data Management.

Q.7.

The model curriculum for information-system education suggested by the _____ has a more theoretical and conceptual basis, whereas the model by the _____ is more practical and applied in nature.

Q.8.

The product structure file is also called the

Q.9.

Encryption is being used primarily with

Q.10.

General ledger is also referred to as:

Q.11.

A turnaround document can be a (n)

Q.12.

Data has to be _____ before it can be converted into information.

Q.13.

Slack is the calculated time span within which the event must occur:

Q.14.

If you are an information-system manager, which organization is most appropriate for your interest?

Q.15.

Operations Research came into being due to:

Q.16.

Order-filling activity in the physical system is triggered by the

Q.17.

Sensitivity Analysis is the ability to perform:

Q.18.

MRP stands for

Q.19.

Which of the following is not a common configuration used in a DDP system?

Q.20.

A systems theory of management includes

Q.21.

The manager attempts to slow down the flow of

Q.22.

The accident file is commonly updated in the

Q.23.

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

Q.24.

_____ is the use of a model in an attempt to identify and/or reflect the behaviour of a real person, process, or system.

Q.25.

The computer can potentially be used to monitor most of our actions, thus robbing us of _____

Q.26.

_____ decisions concern the execution of specific tasks to assure that they are. carried out efficiently and effectively.

Q.27.

Econometric models include techniques from

Q.28.

Average inventory level is reduced by

Q.29.

Which of the following is(are) true of system analysts?

Q.30.

A _____ is responsible for the design and control of a company's data base

Q.31.

Which of the following is not true of office automation?

Q.32.

The file key of the fixed assets file includes the

Q.33.

Which of the following is not a major subsystem part providing an opportunity for system design controls

Q.34.

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

Q.35.

The general systems model of the firm can be used

Q.36.

Marketing research data is gathered by

Q.37.

Administrative supervision of the activities relating to a database is the responsibility of the:

Q.38.

Which of the following is not true of the EDP Auditors Foundation?

Q.39.

The online, softcopy display of a customer's charge account to respond to an inquiry is an example of a(n):

Q.40.

The four major corporate resources are money, materials, information, and

Q.41.

_____ is the ratio of correct information to the total amount of information produced over a period.

Q.42.

The file created yesterday is called the

Q.43.

The subsystem appearing in each of the functional information systems is the

Q.44.

The files required to maintain general ledger records include

Q.45.

A central purpose of most decision-support systems is

Q.46.

MIS constraints are imposed by

Q.47.

The teleprocessing system appropriate for a probability encoding system is

Q.48.

One of the three most common types of payment systems is the

Q.49.

A systems theory of organization sees the firm as a

Q.50.

The DBA is