Practice Management Information Systems Multiple Choice Questions with Answers Quiz-8

Q.1.

An _____ system has a stored knowledge base and an inference engine.

expert
centers
control
MIS
None of the above

Q.2.

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

the presidential election will be done by pushing buttons at home.
the political issue of establishing an information-assistance program will be raised.
most workers will choose working at hoe, so the traditional workplace will disappear
automation will reduce job opportunities, thus resulting in a lower standard of living.
None of the above

Q.3.

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

Degenerate Solution
Balanced Transportation Problem
Unbalanced Transportation Problem
All of the above
None of the above

Q.4.

Corporate modeling software can be used for

cash planning
operational budgeting
capital budgeting
All of the above
None of the above

Q.5.

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

DBA
DBM
DPMA
EDP auditor
None of the above

Q.6.

The front-end processor is dedicated to perform which of the following function(s)?

polling
synchronization
error checking
All of the above
None of the above

Q.7.

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

they are structured
they are future oriented
they have a high level of uncertainty
they are concerned with long-range plans
Ail of the above are characteristics

Q.8.

An EDP auditor must be an expert in

accounting systems
systems analysis
computerized business systems
computer programming
None of the above

Q.9.

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

office
center
body
area
None of the above

Q.10.

The teleprocessing system appropriate for a probability encoding system is

an on-line batch system
an interactive time-sharing system
a large-scale batch system
All of the above
None of the above

Q.11.

The feedback loop in the general systems model is represented fey

data flow
decision flow
information flow
All of the above
None of the above

Q.12.

The educational program can be conducted by

personnel department instructors
members of the information systems staff
supervisors
All of the above
None of the above

Q.13.

Which of the following is generally true about management reports?

low-level managers need information in the form of detailed reports
reports can be issued on demand, periodically, or on the occurrence of a specific tvont
middle managers use exception reports
middle managers use a summary reports
All of the above

Q.14.

The idea of "generations" of data files is closely related to

transaction processing
timesharing
realtime processing
batch processing
None of the above

Q.15.

The computer has been applied most effectively in

marketing
manufacturing
personnel
engineering
None of the above

Q.16.

If gross requirements are 2,inventory on hand is 3,reorder point isand EOQ is 1,the order quantity is

3,000
2,000
7,000
zero
None of the above

Q.17.

In which area are job openings expected to decline in the future?

computer operator
data-entry operator
application programmer
system programmer
None of the above

Q.18.

Long-range planning reports produced in an MIS are primarily designed for:

top management
middle management
lower management
both (a) and (c)
None of the above

Q.19.

Changing oil in an automobile is an example of

preventative maintenance
scheduled maintenance
both (a) and (b)
neither (a) nor (b)
None of the above

Q.20.

The channel of distribution is included in the

product ingredient of the marketing mix
promotion ingredient of the marketing mix
place ingredient of the marketing mix
price ingredient of the marketing mix
None of the above

Q.21.

A skills search requires that the employee file be accessible by

employee position
applicant file
employee skill category
employee name
None of the above

Q.22.

Which of the following is not usually characteristic of upper management decisions?

Decisions require judgment
Decisions are structured
Decisions are long range
Decisions are unpredictable
Decisions require experience

Q.23.

The word 'linear' in linear programming is used to describe:

relationship among two or more variables in a straight line
relationship among two or more variable which are directly proportional
relationship among two or more variables is linear
all of the above
None of the above

Q.24.

Ultimately, internal constraints can be traced to limits on

manpower
money
machines
material
None of the above

Q.25.

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

partitioning
polling
replication
data sharing
None of the above

Q.26.

The pending invoice file should be stored on a DASD (Direct: Access Storage Device) if

payment execution is batch
invoice data entry is one-line
inquiries concerning payable are to be answered on-line
All of the above
None of the above

Q.27.

A periodic report can be used to

identify the problem
evaluate solutions
identify solutions
select solutions
None of the above

Q.28.

Computing systems designed to supply supervisory information include.

invoicing systems
payroll systems
process control systems;
All of the above
None of the above

Q.29.

Which of the following best explains the meaning of managerial participation in effective computer utilization is MIS:

managers operate the computer
need for understanding and support from top management'
managers need to be educated about computers
managers need to go through the computers reports.
None of the above

Q.30.

The institute for Certification of Computer Professionals (ICCP) currently administers the Certificate in Computer Programming (CCP) and the _____ examinations.

CDP
CISA
DPMA
ACM
None of the above

Q.31.

The parts of a system may be analyzed in the sequence

outputs, objective, management, information processor, input, transformation
objectives, outputs, management, information processor, input, transformation
objectives, outputs, information processor, management, input transformation
outputs, inputs, objectives, management, information processor, transformation
None of the above

Q.32.

The three dimensions of system integrity do not include

accuracy
completeness
security
appropriateness
None of the above

Q.33.

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

first generation of computers
second generation of computers
third generation of computers
fourth generation of computers
None of the above

Q.34.

The two functional areas concerned with material flow are

production and marketing
manufacturing and purchasing
marketing and finance
manufacturing and finance
None of the above

Q.35.

Detailed project control answers the questions

when and how much?
who and why?
when and where?
who and when?
None of the above

Q.36.

An MIS can be developed by

a fire department
a college testing service
an ocean transportation company
All of the above
None of the above

Q.37.

In the graphical model of linear programming the region defined by the constraints and the non-negative restrictions is the:

non-negativity restrictions
objective function
feasible solution region
constraints
None of the above

Q.38.

An information system that supplies information specifically to aid managers with decision-making responsibilities is called a

DBMS
MIS
DSS
DBA
None of the above

Q.39.

Many organisations have developed MIS _____ plans.

master
decision
plan
control
None of the above

Q.40.

The marketing mix does not include

place
product
persuasion
promotion
None of the above

Q.41.

Operational budgeting require how many data files that would not otherwise be needed?

3
2
1
0
None of the above

Q.42.

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

determine the total amount of drug that had been given to all 1000 rats keep records of weight changes of the 1000 rats
keep records of the dosages and the dates the drug was given to each rat
determine the total dosage that had been given to each rat
keep records of weight changes of the 1000 rates
decide whether the drug was safe enough for use on humans

Q.43.

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

analyzing application systems
advising programmers
designing data base
developing data dictionaries
None of the above

Q.44.

An example of a global allocation problem is

defining plant capacities
scheduling an entire development project
setting general inventory guidelines
All of the above
None of the above

Q.45.

A greater proportion of time spent in directing on the

top management level
middle management level
lower management level
All of the above
None of the above

Q.46.

A characteristic of an MIS is:

user-oriented information
restrictions on the system's size to inhibit future growth
priority for data handling over the output of decision-oriented information
All of the above
None of the above

Q.47.

Personnel Administration Data systems, personnel planning data systems and the payroll system all

calculate payroll deductions
update the accounts payable file
access the inventory file
Ail of the above
None of the above

Q.48.

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

people
icons
information system
on-line
None of the above

Q.49.

A class 2 materials transaction (movement from one production department to another) does not require updating of the

cost center file
inventory file
work order file
All of the above
None of the above

Q.50.

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

critical
optimum
non-critical
All of the above
None of the above

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