Practice Test: Question Set - 13
1. The marketing authority contributing the most to a definition of a structure for the marketing information system is
- (A) Philip Vegas
- (B) F.A. Fisher
- (C) Philip
Kotler
- (D) Roger McSack
2. The order entry subsystem creates a file of order records that are input to the
- (A) Production
subsystem
- (B) Inventory
subsystem
- (C) Control
subsystem
- (D) Quality
subsystem
3. 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)
4. The first two steps in the _______ process are to establish goals or standards, and then measure actual performance.
- (A) Expert
- (B) Centers
- (C) Control
- (D) MIS
5. The continuing education program that all managers should get into is
- (A) A
seminar series on technical developments in chemistry
- (B) New
developments in accounting
- (C) Information
on threats and opportunities faced by the business
- (D) None
of the above
6. The manager of inventory would most likely be found in the
- (A) Finance
function
- (B) Marketing
function
- (C) Manufacturing
function
- (D) Information
systems function
7. Inventory lead time can be broken into:
- (A) Review,
order, manufacturing or purchasing and receiving
- (B) Order,
manufacturing or purchasing, and receiving
- (C) Order,
receiving
- (D) None of the
above
8. 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
9. 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
10. Individuals who intend to pursue a career as an information-system manager should have:
- (A) Technical
expertise in information systems
- (B) Human-relations
skills
- (C) Ability to
communicate in written form
- (D) None of the
above
11. Accounting data
- (A) Is oriented
to the future
- (B) Is prone to
error
- (C) Deals only
with internal activities of the firm
- (D) Must be
converted into information to be of value to the manager
12. The functional area showing the greatest interest in the concept of functional information systems is the
- (A) Financial
function
- (B) Manufacturing
function
- (C) Both (a) and
(b)
- (D) Neither (a)
nor (b)
13. A decision-support system is intended to produce information to support which type of decisions?
- (A) Well-structured
- (B) Unstructured
- (C) Anticipated
- (D) Routine
14. Sales order data is entered by means of
- (A) Terminal
entry
- (B) Key-punch
- (C) OCR
- (D) All of the
above
15. The accident file is commonly updated in the
- (A) Accident and
claims data system
- (B) Payroll
system
- (C) Employment
control reporting system
- (D) Personnel
activity reporting system
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