Practice Test: Question Set - 22
1. The online, softcopy display of a customer's charge account to respond to an inquiry is an example of a(n):
- (A) Regularly
scheduled report
- (B) On-demand
report
- (C) Exception
report
- (D) Forecasting
report
2. A central purpose of most decision-support systems is
- (A) To
build a model of the decision-making problem
- (B) To
design a data-base management system
- (C) To
build an expert system
- (D) To
determine the key decisions in the problem area
3. Which of the following is not true of the EDP Auditors Foundation?
- (A) It publishes
a journal, The EDP Auditor
- (B) It sponsors
the CIS A examination
- (C) It is a
professional association of those auditors who specialize in EDP
- (D) It is a
member of the AFIPS
4. Data base preparation would be most difficult in a(n)
- (A) College
or university
- (B) Supermarket
- (C) Hospital
- (D) Bank
5. Which of the following is not a key component of the evaluation process in building a DSS?
- (A) Criteria
for evaluation
- (B) Means
of measuring system-development time spent on the project
- (C) Means of
monitoring the progress of the DSS
- (D) Formal
review process
6. With respect to personnel matters in the United States, ERISA stands for
- (A) Earnings
and Revenue Information System Administration
- (B) Early
Retirement Income Standards Act
- (C) Employee
Review-in-Service Administration
- (D) Employee
Retirement Income Security Act
7. Encryption is being used primarily with
- (A) File
retention
- (B) Transaction
entry
- (C) Computer
processing
- (D) Data
communication
8. Working at home might seem like an interesting option. However, _______ contact with other co-workers does have advantages.
- (A) Tele-conferencing
- (B) Communication
- (C) Face-to face
- (D) Top-to-bottom
9. Critical path of the PERT chart is:
- (A) Path which
takes the longest time to complete the project
- (B) The shortest
path
- (C) Both of the
above
- (D) Path which
takes the shortest time to complete the project
10. The journal voucher file includes
- (A) General
ledger accounts involved
- (B) Date
of entry
- (C) Rupees
Posted to each account
- (D) None of the
above
11. ________ means that the manager spends his or her time dealing with exceptions or those situations which are out of control
- (A) Relevant
- (B) Management
by exception
- (C) Predictive
reports
- (D) Control
12. Which of the following usually receives formal education on their role in the MIS
- (A) Government
- (B) Stockholders
- (C) Both (a) and
(b)
- (D) Neither (a)
nor (b)
13. ________ decisions concern the execution of specific tasks to assure that they are. carried out efficiently and effectively.
- (A) Tactical
- (B) Strategic
- (C) Operational
- (D) Management
14. A device is said to be ________ when it is accessible to, or under the control of, the processor
- (A) People
- (B) Icons
- (C) Information
system
- (D) On-line
15. A ________ decision is routine one that's made following the completion of a preplanned series of steps.
- (A) Strategic
- (B) Structured
- (C) Simulation
- (D) Tactical
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