Practice Test: Question Set - 07
1. The pending invoice file should be stored on a DASD (Direct: Access Storage Device) if
- (A) Payment
execution is batch
- (B) Invoice data
entry is one-line
- (C) Inquiries
concerning payable are to be answered on-line
- (D) All of the
above
2. Pillsbury's REACH system is concerned mainly with the accomplishment of
- (A) Monthly
objectives
- (B) Weekly
objectives
- (C) Quarterly
objectives
- (D) Annual
objectives
3. Computing systems can provide strategic information by
- (A) Making
decision analysis possible
- (B) Providing
corporate models for long-range planning
- (C) Causing
managers to think
- (D) All
of the above
4. Changes to the data base are made only with
- (A) Proper
departmental security codes
- (B) Proper
individual passwords
- (C) Both (a) and
(b)
- (D) Neither (a)
nor (b)
5. Which of the following does not fail in the Personnel Decision-Making Area?
- (A) Pay-rolls
- (B) Cash flow
analysis
- (C) Income-tax
assessment and recovery
- (D) Person's experience
6. Which of the following is a component of an expert system?
- (A) Explanation
module
- (B) Knowledge
base
- (C) Natural
language interface for the user
- (D) All
of the above
7. An _______ system has a stored knowledge base and an inference engine.
- (A) Expert
- (B) Centers
- (C) Control
- (D) MIS
8. In Pillsbury's SOAR system, data was entered by
- (A) OCR
- (B) MICR
- (C) Remote
terminals
- (D) Audio input
9. 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
10. Which of the following is not an advantage of decentralized processing over centralized processing?
- (A) Reduced data
communication costs
- (B) Improved
system reliability
- (C) Increased
employee productivity
- (D) Increased
computer system control
11. EDP auditors can be acquired from
- (A) Computer
consulting firms
- (B) Accounting
firms
- (C) General
management consulting firms
- (D) All of the
above
12. When purchase cost is $20, maintenance cost is $0.50, and annual sale are 20 units, EOQ is
- (A) 20
- (B) 40
- (C) 80
- (D) 160
13. A popular technique for forecasting is
- (A) Correlation
analysis
- (B) Regression
analysis
- (C) Linear
programming
- (D) Monte
Carlo
14. Which of the following is not tree of operational decisions?
- (A) Concern
the execution of specific tasks
- (B) Primarily
made by middle management
- (C) Usually
have present standards
- (D) Include
acceptance or rejection of credit
15. Which of the following is not a basic configuration used in a data communication network?
- (A) Computer/peripheral-device
configuration
- (B) Computer-to-computer
communication
- (C) Computer
to front-end processor communication
- (D) Communication
through a data switch
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