Practice Test: Question Set - 09
1. Operational budgeting requires how many data files that would not otherwise be needed?
- (A) 3
- (B) 2
- (C) 1
- (D) 0
2. During the planning phase, the main activity of the vice-president of information systems is one of
- (A) Planning
- (B) Control
- (C) Staffing
- (D) Support
3. Functional information subsystems can be classified into
- (A) Input
and output subsystems
- (B) Processing
and output subsystems
- (C) Input
and processing subsystems
- (D) Input,
processing, and output subsystems
4. A greater proportion of time spent in directing on the
- (A) Top
management level
- (B) Middle
management level
- (C) Lower
management level
- (D) None of the
above
5. What data most likely would not be keyed into the order entry subsystem?
- (A) Item
quantity
- (B) Customer
number
- (C) Item number
- (D) Item cost
6. ________ assist management is answering what-if-questions.
- (A) Relevant
- (B) Management
by exception
- (C) Predictive
reports
- (D) Control
7. An MIS can be developed by
- (A) A
fire department
- (B) A
college testing service
- (C) An
ocean transportation company
- (D) All
of the above
8. We combine hardware, software, people, procedures, and data to create a/an __________
- (A) People
- (B) Icons
- (C) Information
system
- (D) On-line
9. Benefits from a computerized MIS include:
- (A) Higher
returns on short-term investments
- (B) Less
frequent and smaller short-term loans
- (C) Lower rates
of interest
- (D) All of the
above
10. The computer has been applied most effectively in
- (A) Marketing
- (B) Manufacturing
- (C) Personnel
- (D) Engineering
11. The storage of computer programs and data files are the responsibility of a
- (A) Librarian
- (B) Computer
operator
- (C) Data
entry operator
- (D) Programmer
12. There are several careers within data processing operations, including data-entry operator.
- (A) Computer
operator
- (B) Programmer
- (C) System
Analyst
- (D) Key-punch
operator
13. Personnel Administration Data systems, personnel planning data systems and the payroll system all
- (A) Calculate
payroll deductions
- (B) Update the
accounts payable file
- (C) Access the
inventory file
- (D) None of the
above
14. The common practice is to maintain
- (A) One
generation of data files
- (B) Two
generations of data files
- (C) Three
generations of data files
- (D) Batch
processing
15. How much should an organization spend for information can be determined by some type of a:
- (A) Cost
analysis
- (B) Benefit
analysis
- (C) Cost-benefit
analysis
- (D) Any of the
above
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