Practice Test: Question Set - 21
1. The model curriculum for information-system education suggested by the _______ has a more theoretical and conceptual basis, whereas the model by the _______ is more practical and applied in nature.
- (A) AI, ES
- (B) KBS, AI
- (C) ACM, DPMA
- (D) SISD, MMD
2. Detected money errors are corrected with
- (A) Debit
entries
- (B) Credit
entries
- (C) Both (a) and
(b)
- (D) Neither (a)
nor (b)
3. Average inventory level is reduced by
- (A) Decreasing
the vendor lead time
- (B) Increasing the
usage rate
- (C) Decreasing
the order quantity
- (D) Lowering the
reorder point
4. The most straightforward resource flow is
- (A) Manpower
- (B) Machines
- (C) Material
- (D) Money
5. The feedback loop in the general systems model is represented by
- (A) Data flow
- (B) Decision
flow
- (C) Information
flow
- (D) All of the
above
6. If you are an information-system manager, which organization is most appropriate for your interest?
- (A) ACM
- (B) SIM
- (C) ASA
- (D) IEEE
7. Which of the following is considered to be an interface between the functional applications and the data base?
- (A) Management
information systems
- (B) Data-base
management systems
- (C) Decision-support
systems
- (D) Data-processing
systems
8. Controls of data communication deal with
- (A) The
communication channel
- (B) The
computer
- (C) Terminals
- (D) All of the
above
9. A spreadsheet package is one type of _______ support tool.
- (A) Operational
- (B) Decision
- (C) Success
- (D) Simulation
10. The computer can potentially be used to monitor most of our actions, thus robbing us of ________
- (A) Tapping
- (B) Privacy
- (C) Back log
- (D) Security
11. A person who has the responsibility for development of a new product (such a instant coffee) in a firm is called a
- (A) Brand
manager
- (B) Project
manager
- (C) Development
manager
- (D) Market
manager
12. ________ is the use of a model in an attempt to identify and/or reflect the behaviour of a real person, process, or system.
- (A) Master
- (B) Decision
- (C) Plan
- (D) Simulation
13. A chart comprised of bars, each representing a period of time, is called a
- (A) Cent chart
- (B) Gault chart
- (C) Gantt chart
- (D) Grand chart
14. The product structure file is also called the
- (A) Item master
file
- (B) Bill of
materials file
- (C) Operations
file
- (D) All of the
above
15. In which way is a managerial information system (MIS) superior to electronic data processing (EDP)?
- (A) It is batch
oriented
- (B) It is most
cost effective
- (C) It
provides summary reports without details
- (D) None of the
above
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