Practice Test: Question Set - 20
1. The coordinating procedure set in an order processing system is
- (A) Custom
production planning
- (B) Warehouse
- (C) Product
allocation
- (D) None
of the above
2. A ________ is a brief message to an operator that describes what data are to be entered.
- (A) Prompt
- (B) Passwords
- (C) MIS
- (D) Tactical
3. Administrative supervision of the activities relating to a database is the responsibility of the:
- (A) DP
manager
- (B) Database
administrator
- (C) VP-DP
Administration
- (D) DB
manager
4. Which of the following is generally true about management reports?
- (A) Low-level
managers need information in the form of detailed reports
- (B) Reports
can be issued on demand, periodically, or on the occurrence of a specific tvont
- (C) Middle
managers use exception reports
- (D) All of the
above
5. The operations file is updated by the
- (A) Production
control system
- (B) MRP system
- (C) Shipping
system
- (D) All of the
above
6. Which of the following is(are) true of an artificial intelligence system?
- (A) It
is computer application where the computer makes decisions or judgment
- (B) It
is infallible since it is computer-based
- (C) Ultimately,
it is expected to replace professionals such as doctors
- (D) Two of the
above
7. The limits imposed by the firm itself or its environmental on the decision maker are called
- (A) Parameters
- (B) Constraints
- (C) Constructs
- (D) Perimeters
8. The four major corporate resources are money, materials, information, and
- (A) People
- (B) Icons
- (C) Information
system
- (D) On-line
9. An example of a management by exception report is a(n)
- (A) Aged
accounts receivable report
- (B) Overtime
earnings report
- (C) Both (a) and
(b)
- (D) Neither (a)
nor (b)
10. Which of the following is not a level of information handling:
- (A) Decision
Support System (DSS)
- (B) Operations
Assistance System
- (C) Transaction
Processing System (IPS)
- (D) Office
Automation System
11. The characteristics of strategic decisions include all of the following except:
- (A) They are
structured
- (B) They are
future oriented
- (C) They have a
high level of uncertainty
- (D) They
are concerned with long-range plans
12. From a data systems design viewpoint, the number of different types of general ledger entries is
- (A) Six
- (B) Three
- (C) Four
- (D) One
13. Environmental information has greater value on the
- (A) Top
management level
- (B) Middle
management level
- (C) Lower
management level
- (D) None of the
above
14. A lockbox service is used for
- (A) Depositing
cash when bank is closed
- (B) Paying
bank customer bills automatically
- (C) Storing
papers in a bank vault
- (D) Depositing
payments to bank customers
15. Expert systems are part of the general area of research known as _________
- (A) AI
- (B) ES
- (C) STUDENT
- (D) RAND
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