Practice Test: Question Set - 06
1. Which of the following best explains the meaning of managerial participation in effective computer utilization is MIS:
- (A) Managers
operate the computer
- (B) Need
for understanding and support from top management'
- (C) Managers
need to be educated about computers
- (D) Managers
need to go through the computers reports
2. Trailer labels contain
- (A) File
identification
- (B) Retention
period
- (C) Both (a) and
(b)
- (D) Neither (a)
nor (b)
3. The number of management layers in a firm is determined by
- (A) The scalar
principle
- (B) The span of
control
- (C) The degree
of unity in the command
- (D) The number
of managers in the firm
4. Which of the following is part of the decision-making process?
- (A) Problem
identification
- (B) Alternative
selection
- (C) Problem
recognition
- (D) All
of the above
5. PERT and CPM are:
- (A) Network
techniques
- (B) Assignment
techniques
- (C) Project
evaluation techniques
- (D) None
of the above
6. A quotation system obtains potential delivery time data from the
- (A) Production
schedule file
- (B) Inventory
file
- (C) Product
catalog file
- (D) All of the
above
7. The two functional areas concerned with material flow are
- (A) Production
and marketing
- (B) Manufacturing
and purchasing
- (C) Marketing
and finance
- (D) Manufacturing
and finance
8. With respect to personnel matters in the United States, OSHA stands for
- (A) Overseas
Housing Authority
- (B) Occupational
Safety and Health Act
- (C) Office
Standard Help Agreement
- (D) Office
Staff Help Administration
9. _______ is and always has been wealth, and computers assist us in obtaining this wealth.
- (A) Data
- (B) Information
- (C) Calculation
- (D) Network
10. Systems that supply data for operations execution or supervision all concern
- (A) Exception
reports
- (B) Computing
systems
- (C) Orders
- (D) None
of the above
11. Which of the following is most responsible for the inability of auditors to uncover computer crimes?
- (A) The
auditor's lack of knowledge in computer technology
- (B) The
prohibitively expensive audit procedures needed to detect computer frauds
- (C) The
client's concern that the public will learn of the crime
- (D) The
relatively small average take of computer frauds
12. A system must be composed of more than one
- (A) Subsystem
- (B) Element
- (C) Super system
- (D) None
of the above
13. A characteristic of an MIS is:
- (A) User-oriented
information
- (B) Restrictions
on the system's size to inhibit future growth
- (C) Priority
for data handling over the output of decision-oriented information
- (D) All of the
above
14. The type of model that helps the manager forecast future events is the
- (A) Physical
model
- (B) Graphical
model
- (C) Narrative
model
- (D) None
of the abovev
15. A certain city uses a computer system as part of its taxation of real estate. Which one of the following tasks would the computer be least able to do?
- (A) Decide
how much money should be raised through real estate taxes
- (B) Keep
records of tax rates that apply to different kinds of real estate
- (C) Compute
tax due for each property owner each quarter
- (D) Keep
records of all assessment
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