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This section includes 374 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Computer Science knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 201. |
Within a database, the sequential organization of data by a common key is called: |
| A. | logical structure |
| B. | inverted structure |
| C. | simple structure |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 202. |
Data collection terminals gather data for use by the |
| A. | inventory subsystem |
| B. | cost subsystem |
| C. | production subsystem |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 203. |
The executive vice-president usually has responsibility for the |
| A. | physical system of the firm |
| B. | conceptual information system of the firm |
| C. | vice-president of finance |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. conceptual information system of the firm | |
| 204. |
Customer data (name and address, shipping instructions, credit terms, etc.) is provided by the: |
| A. | manufacturing information system |
| B. | order entry subsystem |
| C. | billing subsystem |
| D. | marketing information system |
| Answer» D. marketing information system | |
| 205. |
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 |
| Answer» C. decision-support systems | |
| 206. |
The continuing education program that all managers should get into is |
| A. | a seminar series on technical developments in chemistry |
| B. | new developments in accounting |
| C. | information on threats and opportunities faced by the business |
| D. | Ail of the above |
| Answer» D. Ail of the above | |
| 207. |
The accident file is commonly updated in the |
| A. | accident and claims data system |
| B. | payroll system |
| C. | employment control reporting system |
| D. | personnel activity reporting system |
| Answer» B. payroll system | |
| 208. |
Which of the following is not tree about expert systems? |
| A. | Expert systems are collections of human knowledge |
| B. | Export systems are expensive to design. |
| C. | export systems are usually designed to run on small general-purpose computers |
| D. | Maintenance support may be difficult to obtain for an expert system. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 209. |
The relationship between the computer and quantitative techniques can be said to be a |
| A. | symbiotic one |
| B. | synergistic one |
| C. | syntactical one |
| D. | synthetic one |
| Answer» E. | |
| 210. |
Anthony suggested that the area of management planning and control be segmented into: |
| A. | operational control |
| B. | strategic planning |
| C. | management control |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 211. |
To be successful in implementing DSS, organizations should have the following characteristics except: |
| A. | a well-controlled data-processing system |
| B. | willingness to commit dollars and personnel to the project. |
| C. | education and training by the organization |
| D. | powerful central computer groups to initiate and manage system projects |
| Answer» E. | |
| 212. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 213. |
A variable that has no physical meaning and is used to obtain an initial basic feasible solution to a linear programming problem is known as: |
| A. | basis |
| B. | algorithm |
| C. | artificial variable |
| D. | basic variable |
| Answer» E. | |
| 214. |
A greater proportion of time spent in directing on the |
| A. | top management level |
| B. | middle management level |
| C. | lower management level |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 215. |
Difficult of MIS implementation is affected by |
| A. | employee attitude |
| B. | the firm's objectives |
| C. | the firm's existing MIS |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 216. |
The online hotel reservation systems having database capabilities are a good example of |
| A. | database management system (DBMS) |
| B. | marketing information system |
| C. | manual information system |
| D. | managerial information system. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 217. |
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) |
| Answer» D. neither (a) nor (b) | |
| 218. |
Probabilities range from |
| A. | .00 to .1 |
| B. | .00 to 1.00 |
| C. | 00 to 100 |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. 00 to 100 | |
| 219. |
Detailed project control answers the questions |
| A. | when and how much? |
| B. | who and why? |
| C. | when and where? |
| D. | who and when? |
| Answer» E. | |
| 220. |
Computer information systems are most successful in providing information for: |
| A. | control decisions |
| B. | planning decisions |
| C. | strategic decisions |
| D. | nonprogrammable decisions |
| Answer» B. planning decisions | |
| 221. |
Zani's framework of effective MIS argues that MIS can only be designed in a: |
| A. | top down fashion |
| B. | co-ordinative fashion |
| C. | by managerial participation |
| D. | bottom up |
| Answer» B. co-ordinative fashion | |
| 222. |
In the graphical model of linear programming the region defined by the constraints and the non-negative restrictions is the: |
| A. | non-negativity restrictions |
| B. | objective function |
| C. | feasible solution region |
| D. | constraints |
| Answer» D. constraints | |
| 223. |
Decisions can be classified on three levels : strategic, _____ and operational. |
| A. | prompt |
| B. | passwords |
| C. | MIS |
| D. | Tactical |
| Answer» E. | |
| 224. |
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. | inference machine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 225. |
Sales invoking is a: |
| A. | pre-sales activity |
| B. | job of finance department |
| C. | post-sales activity |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. job of finance department | |
| 226. |
Management by exception is based on a |
| A. | positive attitude towards problem recognition |
| B. | negative attitude toward problem recognition |
| C. | indifferent attitude toward problem recognition |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. negative attitude toward problem recognition | |
| 227. |
Monte Carlo is an example of a(n) |
| A. | static model |
| B. | deterministic model |
| C. | optimizing model |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 228. |
The funds management subsystem attempts to |
| A. | increase cash input |
| B. | decrease cash output |
| C. | balance cash inflow with outflow |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 229. |
A class 2 materials transaction (movement from one production department to another) does not require updating of the |
| A. | cost center file |
| B. | inventory file |
| C. | work order file |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. work order file | |
| 230. |
Personnel activity reports are produced from the |
| A. | personnel transactions file |
| B. | employee file |
| C. | applicant file |
| D. | jobs files |
| Answer» B. employee file | |
| 231. |
A primary use of decision support system (DSS) is to simulate an experiment over by using different parameters and assumptions. What is it called? |
| A. | Artificial intelligence |
| B. | What if analysis |
| C. | Exception report |
| D. | Computer assisted experimenting |
| Answer» E. | |
| 232. |
Individuals who intend to pursue a career as an information-system manager should have: |
| A. | technical expertise in information systems |
| B. | human-relations skills |
| C. | ability to communicate in written form |
| D. | two of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 233. |
The vice-president of information has primary responsibility for |
| A. | recognizing information needs |
| B. | preparing an MIS study proposal |
| C. | setting MIS objectives |
| D. | establishing MIS constraints |
| Answer» C. setting MIS objectives | |
| 234. |
Which of the following is not a primary reason for the popularity of decision support systems? |
| A. | declining cost of computer hardware |
| B. | advent of data-base management systems |
| C. | increased number of programmers |
| D. | management trained in analytic techniques |
| Answer» D. management trained in analytic techniques | |
| 235. |
The journal voucher file includes |
| A. | general ledger accounts involved |
| B. | date of entry |
| C. | rupees posted to each account |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. rupees posted to each account | |
| 236. |
Corporate modeling software can be used for |
| A. | cash planning |
| B. | operational budgeting |
| C. | capital budgeting |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 237. |
Purchased items are distinguished from manufactured items by |
| A. | stock location code |
| B. | product type code |
| C. | item number |
| D. | drawing number |
| Answer» D. drawing number | |
| 238. |
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 |
| Answer» C. 80 | |
| 239. |
The MIS consists of |
| A. | the central processing unit of the computer only. |
| B. | the central processing unit of the computer and input/output units only |
| C. | the central processing unit of the computer, input/output units, and data storage units only |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 240. |
Inventory lead time can be broken into: |
| A. | review, order, manufacturing or purchasing and receiving |
| B. | order, manufacturing or purchasing, and receiving |
| C. | order, receiving |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. order, manufacturing or purchasing, and receiving | |
| 241. |
Which of the following is not true of the EDP Auditors Foundation? |
| A. | It publishes a journal, The EDP Auditor |
| B. | It sponsors the CIS A examination. |
| C. | It is a professional association of those auditors who specialize in EDP |
| D. | It is a member of the AFIPS. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 242. |
Which of the following is not one of the factors affecting the difficulty of the MIS project? |
| A. | objectives of the firm |
| B. | the existing MIS |
| C. | management abilities |
| D. | employee attitude |
| Answer» D. employee attitude | |
| 243. |
Data has to be _____ before it can be converted into information. |
| A. | transformed |
| B. | processed |
| C. | changed |
| D. | engineered |
| Answer» C. changed | |
| 244. |
Once net requirements have been calculated, the next step is to |
| A. | determine the production schedule |
| B. | determine machine and manpower requirements |
| C. | calculate gross requirements |
| D. | start the production process |
| Answer» C. calculate gross requirements | |
| 245. |
The integration of the computer with manufacturing is called CIM or _____ |
| A. | CAM |
| B. | CAD |
| C. | Computer Integrated manu¬facturing |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 246. |
A _____ purpose computer is designed for a specific application. |
| A. | special |
| B. | analog |
| C. | hybrid |
| D. | digital |
| Answer» B. analog | |
| 247. |
A _____ decision is routine one that's made following the completion of a preplanned series of steps. |
| A. | strategic |
| B. | structured |
| C. | simulation |
| D. | tactical |
| Answer» C. simulation | |
| 248. |
_____ decisions concern the execution of specific tasks to assure that they are. carried out efficiently and effectively. |
| A. | tactical |
| B. | strategic |
| C. | operational |
| D. | management |
| Answer» D. management | |
| 249. |
A Monte Carlo simulation is an example of a(n) |
| A. | static model |
| B. | optimizing model |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | neither (a) nor (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 250. |
Ultimately, internal constraints can be traced to limits on |
| A. | manpower |
| B. | money |
| C. | machines |
| D. | material |
| Answer» C. machines | |