Which of the following is not true of office automation?
A. It enhances office productivity.
B. Human factors should be considered in implementing office automation.
C. It will increase informal communications between employees.
D. Software should be designed to be user-friendly
E. All of the above are true.
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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
E. None of the above
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The limits imposed by the firm itself or its environmental on the decision maker are called
A. parameters
B. constraints
C. constructs
D. perimeters
E. None of the above
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Information concerning the probability distribution of a profit rate can be generated by using:
A. electronic spreadsheet
B. artificial intelligence
C. time-series analysis
D. management science techniques
E. sensitivity analysis
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Which of the following is characteristic of a transaction processing system?
A. provides summary information
B. fairly easy to computerize
C. used by upper management
D. difficult to computerize
E. None of the above
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The MIS structure with one main computer system is called a:
A. distributed MIS structure
B. hierarchical MIS structures
C. centralized MIS structure
D. decentralized MIS structure
E. None of the above
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A decision-support system is intended to produce information to suport which type of decisions?
A. well-structured
B. unstructured
C. anticipated
D. routine
E. None of the above
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The post installation audit seeks to assure that
A. managers information needs are being met
B. the system is accurate and secure
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
E. None of the above
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In transportation model of O R once an initial solution has been found, the next step is to test that solution for optimality. The methods widely used for testing the solution are:
A. Stepping Stone Method
B. Modified Distribution Method
C. Both of the above
D. Slack variable method
E. None of the above
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Expert systems are part of the general area of research known as _____
A. AI
B. ES
C. STUDENT
D. RAND
E. None of the above
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An Information system that responds immediately to the needs of the physical system is called a(n)
A. inline system
B. on line system
C. offline system
D. realtime system
E. None of the above
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Computer information systems are most successful in providing information for:
A. control decisions
B. planning decisions
C. strategic decisions
D. nonprogrammable decisions
E. None of the above
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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.
E. None of the above
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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
E. None of the above
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Computer-based traffic control systems are implemented at the _____ level of government.
A. Local
B. Top
C. bottom
D. Top-to-bottom
E. None of the above
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A _____ purpose computer is designed for a specific application.
A. special
B. analog
C. hybrid
D. digital
E. None of the above
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H.P. Luhn and Stephen E. Forth developed an application for the computer named
A. selective dissemination of information
B. management information system
C. information retrieval
D. document retrieval
E. None of the above
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Which of the following abilities is/are required for both the system programmer and the EDP auditor?
A. knowledge in computer science
B. knowledge in accounting applications
C. two of the above
D. knowledge in information systems
E. None of the above
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Adding a new account to the chart of accounts at the beginning of an accounting period is a
A. simple revision
B. moderately complex revision
C. complex revision
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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Theories are evaluated with
A. data
B. information
C. principles
D. propositions
E. None of the above
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