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
E. Ail of the above are characteristics
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An MIS may include operational/ tactical support, decision support, and automated _____ subsystems.
A. office
B. center
C. body
D. area
E. None of the above
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The teleprocessing system appropriate for a probability encoding system is
A. an on-line batch system
B. an interactive time-sharing system
C. a large-scale batch system
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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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. middle managers use a summary reports
E. All of the above
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The idea of "generations" of data files is closely related to
A. transaction processing
B. timesharing
C. realtime processing
D. batch processing
E. None of the above
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A _____ is responsible for the design and control of a company's data base
A. DBA
B. DBM
C. DPMA
D. EDP auditor
E. None of the above
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The front-end processor is dedicated to perform which of the following function(s)?
A. polling
B. synchronization
C. error checking
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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An EDP auditor must be an expert in
A. accounting systems
B. systems analysis
C. computerized business systems
D. computer programming
E. None of the above
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The feedback loop in the general systems model is represented fey
A. data flow
B. decision flow
C. information flow
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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The educational program can be conducted by
A. personnel department instructors
B. members of the information systems staff
C. supervisors
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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The file key of the fixed assets file includes the
A. fixed asset account number
B. acquisition date
C. asset identification number
D. depreciation account number
E. None of the above
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A _____ decision making involves the establishment objectives for an organization and long-range plans for attaining these objectives.
A. prompt
B. relevant
C. tactical
D. strategic
E. None of the above
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Which of the following is not likely to occur in the near future?
A. the presidential election will be done by pushing buttons at home.
B. the political issue of establishing an information-assistance program will be raised.
C. most workers will choose working at hoe, so the traditional workplace will disappear
D. automation will reduce job opportunities, thus resulting in a lower standard of living.
E. None of the above
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A Transportation Problem in which the total supply available at the origins exactly satisfies the total demand required at the destinations is known as:
A. Degenerate Solution
B. Balanced Transportation Problem
C. Unbalanced Transportation Problem
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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Corporate modeling software can be used for
A. cash planning
B. operational budgeting
C. capital budgeting
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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All mathematical models generally comprise which of the following types of variables;
A. uncontrollable variables
B. dependent variables
C. decision variables
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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Which of the following types of decision-making would depend heavily on real-time information?
A. strategic
B. tactical
C. operational
D. nonprogrammable
E. None of the above
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If safety stock is 6 and the EOQ is 50, average inventory level is
A. 80
B. 86
C. 85
D. 90
E. None of the above
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The MIS should be developed by
A. the manager
B. the information specialist
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither a or b
E. None of the above
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Considering all types of business, accounts receivable systems are not closely interrelated with the
A. cost accounting system
B. payroll system
C. sales order system
D. purchasing system
E. None of the above
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