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  • Question
  • Production machines were first controlled by the computer by means of


  • Options
  • A. punched cards
  • B. punched paper tape
  • C. magnetic tape
  • D. magnetic cards
  • E. None of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • punched paper tape 


  • Management Information Systems problems


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    • 1. A systems theory of organization sees the firm as a

    • Options
    • A. network of resource flows
    • B. system transforming inputs into outputs
    • C. physical system managed by a manager using a conceptual system
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following hardware components is the most important to the operation of a database management system?

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    • A. high-resolution video display
    • B. printer
    • C. high speed, large-capacity disk
    • D. plotter
    • E. mouse
    • Discuss
    • 3. What is the language used by most of the DBMSs for helping their users to access data?

    • Options
    • A. High level language
    • B. Query language
    • C. SQL
    • D. 4GL
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. Updating a database means

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    • A. revising the file structure
    • B. reorganizing the database
    • C. modifying or adding record occurrences
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. The data dictionary tells the DBMS

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    • A. what files are in the database
    • B. what attribute are possessed by the data
    • C. what these files contain
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. The DBA is

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    • A. a person
    • B. a computer device
    • C. a communication technique
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. Controls of data communication deal with

    • Options
    • A. the communication channel
    • B. the computer
    • C. terminals
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. Order-filling activity in the physical system is triggered by the

    • Options
    • A. manufacturing information system
    • B. order entry subsystem
    • C. billing subsystem
    • D. accounts receivable subsystem
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. A _____ is a brief message to an operator that describes what data are to be entered.

    • Options
    • A. prompt
    • B. passwords
    • C. MIS
    • D. Tactical
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. The online, softcopy display of a customer's charge account to respond to an inquiry is an example of a(n):

    • Options
    • A. regularly scheduled report
    • B. on-demand report
    • C. exception report
    • D. forecasting report
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss


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