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  • Question
  • The manager, in using the systems approach, should subdivide the firm into subsystems based on


  • Options
  • A. functional areas-marketing, finance, and manufacturing
  • B. management levels-strategic, tactical, and operational
  • C. resource flows-manpower, money, machines, and material
  • D. any of the above represent acceptable subsystem divisions.
  • E. None of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • any of the above represent acceptable subsystem divisions. 


  • Management Information Systems problems


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    • 1. Which of the following is a component of an expert system?

    • Options
    • A. explanation module
    • B. knowledge base
    • C. natural language interface for the user
    • D. inference machine
    • E. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. As a general rule.

    • Options
    • A. MIS performance criteria determine management information needs, and these needs determine the objectives of the firm.
    • B. the firm's objective determine management information needs, and these needs determine MIS performance criteria
    • C. management information needs determine MIS performance criteria, and these criteria determine the firm's objectives
    • D. the firm's objectives determine MIS performance criteria, and these criteria determine manage¬ment information needs.
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. PCM stands for _____

    • Options
    • A. plug-compatible manufacturer
    • B. personal computer media
    • C. PC-manufacturer
    • D. PC-modem
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. _____ is and always has been wealth, and computers assist us in obtaining this wealth.

    • Options
    • A. Data
    • B. Information
    • C. Calculation
    • D. Network
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. The number of management layers in a firm is determined by

    • Options
    • 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
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. _____ write computer programs that perform jobs specified by the user.

    • Options
    • A. Programmer
    • B. Data entry operator
    • C. System Analyst
    • D. Computer operator
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. A quotation system obtains potential delivery time data from the

    • Options
    • A. production schedule file
    • B. inventory file
    • C. product catalog file
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. Probabilities range from

    • Options
    • A. .00 to .1
    • B. .00 to 1.00
    • C. 00 to 100
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following is not a basic configuration used in a data communication network?

    • Options
    • A. computer/peripheral-device configuration
    • B. computer-to-computer commu¬nication
    • C. computer to front-end processor communication
    • D. communication through a data switch
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following statements in correct?

    • Options
    • A. most analysts agree on the structure and organization of MIS.
    • B. operational planning reports are a primary informational tool for middle management.
    • C. an MIS focuses on managing information generated with a computer system
    • D. the cross reference of data items is an integral feature of the simple structure used in database organization.
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss


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