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  • Question
  • The continuing education program that all managers should get into is


  • Options
  • 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
  • E. None of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • information on threats and opportunities faced by the business 


  • Management Information Systems problems


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    • 1. Which of the following is not a major subsystem part providing an opportunity for system design controls

    • Options
    • A. data base
    • B. model base
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. neither (a) nor (b)
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. The employee profile report is used by

    • Options
    • A. the manager
    • B. the individual department
    • C. the personnel department
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. The most prominent system in the retail sales industry is the _____ system.

    • Options
    • A. POS (point-of-scale)
    • B. COBOL
    • C. ACM
    • D. PC/XT
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. The prime concern of financial control is

    • Options
    • A. accounting for the liabilities incurred
    • B. meeting payroll commitments
    • C. providing financial status information
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. Many large organizations have information _____ where managers can use fourth-generation languages to retrieve the facts they need from online data bases, and where staff experts are available to provide PC hardware/ software guidance.

    • Options
    • A. expert
    • B. centers
    • C. control
    • D. MIS
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. A manager would use a file manipulation language such as APL to cause the computer to

    • Options
    • A. produce pre-computed information, such as ratios
    • B. perform screening and selection of data from the data base
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. neither (a) nor (b)
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. A periodic report can facilitate management by exception by

    • Options
    • A. including complete alphabetic descriptions for each numeric entry
    • B. including only those transactions that fall within predetermined limits of acceptable performance
    • C. consolidation of multiple transactions into a summary form
    • D. comparing actual performance with acceptable standards
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following is requirement to develop a successful management information system?

    • Options
    • A. a staff of technical specialists with the skills necessary to develop the computer based parts of the system
    • B. the development of a short-range goal for the system
    • C. the development of a long-range goal for the system
    • D. a commitment from management to allocate the personnel and resources necessary to get the job done
    • E. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. The bars in a bar chart are represented by the

    • Options
    • A. rectangles in a network diagram
    • B. arrows in a network diagram
    • C. triangles in a network diagram
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. Customer credit-granting decisions should be incorporated into the

    • Options
    • A. inventory control system
    • B. accounts receivable systems
    • C. sales order entry system
    • D. sales analysis system
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss


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