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Management Information Systems problems


  • 1. An excellent linear programming software package for solving large-scale problems is

  • Options
  • A. MIDAS-2
  • B. OPHELIE II
  • C. PDQ/LP
  • D. All of the above
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 2. 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
  • 3. _____ 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
  • 4. PCM stands for _____

  • Options
  • A. plug-compatible manufacturer
  • B. personal computer media
  • C. PC-manufacturer
  • D. PC-modem
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 5. 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
  • 6. 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
  • 7. 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
  • Discuss
  • 8. _____ 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
  • 9. 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
  • 10. 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

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