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Management Information Systems problems


  • 1. If the values Earliest time and Latest time of an event are not equal then such events are referred to as:

  • Options
  • A. critical
  • B. optimum
  • C. non-critical
  • D. All of the above
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 2. A popular technique for forecasting is

  • Options
  • A. correlation analysis
  • B. regression analysis
  • C. linear programming
  • D. Monte Carlo
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 3. A characteristic of an MIS is:

  • Options
  • A. user-oriented information
  • B. restrictions on the system's size to inhibit future growth
  • C. priority for data handling over the output of decision-oriented information
  • D. All of the above
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 4. The word 'linear' in linear programming is used to describe:

  • Options
  • A. relationship among two or more variables in a straight line
  • B. relationship among two or more variable which are directly proportional
  • C. relationship among two or more variables is linear
  • D. all of the above
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 5. A class 2 materials transaction (movement from one production department to another) does not require updating of the

  • Options
  • A. cost center file
  • B. inventory file
  • C. work order file
  • D. All of the above
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 6. Personnel Administration Data systems, personnel planning data systems and the payroll system all

  • Options
  • A. calculate payroll deductions
  • B. update the accounts payable file
  • C. access the inventory file
  • D. Ail of the above
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 7. Pictographs, called _____ help systems to be more user friendly.

  • Options
  • A. people
  • B. icons
  • C. information system
  • D. on-line
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 8. Changing oil in an automobile is an example of

  • Options
  • A. preventative maintenance
  • B. scheduled maintenance
  • C. both (a) and (b)
  • D. neither (a) nor (b)
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 9. The pending invoice file should be stored on a DASD (Direct: Access Storage Device) if

  • Options
  • A. payment execution is batch
  • B. invoice data entry is one-line
  • C. inquiries concerning payable are to be answered on-line
  • D. All of the above
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 10. If gross requirements are 2,000, inventory on hand is 3,000, reorder point is 500, and EOQ is 1,300, the order quantity is

  • Options
  • A. 3,000
  • B. 2,000
  • C. 7,000
  • D. zero
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss

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