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Management Information Systems problems


  • 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. 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
  • Discuss
  • 3. The DBA is

  • Options
  • A. a person
  • B. a computer device
  • C. a communication technique
  • D. All of the above
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 4. 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
  • 5. 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
  • 6. 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
  • 7. 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
  • 8. Error reports are an example of:

  • Options
  • A. scheduled reports
  • B. demand reports
  • C. exception reports
  • D. predictive reports
  • E. management reports
  • Discuss
  • 9. Critical path of the PERT chart is:

  • Options
  • A. path which takes the longest time to complete the project
  • B. the shortest path
  • C. both of the above
  • D. path which takes the shortest time to complete the project
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 10. The four major corporate resources are money, materials, information, and

  • Options
  • A. people
  • B. icons
  • C. information system
  • D. on-line
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss

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