০০। A central purpose of most decision-support systems is
ক) to build a model of the decision¬making problem
খ) to design a data-base manage¬ment system
গ) to build an expert system
ঘ) to determine the key decisions in the problem area
ঙ) None of the above
০১। A certain city uses a computer system as part of its taxation of real estate. Which one of the following tasks would the computer be least able to do?
ক) Decide how much money should be raised through real estate taxes
খ) Keep records of tax rates that apply to different kinds of real estate
গ) Compute tax due for each property owner each quarter
ঘ) Keep records of all assessment
ঙ) Record and credit tax payments received from property owners
০২। A characteristic of a distributed MIS structure is:
ক) computers supporting local DP operations
খ) a multiprocessing environment
গ) integrative sharing of the workload
ঘ) All of the above
ঙ) None of the above
০৩। A characteristic of an MIS is:
ক) user-oriented information
খ) restrictions on the system‘s size to inhibit future growth
গ) priority for data handling over the output of decision-oriented information
ঘ) All of the above
ঙ) None of the above
০৪। A chart comprised of bars, each representing a period of time, is called a
ক) cent chart
খ) gault chart
গ) gantt chart
ঘ) grand chart
ঙ) None of the above
০৫। A class 2 materials transaction (movement from one production department to another) does not require updating of the
ক) cost center file
খ) inventory file
গ) work order file
ঘ) All of the above
ঙ) None of the above
০৬। A condition that led to the development of databases was:
ক) the proliferation of data files
খ) an increase in the amount of data handled by organizations
গ) a demand for more data to support informational needs
ঘ) all the above.
ঙ) None of the above
০৭। A constraint that does not, affect the feasible solution region is known as
ক) redundant constraint
খ) unbounded solution
গ) slack variable
ঘ) surplus variable
ঙ) None of the above
০৮। A decision-support system is intended to produce information to suport which type of decisions?
ক) well-structured
খ) unstructured
গ) anticipated
ঘ) routine
ঙ) None of the above
০৯। A device is said to be _____ when it is accessible to, or under the control of, the processor
ক) people
খ) icons
গ) information system
ঘ) on-line
ঙ) None of the above
১০। A financial modeling package for a PC is similar to a spreadsheet package, but it can handle larger data files than a spreadsheet, and it has a built-in _____ seeking function.
ক) aim
খ) target
গ) goal
ঘ) plan
ঙ) None of the above
১১। A greater proportion of time is spent in planning on the
ক) top management level
খ) middle management level
গ) lower management level
ঘ) All of the above
ঙ) None of the above
১২। A greater proportion of time spent in directing on the
ক) top management level
খ) middle management level
গ) lower management level
ঘ) All of the above
ঙ) None of the above
১৩। A key verifier machine is used In controlling
ক) transaction entry
খ) data communication
গ) computer processing
ঘ) transaction origination
ঙ) None of the above
১৪। A language for simulating models of business activity is:
ক) SPSS
খ) DL/1
গ) GPSS
ঘ) COBOL
ঙ) None of the above
১৫। A lockbox service is used for
ক) depositing cash when bank is closed
খ) paying bank customer bills automatically
গ) storing papers in a bank vault
ঘ) depositing payments to bank customers
ঙ) None of the above
১৬। A management information system is composed of
ক) data
খ) software
গ) hardware
ঘ) information and people
ঙ) All of the above.
১৭। A manager would use a file manipulation language such as APL to cause the computer to
ক) produce pre-computed information, such as ratios
খ) perform screening and selection of data from the data base
গ) both (a) and (b)
ঘ) neither (a) nor (b)
ঙ) None of the above
১৮। A model in which one physical property is used to represent another physical property is known as:
ক) analog model
খ) deterministic model
গ) iconic model
ঘ) decision theory model
ঙ) None of the above
১৯। A Monte Carlo simulation is an example of a(n)