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  1. Once net requirements have been calculated, the next step is to

  2. A.
    determine the production schedule
    B.
    determine machine and manpower requirements
    C.
    calculate gross requirements
    D.
    start the production process
    E.
    None of the above

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  3. 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?

  4. A.
    Decide how much money should be raised through real estate taxes
    B.
    Keep records of tax rates that apply to different kinds of real estate
    C.
    Compute tax due for each property owner each quarter
    D.
    Keep records of all assessment
    E.
    Record and credit tax payments received from property owners

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  5. Management is linked to the information processor by

  6. A.
    decisions
    B.
    data
    C.
    both (a) and (b)
    D.
    neither (a) nor (b)
    E.
    None of the above

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  7. How much should an organisation spend for information can be determined by some type of a:

  8. A.
    cost analysis
    B.
    benefit analysis
    C.
    cost-benefit analysis
    D.
    any of the above
    E.
    None of the above

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  9. As a general rule.

  10. 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

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  11. In data transmission, the bit coding scheme used to represent a byte is typically:

  12. A.
    EBCDIC
    B.
    ASCII
    C.
    SNA
    D.
    Hexadecimal
    E.
    None of the above

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  13. The physical system of the firm may be regarded as a flow of

  14. A.
    manpower, machines, material, and money
    B.
    information only
    C.
    manpower, machines, material, money, and information
    D.
    manpower, machines, material, money, and data
    E.
    None of the above

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  15. Which of the following is not a basic configuration used in a data communication network?

  16. A.
    computer/peripheral-device configuration
    B.
    computer-to-computer commu¬nication
    C.
    computer to front-end processor communication
    D.
    communication through a data switch
    E.
    None of the above

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  17. In the future, users of a computer system may identify themselves by entering a _____ and a fingerprint

  18. A.
    hard print
    B.
    soft print
    C.
    voice print
    D.
    digital
    E.
    None of the above

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  19. Computing systems can provide strategic information by

  20. A.
    making decision analysis possible
    B.
    providing corporate models for long-range planning
    C.
    causing managers to think
    D.
    All of the above
    E.
    None of the above

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