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  1. Which of the following is not usually characteristic of upper management decisions?

  2. A.
    Decisions require judgment
    B.
    Decisions are structured
    C.
    Decisions are long range
    D.
    Decisions are unpredictable
    E.
    Decisions require experience

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  3. An MIS can be developed by

  4. A.
    a fire department
    B.
    a college testing service
    C.
    an ocean transportation company
    D.
    All of the above
    E.
    None of the above

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  5. Pictographs, called _____ help systems to be more user friendly.

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

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  7. A popular technique for forecasting is

  8. A.
    correlation analysis
    B.
    regression analysis
    C.
    linear programming
    D.
    Monte Carlo
    E.
    None of the above

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  9. In computer based information system (CBIS), DFD stands for:

  10. A.
    data flow diagram
    B.
    data flow descent
    C.
    dotted flow diagram
    D.
    such a terminology does not exist in CBIS
    E.
    None of the above

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  11. The channel of distribution is included in the

  12. A.
    product ingredient of the marketing mix
    B.
    promotion ingredient of the marketing mix
    C.
    place ingredient of the marketing mix
    D.
    price ingredient of the marketing mix
    E.
    None of the above

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  13. The three dimensions of system integrity do not include

  14. A.
    accuracy
    B.
    completeness
    C.
    security
    D.
    appropriateness
    E.
    None of the above

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  15. The computer generation that triggered the explosion of interest in information processing was the

  16. A.
    first generation of computers
    B.
    second generation of computers
    C.
    third generation of computers
    D.
    fourth generation of computers
    E.
    None of the above

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  17. A characteristic of an MIS is:

  18. 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

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  19. Information about the items ordered (item description, price, warehouse location, etc.) is provided by the

  20. A.
    order entry subsystem
    B.
    manufacturing information system
    C.
    marketing information system
    D.
    billing subsystem
    E.
    None of the above

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