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  1. The integration of the computer with manufacturing is called CIM or _____

  2. A.
    CAM
    B.
    CAD
    C.
    Computer Integrated manu¬facturing
    D.
    All of the above
    E.
    None of the above

  3. With respect to personnel matters in the United States, ERISA stands for

  4. A.
    Earnings and Revenue Information System Administration
    B.
    Early Retirement Income Standards Act
    C.
    Employee Review-in-Service Administration
    D.
    Employee Retirement Income Security Act
    E.
    None of the above

  5. A chart comprised of bars, each representing a period of time, is called a

  6. A.
    cent chart
    B.
    gault chart
    C.
    gantt chart
    D.
    grand chart
    E.
    None of the above

  7. Corporate modeling languages often do provide for

  8. A.
    model definition
    B.
    DML commands
    C.
    editing
    D.
    report specification
    E.
    None of the above

  9. A primary use of decision support system (DSS) is to simulate an experiment over by using different parameters and assumptions. What is it called?

  10. A.
    Artificial intelligence
    B.
    What if analysis
    C.
    Exception report
    D.
    Computer assisted experimenting
    E.
    None of the above

  11. A person who has a high-school diploma would be least likely to obtain which of the following jobs?

  12. A.
    data-entry operator
    B.
    librarian
    C.
    computer operator
    D.
    programmer
    E.
    None of the above

  13. Which of the following is(are) true concerning information-system careers?

  14. A.
    the primary reason for this increase is the declining cost of hardware
    B.
    the number of information-system specialists recruited is expected to be greater than any other profession in the 1990s.
    C.
    an information-system career is one of the few area that is recession-proof
    D.
    both (a) and (b)
    E.
    None of the above

  15. In Decision Tables three are:

  16. A.
    tabulated decisions
    B.
    decisions
    C.
    condition stubs and action stubs
    D.
    decision hierarchy
    E.
    None of the above

  17. A device is said to be _____ when it is accessible to, or under the control of, the processor

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

  19. The computer is a part of the firm's

  20. A.
    physical system
    B.
    conceptual system
    C.
    both (a) and (b)
    D.
    neither (a) nor (b)
    E.
    None of the above