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  1. The characteristics of strategic decisions include all of the following except:

  2. A.
    they are structured
    B.
    they are future oriented
    C.
    they have a high level of uncertainty
    D.
    they are concerned with long-range plans
    E.
    Ail of the above are characteristics

  3. An MIS may include operational/ tactical support, decision support, and automated _____ subsystems.

  4. A.
    office
    B.
    center
    C.
    body
    D.
    area
    E.
    None of the above

  5. The teleprocessing system appropriate for a probability encoding system is

  6. A.
    an on-line batch system
    B.
    an interactive time-sharing system
    C.
    a large-scale batch system
    D.
    All of the above
    E.
    None of the above

  7. Which of the following is generally true about management reports?

  8. A.
    low-level managers need information in the form of detailed reports
    B.
    reports can be issued on demand, periodically, or on the occurrence of a specific tvont
    C.
    middle managers use exception reports
    D.
    middle managers use a summary reports
    E.
    All of the above

  9. The idea of "generations" of data files is closely related to

  10. A.
    transaction processing
    B.
    timesharing
    C.
    realtime processing
    D.
    batch processing
    E.
    None of the above

  11. A _____ is responsible for the design and control of a company's data base

  12. A.
    DBA
    B.
    DBM
    C.
    DPMA
    D.
    EDP auditor
    E.
    None of the above

  13. The front-end processor is dedicated to perform which of the following function(s)?

  14. A.
    polling
    B.
    synchronization
    C.
    error checking
    D.
    All of the above
    E.
    None of the above

  15. An EDP auditor must be an expert in

  16. A.
    accounting systems
    B.
    systems analysis
    C.
    computerized business systems
    D.
    computer programming
    E.
    None of the above

  17. The feedback loop in the general systems model is represented fey

  18. A.
    data flow
    B.
    decision flow
    C.
    information flow
    D.
    All of the above
    E.
    None of the above

  19. The educational program can be conducted by

  20. A.
    personnel department instructors
    B.
    members of the information systems staff
    C.
    supervisors
    D.
    All of the above
    E.
    None of the above