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  1. Which of the following statements is the most accurate?

  2. A.
    The degree to which information needs to be summarized increases as one moves up through the management levels
    B.
    Low-level managers made unstructured decisions
    C.
    Upper managers make unstructured decisions
    D.
    Low-level managers need general information about operating activities.
    E.
    Middle managers make unstructured decisions

  3. As opposed to detailed transaction information, the management information system (MIS) responds to the need for

  4. A.
    electronic data processing
    B.
    managerial information
    C.
    accounting application
    D.
    utility billing information
    E.
    None of the above

  5. The type of model that helps the manager forecast future events is the

  6. A.
    physical model
    B.
    graphical model
    C.
    narrative model
    D.
    All of the above
    E.
    None of the above

  7. Which of the following is not tree of operational decisions?

  8. A.
    concern the execution of specific tasks
    B.
    primarily made by middle management
    C.
    usually have present standards
    D.
    include acceptance or rejection of credit
    E.
    None of the above

  9. Which of the following is not one of the qualitative characteristics that information must have?

  10. A.
    relevance
    B.
    retrievability
    C.
    timeliness
    D.
    accuracy
    E.
    all of the above

  11. In the Financial Decision-Making System which of the following is not a transaction processing system input:

  12. A.
    cash receipts
    B.
    cash returns
    C.
    cash issues
    D.
    warehouse requisition slip
    E.
    None of the above

  13. The storage of computer programs and data files are the responsibility of a

  14. A.
    librarian
    B.
    computer operator
    C.
    Data entry operator
    D.
    programmer
    E.
    None of the above

  15. Zani's framework of effective MIS argues that MIS can only be designed in a:

  16. A.
    top down fashion
    B.
    co-ordinative fashion
    C.
    by managerial participation
    D.
    bottom up
    E.
    None of the above

  17. We combine hardware, software, people, procedures, and data to create an _____

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

  19. Difficult of MIS implementation is affected by

  20. A.
    employee attitude
    B.
    the firm's objectives
    C.
    the firm's existing MIS
    D.
    All of the above
    E.
    None of the above