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  1. With respect to personnel matters in the United States, OSHA stands for

  2. A.
    Overseas Housing Authority
    B.
    Occupational Safety and Health Act
    C.
    Office Standard Help Agreement
    D.
    Office Staff Help Administration
    E.
    None of the above

  3. Data collection terminals gather data for use by the

  4. A.
    inventory subsystem
    B.
    cost subsystem
    C.
    production subsystem
    D.
    All of the above
    E.
    None of the above

  5. Within a database, the sequential organization of data by a common key is called:

  6. A.
    logical structure
    B.
    inverted structure
    C.
    simple structure
    D.
    All of the above
    E.
    None of the above

  7. What data most likely would not be keyed into the order entry subsystem?

  8. A.
    item quantity
    B.
    customer number
    C.
    item number
    D.
    item cost
    E.
    None of the above

  9. Which of the following is not a quotation system procedure set?

  10. A.
    delivery planning
    B.
    product data retrieval
    C.
    quotation preparation
    D.
    all of the above
    E.
    None of the above

  11. EDP auditors can be acquired from

  12. A.
    computer consulting firms
    B.
    accounting firms
    C.
    general management consulting firms
    D.
    All of the above
    E.
    None of the above

  13. Which of the following is most responsible for the inability of auditors to uncover computer crimes?

  14. A.
    the auditor's lack of knowledge in computer technology
    B.
    the prohibitively expensive audit procedures needed to detect computer frauds
    C.
    the client's concern that the public will learn of the crime
    D.
    the relatively small average take of computer frauds
    E.
    None of the above

  15. A language for simulating models of business activity is:

  16. A.
    SPSS
    B.
    DL/1
    C.
    GPSS
    D.
    COBOL
    E.
    None of the above

  17. A _____ is a formalized computer information system that can integrate data from various sources to provide the information necessary for management decision making.

  18. A.
    prompt
    B.
    passwords
    C.
    MIS
    D.
    Tactical
    E.
    None of the above

  19. Problem identification most often comes from information produced from

  20. A.
    data describing what will happen in the future
    B.
    data describing what has happened in the past
    C.
    data describing what is happening now
    D.
    both (a) and (b)
    E.
    None of the above