MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

1. A. B. C. D. 1-D . !"ic" is not a primary function of an A#$ transaction processing system% A. converting economic events into financial transactions B. distributing financial information to operations personnel to support t"eir daily operations C. monitoring external economic events D. recording financial transactions in t"e accounting records -C &. A. B. C. D. &-D '. !"ic" of t"e following statements most li(ely represents a disadvantage for an entity t"at (eeps microcomputer-prepared data files rat"er t"an manually prepared files% A. )andom error associated wit" processing similar transactions in different ways is usually greater. B. #t is usually more difficult to compare recorded accountability wit" p"ysical count of assets. C. Attention is focused on t"e accuracy of t"e programming process rat"er t"an errors in individual transactions. D. #t is usually easier for unaut"orized persons to access and alter t"e files. '-D *. !"en designing a computer-based information system+ t"e initial step in t"e systems design process is to determine A. t"e required output . B. t"e source documents t"at serve as t"e basis for input C. t"e processing required D. t"e decisions for w"ic" data will be required *-D ,. C"aracteristics of an accounting application t"at mig"t influence t"e selection of data entry devices and media for a computerized accounting system s are A. timing of feedbac( needs relative to input+ need for documentation of an activity+ and t"e necessity for reliability and accuracy. B. cost considerations+ volume of input+ complexity of activity+ and liquidity of assets involved. C. need for documentation+ necessity for accuracy and reliability+ volume of Computer systems are becoming more vulnerable to unaut"orized access because "ardware design consideration "ave declined software cannot be readily written to control access systems documentation must be available to all users access can be gained electronically wit"out p"ysical entry to t"e facilities Accounting systems are designed to analyze and interpret information allow managers to manage by exception provide information required to support decisions record and report business transactions

output+ and cost considerations. D. type of file used+ reliability of manufacturer-s service+ volume of output+ and cost considerations. ,-A .. /"e representation of t"e flow of data t"roug" a sales of operations in an automated data processing system is a A. document flowc"art C. micro flowc"art B. system flowc"art D. program flowc"art .-B 0. /"e representation of t"e flow of forms t"roug" an organization for a transaction is a A. document flowc"art C. micro flowc"art B. system flowc"art D. program flowc"art 0-A 1. A diagramming tool used to represent t"e logical elements of a system is a A. programming flowc"art C. document flowc"art B. entity relations"ip diagram D. data flow diagram 1-C 12./"e representation of t"e sequence of t"e logical operations performed by a computer m executing a program is a A. document flowc"art C. micro flowc"art B. system flowc"art D. program flowc"art 12-D 11.A systems tool t"at depicts t"e flow of information relating to a particular transaction t"roug" an organization is a A. document flowc"art C. decision table B. program flowc"art D. wor( distribution analysis 11-A 1 ./urnaround documents A. are generated by t"e computer and eventually return to it B. generally circulate only wit"in t"e computer center C. are only used internally in an organization D. can be read and processed only by t"e computer 1 -A 1&.!"ic" of t"e following files is a temporary file% A. transaction file C. reference file B. master file D. standing file 1&-A 1'.All activity related to a particular application in a manual system is recorded in a 3ournal. /"e name of t"e corresponding item in a computerized system is a A. master file C. transaction file B. year-to-date file D. current balance file

1'-C 1*.#n a computerized billing system+ t"e computer generates a form t"at "as two parts. /"e first part is t"e bill t"at a customers are to retain and t"e second part is to be returned by customers wit" t"eir payments. /"e return portion of t"e form is referred to as a4n5 A. master document C. point-of-sale document B. turnaround document D. transaction document 1*-B 1,.#n a manual system+ records of current activity ate posted from a 3ournal to a ledger in a computer system+ current records from a4an5 A. index file are updated to a master file B. transaction file are updated to a m aster file C. master file are updated to a year-to-date file D. current balance file are updated to an index file 1,-B 1..A current trend regarding input forms in computer system is A. t"e use of less preprinting on suc" forms B. more reliance on punc"ed card stoc( C. t"e gradual reduction in t"e use of t"e multiple-part style D. t"e elimination of t"e form itself 1.-D 10./"e batc" processing of business transactions can be t"e appropriate mode w"en A. t"e sequence of master file records is not relevant B. timeliness is a ma3or issue C. a single "andling of t"e data is desired D. economy of scale can be gained because of "ig" volumes of transactions 10-D 11.A decision table indicates me A. persons w"o are primarily responsible for eac" step of t"e system analysis and design process. B. sequence of logical operation in a system. C. sequence of operation in a system. D. alternative logic conditions and actions to be ta(en in a program. 11-D 2.An integrated group of programs t"at supervises and support t"e operations of a computer system as it executes users application programs is called a4n5 A. operating system C. utility programs B. data base management system D. language program 2-A 1.A system flowc"art A. is synonymous wit" a program flowc"art. B. is necessary for only computer processes. C. s"ows general flow and sequence but not processing details D. is necessary for only manual processes.

1-C ./"e type of data processing in w"ic" remote terminals provide direct access to t"e computer is A. on-line processing C. batc" processing B. remote processing D. central processing -B &. A systems program A. manipulates application programs A. employs complex mat"ematics algorit"ms B. is written in a "ig" level language C. is used in systems analysis and design activities &-A '. An operating system is A. t"e assembler program including t"e source and ob3ect program B. all "ardware and software needed to operate t"e computer system C. t"e programs t"at manage t"e processing operations of t"e computer D. only t"e "ardware of t"e computer system '-C *. A computer system t"at allows for immediate updating of files is referred to as A. on-line processing C. instantaneous processing B. a mainframe processing D. batc" processing *-A ,. !"ic" of t"e following comprises all of t"e data components of t"e data processing cycle% A. Batc"ing+ processing+ output. B. Collection+ refinement+ processing+ maintenance+ output. C. #nput+ classifying+ batc"ing+ verification+ transmission D. Collection+ refinement+ storing+ output. ,-B .. /"e main components of t"e central processing unit 4C675 of a computer include only A. control+ arit"metic8logic+ and memory B. input+ processing+ and output C. software+ register+ and primary memory D. memory+ processing+ and register .-A 0. A. a B. a C. a D. a 0-D A compiler is procedure oriented language symbolic language mac"ine t"at translates t"e assembler program to mac"ine language program t"at converts procedure oriented language to mac"ine language

1. /"e amount of useful wor( performed by a computer system during a given period of time is referred to as A. overlap C. input8output B. overload D. t"roug"put 1-D &2. A data base is A. essential for storage of large data sets C. a real-time system B. a collection of related files D. a networ( of computer terminals &2-B &1. !"en viewed from t"e "ig"est to most elemental level+ t"e data "ierarc"y is A. attribute+ record+ file C. file+ record+ attribute B. file+ record+ (ey D. record+ attribute+ (ey &1-C & . )eviewing data base aut"ority tables is a4n5 A. access control C. data resource control B. organizational access control D. operating resource control & -A &&. 9ne of t"e first steps in t"e creation of a database is to A. define common variables and fields used t"roug"out t"e firm B. increase t"e secondary dotage capacity. C. obtain software t"at will facilitate data retrieval. D. integrate t"e accounting system into t"e data base. &&-A &'. /"e primary responsibility of a database administrator is to A. decide w"o is to use t"e database. B. maintain t"e database software. C. design+ maintain+ and enforce standards for t"e database. D. "ire and supervise t"e application programmers. &'-C &*. #f a data base "as integrity+ t"e A. software was implemented after extensive acceptance testing. B. data base "as only consistent data. C. data base is secure form accidental entry. D. data base and t"e system "ave been reviewed by an external auditor. &*-B &,. /"e installation of a data base management system is not li(ely to "ave any direct impact on A. data redundancy wit"in files. B. s"aring of common data C. inconsistencies wit"in common data fields. D. t"e logic needed to solve a problem in an application program. &,-D

&.. A fundamental purpose of a database management system is to A. store all data or an organization in multiple files. B. reduce data redundancy C. use p"ysical data organization concepts instead of logical data D. c"ange t"e manner in w"ic" application programs access individual data elements &.-B &0. /"e A. input+ B. input+ C. input+ D. input+ &0-D &1. :icrocomputer systems "ave en"anced use wit" systems software and application software. !"ic" one of t"e following statements concerning microcomputer systems is false% A. Database management systems ate available for microcomputer systems. B. An operating system program is a critical software pac(age for microcomputers. C. ;anguage translator programs are applicable for microcomputers. D. #ntegrated pac(ages are examples of operating system s for microcomputers. &1-D '2. !"ic" of t"e following is not an advantage of direct access files over sequential files% A. s"orter record access time B. elimination of automatic file bac(up C. less unnecessary rewriting of unc"anged records D. t"ey are all advantages '2-B '1. $equential access means t"at A. data are stored on magnetic tape B. t"e address of t"e location of data is found t"roug" t"e use of eit"er an algorit"m or an index C. eac" record can be accessed in t"e same amount of time D. to read record *22+ records 1 t"roug" '11 must be read first '1-D ' . Devices permit A. data to be B. t"e use of C. data to be D. data to be ' -D '&. A ma3or ob3ective of database management system is to reduce considerably A. systems analysis and design activities C. data redundancy B. t"e need of application programmers D. data entry complexity t"at are used only to perform sequential file processing will not edited a data edited edited on a separate compute run base structure in an off-line m ode on a real-time basis primary functions of a computerized information system include processing+ and output processing+ output+ and storage processing+ output and control processing+ output+ storage+ and control

'&-C ''. #n an inventory system on a data base management system+ one stored record contains part number+ part name+ part color+ and part weig"t. /"ese individual items are called A. fields C. bytes B. stored files D. occurrences ''-A '*. An interactive system environment is best c"aracterized by A. data files wit" records t"at are arranged sequentially. B. processing groups of data at regular intervals. C. sorting t"e transaction file before processing. D. processing data immediately upon input. '*-D ',. )emote batc" processing avoids t"e need of "aving A. terminals of eac" user location. B. printers at eac" user location. C. a central processing unit 4C675 at eac" location. D. well-designed and executed procedures at eac" user location. ',-C '.. An edit of individual transaction in a direct access file processing system usually A. ta(es place in a separate computer run. B. ta(es place in an online mode as transactions are edited C. ta(es place during a bac( up procedures D. is not performed due to time constraints '.-B '0. A ma3or disadvantage of distributed data processing is A. t"e increased time between 3ob request and 3ob completion. B. t"e potential for "ardware and software incompatibility among users. C. /"e disruption caused w"en t"e mainframe goes down. D. t"at data processing professionals may not be properly involved. '0-D '1. An advantage of decentralizing data processing facilities is A. economics of scale obtainable t"roug" t"e use of microcomputer. B. t"at all similar activities are better "andled at a local level. C. t"at system failure is of lesser significance. D. t"e "ig"er level of control t"at can be exercised. '1-C *2. An organization employs multiple central processors to serve multiple realtime applications and multiple classes of users. Data processing 3obs are completed by t"e processor t"at is best designed to perform t"e 3ob efficiently. /"e processors are at different locations and are connected by data communication lines. /"e organization is employing a systems configuration referred to as a A. simplex system B. duplex system

C. distributed data processing system D. communication 4front end5 processor system *2-C *1. A system wit" several computers t"at are connected for communication and data transmission purposes but t"at permits eac" computer to process its own data is a A. distributed data processing networ( C. decentralized networ( B. centralized networ( D. multidrop networ( *1-A * . #mport ant types of control systems and procedures for accounting information systems are feedbac(+ feed forward+ and preventive control systems. !"ic" of t"e following accomplis" t"em+ respectively% A. Cost accounting variances+ separation of duties+ and cas" planning. B. Cost accounting variances+ cas" budgeting+ and organizational independence. C. Cas" budgeting+ cost accounting variances+ and separation of duties. D. #nventory control+ capital budgeting+ and "iring qualified employees. * -B *&. A modem is a device t"at A. allows computer signals to be sent ova a telep"one line B. is used to aid in bac(up procedures C. pac(s data in a dis( file D. speeds up on-line printing *&-A *'. A partial set of standard c"aracteristics of a real-time system is A. batc"ed input+ on-line files+ and an extensive communication networ(. B. reliance upon sequential files+ prompt input from users+ and interactive programs. C. on-line files+ prompt input users+ and an extensive communication networ(+ D. t"e use of "ig"-level language and t"e ma3or need being for "istorical reports *'-C **. An advantage of "aving a computer maintain an automated error log in con3unction wit" computer edit programs is t"at A. reports can be developed t"at summarize t"e errors by type+ cause+ and person responsible B. less manual wor( is required to determine "ow to correct errors C. better editing tec"niques will result D. t"e audit trail is maintained **-A *,. <lexibility is an advantage of developing application programs wit"in a user organization. =owever+ a pac(age of programs purc"ased from a software vendor provides a potential advantage of A. greater operating efficiency C. an earlier installation date B. satisfying unique customers needs D. ease of program maintenance *,-C

*.. C"oosing existing employees and providing t"em wit" t"e necessary tec"nical training is preferred to "iring data processing specialist from t"e outside because A. t"e tec"nical training needed is not extensive. B. using newly "ired people tends to slow down programming efforts. C. existing employees are not li(ely to resist any c"anges t"at result from computerization. D. existing employees are (nowledgeable about t"e company-s business. *.-D *0. A program t"at converts a source program into instruction code t"at central processing unit can execute is called a4n5 A. ob3ect programs C. utility programs B. database management system D. language processor *0-D *1. $pecialized programs t"at are made available to users of computer systems to perform routine and repetitive functions are referred to as A. operating system C. utility programs B. database management system D. language program *1-C ,2. /"e role of an information system steering committee s"ould be to A. initiate all computer applications+ set computer applications priorities+ control access to t"e computer room+ and (eep t"e computer file library. B. prepare control totals+ maintain systems documentation+ and perform follow-up on errors. C. assign duties to systems personnel+ prepare and monitor systems implementation plans+ and prepare flowc"arts of systems applications. D. decide on specific information needs+ prepare detailed plans for systems evaluations+ set priorities for writing programs+ and decide w"ic" equipment will be purc"ased. ,2-D ,1. Documentation of a computerized business system s"ould begin A. w"en computer programs ate being written B. as soon as t"e proposed systems flowc"arts "ave been completed C. once a smoot" conversion "as been assured D. at t"e time of t"e original analysis ,1-D , . /"e analysis tool for t"e systems analyst and steering committee to use in selecting t"e best systems option is A. cost-benefit analysis C. decision tree analysis B. systems design D. user selection , -A ,&. A ma3or advantage of obtaining a pac(age of applications programs from a software vendor is A. t"e li(eli"ood of reducing t"e time span from planning to implementation. B. t"e ability to more easily satisfy t"e unique needs of users C. greater operating efficiency from t"e computer D. t"e assurance t"e programs will be written in a "ig"-level language

,&-A ,'. #n determining t"e need for system c"anges+ several types of feasibility studies can be made. /"e most commonly recognized feasibility studies are A. legal+ environmental+ and economic B. tec"nical+ economic+ legal+ and practical C. tec"nical+ operational+ and economic D. practical+ tec"nical+ and operational ,*. /"e >esta Company is doing a systems development study. /"e study started wit" broad organizational goals and t"e types of decisions made by organizational executives. /"is study supports a model of information flow and+ ultimately+ design requirements. /"is approac" to systems development is called A. bottom-up C. top-down B. networ( D. strategic ,*-C ,,. !"at-if analysis is best conducted wit" A. a decision support system C. an expert system B. a neural networ( system D. a traditional programming application ,,-A ,.. #n t"e context of a feasibility study+ tec"nical feasibility refers to w"et"er A. a proposed system is attainable+ given t"e existing tec"nology. B. t"e systems manager can coordinate and control t"e activities of t"e systems department C. an adequate computer site exists for t"e proposed system. D. t"e proposed system will produce economic benefits exceeding its costs. ,.-A ,0. <or an automated system to provide for continuity and effective control over t"e proposed data processing activities+ t"e systems development process s"ould be performed in a certain order. !"ic" of t"e following sequences lists t"e computer systems development p"ases in t"e order in w"ic" t"ey s"ould be performed% A. implementation planning development user specifications+ system planning+ and programming. B. development of user specifications+ development of tec"nical specifications+ implementations+ planning+ and programming. C. /raining of user department personnel+ implementation planning+ and system testing. D. #mplementation planning+ programming+ conversion+ and systems testing. ,0-B ,1. /"e stage of a systems study t"at would include up-to date organization c"arts+ description of t"e present system? complete flowc"arts for t"e present system? forms and layouts of all input and output documents 4along wit" samples5 used in t"e present systems? and summaries of interviews+ review sessions+ and personal observations regarding t"e present system is A. problem definition C. system design B. problem analysis D. program analysis ,1-B

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.2. /"e user+ and A. system B. system .2-A

process of learning t"e current system functions+ determining t"e need of developing t"e logical requirements of a proposed system is referred to as analysis C. systems maintenance feasibility study D. systems implementation

.1. /"e process of developing specifications for "ardware+ software+ personnel "ours+ data resources+ and information products required to develop a system is referred to as A. systems analysis C. systems design B. systems feasibility D. systems maintenance .1-C . . !"ile systems analysis focuses on information needs and ob3ectives+ system design concentrates on A. writing programs C. providing for controls B. testing completed modules D. w"at to do and "ow to do it . -D .&. /"e least ris(y strategy for converting from a manual to a computerized accounts receivable system would be a A. direct conversion C. pilot conversion B. parallel conversion D. data base conversion .&-B .'. /"e most important factor in planning for system c"ange is A. "aving an auditor as member of t"e design lean. B. using state-of-t"e-art tec"niques. C. concentrating on software rat"er t"an "ardware. D. involving top management and people w"o use t"e system. .'-D .*. A positive alternative to parallel operation w"en converting to a new system is A. to perform a wal( t"roug". B. t"e involvement of auditors in system design. C. t"e use of embedded logic and ot"er self-c"ec(ing features D. a pilot operation. .*-D .,. @rrors are most costly to correct during A. programming C. analysis B. implementation D. detailed design .,-B ... 7ser acceptance is part of w"ic" p"ase of t"e system development life cycle% A. implementation B. general systems design C. program specification and implementation planning D. detailed systems design

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..-A .0. A program t"at attac"es to anot"er legitimate program but does not replicate itself is called A. virus C. /ro3an "orse B. worm D. logic bomb .0-C

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