Question 1

A human order taker can be bypassed when using a(n) __________

Accepted Answer

A) Automation system. 
B) Management information system. 
C) Transaction processing system. 
D) Decision support system 
A) Automation system. 
B) Management information system. 
C) Transaction processing system. 
D) Decision support system

Question 2

Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) software is an example of an information systems application in which of the following areas?

Accepted Answer

A) Office automation systems. 
B) Operations management. 
C) Marketing. 
D) Human resource management. 
A) Office automation systems. 
B) Operations management. 
C) Marketing. 
D) Human resource management.

Question 3

In terms of the resources that support information systems, the procedures used by people are an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) Hardware resources. 
B) Software resources. 
C) People resources. 
D) Data resources 
A) Hardware resources. 
B) Software resources. 
C) People resources. 
D) Data resources

Question 4

Which of the following involves analyzing complex relationships among thousands or even millions of data items stored in data marts, data warehouses, and other multidimensional databases to discover patterns, trends, and exception conditions?

Accepted Answer

A) OLTP 
B) OLAP 
C) OISE 
D) OLALA 
A) OLTP 
B) OLAP 
C) OISE 
D) OLALA

Question 5

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is

Accepted Answer

A) Severely limited by current MRP computer systems 
B) Not related to MRP 
C) An advanced MRP II system that ties-in customers and suppliers 
D) Not currently practical 
A) Severely limited by current MRP computer systems 
B) Not related to MRP 
C) An advanced MRP II system that ties-in customers and suppliers 
D) Not currently practical

Question 6

Lowest level of schema in a database is

Accepted Answer

A) Physical schema 
B) Logical schema 
C) Subschema 
D) None of these 
A) Physical schema 
B) Logical schema 
C) Subschema 
D) None of these

Question 7

Information has three dimensions. They are

Accepted Answer

A) Time, content, and form 
B) Time, content, and form. 
C) Cost, content, and form 
D) Time, content, and Value 
A) Time, content, and form 
B) Time, content, and form. 
C) Cost, content, and form 
D) Time, content, and Value

Question 8

Processed data is called................

Accepted Answer

A) Field 
B) Information 
C) Record 
D) file 
A) Field 
B) Information 
C) Record 
D) file

Exam 1: Information Systems and Office Automation