Applied Mathematics MCQs
Applied Mathematics MCQs
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1: ______ is information presented in such a way as to provoke a specific response.
A. Propaganda
B. Fabrication
C. Disinformation
D. Misinformation
2: ____ feasibility is concerned with whether the new system can be completed on time.
A. RAD
B. Systems development life cycle (SDLC)
C. Scheduling
D. Internal
3: ____ focuses on specifying what the new system will look like and how it will work.
A. System analysis
B. System acquisition
C. System implementation
D. System design
4: ____ involves studying the parts to understand the overall system.
A. Integrity
B. Analysis
C. Synthesis
D. Bandwidth
5: ____ is a shareware program
A. Microsoft Office (office suite)
B. Internet Explorer (Web browser)
C. Pine (e-mail program)
D. WinZip (file compression program
6: Is a typical example of a system requirement for the input category.
A. Response time must not exceed four seconds
B. Give the interviewee easy access to supporting material that might be needed
C. Open-ended questions
D. Student grades must be entered on machine-scannable forms prepared by the instructor
7: Is a typical example of a system requirement for the output category.
A. The student records system must produce class lists within five hours after the end of registration
B. Project data management
C. The system must maintain separate levels of security for users and the system administrator
D. The contact management system must generate a daily reminder list for all sales reps
8: ____ is a typical example of a system requirement for the process category.
A. The Web site must report online volume statistics every four hours and hourly during peak periods
B. The system must be operated seven days a week, 365 days a year
C. The equipment rental system must not execute new rental transactions for customers who have overdue tapes
D. All transactions must have audit trails
9: ____ is open-source software that is supported by a community of users and developers.
A. GanttProject
B. Microsoft Project Standard
C. Microsoft Project Professional
D. Both b and C
10: _____ allows objects to be used as modular components anywhere in a system.
A. Dynamic addressing
B. Technical feasibility
C. Encapsulation
D. Linear addressing
11: _____ analyzes an organization's assets, threats, and vulnerabilities.
A. Risk uncertainty
B. Risk diversification
C. Risk identification
D. Risk control
12: _____ are advantages that are difficult to measure in dollars but are important to a company.
A. Tangible benefits
B. Intangible benefits
C. Tactile benefits
D. Real benefits
13: _____ are considered to be the most important element in a computer-based information system.
A. Software
B. People
C. Networks
D. Storage
14: _____ involves running a complete new system for one group of users rather than all users.
A. Systems design
B. Entity symbol
C. Pilot Start up
D. Systems operation
15: _____ involves using a new or modified system under all kinds of operating conditions.
A. Systems operation
B. System construction
C. Systems review
D. Systems modification
16: _____ is a process for controlling changes in system requirements during software development.
A. Critical risk
B. Capacity planning
C. Configuration management
D. Avoidance
17: _____ is the process of analyzing systems to make sure they are operating as intended.
A. System Review
B. System Operation
C. System Maintenence
D. System Construction
18: Is when a team builds a model for end users to evaluate before building the final system.
A. Prototyping
B. Acceptance testing
C. Scoring modeling
D. A PERT
E. JAD
19: _____ prevents unauthorized users from creating, modifying, or deleting information.
A. Availability
B. Integrity
C. Confidentiality
D. Risk management
20: _____ provides users with a view of what is happening, whereas _____ addresses why it is happening.
A. Multi dimensional data analysis, Structured Query Language
B. Data mining, multidimensional data analysis
C. Data mining, expert system
D. Multi dimensional data analysis, neural networks
E. Multi dimensional data analysis, data mining
21: _______ is an example of functional requirements.
A. The system should work with any web browser
B. The system should load any web page within 3 seconds
C. Customers should be able to see their orders after authentication
D. The system should comply with the company's policy of buying all PCs and servers from Dell
E. The system should be able to search all available inventory in order to determine whether a product can be made by a given date
22: _______ scanning devices use fingerprints and iris scanners to identify individuals.
A. Visual
B. Optical
C. Virtual
D. Biometric
23: ________ is a form of outsourcing.
A. Updating data standards
B. Acquiring licensed software
C. Customizing information systems
D. Buying off-the-shelf software
24: ________ is a major issue faced by companies when implementing enterprise systems.
A. The lack of a centralized database where important data such as metadata can be stored
B. The failure to incorporate accounting and human resource applications
C. The failure of applications to communicate and share data with each other
D. The gap between the requirements of an organization and the capabilities of an application
25: Matrix technology ____.
A. BitLocker
B. Lack of funding and personnel
C. Is still implemented by some states
D. Privacy and information security
26: Making decisions together with others can be easier because it allows you to __________.
A. Seek advice from others about the decision
B. Collaborate with others on various factors influencing the decision
C. Gain new perspectives about the decision
D. All of the above
27: In a sequence diagram, a lifeline is identified by a _____ line.
A. Curved
B. red
C. Solid
D. Dashed
28: _____ includes those areas where customers directly interact with the company.
A. CRM
B. Analytical CRM
C. Customer-facing CRM
D. Customer-touching CRM
E. Transactional CRM
29: _____ means that the projected benefits of a proposed system outweigh the estimated costs.
A. Economic feasibility
B. Schedule feasibility
C. Operational feasibility
D. Technical feasibility
30: Simulation analysis is based on assigning a _____ and analyzing the results.
A. Narrow range of values to a single variable
B. Narrow range of values to multiple variables simultaneously
C. Wide range of values to a single variable
D. Wide range of values to multiple variables simultaneously
31: The alphabetic index is organized by ____.
A. The part of the body involved
B. The symptoms displayed by the patient
C. Codes found in the Tabular List
D. Diagnosis or condition description
32: _____ reports summarize the performance of critical activities.
A. Key Indicator
B. Ad-hoc
C. Routine
D. Exception
E. Detailed
33: A database _____.
A. Helps companies reduce costs, increase profits, track past business activities, and open new market opportunities
B. Displays a single record at a time
C. Indicates the type of data that can be stored in a field.
D. Simply a question presented in a way Access can process
34: A project has each of the following characteristics except ________.
A. Clearly defined scope, deliverables, and results
B. An estimated budget that is subject to a high degree of uncertainty
C. Low risk with a high profit potential or benefits
D. An estimated time frame or schedule that is subject to a high degree of uncertainty
35: In an entity-relationship diagram, entities are commonly represented as _____.
A. Rectangles
B. Circles
C. Dialog box
D. None of the above
36: Systems design answers the question, _____:
A. How will the information system resolve the business problem?
B. How much will the information system cost?
C. What is the problem the information system must address?
D. Who will benefit from use of the information system being developed?
37: The line from the actor to the use case is called a(n) _____.
A. Association
B. Aggregation
C. lifeline
D. observation
38: In a dataflow diagram (dfd), a/an ___________ represent data stores.
A. Rounded Box
B. Open Rectangle
C. Arrows
D. None of the above
39: _____ includes ongoing support and maintenance costs, as well as acquisition costs.
A. TCO (total cost of ownership)
B. JIT (just-in-time costs)
C. RCT (real cost of time)
D. CRC (customer relationship costs
40: A ________ is a complete plan describing how a player will act.
A. Hypothesis
B. Payoff
C. Policy
D. Strategy
41: ________ helps people find better solutions to problems using innovative problem-solving methods.
A. Creativity
B. Identifying a problem
C. Electronic Meeting
42: ________ is a title given to the principal manager of an organizations is department
A. Chief executive officer
B. Chief technology officer
C. Chief information officer
D. Chief operating officer
43: Three key concepts ensure good quality of service include all of the following except _______ .
A. Convertibility
B. Teleconferencing
C. Video call
D. Texting
44: _____ is used when the decision frequency is low and the location of group members is distant.
A. Teleconferencing
B. Video call
C. Texting
D. None
45: _____ refers to the process of identifying problems and then resolving them.
A. Organizing
B. Controlling
C. Decision-making
D. Planning
E. Leading
46: ________ is solving problems by producing the best possible solution.
A. Satisficing
B. Optimizing
C. Minimizing
D. Using intuition
E. Rationalizing
47: A choice made from among available alternatives is a ____.
A. Decision
B. Decision Making
C. Problem
48: A disadvantage of the ____ decision-making model is that it does not use ethics.
A. Behavioral
B. Classical
C. Administrative
D. Bureaucratic
E. Sequential
49: Decisions today are becoming _____ complex, due to _____ uncertainty in the decision environment.
A. Less, decreased
B. More, decreased
C. Less, increased
D. More, increased
E. Neither more nor less, decreased
50: Good decision making is ____.
A. not predictive of real world behavior
B. A product of nature over nurture
C. an innate skill
D. A skill that can be taught
51: Groups decisions are usually ________ individual decisions.
A. More efficient but less effective than
B. Less efficient than
C. Equal in efficiency to
D. More efficient than
52: In planning, the goal is to come up with a clear and _____ map to follow in future activities.
A. Flexible
B. Delphi Approach
C. Group Consensus
D. Brainstorming
53: Programmed decision making is a(n) ______ process.
A. Routine
B. Delphi Approach
C. Group Consensus
D. Brainstorming
54: The _____ approach forces members of a decision making group to reach a unanimous decision.
A. Delphi Approach
B. Group Consensus
C. Brainstorming
55: The _____ approach to performance feedback is used by most managers.
A. Tell-and-sell
B. Tell-and-listen
C. Tell-and-train
D. Problem solving
56: We all use shortcuts or ________ when making decisions.
A. Bounded rationality.
B. Holistic hunches.
C. Rational thought.
D. Personal biases
E. Judgmental heuristics
57: When problems are ________, managers must rely on ________ in order to develop unique solutions.
A. Unstructured; nonprogrammed decision making
B. Build organizations that shun complexity
C. Know when it is time to call it quits
D. Ignore cultural differences
58: To make effective decisions in today's fast-moving world, managers need to ________.
A. Build organizations that shun complexity
B. Know when it is time to call it quits
C. Ignore cultural differences
D. Build organizations that rely on their past successes
59: To identify a problem, a manager ________.
A. Expects problems to be defined by neon lights
B. Looks for discrepancies that can be postponed
C. Will not act when there is pressure to make a decision
D. Compares the current state of affairs with some standard or goal
60: Is a model that asks the traditional fact-finding questions in a systems development context.
A. A functional decomposition diagram
B. A class diagram
C. The Zachman Framework for Enterprise Architecture
D. The Unified Modeling Language
61: ________ are an intangible benefit of information systems.
A. Improved asset utilization, increased organizational learning, and improved operations
B. Reduced workforce, lower outside vendor costs, and increased productivity
C. Increased productivity, reduced workforce, and increased job satisfaction
D. Lower operational costs, improved resource control, and more information
62: ________ focuses on achieving quality as a primary goal of all individuals within an organization
A. Six sigma
B. TQM
C. Five sigma
D. MQB
E. TQM sigma
63: ________ should not be considered in the decision to kill a project.
A. Completed deliverables
B. Project scope
C. Sunk costs
D. SOW
64: A _____ must be achieved to fulfill a company's mission.
A. key performance factor
B. core competency
C. critical success factor
D. vision competency
65: A(n) ____ provides regular, routine, and timely information to decision makers.
A. Transaction processing system
B. Office system
C. General ledger system
D. Management information system (MIS)
66: A(n) ________ is a complicated set of possibly nonlinear equations.
A. Data warehouse
B. Neural network
C. Expert system
D. Online analytical processing (OLAP) cube
67: Accountants rely heavily on information systems to do all of the following except ________.
A. Organize data
B. Summarize transactions
C. Manage financial investments
D. Perform financial analysis
E. Create financial records
68: Business support systems ____.
A. Provide job-related information support to users at all levels of a company
B. Simulate human reasoning by combining a knowledge base and inference rules that determine how the knowledge is applied
C. Process data generated by day-to-day business operations
D. Include e-mail, voice mail, fax, video conferencing, word processing, automated calendars, database management, spreadsheets, and integrated mobile computing systems
69: Components of an information system consist of all of the following, except ________.
A. Data
B. Company culture
C. People
D. Hardware and software
E. Procedures to follow
70: Customer relationship management applications include all of the following except ________.
A. Solicitation and lead management
B. Sales applications
C. Customer billing
D. Relationship management
E. Customer support
71: Enterprise information systems can solve all the following problems except ________.
A. Duplicated enterprise information
B. Disjointed business processes
C. Data quality problems
D. Inefficiencies of isolated systems
E. Extra process costs from repetition of activities
72: Examples of tangible benefits include all of the following except a(n) ____.
A. User-friendly system that improves employee job satisfaction
B. The customers can file a class-action law suit against the business
C. Develop long-range plans, called strategic plans, which define the company's overall mission and goals
D. Provide direction, necessary resources, and performance feedback to supervisors and team leaders
73: Extranets use _____ technology to make communication over the internet more secure.
A. Telepresence
B. Anti-malware
C. Virtual private network
D. Voice-over
74: For real-world objects the state of an object is the same as its _______.
A. Status condition
B. Include customers
C. Contractors
D. Suppliers
75: Good _____ systems provide a framework for best practices in business management.
A. Information / data
B. Include customers
C. Contractors
D. Suppliers
76: If consumer data is stolen from a business's computers, ________.
A. The customers can file a class-action law suit against the business
B. User-friendly system that improves employee job satisfaction
C. Develop long-range plans, called strategic plans, which define the company's overall mission and goals
D. Provide direction, necessary resources, and performance feedback to supervisors and team leaders
77: In a typical organizational model, top managers _____.
A. Develop long-range plans, called strategic plans, which define the company's overall mission and goals
B. Provide direction, necessary resources, and performance feedback to supervisors and team leaders
C. Oversee operation employees and carry out day-to-day functions, coordinating operational tasks and people
D. Include users who rely on TP systems to enter and receive the data they need to perform their jobs
78: In launching a new information system, the greatest risk occurs when a company ____.
A. Tries to decide how the system will be implemented before determining what the system is supposed to do
B. Develop long-range plans, called strategic plans, which define the company's overall mission and goals
C. Provide direction, necessary resources, and performance feedback to supervisors and team leaders
D. Oversee operation employees and carry out day-to-day functions, coordinating operational tasks and people
79: In the ____ phase, analysts define the problem and generate alternatives for solving it.
A. Planning
B. Design
C. Requirements-gathering and analysis
80: In the context of an organization's information system, external users _____.
A. Include customers
B. Contractors
C. Suppliers
D. All of the above
81: On a systems sequence diagram, ____ indicate(s) a true/false condition.
A. [ ]
B. ()
C. {}
D. +
82: One of the dangers in researching vendor solutions is that users and analysts _______.
A. may discover and desire too many unimportant
B. may want to buy one of these solutions prematurely
C. may discover different methods to perform business processes
D. may not understand the vendor solution
83: Strategic planning starts with a _____ that reflects a firm's vision, purpose, and values.
A. feasibility study
B. performance assessment
C. mission statement
D. relationship diagram
84: The _____ is a top-down representation of a process.
A. Total cost of ownership (TCO)
B. Functional decomposition diagram (FDD)
C. Unified Modeling Language (UML)
D. Rapid Economic Justification (REJ
85: The analysis of attempting to solve a problem with information systems is called ________.
A. Data definition
B. Hardware competency
C. Systems analysis
D. Networking
E. Output analysis
86: To enhance salespeople's ability to cross-sell, the organization can perform _______.
A. cross-prediction analysis
B. OLAP reporting
C. Customer analysis
D. market-basket analysis
E. RFM analysis
87: When assessing _____, a systems analyst must consider the interaction between time and costs.
A. Technical feasibility
B. Resource feasibility
C. Market feasibility
D. Schedule feasibility
88: ________ processes span an organization and support activities in multiple departments.
A. Structured enterprise
B. Structured interenterprise
C. Structured strategic
D. Structured reactive
89: __________ describes the potential revenue stream from a specific customer:
A. Customer intimacy
B. Customer touchpoint
C. Lifetime customer value
D. Customer churn
90: Older systems that often contain data of poor quality are called ________ systems.
A. Controlled
B. Legacy
C. Database
D. Mainframe
91: An event that occurs by reaching a point in time is called a _______ event.
A. State
B. External
C. Temporal
92: All of these statements are true about the maintenance phase except ________.
A. Service packs are deployed during this phase
B. The system is adapted to changes in requirements during this phase
C. System test happens during this phase
D. The system is fixed during this phase
93: If r is a real zero of even multiplicity of a function f, then the graph of f ____ the x-axis at r.
A. Touches
B. Always
C. Sometimes
D. Never
94: To divide a number by 1,000, move the decimal point _____.
A. Four places to the right
B. Four places to the left
C. Three places to the right
D. Three places to the left
95: Binary variables are identified with the _____designation in the solver parameters dialog box.
A. Bin
B. 0 and 1
C. Int
D. Dif
96: Some companies attempt to initiate problem recognition through ______.
A. Selective problem recognition
B. Focus groups & point-of-purchase displays
C. The firm has a small percentage of the market.
D. The
97: Information systems improve process quality by ________.
A. Islands of automation
B. Use and store data about the same entities
C. Controlling process flow
D. Planning and scheduling
98: Software vendors usually bundle fixes of low-priority problems into larger groups called ________.
A. Patches
B. Service packs
C. Bugs
D. Product keys.
99: ____ feasibility considers project risks due to reliance on a new, untested software package.
A. Economic
B. Operational
C. Technological
D. Timeline
100: ____ feasibility determines whether there are specific budget limitations on a project decision.
A. Economic
B. Operational
C. Technological
D. Timeline
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