Test Chapter 6_Project Management Info System

Question 1

The long term growth in size and complexity of both business and government has increased management’s dependence on more formal written summaries of operating results in place of the informal, on-the-spot observations and judgments of smaller organizations. in addition, there is a growing management need to

Answer 1

Measure the effectiveness of managerial performance.

Question 2

Of the following, it is MOST essential that a management information system provide information needed for

Answer 2

Planning and measuring results

Question 3

The PRIMARY purpose of control reports is to

Answer 3

Compare actual performance with planned results

Question 4

Which of the following has the GREATEST negative impact on communications in a large organization?

Answer 4

Failure to get information to those who need it

Question 5

Major random access devices for a computer include all of the following EXCEPT

Answer 5

Magnetic plastic tapes

Question 6

The type of computer configuration in which the data are processed at one time after they have been made a matter of record is known as

Answer 6

Batching

Question 7

A computer configuration system in which the input or output equipment is directly connected and operates under control of the computer is known as

Answer 7

On line

Question 8

The PRINCIPAL distinction between a digital computer and an analogue computer is one

Answer 8

Counts while the other measures electrical current

Question 9

ALL digital computers are generally considered to consist of four major sections. The one of the following which is NOT a major section: 
A. Buffer
B. Control
C. Processing
D. Storage

Answer 9

Buffer

Question 10

Of the following, administrative control is PRIMARILY dependent upon

Answer 10

Adequate information

Question 11

Meticulous care must be exercised in writing the methodology section of the research report so that

Answer 11

Another investigator will achieve the same results if he repeats the study

Question 12

When data are grouped into a frequency distribution, the true mode by definition is the _______ in the distribution

Answer 12

Point of greatest concentration

Question 13

The one of the following that is NOT normally involved in the development of a management information system is

Answer 13

Determination of line and staff relationships within the various units of the organizational structure

Question 14

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a potential benefit arising from the use of electronic data processing systems?

Answer 14

Lower capital expenditures for office equipment

Question 15

A grapevine is BEST defined as

Answer 15

The internal and non-systematic channel of communication within an organization

Question 16

Of the following, the symbol shown at the right, as used in a systems flow chart, means

Answer 16

Manual operation

Question 17

The mean age of a sample group drawn from population X is 37.5 years and the standard error of the mean is 5.9. There is a 99% probability that the computed mean age of other samples drawn from population X Would fall within the range of

Answer 17

22.2-52.8

Question 18

After a budget has been developed, it serves to

Answer 18

Provide a yardstick against which actual costs are measured

Question 19

In order to insure at work measurement or time study results will be consistent from one study to another, and reflect a fair day’s work, the performance of the clerks must be rated or leveled. Which of the following is LEAST likely to be included among the techniques for determining the performance level or for rating the study?

Answer 19

Sampling studies

Question 20

Of the following, the BEST practice to follow when training a new employee is to

Answer 20

Encourage him to feel free to ask questions at any time

Question 21

An IMPORTANT aspect to keep in mind during the decision-making process is that

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all possible alternatives for attaining goals should be sought out and considered

Question 22

Implementation of accountability REQUIRES

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an established system of communication from the bottom to the top

Question 23

Of the following, the MAJOR difference between systems and procedures analysis and work simplification is

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the former generally utilizes expert advice and the latter is a do-it-yourself improvement by supervisors and workers

Question 24

Systems development is concerned with providing

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An overall framework to describe general relationships

Question 25

Organizational systems and procedures should be

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developed jointly by experts in systems and procedures and the people who are responsible for implementing them

Question 26

The CHIEF danger of a decentralized control system is that

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Problem areas may not be detected readily

Question 27

Which one of the following is the MAJOR objective of operational audits?

Answer 27

Recommending opportunities for improving operating and management practices

Question 28

Of the following, the formalization of organization structure is BEST achieved by

Answer 28

Job descriptions together with organization charts

Question 29

Budget planning is MOST useful when it achieves

Answer 29

Cost control

Question 30

The UNDERLYING principle of sound administration is to

Answer 30

Base administration on investigation of facts

Question 31

Although questionnaires are not the best survey tool the management analyst has to use, there are times when a good questionnaire can expedite the fact-finding phase of a management survey. Which of the following should be AVOIDED in the design and distribution of the questionnaire?

Answer 31

The questionnaire should enable the respondent to answer in a narrative manner,

Question 32

Arranging large groups of numbers in frequency distributions

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Gives a more composite picture of the total group than a random listing

Question 33

Of the following, management guides and controls clerical work PRINCIPALLY through

Answer 33

The use of printed forms

Question 34

Which of the following is MOST important before conducting fact-finding interviews?

Answer 34

Explaining to the operating officials the purpose and scope of the study

Question 35

Of the following, the one that is NOT essential in carrying out a comprehensive work improvement program is

Answer 35

Supervisory training

Question 36

Which of the following control techniques is MOST useful on large, complex systems projects?

Answer 36

PERT chart

Question 37

The action which is MOST effective in gaining acceptance of a study by the agency which is being studied

Answer 37

A written procedure in narrative form covering the proposed system with visual presentations and discussions

Question 38

Which of the following is NOT an advantage in the use of oral instructions as compared with written instructions? Oral instruction(s)

Answer 38

Is superior in transmitting complex directives

Question 39

Which organization principle is MOST closely related to procedural analysis and improvement?

Answer 39

Duplication, overlapping, and conflict should be eliminated