Behavioral Management Interview Questions & Answers:

1. Educational programs for the labour union officials are conducted by:
A. the firm's industrial relations department
B. the vice-president of information systems
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
E. None of the above

C. both (a) and (b)

2. Error reports are an example of:
A. scheduled reports
B. demand reports
C. exception reports
D. predictive reports
E. management reports

C. exception reports

3. The online, softcopy display of a customer's charge account to respond to an inquiry is an example of a(n):
A. regularly scheduled report
B. on-demand report
C. exception report
D. forecasting report
E. None of the above

B. on-demand report

4. A _____ decision is routine one that's made following the completion of a pre-planned series of steps.
A. strategic
B. structured
C. simulation
D. tactical
E. None of the above

B. structured

5. A _____ is a brief message to an operator that describes what data are to be entered.
A. prompt
B. passwords
C. MIS
D. Tactical
E. None of the above

B. passwords

6. An optional facilitates location program can be used to study:
A. factory location alternative
B. warehouse location alternatives
C. plant location alternatives
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

D. All of the above

7. Slack is the calculated time span within which the event must occur:
A. true
B. false
C. cannot be said
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

A. true

8. Computer support to the manager has been least in:
A. alternative identification
B. alternative selection
C. problem identification
D. alternative evaluation
E. None of the above

A. alternative identification

9. A standards manual specifies standards that are to be followed in:
A. system design
B. system operation
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)

C. both (a) and (b)

10. The four major corporate resources are money, materials, information, and:
A. people
B. icons
C. information system
D. on-line
E. None of the above

A. people

11. _____ are knowledge based system to which present rules are applied to solve a particular problem.
A. ES
B. AI
C. KBS
D. Base rule 0
E. None of the above

A. ES

12. A systems theory of organization sees the firm as a:
A. network of resource flows
B. system transforming inputs into outputs
C. physical system managed by a manager using a conceptual system
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

D. All of the above

13. If you are an information-system manager, which organization is most appropriate for your interest?
A. ACM
B. SIM
C. ASA
D. IEEE
E. None of the above

B. SIM

14. The computer can potentially be used to monitor most of our actions, thus robbing us of _____.
A. tapping
B. privacy
C. back log
D. security
E. None of the above

B. privacy

15. The _____ is a business-oriented data-processing association which publishes a monthly journal, Data Management.
A. DPMA
B. CDP
C. CISA
D. ACM
E. None of the above

A. DPMA

16. An EOQ formula is an example of a(n):
A. optimizing model
B. static model
C. deterministic model
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

D. All of the above

17. Standards are provided by:
A. standards organizations
B. user groups
C. computer vendors
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

D. All of the above

18. _____ is the ratio of correct information to the total amount of information produced over a period.
A. accuracy
B. concise
C. simulation
D. decision
E. None of the above

A. accuracy

19. Operations Research came into being due to:
A. medical reasons
B. military reasons
C. educational reasons
D. to improve transportation
E. None of the above

B. military reasons

20. Order-filling activity in the physical system is triggered by the:
A. manufacturing information system
B. order entry subsystem
C. billing subsystem
D. accounts receivable subsystem
E. None of the above

C. billing subsystem

21. A lock-box service is used for:
A. depositing cash when bank is closed
B. paying bank customer bills automatically
C. storing papers in a bank vault
D. depositing payments to bank customers
E. None of the above

D. depositing payments to bank customers

22. The operations file is updated by the:
A. production control system
B. MRP system
C. shipping system
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

D. All of the above

23. Controls of data communication deal with:
A. the communication channel
B. the computer
C. terminals
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

D. All of the above

24. Inventory is also referred to as:
A. stock
B. warehouse capacity
C. materials
D. materials in hand
E. None of the above

A. stock

25. Critical path of the PERT chart is:
A. path which takes the longest time to complete the project
B. the shortest path
C. both of the above
D. path which takes the shortest time to complete the project
E. None of the above

A. path which takes the longest time to complete the project

26. Econometric models include techniques from:
A. economics
B. statistics
C. mathematics
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

D. All of the above

27. Average inventory level is reduced by:
A. decreasing the vendor lead time
B. increasing the usage rate
C. decreasing the order quantity
D. lowering the reorder point
E. None of the above

C. decreasing the order quantity

28. The product structure file is also called the:
A. item master file
B. bill of materials file
C. operations file
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

B. bill of materials file

29. A constraint that does not, affect the feasible solution region is known as:
A. redundant constraint
B. unbounded solution
C. slack variable
D. surplus variable
E. None of the above

A. redundant constraint

30. The most straightforward resource flow is:
A. manpower
B. machines
C. material
D. money
E. None of the above

B. machines

31. To _____ is to decide in advance on a course of action.
A. master
B. decision
C. plan
D. control
E. None of the above

C. plan

32. The analysis and design of application systems are the responsibility of a _____.
A. Computer Operator
B. Programmer
C. System Analyst
D. Data entry operator
E. None of the above

C. System Analyst

33. _____ decisions concern the execution of specific tasks to assure that they are. carried out efficiently and effectively.
A. tactical
B. strategic
C. operational
D. management
E. None of the above

C. operational

34. The DBA is:
A. a person
B. a computer device
C. a communication technique
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

D. All of the above

35. Which of the following is not true of the EDP Auditors Foundation?
A. It publishes a journal, The EDP Auditor
B. It sponsors the CIS A examination.
C. It is a professional association of those auditors who specialize in EDP
D. It is a member of the AFIPS.
E. None of the above

D. It is a member of the AFIPS.