System Analysis and Design Online MCQ Set 9

QN01. Tactical information is needed for

1. Day to day operations
2. Meet government requirements
3. Long range planning
4. Short range planning

Answer

(D)Short range planning

QN02. In motor car manufacturing the following type of information is statutory

1. Decision on introducing a new model
2. Scheduling production
3. Assessing competitor car
4. Computing sales tax collected

Answer

(D)Computing sales tax collected

QN03. Volume of operational information is

1. Condensed
2. Detailed
3. Summarized
4. Irrelevant

Answer

(B)Detailed

QN04. Match and find best pairing for a Finance Management System

1. Tax deduction at source report
2. Impact of taxation on pricing
3. Tax planning
4. Strategic information
5. Tactical information
6. Operational information

1. (i) and (v)
2. (iii) and (vi)
3. (ii) and (v)
4. (ii)) and (iv)

Answer

(C)(ii) and (v)

QN05. Which of the following functions is the most unlikely in an insurance company.

1. Training
2. giving loans
3. bill of material
4. accounting

Answer

(C)bill of material

QN06. Match quality of information and how it is ensured using the following list QUALITY HOW ENSURED

1. Brief
2. Relevant
3. Trustworthy
4. Unpleasant information not hidden
5. Summarize relevant information
6. Understands user needs

1. (ii) and (vi)
2. (i) and (iv)
3. (iii) and (v)
4. (ii) and (iv)

Answer

(A)(ii) and (vi)

QN07. Online transaction processing is used because

1. it is efficient
2. disk is used for storing files
3. it can handle random queries.
4. Transactions occur in batches

Answer

(C)it can handle random queries.

QN08. Decision support systems are used by

1. line managers.
2. top-level managers.
3. middle level managers.
4. system users

Answer

(B)top-level managers.

QN09. Tactical information is required by

1. Middle managers
2. Line managers
3. Top managers
4. All workers

Answer

(A)Middle managers

QN10. In a hospital information system the following type of information is strategic

1. Opening a new children’s ward
2. Data on births and deaths
3. Preparing patients’ bill
4. Buying an expensive diagnostic system such as CAT scan

Answer

(D)Buying an expensive diagnostic system such as CAT scan

QN11. In a hospital information system the following type of information is tactical

1. Opening a new children's ward
2. Data on births and deaths
3. Preparing patients' bill
4. Buying an expensive diagnostic system such as CAT scan

Answer

(A)Opening a new children's ward

QN12. Tactical information is

1. Haphazard
2. Well organized
3. Unstructured
4. Partly structured

Answer

(D)Partly structured

QN13. Match and find best pairing for a Finance Management System

1. Budget status to all managers
2. Method of financing
3. Variance between budget and
4. Strategic information
5. Tactical information
6. Operational information expenses

1. (i) and (v)
2. (iii) and (vi)
3. (ii) and (v)
4. (ii) and (iv)

Answer

(D)(ii) and (iv)

QN14. Which of the following functions is most unlikely in a university

1. admissions
2. accounting
3. conducting examination
4. marketing

Answer

(D)marketing

QN15. Every record stored in a Master file has a key field because

1. it is the most important field
2. it acts as a unique identification of record
3. it is the key to the database
4. it is a very concise field

Answer

(B)it acts as a unique identification of record

QN16. On-line transaction processing is used when

1. it is required to answer random queries
2. it is required to ensure correct processing
3. all files are available on-line
4. all files are stored using hard disk

1. i, ii
2. i, iii
3. ii, iii, iv
4. i, ii, iii

Answer

(B)i, iii

QN17. Operational information is needed for

1. Day to day operations
2. Meet government requirements
3. Long range planning
4. Short range planning

Answer

(A)Day to day operations

QN18. Operational information is

1. Haphazard
2. Well organized
3. Unstructured
4. Partly structured

Answer

(B)Well organized

QN19. Match and find best pairing for a Marketing Management System

1. Customer preferences surveys
2. Search for new markets
3. Performance of sales outlets
4. Strategic information
5. Tactical information
6. Operational information

1. (i) and (iv)
2. (ii) and (v)
3. (iii) and (vi)
4. (ii) and (v)

Answer

(C)(iii) and (vi)

QN20. Which of the following functions is most unlikely in a purchase section of an organization.

1. Production planning
2. order processing
3. vendor selection
4. training

Answer

(A)Production planning

QN21. Which is the most unlikely function of a marketing division of an organization.

1. advertising
2. sales analysis
3. order processing
4. customer preference analysis

Answer

(C)order processing

QN22. Master file is a file containing

1. all master records
2. all records relevant to the application
3. a collection of data items
4. historical data of relevance to the organization

Answer

(B)all records relevant to the application

QN23. Off-line data entry is preferable when

1. data should be entered without error
2. the volume of data to be entered is large
3. the volume of data to be entered is small
4. data is to be processed periodically

1. (i), (ii)
2. (ii), (iii)
3. (ii), (iv)
4. (iii), (iv)

Answer

(C)(ii), (iv)

QN24. Which is the most unlikely function of a finance section of a company.

1. Billing
2. costing
3. budgeting
4. labor deployment

Answer

(D)labor deployment

QN25. Edit program is required to

1. authenticate data entered by an operator
2. format correctly input data
3. detect errors in input data
4. expedite retrieving input data

Answer

(C)detect errors in input data

QN26. Batch processing is preferred over on-line transaction processing when

1. processing efficiency is important
2. the volume of data to be processed is large
3. only periodic processing is needed
4. a large number of queries are to be processed

1. (i), (ii)
2. (i), (iii)
3. (ii), (iii)
4. (i), (ii), (iii)

Answer

(D)(i), (ii), (iii)

QN27. Batch processing is used when

1. response time should be short
2. data processing is to be carried out at periodic intervals
3. transactions are in batches
4. transactions do not occur periodically

1. (i), (ii)
2. (i), (iii), (iv)
3. (ii), (iii)
4. (i), (ii), (iii)

Answer

(C)(ii), (iii)

QN28. Which of the following functions is most unlikely in a purchase section of an organization

1. Production planning
2. order processing
3. vendor selection
4. training

Answer

(A)Production planning

QN29. The major goal of requirement determination phase of information system development is

1. determine whether information is needed by an organization
2. determine what information is needed by an organization
3. determine how information needed by an organization can be provided
4. determine when information is to be given

Answer

(B)determine what information is needed by an organization

QN30. Requirement specification is carried out

1. after requirements are determined
2. before requirements are determined
3. simultaneously with requirements determination
4. independent of requirements determination

Answer

(A)after requirements are determined

QN31. Feasibility study is carried out by

1. managers of the organization
2. system analyst in consultation with managers of the organization
3. users of the proposed system
4. systems designers in consultation with the prospective users of the system

Answer

(B)system analyst in consultation with managers of the organization

QN32. Hardware study is required

1. to find out cost of computer system needed
2. to determine the type of computer system and software tools needed to meet the finalsystem specification
3. to make sure that the system does not become obsolete
4. to find how to implement the system

Answer

(B)to determine the type of computer system and software tools needed to meet the finalsystem specification

QN33. Systems are modified whenever

1. user's requirements change
2. new computers are introduced in the market
3. new software tools become available in the market
4. other similar organization modify these system

Answer

(A)user's requirements change

QN34. System analysts have to interact with

1. managers of organizations
2. users in the organization
3. programming team
4. data entry operator

1. iii and iv
2. i, ii and iii
3. ii, iii and iv
4. ii and iii

Answer

(B)i, ii and iii

QN35. Systems analyst should use software tools in their work as

1. all analysts use them
2. they assist in systematic design of systems
3. they are inexpensive
4. they are easily available

Answer

(B)they assist in systematic design of systems

QN36. Information requirements of an organization can be determined by

1. interviewing managers and users and arriving at the requirements based on consensus
2. finding out what similar organizations do
3. telling organization what they need based on your experience
4. sending a questionnaire to all employees of the organization

Answer

(A)interviewing managers and users and arriving at the requirements based on consensus

QN37. It is necessary to carry out a feasibility study as

1. top management can not ensure that a project is feasible before calling a system analyst
2. top management is not sure what they want from the system
3. even though top management is in favor of the system, technology may not be mature for implementation
4. all organizations do it

Answer

(C)even though top management is in favor of the system, technology may not be mature for implementation

QN38. Hardware study is carried out

1. after the final system is specified
2. at the requirements specification stage
3. before the requirements are specified
4. whenever management decides it is necessary

Answer

(A)after the final system is specified

QN39. System evaluation is carried out

1. after the system has been operational for a reasonable time
2. during system implementation
3. whenever managers of user organization want it
4. whenever operational staff want it

Answer

(A)after the system has been operational for a reasonable time

QN40. The primary responsibility of a systems analyst is to

1. specify an information system which meets the requirements of an organization
2. write programs to meet specifications
3. maintain the system
4. meet managers of the organization regularly

Answer

(A)specify an information system which meets the requirements of an organization