Dwayne is a foreman for a construction crew that pours foundation for residential houses. Dwayne is a(n) _________ manager.
A) top
B) middle
C) supervisory
D) executive
E) first-line
Question 2 - The marketing manager for a plumbing supply wholesaler gathers data about the company's customers, such as purchase history, payment information, and customer contact information, and enters this information into the company's database. Which function of the MIS does this illustrate?
A) Process data
B) Collect data
C) Correlate data
D) Present information
E) Synthesize information
Question 3 - Grant is a division manager for a large chemical company. He frequently works to implement the strategies set by the CEO and supervises the activities of the first-line manager under him. Grant is a _______ manager.
A) middle
B) top
C) front-line
D) first-line
E) financial
Question 4 - Which of the following would be forms of external data collected by a management information system (MIS)?
A) Sales and marketing data
B) Market research reports
C) Human resources records
D) Inventory and production data
E) Financial data
Question 5 - Chris Gomez is a plant manager for National Manufacturing Company. Based on his title, we can assume that Chris is a(n) _____ manager.
A) first-line
B) middle
C) top
D) executive
E) marketing
Question 6 - Which of the following is not considered a function of a management information system (MIS)?
A) Collection of data
B) Encryption of files
C) Sorting and filtering data
D) Present information
E) Transformation of data