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FINALS EXAMINATION
Financial Controllership
FM E1 (2018) (6:30 PM – 8:00 PM)
Prof. WILBORN LUMINDAS SEPULVEDA, MBA

Name: ____________________________________ Score: _______________

Year / Program: _____________________________ Date: ________________
Instructor: __________________________________ Permit # _____________
GENERAL INSTRUCTION: Input your answers on the answer sheet provided. DO NOT
WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ON THE TEST QUESTIONAIRE.

I – MULTIPLE CHOICE Type Question. Read and carefully analyze the statements. Choose
the correct letter of your answer. Underline the letter of the correct answer.
1. The following are unique characteristics of organizations except:
a. Organizational Types
b. Technology
c. Leadership
d. Jobs
e. None of the Above
2. A _______________ refers to the framework that is used to structure, plan, and control the
process of developing an information system.
a. System development methodology
b. Action Plan
c. System division methodology
d. Timeline
e. None of the Above
3. Each organization information systems shares __________ characteristics that an
information system can enhance.
a. Dissimilar
b. Uncommon
c. Common
d. Good
e. None of the Above
4. The following are types of system development methodologies except:
a. Mountain
b. Spiral
c. Incremental
d. Prototyping
e. None of the Above
5. __________ are department reps for whom applications are developed
a. System Analyst
b. IS Managers
c. Programmers
d. End Users
e. None of the Above
6. What does RAD stand for?
a. Rabid Application Development
b. Rapid Application Development
c. Rapid Appliance Development
d. Rapid Application Duties
e. None of the Above
7. _______ are fickle to say the least, they are now armed with new information resources
that make it easier for them to jump to your competitors, new market entrants, or substitute
products.
a. Customers
b. Suppliers
c. Manufacturers
d. Competitors
e. None of the Above
 8. ________ is ideal for supporting less experienced project teams and project managers, or
project teams whose composition fluctuates.
a. Prototyping
b. Waterfall
c. RAD
d. Spiral
e. None of the Above
9. ______ translates business problems into solutions
a. IS Managers
b. System Analyst
c. End Users
d. Programmers
e. None of the above
10. __________ are raw facts such as an employee’s name and number of hours worked in a
week, inventory part numbers or sales orders.
a. Information
b. Data
c. System
d. Information System
e. None of the Above
11. __________ are a collection of facts organized in such a way that they have additional
value beyond the value of the facts themselves.
a. Information
b. Data
c. System
d. Information System
e. None of the Above
12. What does WIS stand for?
a. Web International Services
b. Web Information Systems
c. Web Information Service
d. Web International Systems
e. None of the Above
13. An _____________ is typically considered to be a set of interrelated elements or
components that collect(input), manipulate(processes), and disseminate (output) data and
information and provide a feedback mechanism to meet an objective.
a. Information
b. Data
c. System
d. Information System
e. None of the Above
14. Which is not a weakness of Prototyping?
a. Approval process and control is not strict.
b. Requirements may frequently change significantly.
c. May generate specifications for a production application.
d. Identification of non-functional elements is difficult to document.
e. None of the Above
15. Which is a major category of operations support systems?
a. Management Information System
b. Decision Support Systems
c. Executive Information System
d. Office automation systems
e. None of the Above

II– MODIFIED TRUE or FALSE Type Question. Read the instruction carefully. Understand
the instruction. Choose between TRUE or FALSE, If the statement is correct write Yes but when
the statement is wrong, write No.
__________1. Operations support systems process data generated by business operations
__________2. One system development methodology is not necessarily suitable for use by all
projects.
__________3. Management Support Systems provide information and support needed for
effective decision making by managers
__________4. Each of the available methodologies is best suited to specific kinds of projects,
based on various technical, organizational, project and team considerations.
__________5. Waterfall is inflexible, slow, costly and cumbersome due to significant structure
and tight controls.
__________6. Office automation systems monitor and control industrial processes.
__________7. Process control systems automate office procedures and enhance office
communications and productivity
__________8. Management support systems provide critical information tailored to the
information needs of executives
__________9. Executive information system provides information and support needed for
effective decision making by managers
__________10. In prototyping, a series of mini-Waterfalls are performed, where all phases of the
Waterfall development models are completed for a small part of the system, before proceeding to
the next increment
__________11. A strength of incremental is that it allows delivery of a series of implementations
that are gradually more complete and can go into production more quickly as incremental releases.
__________12. System design is the process of defining the architecture, components, modules,
interfaces and data for a system to satisfy specified requirements.
__________13. Installing a system without proper planning leads to great user dissatisfaction and
frequently causes the system to fall into disuse
__________14. The analyst plays a key role in information systems development projects.
__________15. Analyst may serve as change agents who identify the organizational improvement.

III– ESSAY Type Question Explain comprehensively on how you understand the statement.

1. Explain briefly the five types of system design methodology (10 pts)

2. Discuss the impact new information systems may have on organizational culture and
organizational politics. (10 pts)