hrms software solved mcqs

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1. The alignment of the HRM function with organizational goals is referred to as:
A. an HR balanced Scorecard
B. Strategic human resources management (Strategic HRM)
C. concreteness or congruence
D. Human Resources program evaluation
ANS: B

2. To add value to HRM, the use of an HRIS is focused primarily on increasing which of the following kind of tasks or activities?
A. transactional
B. benchmarking
C. transformational
D. re-engineering
ANS: C

3. Decision support systems:
A. enable users to develop “what if” scenarios.
B. computations and calculations used to review and document human resources decisions and practices.
C. systems that recommend actions the user can take based on the information provided.
D. the set of topics on which the human resource information system collects and maintains information.
ANS: A

4. To improve the effectiveness of the HR function, activities that can be handled through computerization are:
A. strategic planning
B. transactional
C. transformational
D. all of the above
ANS: B

5. One of the benefits of a relational database systems is that:
A. end users who generally had limited programming experience can still utilize the query functionality.
B. organizations can easily implement them.
C. they are easy to maintain.
D. they are a strategic HRM resource
ANS: A

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6. The employee’s name is an example of:
A. an entity
B. an attribute
C. an object
D. a primary key
ANS: B

7. Which of the following is NOT a shortcoming of early file-oriented database structures?
A. data redundancy
B. poor data control
C. inadequate data manipulation capabilities
D. inability to resemble manual record keeping
ANS: D

8. When a/an______ from one table is stored as an attribute of another table, that attribute is called a
A. primary key, foreign key
B. object, entity
C. foreign key, primary key
D. entity, attribution
ANS: A

9. HR metrics are:
A. various measures of organizational performance
B. derived from organizational data
C. improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness
D. All of the above
ANS: B

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10._______ is a broad category of business applications and technologies for creating data warehouses and for analyzing and providing access to these specialized data to help enterprise users make better business decisions.
A. Strategic planning
B. Business intelligence
C. Enterprise solution
D. Data intelligence
ANS: B

11. Queries are important because:
A. they are a way to store data
B. they provide direction for strategic HR
C. they provide answers to questions about the data stored in a database
D. allow you to manipulate information
ANS: C

12. In the systems model of organizational functioning in the book, the general factor that can cause changes for all the other factors of the total system is
A. the HR strategy of other firms in the market place
B. the amount and sophistication of HRIS technology
C. the strategic management system
D. the national culture where the organization operates
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13. The systems model of organizational functioning indicates that the strategy of the firm, the HR Strategy and HR programs:
A. should be in alignment with each other
B. should impact only on HR metrics
C. should drive the competition for resources
D. should define proper HRIS development & use
ANS: A

14. The change in focus of the HRM function 2: adding value to the organization’s product or service is characteristic of the
A. computerization
B. post-war
C. cost-effectiveness
D. social issue:
ANS: C

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15. A key benefit of any HRIS is:
A. the number of software applications in the system
B. comprehensive reports on employees’ health status
C. the generation of reports
D. up-to-date technical hardware & software
ANS :C

16. According to the book an HRIS:
A. is defined only by the software-hardware configuration it uses
B. is used to store data for use by the Mas department
C. includes people, forma, policies, procedures, and data.
D. can not be used to manipulate and analyze data
ANS :C

17. The resources that are available to organizations to compete in the marketplace are:
A. Technology, human, inventory
B. Physical, human, technology
C. Financial, technology, inventory
D. Financial, physical, and human
ANS: D

18. The effective management of human resources in a film to gain a competitive advantage in the market place requires
A. timely and accurate information on current employees
B. a vice-president representing the HR function
C. the use of Decision Support Systems (DSS)
D. outsourcing of tr2n2ction HR activities
ANS: A

19. The activities during the pre-World War II era included all the following except for:
A. record keeping of employee information
B. the growth of trade unions
C. scientific management was the prevailing philosophy
D. very few government influences in employment relations
ANS: B

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20. The historical era in which employees started forming trade unions was.
A. Pre-World War II era
B. Post-World War II ear
C. Social Issues er2
D. Cost-effectiveness era
ANS: B

21. It has been estimated that most HR departments spend approximately
transactional activities
A. 15% to 30%
B. 57% to 15%.
C. 65% to 75%
D. 50% to 65%
ANS: C

22. In the development and implementation of an HRIS, the two most important aspects are:
A. the proposal to management and the reeds analysis
B. the system specifications and the system design,
C. the documentation and the system design
D. the documentation and evaluation
ANS: D

23. An HRIS that support: regular and ongoing decisions are called:
A. Transactional Systems
B. Management Information Systems,
C. Executive Information Systems
D. Transformational Systems
ANS: B