placement test

What type of culture views individuals as independent and able to succeed by themselves? Individualistic Independent Collectivistic Commonistic Group Oriented

Individualistic

What is stage two of the records life cycle called? Final disposition Destruction Creation Maintenance

Maintenance

Which of the following is NOT a step used by a human resources manager to determine the best possible fit for a job? Review job applications Choose candidates based on pre-determined selection criteria Perform a detailed check of the candidates' regular contacts Interview selected candidates

Perform a detailed check of the candidates' regular contacts

What is when an individual assigns generalizations to a group of people based on an incorrect belief? Bias Favoritism Discrimination Stereotyping Prejudice

Stereotyping

What does the term 'accounting' mean? The act of writing checks in a check register The act of recording financial data to be used later The act of filing receipts from transactions The act of reporting data The act of collecting, organizing, and interpreting financial data

The act of collecting, organizing, and interpreting financial data

Which of the following is a problem within companies that are ethnocentric? They are inflexible in adapting to local standards or customer preferences. They like to steal competitor ideas. They ignore most country's rules concerning discrimination. They hire too many different types of people. They offer expensive training and do not turn a profit.

They are inflexible in adapting to local standards or customer preferences.

What is empathy? Creating discussions that include everyone Understanding the feelings of others Sharing your frustrations with others Feeling sorry for someone

Understanding the feelings of others

Which of the following ways allow a business person to communicate effectively in different languages? Speak only English. Learn to speak another language very quickly. Use a qualified interpreter. Only use photos and videos in your presentations. Use signs.

Use a qualified interpreter.

How do you fix jitter? Bursting UDP packets Using Quality of Service (QoS) Using Audio and Video messaging You cannot fix jitter.

Using Quality of Service (QoS)

Which of the following statements concerning PowerPoint is NOT true? Maximize keeps the elements at their current size, and this may result in certain elements not fitting on your slides. Presentations are typically shown in color, but you can use a grayscale version of your slides for things like printing. Applying a different slide size has consequences for how elements fit on your slides. When changing your slide size from 16:9 to 4:3, the Maximize option re-sizes elements so they will fit on your slides.

When changing your slide size from 16:9 to 4:3, the Maximize option re-sizes elements so they will fit on your slides.

When creating your slides, color and fonts are important when setting the tone. What is key to consider when designing your slides? The room environment How long the presentation will be What images you want on your slides None of these answers are correct. Who your audience is

Who your audience is

Ben, a company accountant, accidentally reported $5300 of earnings as $3500 on a company financial statement. Ben's mistake is an example of _____. a reporting error fraudulent financial reporting disagreement in judgment an error in judgment

a reporting error

Elisa wants to use presentation software to make a slideshow. What might she use? Keynote all of these answers are correct Impress PowerPoint

all of these answers are correct

On an income statement, _____ is/are the money that a company pays out. net loss revenue net income expenses

expenses

Identify the verb or verbs in the following sentence: She poured a drink for herself and took a very long sip. long sip poured; took drink

poured; took

One advantage of ethnocentric type companies is simple management open to new ideas profitability diversity cultural understanding

simple management

What is jitter? --Communication interruption --text messages distortion --when graphics and audio are distorted --None of these

--when graphics and audio are distorted

How do group interviews and panel interviews differ? A group interview involves at least two interviewers. A group interview involves at least two interviewers while a panel interview involves at least two applicants. A panel interview is one-on-one while a group interview isn't. A panel interview involves at least two applicants. A group interview involves at least two applicants while a panel interview involves at least two interviewers.

A group interview involves at least two applicants while a panel interview involves at least two interviewers.

Which of the following can be done to improve your communication skills? Be a good listener All answers are correct. Understand and empathize with others Keep your emotions and stress in check

All answers are correct.

Which of these commands can be found in the Review menu? Translate Thesaurus All of the above Spell Check Language

All of the above

Which statement is true, in reference to the Master Slide? It saves time. Any changes you make on the Master Slide will apply each time you click on New Slide Let's you customize the default objects on your slides You can add a logo to the Master Slide and have it automatically apply to all slides All of the above.

All of the above.

Justin is a university professor in economics. The criteria for his performance appraisal is his knowledge of economics and his ability to teach it to students. Which type of standards are being used in his appraisal? Competencies Behavioral Results Administrative Trait

Competencies

Which of the following is an advantage of a hierarchical data model? Small files for data storage Complex data relationships can be modeled Ability to store multimedia data types Conceptual simplicity Easy to understand database tables

Conceptual simplicity

An interviewer has just given outstanding scores to an average applicant who followed several very poor applicants. What type of interviewing pitfall has the interviewer fallen into? Behavioral pitfall Contrast effect Structured pitfall Illegal discrimination Prejudgment

Contrast effect

What is the difference between data and information? Data consists of records while information consists of arrays. Data are digital and can include audio while information is analog and text only. Data are basic values or facts, while information consists of organized data used to answer question or solve problems. Data is used to make decisions while information is strictly records. Computers can only store data while the human brain stores information.

Data are basic values or facts, while information consists of organized data used to answer question or solve problems.

Which of the following about database management is false? A library catalog is an example of a database. Different people in an organization may have access to different parts of a database. Making a database searchable makes it more useful. Many databases are updated regularly. Databases can only be accessed by the database manager.

Databases can only be accessed by the database manager.

The science of improving products to help people avoid injury is known as what? Biology Smart design Ergonomics Economics

Ergonomics

The acronym HRP refers to Human Resource Positioning - organizing the tasks at hand for employee onboarding Human Resouce Programming - managing employment files and benefits to keep all job titles aligned with company goals Human Resource Planning - making sure an organization has the optimal amount of human resources available for organizational tasks Human Resouce Production - anticipating the needs of the stakeholders during a period of time

Human Resource Planning - making sure an organization has the optimal amount of human resources available for organizational tasks