The Way Information Is Entered at a Keyboard and Displayed

question 48

Multiple Choice

The way information is entered at a keyboard and displayed on a screen is known as the ____ of information.

• A)external representation
• B)internal representation
• C)user input
• D)user output

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Definitions:

JIT

Just In Time, a production strategy that aims to reduce in-process inventory and associated carrying costs by producing and delivering products just in time to be sold or used.

Gross Requirements Plan

A schedule that specifies the amount and timing of future material and component requirements necessary to fulfill the production plan.

Net Requirements Plan

An output of the manufacturing planning process that identifies the quantity and timing of future material or product demands based on current inventory levels and scheduled supply.

MRP II

Manufacturing Resource Planning, an integrated method of operational and financial planning for manufacturing companies, an evolution of Material Requirements Planning (MRP).