Deck 3: Management Information Systems and Related Topics

Question 1

The major drawbacks in decision making by MIS is difficult due ______________ for business problems.

A)structure.
B)rules.
C)strategy.
D)conditions.

Answer 1

rules.

Question 2

In which of the following functions of MIS reports are generated based on the enterprise's need'?

A)planning
B)prediction,
C)data processing
D)data storage

Answer 2

planning

Question 3

______________ organizational structure employs individuals, groups, or complete business units in geographically dispersed areas who may never meet face to face in the same room.

A)traditional
B)virtual
C)multidimensional
D)matrix

Answer 3

virtual

Question 4

The data processing activity that involves rekeying miskeyed or misscanned data is called ______________.

A)editing
B)data storage
C)data correction
D)data collection

Question 5

______________ are individuals who help users determine what outputs they need from the system and construct the plans needed to develop the necessary programs that produce these outputs.

A)data entry operators
B)programmers
C)database administrators
D)systems analysts

Question 6

In a company ______________ is the centre which consists of all processing activities.

A)data.
B)production.
C)information.
D)sales.

Question 7

In a firm the reports are generated under condition are called ______________ reports.

A)exception.
B)condition.
C)standard.
D)periodic.

Question 8

A ______________ evaluation process reduces the possibility of buying inadequate hardware.

A)stable
B)formal
C)unstable
D)informal

Question 9

______________ is the period in days between the ordering and delivering of goods.

A)demand
B)duration
C)lead time
D)process

Question 10

______________ configurations provide extremely a fast transmission between workstations contains only one link.

A)general.
B)star.
C)mesh.
D)ring.

Question 11

The first stage in the problem-solving process is called the ______________ stage. During this stage, potential problems or opportunities are identified and defined.

A)choice
B)design
C)monitoring
D)intelligence

Question 12

A ______________ is an abstraction or an approximation that is used to represent reality.

A)model
B)system parameter
C)system performance standard
D)system

Question 13

Which of the following SDLCs listed below takes an iterative approach to the systems development process?

A)end user
B)rad
C)prototyping
D)traditional waterfall

Question 14

______________ models to analysis a problem and provides possible solution for management evaluation

A)decision.
B)standard.
C)structural.
D)periodic.

Question 15

A deterministic system operate in a predictable ______________.

A)model.
B)style.
C)process.
D)manner.

Question 16

______________ is the fact that are properly arranged, classified and organized.

A)data.
B)events.
C)statements.
D)information.

Question 17

The ______________ component plays a decision rule for the computer.

A)program.
B)statements.
C)input data.
D)conditions.

Question 18

______________ refers to the holism of the system in real time.

A)organization.
B)integration.
C)interaction.
D)central objective.

Question 19

Prototype is a

A)working model of existing system
B)mini model of existing system
C)mini model of processed system
D)none of the above

Question 20

An application where only one user accesses the database at a given time is an example of a(n)

A)single-user database application
B)multiuser database application
C)e-commerce database application
D)data mining database application

Question 21

In the spiral model risk analysis is performed

A)in the first loop
B)in the first and second loop
C)in every loop
D)before using spiral model