Question 1

Management information systems usually:

Accepted Answer

A)  Serve managers interested in weekly, monthly, and yearly results, not day-to-day activities.
B)  Help managers make decisions that are unique, rapidly changing, and not easilyspecified in advance.
C)  Provide managers with a generalized computing and telecommunications capacitythat can be applied to a changing array of problems.
D)  Perform and record the daily routine transactions necessary to the conduct of business. A

Question 2

Which of the following individuals typically have less formal, advanced educational degrees and tend to process rather than create information?

Accepted Answer

A)  knowledge workers
B)  executives
C)  systems analysts
D)  data workers D

Question 3

System is an important factor of MIS. There are various types of systems. Which one of the following is not a system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physical system
B)  Integrated system
C)  Open system
D)  Probabilistic system B

Question 4

Which of the following is not a technology driver for an information system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Enterprise applications
B)  Object technologies
C)  Knowledge asset management
D)  Collaborative technologies

Question 5

Data mining cannot be done if

Accepted Answer

A)  operational data has not been archived
B)  earlier management decisions are not available
C)  the organization is large
D)  all processing had been only batch processing

Question 6

Management is linked to information by

Accepted Answer

A)  decisions
B)  data
C)  both (a)  and(b) 
D)  None of the above.

Question 7

The general transformation cycle for information is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Information to data to knowledge.
B)  Knowledge to data to information.
C)  Data to knowledge to information.
D)  Data to information to knowledge.

Question 8

Summary transaction data, high-volume data, and simple models are information inputs characteristic of a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  DSS
B)  MIS
C)  ESS
D)  TPS

Question 9

Select the most appropriate statement among the following

Accepted Answer

A)  Operational managers make unstructured decisions
B)  Middle level managers undertake long range planning
C)  As the management level goes up the hierarchy of information becomes more and more summarized
D)  None of the above

Question 10

1990's saw the introduction of the _____________ information systems.

Accepted Answer

A)  Strategic
B)  GUI
C)  Decision
D)  Executive

Question 11

When a bank offers web self-service for customers to answer their questions, the primary outcome is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Adds value.
B)  Manages risks.
C)  Reduces costs.
D)  Creates a new opportunity.

Question 12

Preparing short-term budgets is an example of a finance and accounting information system operating at the:

Accepted Answer

A)  operational level
B)  management level
C)  knowledge level
D)  strategic level

Question 13

Which of the following individuals typically have less formal, advanced educational degrees and tend to process rather than create information?

Accepted Answer

A)  Knowledge workers
B)  Executives
C)  System analysts
D)  Data workers

Question 14

Payroll Data includes wage structures, benefits, deductions and ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Allowances
B)  Bribe
C)  Lose
D)  Cheque

Question 15

Information systems that monitor the elementary activities and transactions of the organizations are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Management-level system
B)  Operational-level system
C)  Knowledge-level system
D)  Strategic level system

Question 16

Advantages of HR Database are______________

Accepted Answer

A)  Sharing of Data
B)  Improved Security
C)  Data Consistency
D)  All of the above

Question 17

If a university sets up a web-based information system that faculty could access to record student grades and to advise students, that would be an example of a/an

Accepted Answer

A)  CRM
B)  Intranet
C)  ERP
D)  Extranet

Question 18

___________ is the act of informing or the state of being informed.

Accepted Answer

A)  Data
B)  System
C)  Management
D)  Information

Question 19

Summary transaction data, high-volume data, and simple models are information inputs characteristic of a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  DSS
B)  MIS
C)  ESS
D)  TPS

Question 20

Deciding where to locate new production facilities is a(n) example of a manufacturing and production information system operating at the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Operational level
B)  Management level
C)  Knowledge level
D)  Strategic level

Exam 1: Management Information Systems: Concepts and Applications

Management information systems usually:

Which of the following individuals typically have less formal, advanced educational degrees and tend to process rather than create information?

System is an important factor of MIS. There are various types of systems. Which one of the following is not a system?

Which of the following is not a technology driver for an information system?

Data mining cannot be done if

Management is linked to information by

The general transformation cycle for information is:

Summary transaction data, high-volume data, and simple models are information inputs characteristic of a(n) :

Select the most appropriate statement among the following

1990's saw the introduction of the _____________ information systems.

When a bank offers web self-service for customers to answer their questions, the primary outcome is:

Preparing short-term budgets is an example of a finance and accounting information system operating at the:

Which of the following individuals typically have less formal, advanced educational degrees and tend to process rather than create information?

Payroll Data includes wage structures, benefits, deductions and ___________.

Information systems that monitor the elementary activities and transactions of the organizations are:

Advantages of HR Database are______________

If a university sets up a web-based information system that faculty could access to record student grades and to advise students, that would be an example of a/an

___________ is the act of informing or the state of being informed.

Summary transaction data, high-volume data, and simple models are information inputs characteristic of a(n) :

Deciding where to locate new production facilities is a(n) example of a manufacturing and production information system operating at the: