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Information Systems Management | Set 1

1. By the 1960’s __________ were used to generate a limited range of pre-defined reports including income statements, balance sheets and sales reports

Correct : A. MIS

2. 1990’s saw the introduction of the _____________ information systems.

Correct : A. Strategic

3. _____________ is often called the father of computers.

Correct : A. Babbage

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

Correct : D. Information

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

Correct : A. Allowances

6. HRIS stands for _________________

Correct : C. Human Refraction Information System

7. Advantages of HR Database are______________

Correct : D. All of the above

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

Correct : A. Management-level system

9. Projections and responses to queries are information output characteristics associatedwith a(n):

Correct : C. ESS

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

Correct : B. MIS

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

Correct : D. Data workers

12. Management information systems usually:

Correct : A. Serve managers interested in weekly, monthly, and yearly results, not day-to-day activities.

13. Decision support systems usually:

Correct : B. Help managers make decisions that are unique, rapidly changing, and not easilyspecified in advance.

14. Identifying customers and markets using data on demographics, markets, consumer behavior, and trends is an example of a(n):

Correct : B. Knowledge-level sales and marketing information system.

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

Correct : D. Strategic level

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

Correct : B. Management level

17. Tracking employee training, skills, and performance appraisals is an example of a human resource information system operating at the:

Correct : A. Operational level

18. Assembling a product, identifying customers and hiring employees are:

Correct : C. Business processes

19. Which of the following is a network of facilities for procuring materials, transforming raw materials into intermediate and finished products, and distributing the finished products to customers?

Correct : D. Distribution chain

20. Information systems can facilitate supply chain management by:

Correct : D. Doing all of the above.

21. Enterprise systems support:

Correct : D. All of the above.

22. A computer security protocol for logging in would be an example of the _ ___________ component of an information system.

Correct : C. data

23. Nonroutine cognitive skills include:

Correct : B. problem-solving.

24. The quality of your ____________is a large part of the quality of your information system.

Correct : A. computer

25. Which of the following is not a characteristic of good information?

Correct : C. cost effectiveness

26. A human order taker can be bypassed when using a(n) _____________ .

Correct : C. Transaction processing system

27. Data mining cannot be done if

Correct : A. operational data has not been archived

28. Knowledge based system supports____________ .

Correct : D. All of the above

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

Correct : B. operational-level systems

30. Projections and responses to queries are information output characteristics associated with a(n):

Correct : B. MIS

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

Correct : A. DSS

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

Correct : D. data workers

33. Management information systems usually:

Correct : C. provide managers with a generalized computing and telecommunications capacity that can be applied to a changing array of problems

34. Decision support systems usually:

Correct : B. help managers make decisions that are unique, rapidly changing, and not easily specified in advance.

35. Identifying customers and markets using data on demographics, markets, consumer behavior, and trends is an example of a(n):

Correct : D. strategic-level sales and marketing information system

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

Correct : C. knowledge level

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

Correct : B. management level

38. Tracking employee training, skills, and performance appraisals is an example of a human resource information system operating at the:

Correct : D. strategic level

39. A person machine-systems and a highly integrated grouping of information-processing functions designed to provide management with a comprehensive picture of specific operation is called

Correct : B. MIS

40. Which one of the following is not an important characteristic of useful and effective information?

Correct : D. Economy

41. The most important reason for failure of MIS is

Correct : B. Non involvement of end-user

42. Select the most appropriate statement among the following

Correct : C. As the management level goes up the hierarchy of information becomes more and more summarized

43. Top level Managers use

Correct : A. Strategic information

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

Correct : B. Integrated system

45. Which one of the following is not an approach for development of MIS?

Correct : B. Integrative approach

46. In management information system which is the correct order of the reference of activities that the manager processes?

Correct : A. Planning, organizing, staffing, coordinating, directing, controlling

47. Management is linked to information by

Correct : C. both (a) and(b)

48. Which pattern reflects a pure executive form of management?

Correct : A. Functional

49. Porter's value chain theory was introduced in

Correct : B. 1985

50. 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

Correct : B. Intranet

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

Correct : C. Knowledge asset management

52. Which of the following is a deliverable of the system implementation phase in a formal system development process?

Correct : A. Technical hardware and software solution for the business problem

53. The application of information to scan an organisation’s environment is:

Correct : C. Sensing.

54. When a bank uses information to launch a personalised credit card product this:

Correct : C. Adds value.

55. When a bank uses business performance management software to monitor its performance in differences regions this:

Correct : B. Manages risks.

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

Correct : C. Reduces costs.

57. The general transformation cycle for information is:

Correct : D. Data to information to knowledge.

58. What type of system tracks inventory and related business processes across departments and companies?

Correct : D. Supply chain management systems

59. What type of system tracks and analyzes transactions made by customers?

Correct : C. Customer relationship management systems

60. What type of system tracks and analyzes all of the activities in the sales process?

Correct : C. Sales force automation systems

61. What terms is used to identify technology that is used to support many people working together on one project?

Correct : A. E-collaboration

62. What term is used to identify people coming together from various geographical Locations to complete some task?

Correct : B. Virtual team

63. What type of Web site allows visitors to create and maintain information posted on its site?

Correct : B. Wiki

64. Which person oversees an organization's entire information system?

Correct : C. CIO

65. Which type of system includes all technology systems and software across an organization?

Correct : C. Enterprise resource planning systems

66. What is the term used to depict aged information systems that are technologically out-of-date?

Correct : D. Legacy information systems

67. Which of the following ERP providers specialize in providing financial management, distribution, manufacturing, project accounting, human resource management, and business analytics to small-to-medium businesses?

Correct : D. Microsoft

68. To do business process modeling the analyst needs business profile and.

Correct : C. business models

69. The environment for the actual system operation is called the _______________ environment.

Correct : A. operational

70. A successful information system requires training for

Correct : D. all of the above

71. Operations Documentation Include

Correct : D. all of the above

72. Written or other visual information about an application system, how it works, and how to use it best describes:

Correct : D. User documentation

73. ____________ are numbers or letters assigned in a specific order.

Correct : D. Sequence codes

74. Which of the following is not an external factor that will affect a project?

Correct : B. Existing Systems

75. Which of the following is not a main reason for a system request?

Correct : D. Technology

76. Which of the following is not considered when analyst analyze risk

Correct : D. Reliability

77. Risk management can be defined as the art and science of _________ risk factors throughout the life cycle of a project.

Correct : A. researching, reviewing, and acting on

78. Risk Management includes all of the following processes except:

Correct : C. Risk Avoidance

79. When should a risk be avoided?

Correct : B. When the risk event is unacceptable -- generally one with a very high probability of occurrence and high impact

80. Risk mitigation involves all but which of the following:

Correct : C. Identification of project risks

81. Suppose a project has many hazards that could easily injure one or more persons and there is no method of avoiding the potential for damages. The project manager should consider __________ as a means of deflecting the risk.

Correct : B. buying insurance for personal bodily injury

82. The ____________ design of an information system is a plan for the actual implementation of the system.

Correct : A. physical

83. Report that trace the entry of and changes to critical data values are called _________ and are essential in every system

Correct : A. Risk

84. The focus on defining the activities associated with the system is a __________ methodology.

Correct : D. process centered

85. Computing systems can provide strategic information by

Correct : D. All of the above

86. An econometric model requires

Correct : D. All of the above

87. Benefits from a computerised MIS include:

Correct : D. all of the above

88. The manager, in using the systems approach, should subdivide the firm into subsystems based on

Correct : D. any of the above represent acceptable subsystem divisions.

89. Functional information subsystems can be classified into

Correct : A. communication process wherein information is recorded, stored, processed and retrieved for managerial decision-making

90. Which of the following is correct for MIS::

Correct : B. communication process wherein data is recorded, stored, processed and retrieved for managerial decision-making

91. The model base contains programs

Correct : D. All of the above

92. Which of the following statements is correct?

Correct : C. an MIS focuses on managing information generated with a computer system

93. The selection of the solution technique to the implemented by a computing system should be made by

Correct : C. system analysts

94. What among the following are the primary characteristics that information must process? i) Relevance ii) Availability iii) Timeliness iv) Accuracy

Correct : A. Only i, ii, and iii

95. Which of the following models are developed on the principles of business management, accounting and econometrics?

Correct : B. Management science models

96. An .................is a set of processes and procedures that transform data into information and knowledge.

Correct : A. information system

97. A system is called ..................... when the inputs, process and the outputs are known with certainty.

Correct : B. Deterministic

98. Which of the following steps is/are the implementation plans involved in MIS? i) Preparing organizational plans ii) Planning of work flow iii) Training of personnel iv) Development of software v) Acquiring computer hardware

Correct : D. All i, ii, iii, iv and v

99. Which of the following is included in the Office automation systems? i) Word processing ii) Electronic mail iii) Voice mail iv) Electronic calendaring v) Audio conferencing

Correct : D. All i, ii, iii, iv and v

100. In a typical ................ network, application processing is shared between clients and one more servers.

Correct : A. client server computing