Management Information System

Multiple Choice Single & Multiple Question-Answer

Question: The increased business complexities could be attributed to
Answer: technological changes , explosion of information , research and development

Question: The fourth generation computers have become instrumental in
Answer: Providing impetus to CAD/CAM. , Spreading computers from offices to homes. , Decentralizing computer organization.

Question: Some of the policies / measures that needs to be addressed in case of avoiding internal security threats are
Answer: passwords , special privilege IDs , authorization levels

Question: The most critical part of System Design Life Cycle as the whole edifice of the information system would depend upon
Answer: Information requirement analysis

Question: The following layer of the OSI provides the means to establish maintain and terminate the connections.
Answer: Network layer.

Question: One of the following is true with Data warehousing
Answer:It is a data manipulation tool.

Question: Data Warehousing is seen as a Data Arrangement technology adopting one of the following:
Answer: Up-date approach

Question: The increased Management complexities could be attributed to
Answer:Management Science Technologies, Decision-making, Onset of computers and Information Feedback System.


Question: Information is a resource because
Answer: it is scarce , it has cost , it has alternate uses

Question: Impact of MIS in an Organization on
Answer: Organizational functioning, Performance and Productivity.

Question: Data and storage instructions are stored for temporary period till processing is completed here
Answer: primary storage

Question: Secondary storage type
Answer: Hard Disk, Magnetic Tape, Optical Disk, Magnetic Drum etc.

Question: Different categories of computer:-
Answer: Super Computer, Main Frame Computer, Mini Computer and Micro Computer.

Question: The different type of Primary Storage
Answer: The register, The cache and The RAM.

Question: A computer system is combination of
Answer: Hardware, Software and Data/Information.

Question: CPU consist of
Answer: ALU(Arithmatic logic Unit) and CU(conrol Unit).

Question: The business organization is normally designed in a
Answer: pyramid structure



Question: MIS as a function should be flexible enough to respond to
Answer: changing environment

Question: A combination of human and computer based resources which result in collection and use of data for purpose of efficient management and business planning
Answer: marketing information system

Question: Manufacturing as a functional sub - system will have the following functions
Answer: Cost control analysis , Sales forecasts , Sales planning.

Question: FAV is the short form of
Answer: Fixed Asset Voucher

Question: One of the following is a required field in the Debit note
Answer: Inward Freight

Question: Following are the types of Payment Generation
Answer: Voucher Generation , Bank Payment Voucher Generation

Question: One of the following is the front end application in hospital industry
Answer: patient database , linked database , medical case history database

Question: The computer hardware consists of
Answer: Central processing unit , Primary and secondary storage

Question: Some of the input devices are as under
Answer: Touch screen. , Computer mouse. , Keyboard.

Question: BSP is the short form of
Answer: Business Systems Planning.

Question: Some of the popular reasons for breaking into computer system are
Answer: money , dishonor , challenge of doing it data dictionary

Question: Decisions could be divided into following two categories
Answer: Programmed, Non programmed.

Question: The techniques used for non programmed decisions are
Answer :Judgment, Intuition, Business acumen.

Question: Decision trees could be represented in different ways such as
Answer: Bottom to top, Left to right, Top to bottom.

Question: Objects can communicate with each other through
Answer: Functions

Question: Conversion is possible only after the following procedures are complete
Answer: Testing , File building , User training

Question: Executive Support System(ESS)
Answer: Is a non-flexible system

Question: Some of the tools of Expert Systems are
Answer: WAX , Expert Ease

Question: Discovering unknown associates is result of one of the following:
Answer: Data Mining

Question: Structure of data inside the data warehouse consists of one of the following:
Answer: Current detail data

Question: Unauthorized reading of data comes under one of the following:
Answer: Information Breach

Question: MIS is multi-disciplinary activity/subject like
Answer: Management Accounting, Management science/Theory,Organizational Behavioural/Theory, Operation Research, Computer science etc.

Question: The Contemporary Approaches to Information Systems Development could be broadly categorized into:
Answer:The Technical Approach, The Behavioral Approach and The Socio-Technical Approach.

Question: Porter-Miller Postulates:
Answer: Changes in Industry Structure, Spawning of New Business, New Ways of Doing the Things.

True/False
Question :The user department sends the indent directly to the purchase department.
Answer: False

Question: Hard disk is a primary storage unit.
Answer: False

Question: The second generation of computers used integrated circuits/chips.
Answer: False

Question: End - Means analysis is a technique used for determining information requirement of the organization at department or individual mangers level.
Answer: True

Question: The returns in the manufacturing sector are immediate as compared to the service sector.
Answer: False

Question: The choice of technology makes a significant difference in the service quality to the customer.
Answer: True

Question: In OOP inheritance refers to the ability to take more than one form.
Answer: False

Select The Blank
Question: The ________ gives Transaction details to Account Payable System
Answer: Journal

Question: The science of communication and control is known as ________.
Answer: Cybernetic.

Question: EIS facilitates access from many places. This is________characteristic.
Answer: User-Interface

Question: EIS enables to address adhoc queries. This is its________characteristic.
Answer: capability

Question: EIS provides access to historical data. This is its________.
Answer: capability

Question: Criticism free idea generation is a factor of________.
Answer: GDSS

Question: Database is pivotal to________.
Answer: MIS

Question: Data Mining is information ________ tool.
Answer: Analysis

Question: Data Mining is also known as ________ database.
Answer: Knowledge Discovery

Question: In the hierarchical model within each record data elements are organized into pieces of records called________.
Answer: segments