Q1: By the 1960’s___were used to generate a limited range of pre-defined Reports including income statements, balance sheets and sales reports
Answer option
- A. MIS
- B. ERP
- C. KIS
- D. VB
Answer
Answer A. MIS
Q2: ___is often called the father of computers.
Answer option
- A. Babbage
- B. Blaise
- C. Hobbyists
- D. Dovis
Answer
Answer A. Babbage
Q3: ___is the act of informing or the state of being informed.
Answer option
- A. Data
- B. System
- C. Management
- D. Information
Answer
Answer D. Information
Q4: Payroll Data includes wage structures, benefits, deductions and___
Answer option
- A. Allowances
- B. Bribe
- C. Lose
- D. Cheque
Answer
Answer A. Allowances
Q5: Advantages of HR Database are___
Answer option
- A. Sharing of Data
- B. Improved Security
- C. Data Consistency
- D. All of the above
Answer
Answer D. All of the above
Q6: Which of the following individuals typically have less formal, advanced educational degrees and tend to Process rather than create information?
Answer option
- A. Knowledge workers
- B. Executives
- C. System analysts
- D. Data workers
Answer
Answer D. Data workers
Q7: Identifying customers and markets using data on demographics, markets, consumer behavior, and trends is an example of a(n):
Answer option
- A. Operational-level sales and marketing information system
- B. Knowledge-level sales and marketing information system
- C. Management-level sales and marketing information system
- D. Strategic-level sales and marketing information system
Answer
Answer B. Knowledge-level sales and marketing information system.
Q8: 1990’s saw the introduction of the___information systems.
Answer option
- A. Strategic
- B. GUI
- C. Decision
- D. Executive
Answer
Answer A. Strategic
Q9: HRIS stands for___
Answer option
- A. Human Resource Information System
- B. HUDA Reserve Information System
- C. Human Refraction Information System
- D. Human Resource Institution System
Answer
Answer C. Human Refraction Information System
Q10: Information systems that monitor the elementary activities and transactions of the organizations are:
Answer option
- A. Management-level system
- B. Operational-level system
- C. Knowledge-level system
- D. Strategic level system
Answer
Answer A. Management-level system
Q11: Projections and responses to queries are information output Characteristics Associated with a(n):
Answer option
- A. DSS
- B. MIS
- C. ESS
- D. TPS
Answer
Answer C. ESS
Q12: Summary transaction data, high-volume data, and simple models are information inputs characteristic of a(n):
Answer option
- A. DSS
- B. MIS
- C. ESS
- D. TPS
Answer
Answer B. MIS
Q13: Management information systems usually:
Answer option
- 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
Answer
Answer A. Serve managers interested in weekly, monthly, and yearly results, not day-to-day activities.
Q14: Decision support systems usually:
Answer option
- 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 capacity that can be applied to a changing array of problems
- D. Perform and record the daily routine transactions necessary to the conduct of business
Answer
Answer B. Help managers make decisions that are unique, rapidly changing, and not easilyspecified in advance.
Q15: Deciding where to locate new production facilities is a(n) example of a manufacturing and production information system operating at the:
Answer option
- A. Operational level
- B. Management level
- C. Knowledge level
- D. Strategic level
Answer
Answer D. Strategic level
Q16: Preparing short-term budgets is an example of finance and accounting Information system operating at the:
Answer option
- A. Operational level
- B. Management level
- C. Knowledge level
- D. Strategic level
Answer
Answer B. Management level
Q17: Tracking employee training, skills, and performance appraisals is an example of a human resource information system operating at the:
Answer option
- A. Operational level
- B. Management level
- C. Knowledge level
- D. Strategic level
Answer
Answer A. Operational level
Q18: Assembling a product, identifying customers and hiring Employees are:
Answer option
- A. Transactions
- B. Phases
- C. Business processes
- D. Business functions
Answer
Answer C. Business processes
Q19: 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?
Answer option
- A. Production chain
- B. Primary chain
- C. Supply chain
- D. Distribution chain
Answer
Answer D. Distribution chain
Q20: Information systems can facilitate supply chain management by:
Answer option
- A. Tracking the status of orders
- B. Rapidly communicating orders
- C. Providing product specifications
- D. Doing all of the above
Answer
Answer D. Doing all of the above.
Q21: Enterprise systems support:
Answer option
- A. Manufacturing processes
- B. Financial and accounting processes
- C. Human resource processes
- D. All of the above
Answer
Answer D. All of the above.
Q22: A computer security protocol for logging in would be an example of the___component of an information system.
Answer option
- A. software
- B. hardware
- C. data
- D. procedure
Answer
Answer C. data
Q23: Nonroutine cognitive skills include:
Answer option
- A. communication
- B. problem-solving
- C. abstract reasoning
- D. collaboration
Answer
Answer B. problem-solving.
Q24: The quality of your___is a large part of the quality of your information system.
Answer option
- A. computer
- B. thinking
- C. time
- D. challenges
Answer
Answer A. computer
Q25: Which of the following is not a characteristic of good information?
Answer option
- A. interchangeability
- B. relevance
- C. cost effectiveness
- D. timeliness
Answer
Answer C. cost effectiveness
Q26: A human order taker can be bypassed when using a(n)___
Answer option
- A. Office automation system
- B. Management information system
- C. Transaction processing system
- D. Decision support system
Answer
Answer C. Transaction processing system
Q27: Knowledge based system supports___
Answer option
- A. Knowledge of creation
- B. Knowledge of support
- C. Knowledge of Dissemination
- D. All of the above
Answer
Answer D. All of the above
Q28: Identifying customers and markets using data on demographics, markets, Consumer Behavior and trends is___
Answer option
- A. operational-level sales and marketing information system
- B. knowledge-level sales and marketing information system
- C. management-level sales and marketing information system
- D. strategic-level sales and marketing information system
Answer
Answer D. strategic-level sales and marketing information system
Q29: Deciding where to locate new production facilities is a(n) example of a manufacturing and production information system operating at:
Answer option
- A. operational level
- B. management level
- C. knowledge level
- D. strategic level
Answer
Answer C. knowledge level
Q30: Preparing short-term budgets is an example of a finance and accounting information system operating at the:
Answer option
- A. operational level
- B. management level
- C. knowledge level
- D. strategic level
Answer
Answer B. management level
Q31: 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
Answer option
- A. DSS
- B. MIS
- C. IIS
- D. All of the above
Answer
Answer B. MIS
Q32: Which one of the following is not an important characteristic of useful and Effective information?
Answer option
- A. Accuracy
- B. Timeliness
- C. Completeness
- D. Economy
Answer
Answer D. Economy
Q33: The most important reason for failure of MIS is
Answer option
- A. Use of improper tools for design
- B. Non involvement of end-user
- C. Improper specification
- D. None of the above
Answer
Answer B. Non involvement of end-user
Q34: Select the most appropriate statement among the following
Answer option
- 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
Answer
Answer C. As the management level goes up the hierarchy of information becomes more and more summarized
Q35: Top level Managers use
Answer option
- A. Strategic information
- B. Tactical information
- C. Operational information
- D. None of these
Answer
Answer A. Strategic information
Q36: System is an important factor of MIS. There are various types of systems. Which one of the following is not a system?
Answer option
- A. Physical system
- B. Integrated system
- C. Open system
- D. Probabilistic system
Answer
Answer B. Integrated system
Q37: Which one of the following is not an approach for development of MIS?
Answer option
- A. Hierarchical approach
- B. Integrative approach
- C. Modular approach
- D. Elective approach
Answer
Answer B. Integrative approach
Q38: In management information system which is the correct order of the reference of activities that the manager processes?
Answer option
- A. Planning, organizing, staffing, coordinating, directing, controlling
- B. Planning, staffing, coordinating, organizing, directing, controlling
- C. Planning, organizing, staffing, coordinating, controlling, directing
- D. Planning, directing, organizing, staffing, coordinating, controlling
Answer
Answer A. Planning, organizing, staffing, coordinating, directing, controlling
Q39: Management is linked to information by
Answer option
- A. decisions
- B. data
- C. both (a) and(b)
- D. None of the above
Answer
Answer C. both (a) and(b)
Q40: Which pattern reflects a pure executive form of management?
Answer option
- A. Functional
- B. Line
- C. Line and Staff
- D. Committee
Answer
Answer A. Functional
