Management Information Systems Online MCQ Set 18

QN01. Which one is NOT a common fact-finding technique?

  1. prototyping
  2. interviews
  3. research and site visits
  4. sampling of existing documents, forms, databases
  5. reverse engineering
Answer

(E)reverse engineering

QN02. Which of the following types of questions should not be asked on an interview?

  1. closed-ended questions
  2. biased questions
  3. open-ended questions
  4. loaded questions
  5. both (b) and (d)
Answer

(E)both (b) and (d)

QN03. Which installation strategy is a variation on the abrupt and parallel conversion?

  1. location conversion
  2. staged conversion
  3. partial conversion
  4. hierarchical conversion
  5. none of the above
Answer

(B)staged conversion

QN04. Which of the following is(are) the inputs to the Systems Construction phase?

  1. design prototypes
  2. redesigned business processes
  3. physical design specifications
  4. documentation
  5. all of the above
Answer

(E)all of the above

QN05. If you need to collect employee status information (e.g., full-time vs. part-time) on a computer screen, your best choice for a GUI control would be:

  1. drop-down list
  2. masked edit control
  3. radio buttons
  4. spin box
  5. none of the above
Answer

(C)radio buttons

QN06. A listing of the names and addresses of all the employees for an organization would be an example of a(n):

  1. detailed report
  2. summary report
  3. external report
  4. exception report
  5. none of the above
Answer

(A)detailed report

QN07. Which of the following is NOT a general principle for output design?

  1. The distribution of (or access to) computer outputs must be sufficient to assist all relevant users.
  2. The computer outputs should be designed with automated tools.
  3. The computer outputs must be acceptable to the system users.
  4. Computer outputs should be simple to read and interpret.
  5. The timing of computer outputs is important. Output information must reach recipients while the information is pertinent to transactions or decisions.
Answer

(B)The computer outputs should be designed with automated tools.

QN08. The term used to describe those people whose jobs involve sponsoring and funding the project to develop, operate, and maintain the information system is

  1. information worker
  2. internal system user
  3. systems owner
  4. external system user
  5. systems builder
Answer

(C)systems owner

QN09. Decision makers who are concerned with tactical (short-term) operational problems and decision making are

  1. middle managers
  2. executive managers
  3. supervisors
  4. mobile managers
  5. none of the above
Answer

(A)middle managers

QN10. The general transformation cycle for information is:

  1. information to data to knowledge.
  2. knowledge to data to information.
  3. data to knowledge to information.
  4. data to information to knowledge.
  5. none of the above.
Answer

(D)data to information to knowledge.

QN11. A web blueprint depicts:

  1. the layout of an individual web page
  2. the layout of the home page
  3. the layout of an index page
  4. the layout of a website
  5. the layout of a sitemap
Answer

(D)the layout of a website

QN12. Use-case analysis focuses upon:

  1. data
  2. Objects
  3. Entities
  4. Actors
Answer

(D)Actors

QN13. Language-based, machine-readable representations of what a software process is supposed to do, or how a software process is supposed to accomplish its task is known as:

  1. prototyping
  2. software specifications
  3. application programs
  4. human engineering
  5. none of the above
Answer

(C)application programs

QN14. The deliverable of the problem analysis phase is

  1. system improvement objectives
  2. problem statement
  3. statement of constraints
  4. statement of work
  5. none of the above
Answer

(A)system improvement objectives

QN15. Rapid Application Development (RAD) strategy includes all of the following, except

  1. actively involves system users in the analysis, design, and construction activities
  2. uses waterfall development approach to evolve system concept
  3. organizes systems development into a series of focused, intense workshops
  4. reduces the amount of time that passes before the users begin to see a working system
  5. accelerates the requirements analysis and design phases
Answer

(B)uses waterfall development approach to evolve system concept

QN16. Which of the following phases identifies and expresses requirements, prioritizes requirements, updates project plan, and communications the requirements statement?

  1. logical design phase
  2. decisions analysis phase
  3. problem analysis phase
  4. systems analysis phase
  5. none of the above
Answer

(E)none of the above

QN17. A property or quality the system must have is called a:

  1. scope
  2. functional requirement
  3. preliminary requirement
  4. nonfunctional requirement
  5. none of the above
Answer

(D)nonfunctional requirement

QN18. The person generally responsible for the program design strategy, standards, and construction is called a(n):

  1. program librarian
  2. backup chief programmer
  3. network designer
  4. chief programmer
  5. systems analyst
Answer

(D)chief programmer

QN19. Which of the following is(are) the primary inputs into the task of writing and testing new programs?

  1. programming plan
  2. database structure
  3. test data
  4. integration requirements
  5. both (a) and (c)
Answer

(E)both (a) and (c)

QN20. Combination checks:

  1. determine data entry errors on primary keys
  2. ensure that the correct type of data is input
  3. determine whether a known relationship between two fields is valid
  4. determine whether all required fields of the input have actually been entered
  5. none of the above
Answer

(C)determine whether a known relationship between two fields is valid

QN21. Which of the following advanced input controls provides a nonnumeric means of selecting a value?

  1. ellipsis control
  2. Internet hyperlink
  3. check list box
  4. slider edit calendar
  5. none of the above
Answer

(D)slider edit calendar

QN22. A count of the number of students who earned A, B, C, D, and F grades in a given course would be an example of a(n):

  1. external report
  2. summary report
  3. detailed report
  4. exception report
  5. none of the above
Answer

(B)summary report

QN23. Which of the following is(are) the step(s) in the output design process?

  1. specify physical output requirements
  2. identify system outputs and review logical requirements
  3. design, validate, and test outputs
  4. design any preprinted forms
  5. all of the above
Answer

(E)all of the above

QN24. The person who ensures that systems are developed on time, within budget, and with acceptable quality is a

  1. systems designer
  2. project manager
  3. systems owner
  4. external system user
  5. systems builder
Answer

(B)project manager

QN25. 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

  1. CRM
  2. intranet
  3. ERP
  4. extranet
  5. none of the above
Answer

(B)intranet

QN26. When a bank uses information to launch a personalised credit card product this:

  1. manages risks.
  2. creates a new opportunity.
  3. adds value.
  4. reduces costs.
  5. none of the above.
Answer

(C)adds value.

QN27. Monitoring the legal constraints which a company operates under requires review of:

  1. a company's customers.
  2. a company's outputs.
  3. a company's macro-environment.
  4. a company's micro-environment.
  5. all of the above.
Answer

(C)a company's macro-environment.

QN28. Which of the following statements about XML schemas is incorrect?

  1. Schemas can specify integer values
  2. Schemas are defined by XSD tag
  3. All XML documents must have a schema
  4. Schemas provide data oriented data types
  5. They offer more flexibility than DTDs
Answer

(C)All XML documents must have a schema

QN29. Which is not a typical business function?

  1. Sales
  2. Service
  3. Manufacturing
  4. Accounting
  5. Benefits and Compensation
Answer

(E)Benefits and Compensation

QN30. The first CMM level at which measurable goals for quality and productivity are established is

  1. Level 1
  2. Level 2
  3. Level 3
  4. Level 4
  5. Level 5
Answer

(D)Level 4

QN31. A cross life-cycle activity of system development is

  1. object modeling
  2. prototyping
  3. fact-finding
  4. data modeling
  5. data flow diagram modeling
Answer

(C)fact-finding

QN32. Cause-and-effect analysis is performed in the following phase of systems analysis

  1. scope definition phase
  2. logical design phase
  3. requirements analysis phase
  4. physical design phase
  5. problem analysis phase
Answer

(E)problem analysis phase

QN33. Randomly sampling ten invoices based on a given sample size would be an example of

  1. stratification
  2. closed-ended sampling
  3. observation
  4. open-ended sampling
  5. none of the above
Answer

(E)none of the above

QN34. Which one of the tests is performed on a subset of a program?

  1. subset test
  2. unit test
  3. stub test
  4. program test
  5. system test
Answer

(C)stub test

QN35. Which of the following is(are) the deliverables of the Systems Implementation phase?

  1. training materials
  2. functional system
  3. physical design specification
  4. operational system
  5. none of the above
Answer

(D)operational system

QN36. If you need a student to select from a list of eighty courses of the university's on-line catalogue, your best choice for a GUI control would be:

  1. check box
  2. radio buttons
  3. drop-down list
  4. combination box
  5. Internet hyperlink
Answer

(C)drop-down list

QN37. Which of the following reports presents information with little or no filtering or restrictions?

  1. non-filtered
  2. summary
  3. external
  4. exception
  5. none of the above
Answer

(E)none of the above

QN38. Which kind of chart is useful for comparing series or categories of data, each in its own bar?

  1. line chart
  2. pie chart
  3. scatter char
  4. bar chart
  5. none of the above
Answer

(D)bar chart

QN39. Which one of the following is not a business driver for an information system?

  1. business process redesign
  2. knowledge asset management
  3. proliferation of networks and the Internet
  4. security and privacy
  5. collaboration and partnership
Answer

(C)proliferation of networks and the Internet

QN40. The application of information to scan an organisation's environment is:

  1. external communication.
  2. information overload.
  3. sensing.
  4. internal communication.
  5. none of the above.
Answer

(C)sensing.

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