Question Bank MIS ANS

1 The first step in the systems development life cycle (SDLC) is C

_______________.
A  Analysis
B  Design
C  Problem/Opportunity Identification
D  Development and Documentation
2 Projections and responses to queries are Information output C
characteristics associated with ________.
A  Decision Support System (DSS)
B  Management Information System (MIS)
C  Executive Support System (ESS)
D  Transaction Processing System (TPS)
3 Summary transaction data, high-volume data, and simple B
models are information inputs characteristic of
_________________.
A  Decision Support System (DSS)
B  Management Information System (MIS)
C  Executive Support System (ESS)
D  Transaction Processing System (TPS)
4 Which of the following individuals typically have less formal, D
advanced educational degrees and tend to process rather than
create information?
A  Knowledge workers
B  Executives
C  System analysts
D  Data workers
5 Top down approach is used for ___________. A
A  development
B  identification of faults
C  testing and validation
D  reverse engineering
6 ______________System can be any organized combination of A
people, hardware, software, communications networks and
data resources that collects, transforms and disseminates
information in an organization.
A  Information
B  Integrated
C  Horizontal
D  Vertical
7 System development is a __________. C
A  Process of successive changes of system from new and
changed requirement
B  It is a development of SRS of a system
C  Both (a) and (b)
D  None of the above
8 The most creative and challenging phase of system life cycle is C
___
A  Feasibility study
B  Maintenance
C  Design
D  None of the above
9 The _____ will make the automated inventory system C
understandable to everyone.
A  statement
B  programs
C  document
D  blocks
10 The art of getting things done through people, with the people B
______
A  Management Information System
B  Management
C  System
D  Entity
11 The ____ information system deals with the flow of C
information about people working in the organization
A  record
B  transaction
C  Personnel
D  Blocked
12 ____ planning systems deals with the projections of the future. B
A  Operational
B  Strategic
C  Processing
D  Statistical
13 The starting point of MIS planning is general ______ planning. C
A  objective
B  managers
C  business
D  firms
14 MIS stands for ________________. D
A  Management internet system
B  Marketing Internet system
C  Marketing and implementation software
D  Management information system
15 ___ system is concerned with the way information is used for A
purpose of control and applies technologies.
A  Feedback
B  Interview
C  Interaction
D  Conference
16 The _________ provides a manager with the information needed C
to make decisions regarding, the firm's operational activities.
A  ElS
B  ES
C  MIS
D  EDI
17 _____ is the fact that are properly arranged, classified and D
organized.
A  Data
B  Events
C  Statements
D  Information
18 _____________ Systems keep a track on the daily regular D
business transactions of the organisation.
A  Management-level
B  Strategic-level
C  Executive information
D  Operational-level
19 The information generated at regular intervals is a _____ C
information.
A  depositing
B  saving
C  recurring
D  collecting
20 Management information systems usually______________. A
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 easily specified in advance
C  Provide managers with a generalised 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
21 The major drawbacks in decision making by MIS is difficult B
due ____ for business problems.
A  structure
B  rules
C  strategy
D  conditions
22 The most rapidly growing application for computer assisted A
decision making is called ____ .
A  simulation
B  attribute
C  validation
D  entity
23 A type of decision in which there may be several "right" B
answers and no precise way to get a right answer is
____________________.
A  Structured decision
B  Unstructured decision
C  Recurring decision
D  Nonrecurring decision
24  Decision making is (simplistically) typically described as C
which of the following?
A Deciding what is correct
B Putting preferences on paper
C Choosing among alternatives
D Processing information to completion
25  The first step in the decision-making process is which of the D
following?
A Developing decision criteria
B Allocating weights to the criteria
C Analyzing alternatives
D Identifying a problem
26 The process of selecting decision criteria is accomplished by C
______
A Massaging the data that will support a given decision
B Flipping a coin to produce a 50-50 chance of being right
C Determining what is relevant in making the decision
D Examining the difference in the opportunities available
27 If all criteria in the decision making are equal, weighting the B
criteria _
A improves decision making when large numbers of criteria are
involved
B is not needed
C produces excellent decisions
D improves the criteria
28 The final step in the decision-making process is to C
_______________.
A pick the criteria for the next decision
B reevaluate the weightings of the criteria until they indicate the
correct outcome
C evaluate the outcome of the decision
D reassign the ratings on the criteria to find different outcomes
29  Which of the following must be present in order to initiate B
the decision-making process?
A plenty of time
B pressure to act
C a lack of authority
D a lack of resources
30 To determine the _____________, a manager must determine D
what is relevant or important to resolving the problem.
A geocentric behavior needed
B number of allowable alternatives
C weighting of decision criteria
D decision criteria
31 Which of the following is the step in the decision-making A
process that follows identifying a problem and decision
criteria?
A allocating weights to the criteria
B analyzing the alternatives
C selecting the best alternative
D implementing the alternative
32  In allocating weights to the decision criteria, which of the D
following is helpful to remember?
A All weights must be the same.
B The total of the weights should sum to 1.0.
C Every factor criterion considered, regardless of its importance,
must receive some weighting.
D Assign the most important criterion a score, and then assign
weights against that standard.     
33 Selecting an alternative in the decision-making process is A
accomplished by __________________.
A choosing the alternative with the highest score
B choosing the one you like best
C selecting the alternative that has the lowest price
D selecting the alternative that is the most reliable
34  Which of the following is important in effectively C
implementing the chosen alternative in the decision-making
process?
A getting upper-management support
B double-checking your analysis for potential errors
C allowing those impacted by the outcome to participate in the
process
D ignoring criticism concerning your chosen alternative
35 Which of the following is the final step in the decision-making B
process?
A identifying the problem
B evaluating the decision’s effectiveness
C identifying decision criteria
D selecting an alternative that can resolve the problem
36 Which of the following is important to remember in B
evaluating the effectiveness of the decision-making process?
A ignore criticism concerning the decision-making process
B you may have to start the whole decision process over    
C Restart the decision-making process if the decision is less than
50 percent effective.
D Ninety percent of problems with decision making occur in the
implementation step.
37 When a bank uses information to launch a personalised credit C
card product this:
A manages risks
B creates a new opportunity
C adds value
D reduces costs
38 When a bank uses business performance management B
software to monitor its performance in differences regions
this: opportunity
A reduces costs.
B manages risks.
C adds value
D creates a new
39 When a bank offers web self-service for customers to answer C
their questions, the primary outcome is:
A adds value
B manages risks
C reduces costs
D creates a new opportunity
40 Which one is NOT a phase of the systems development life D
cycle?
A problem analysis
B scope definition
C requirements analysis
D post-implementation review
41 Project Management ensures that C
A project’s risk is assessed
B project’s feasibility is assessed
C system is developed at minimum cost
D both A and B
42 A cross life-cycle activity of system development is C
A object modeling
B prototyping
C fact-finding
D data modeling
43 All of the following are phases of systems analysis, except C
A decision analysis phase
B requirements analysis phase
C design analysis phase
D problem analysis phase
44 Which of the following describes e‐commerce? A
A Doing business electronically
B Doing business
C Sale of goods
D All of the above
45 Which of the following is part of the four main types for D
e‐commerce?
A Business-to-Business Applications
B Business-to-Commerce Applications
C Commerce-to-Business Applications
D all of the above
46 Which products are people most likely to be more B
uncomfortable buying on the Internet?
A Books
B Furniture
C Movies
D All of the above 
47 Which type of products is lesser purchased using ecommerce? A
A automobiles
B books
C softwares
D none
48 All of the following are considered biometrics, except: C
A Fingerprint
B Retina
C Password
D Voice
49 Name the function of management which involves setting C
objectives and developing appropriate courses of action to
achieve these objectives.
A Directing
B Organising
C Planning
D Staffing
50 Which of the following is not a benefit of planning? B
A Planning reduces overlapping and wasteful activities.
B Planning is a mental exercise.
C Planning provides directions.
D Planning reduces the risks of uncertainty.
51 The major goal of requirement determination phase of B
information system development is
A determine whether information is needed by an organization
B determine what information is needed by an organization
C determine how information needed by an organization can be
provided
D determine when information is to be given
52 Requirement specification is carried out A
A after requirements are determined
B before requirements are determined
C simultaneously with requirements determination
D independent of requirements determination
53 The most important attribute of information quality that a A
manager requires is:
A relevance
B media
C presentation
D Timeliness
54 Which of the following should be represented on an B
information flow diagram?
A Entity
B Source
C Process
D Attribute
55 UML depicts information systems as a collection of: D
A Entities
B Processes
C Data
D Objects
56 Information systems that support the business functions that A
reach out to suppliers are known as:
A back office information systems
B decision support systems
C expert information systems
D front office information systems
57 The application of information to scan an organisation’s C
environment is:
A external communication
B information overload
C sensing.
D internal communication.
58 The general transformation cycle for information is: D
A information to data to knowledge
B knowledge to data to information.
C data to knowledge to information.
D data to information to knowledge.
59 Which of the following is not a class of information system A
A database management system
B decision support system
C expert system
D management information system
60 An Executive information system (EIS), also known as ___ B
A Decision Support System (DSS)
B Executive Support System (ESS)
C Transaction Process System (TPS)
D None of the mentioned above
61  Amongst which of the following is best suited for EIS, D
A Provides quick access to information with summarizing,
selecting, detailing
B Helps executives to identify problems and recognize that there
are opportunities
C ESS employ the most advanced graphics software
D All of the mentioned above
62 Executive support system is a type of ___ that facilitates and C
supports senior executive to provide valuable information for
decision-making.
A Transaction Process System
B Decision Support System
C Management Support System
D None of the mentioned above
63 The basic managerial skill(s) is (are) D
A To supervise
B To motivate
C To stimulate
D All of these
64 HR Planning involves four distinct phases ONE of these stages B
is
A business scanning
B Forecasting human resource records
C Organisation development
D planning
65 The human resource Manangement helps to improve the ____ B
A Production
B Productivity
C power
D Produce
66 Human Resource Information system D
A Integrates core process into streamline systems
B Collaborates core process into streamline systems
C Plans core process into streamline systems
D All of these
67 e-HRM stands for A
A Electronic
B Economic
C Equal
D None of these
68 management information systems (MIS) D
A create and share documents that support day-today office
activities
B process business transactions (e.g., time cards, payments,
orders, etc.)
C capture and reproduce the knowledge of an expert problem
solver
D use the transaction data to produce information needed by
managers to run the business
69 Which one of the following is not a business driver for an C
information system?
A business process redesign
B knowledge asset management
C proliferation of networks and the Internet
D security and privacy
70 If a university sets up a web-based information system that B
faculty could access to record student grades and to advise
students, that would be an example of a/an
A CRM
B intranet
C ERP
D extranet
71 Which of the following is not a technology driver for an C
information system?
A enterprise applications
B object technologies
C knowledge asset management
D collaborative technologies
72 The majority of publically available Internet information D
sources are:
A created in XML
B structured information
C normal information.
D unstructured information
73 Which of the following is(are) an input process method(s)? D
A smart card
B biometric
C optical mark
D all of the above
74 Which of the following is NOT an advanced input control? D
A radio button
B slider edit calendar
C spin box
D both (a) and (c)
75 If you need a student to select from a list of eighty courses of C
the university’s on-line catalogue, your best choice for a GUI
control would be:
A check box
B radio buttons
C drop-down list
D combination box
76 If you need to collect employee status information (e.g., C
full-time vs. part-time) on a computer screen, your best choice
for a GUI control would be:
A drop-down list
B masked edit control
C radio buttons
D spin box
77 Remote batch processing has the following characteristic(s): D
A Data is entered online.
B Data is collected in batches.
C Data is processed at a later time.
D all of the above
78 A list of the names of all customers who purchased only one C
product within a six-month period would be an example of
a(n):
A detailed report
B summary report
C exception report
D external report
79 The most common medium for computer outputs is: B
A screen
B paper
C e-mail
D microfilm
80 A turnaround output is an example of B
A internal output
B external output
C summary output
D exception output
81 A count of the number of students who earned A, B, C, D, and B
F grades in a given course would be an example of a(n):
A external report
B summary report
C detailed report
D exception report
82 Which kind of chart is useful for comparing series or D
categories of data, each in its own bar?
A line chart
B pie chart
C scatter char
D bar chart
83 Which one of the following can be considered as the class of A
computer threats?
A Dos Attack
B Phishing
C Soliciting
D Both A and C
84 Which of the following is considered as the unsolicited C
commercial email?
A Virus
B Malware
C Spam
D All of the above
85 Which of the following usually observe each activity on the B
internet of the victim, gather all information in the
background, and send it to someone else?
A Malware
B Spyware
C Adware
D All of the above
86  _______ is a type of software designed to help the user's C
computer detect viruses and avoid them.
A Malware
B Adware
C Antivirus
D Both B and C