QUESTION BANK

A. SHORT QUESTIONS(2 Marks)

1. Define MIS.
2. What is management?
3. What is information?
4. What is system?
5. Define system approach.
6. How many types of decisions used in MIS.
7. Write types of information system.
8. Write the phases of system life cycle.
9. Write categories of management triangle.
10. Write framework for MIS organization.
11. Write the reasons for system approach.
12. Differentiate between data and information.
13. Mention the disadvantages of information system.
14. Write down the objectives of MIS.
15. What is a transaction processing systems.
16. Write down the characteristics of transaction processing system.
17. What is intelligent support system?
18. What do you mean by facsimile transmission?
19. Name 3 input devices used in personal computer
20. .How many types of digital computer are there.
21. Name 3 output devices used in personal computer.
22. What are the differences between volatile and non volatile memory? Give an example of each.
23. Differentiate between RAM and ROM.
24. Differentiate between primary storage and secondary storage.
25. What are the three main components of the CPU?
26. What are the size of memory of byte, kilobyte &megabyte?
27. What are procedural and non procedural languages?
28. Differentiate between an assembler and a compiler
29. Define system software.
30. Differentiate between compiler and interpreter.
31. Which type of software plays only an indirect role in problem solving?
32. What do you mean by data communications?
33. Differentiate between bounded media unbounded media.
34. What is a host commuter?
35. Differentiate between synchronous and asynchronous transmission.
36. Define simplex, half duplex and full duplex mode.
37. Define modem.

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38. Define database.
39. Define DBMS.
40. Differentiate between database and traditional files.
41. Differentiate between files and traditional databases.
42. Name at least two functions of DBMS.
43. Define schema and subschema.
44. What is an entity relationship diagram?
45. What are the disadvantages of client server system?
46. List out some advantages of client server systems.
47. What is a client server system?
48. What are the different components of client server systems?
49. What do you mean by server and client?
50. Write down front-end software and back- end software.
51. Define a decision support system.
52. Write down the objectives of DSS.
53. Write the relation between DSS and MIS with the help of suitable diagram.
54. Write the characteristics of expert system.
55. Write any 2 applications of DSS.
56. Outline the success criteria for DSS.
57. What are the three types of computer based support available in a GDSS
58. Write down the characteristics of DSS.
59. Define office automation.
60. What is office information system?
61. Define structure query language (SQL).
62. Define switch.
63. What are the three main components of network planning?
64. Identify the principle of data base management.
65. What is distributed database?
66. What is network model?
67. What do you mean by World Wide Web?
68. What is E-commerce?
69. Define electronic data interchange.
70. What is E-MAIL?
71. What is computer integrated manufacturing?
72. Define human resource information systems (HRIS).
73. What do you mean by a marketing information system?
74. What is groupware?
75. What is teleconferencing?
76. Write down the advantages of marketing information systems.
77. Write down the disadvantages of prototyping.
78. Write down the advantages of prototyping.
79. What is prototyping?
80. What is end user computing?
81. What is rapid application development?

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 82. What do you mean by computer based information system?
83. What is system approach?
84. What is network model?
85. What is agile manufacturing?
86. What are the 4 main characteristics of agile manufacturing?
87. What the advantages are of cross functional system.
88. Define is SMIS.
89. Write different types of strategic systems
90. Define information resources management.
91. Write down the principles of information resource management.
92. What are the objectives of information resource management?
93. Define ERP.
94. Define Supply chain management.
95. What are the benefits of Supply chain management?
96. What is the disadvantages supply chain management?
97. Comparison between ERP and SCM.
98. What is E-Business?
99. Define mobile commerce.
100. Define E-Governance.
101. What do you mean by digital case?
102. Write down the applications of E-business?
B. LONG UESTIONS(6 marks)
1. Explain the approaches of MIS development of an organization.
2. Explain the functions of management.
3. Write disadvantages of information systems.
4. Write Meaning and objectives of MIS?
5. Explain the characteristics of TPS, MIS, ISS, and OAS in terms of input, processing, output,
users and applications.
6. Explain framework for MIS organisation and management triangle.
7. Describe computer-based information systems.
8. Name and describe two input and output devices.
9. Explain the classification of computer?
10. Differentiate between primary storage and secondary storage.
11. What is the basic difference between an assembler and a compiler, and also between a compiler
and interpreter?
12. Explain various types of software being used in data communications?
13. Explain various types of hardware being used in data communications?
14. What is the difference between bounded media and unbounded media? Explain the types of
bounded media and unbounded media.
15. What do you mean by topology? describe different types of topology.
16. Outline the basic operating principles of ISDN. Briefly explain each of them.
17. Explain data hierarchy with an example?
18. Write advantages and disadvantages of DBMS.
19. Explain limitations of file-based systems.

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 20. Explain the components of a DBMS.
21. Explain object-oriented database structure.
22. Write principles of database management.
23. What are the advantages and disadvantages of client server computing?
24. Explain the components and functions of a client-server system.
25. Write the steps are required for development of client-server system.
26. Explain the component of a DSS?
27. What are the differences among TPS, MIS, DSS, and EIS?
28. Describe the applications of a DSS.
29. Briefly describe the functional areas of business with suitable diagram.
30. Write advantages of manufacturing information systems.
31. Write limitations of SDLC.
32. What is prototype? Describe different types of prototypes
33. Write advantages and disadvantages of Prototyping.
34. What are the essential ingredients of RAD?
35. Explain different types of financial and accounting information systems.
36. What do you mean by data base management system? Explain data management?
37. Explain the characteristics of SMIS.
38. What is GDSS? Explain the types of computer based support in a GDSS.
39. Explain the classification of DSS.
40. Write down the barriers to development of SMIS.
41. Explain reverse engineering.
42. Define Strategic management information system . Explain external strategic system and internal
strategic system?
43. Explain challenges in developing information systems.
44. Write short notes of the following
1) Universal research locator.
2) Plug-ins.
3) GIS
4) Cross-functional systems.
5) RAD.
6) Outsourcing.
7) CASE.
8) A proactive cio strategy
C. LONG QUESTIONS(8 marks)
1.List four types information system and explain each one of the briefly.
2.Explain office automation systems?
3.Identify the basic components of a computer system and explain?
4.Explain the four generations of programming languages. Give an example of a language from each
generation?
5.What are the types of system software? Explain each of them in detail?
6.What is file? Explain the methods to organize data in files oriented environment? Which method is
the most efficient and why?
7.What is database model? Write different types of data model and explain with suitable diagram?

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8.Describe the functions of a DSS.
9.Explain telecommunication system?
10. Explain Entity relationship diagram? Give an example.
11. Explain Executive information systems?
12. Explain different types of communication networks?
13. Explain briefly the sources of manufacturing information?
14. Describe the inputs and outputs of marketing information systems.
15. Describe the layers of OSI model.
16. What do you mean by marketing information? Explain the types of marketing
information?
17. What do you mean by prototyping? Explain the types of prototypes? Write down the
advantages and disadvantages of prototyping.
18. What is SDLC? Briefly explain with a suitable diagram.
19. What do you mean by end user computing? Explain the types of end user
computing? Identify three essential activities required from managing end user
computing. Explain in detail?
20. What do you mean by end-user computing? Describe different types of end-user
computing.
21. Describe functional components of IRM.
22. Explain components of SCM.
23. Describe different types of e-commerce.
24. Briefly explain commerce over the internet.
25. Describe the benefits of e-business.
26. What are the opportunities of e-business?
27. Describe the models of e-governance.