Management Information Systems | Chapter 1 | Part 1 | MBA MCQs | MIS

 

1. The quality of your ____________is a large part of the quality of your information system.
   1.   computer
   2.   thinking
   3.   time
   4.   challenges
2. Management information systems (MIS)
   1.   create and share documents that support day-today office activities
   2.   process business transactions (e.g., time cards, payments, orders, etc.)
   3.   capture and reproduce the knowledge of an expert problem solver
   4.   use the transaction data to produce information needed by managers to run the business
3. 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
4. Which of the following is not a characteristic of good information?
   1.   interchangeability
   2.   relevance
   3.   cost effectiveness
   4.   timeliness
5. If you are a ___________________ recipient of sensitive information, such as might be overheard or contained in a misdirected email, this would not be illegal, but might be unethical to use it
   1.   active
   2.   passive
   3.   proper
   4.   business
6. A human order taker can be bypassed when using a(n) _____________ .
   1.   Office automation system
   2.   Management information system
   3.   Transaction processing system
   4.   Decision support system
7. 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
8. 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
9. Information systems that monitor the elementary activities and transactions of the organizations are
   1.   Management-level system
   2.   Operational-level system
   3.   Knowledge-level system
   4.   Strategic level system
10. Projections and responses to queries are information output characteristics associated with a(n)
    1.   DSS
    2.   MIS
    3.   ESS
    4.   TPS
11. Summary transaction data, high-volume data, and simple models are information inputs characteristic of a(n)
    1.   DSS
    2.   MIS
    3.   ESS
    4.   TPS
12. Which of the following individuals typically have less formal, advanced educational degrees and tend to process rather than create information?
    1.   Knowledge workers
    2.   Executives
    3.   System analysts
    4.   Data workers
13. Management information systems usually:
    1.   Serve managers interested in weekly, monthly, and yearly results, not day-to-day activities.
    2.   Help managers make decisions that are unique, rapidly changing, and not easily specified in advance.
    3.   Provide managers with a generalized computing and telecommunications capacity that can be applied to a changing array of problems.
    4.   Perform and record the daily routine transactions necessary to the conduct of business.
14. identifying customers and markets using data on demographics, markets, consumer behavior, and trends is an example of a(n):
    1.   Operational-level sales and marketing information system.
    2.   Knowledge-level sales and marketing information system.
    3.   Management-level sales and marketing information system.
    4.   Strategic-level sales and marketing information system
15. Deciding where to locate new production facilities is a(n) example of a manufacturing and production information system operating at the:
    1.   Operational level
    2.   Management level
    3.   Knowledge level
    4.   Strategic level