Management Information System (MIS) MCQs

Question. processing is considered as the classical method of processing data
(a) Batch
(b) Group
(c) Sequence
(d) Real

Answer: A

Question. keeps tracks of data concerning purchase from and payments to suppliers.
(a) Inventory control
(b) Accounts payable
(c) Payroll
(d) Accounts receivable

Answer: B

Question. Expert System contains
(a) Database
(b) Modelbase
(c) Knowledgebase
(d) All of the options

Answer: D

Question. Who are the people that actually use the system to perform or support the work to be completed?
(a) System analysts
(b) System designers
(c) System owners
(d) None of the above

Answer: D

Question. Which one of the following is a function of the systems analysis stage?
(a) Developing the functional requirements of the system
(b) Conducting a feasibility study
(c) Hardware acquisition
(d) Personnel training

Answer: A

Question. sub system deals with activities as purchasing, receiving inventory control and distribution
(a) Marketing
(b) Purchase
(c) Sales
(d) Logistics

Answer: D

Question. The effectiveness of marketing information system depends to a larger extent of from market place to the firm.
(a) marketing 
(b) advertising
(c) feedback
(d) promoting

Answer: C

Question. In OOPS the member functions also called
(a) Variable
(b) Object
(c) Methods
(d) Class

Answer: C

Question. Plan must include the systems concept for implementation of the new Information system.
(a) Existing
(b) Future
(c) Omitted
(d) Progressing

Answer: A

Question. Finger print system of security control comes under
(a) Procedural
(b) Biometric
(c) Hardware
(d) Facility

Answer: C

Question. POS stands for
(a) Point Of Structure
(b) Point Of Sale
(c) Product Of Structure
(d) Product Of Sale

Answer: B

Question. The system software are also called
(a) Package
(b) System Software
(c) Utilities
(d) Application Software

Answer: B

Question. MIS stands for
(a) Management internet system
(b) Marketing Internet system
(c) Marketing and implementation software
(d) Management information system

Answer: D

Question. In punched card system, holes are punched by device are called
(a) Hole
(b) Key stroke
(c) Key punch
(d) Scanning

Answer: C

Question. is unauthorized copying of software.
(a) Software Piracy
(b) Trojan Horse
(c) Trojan Horse
(d) Packet Sniffer

Answer: A

Question. The main characteristics of Knowledge Process Outsourcing are
(a) Process are not easily codified
(b) The agent has to interpret the information
(c) The agent is expected to exercise judgement
(d) All of the options

Answer: D

Question. refers to the holism of the system in real time.
(a) Organization
(b) Integration
(c) Interaction
(d) Central objective

Answer: B

Question. is a program that, unknown to the user, contains instructions that exploit a known vulnerability in some software.
(a) Hacking
(b) Computer Crime
(c) Trojan Horse
(d) Sniffer

Answer: C

Question. The final element of feedback is essential for system operation and for
(a) self-regulation
(b) correct errors
(c) testing
(d) debugging

Answer: A

Question. The language is used to solve the numeric problems.
(a) C
(b) Cobol
(c) Fortran
(d) Basic

Answer: C

Question. Which of the following is Electronic Conference Tools?
(a) Chat System
(b) Video Conferencing
(c) Discussion Forum
(d) All of the optons

Answer: D

Question. involves capturing and assembling elements that enter the system to be processed
(a) Input
(b) Output
(c) Feedback
(d) Control

Answer: A

Question. The computer system uses forms of data for usage.
(a) Symbols
(b) Analog
(c) Digital
(d) Text

Answer: C

Question. Data about the performance of a system is
(a) Marketing Data
(b) Control
(c) Meta Data
(d) Feed Back

Answer: D

Question. In communication that controls the input and output activities
(a) Software
(b) Hardware
(c) Signals
(d) Data

Answer: A

Question. Management information systems usually
(a) Serve managers interested in weekly, monthly, and yearly results, not day-today 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

Answer: A

Question. The system is an orderly grouping of various components linked together to reach
(a) a profit state
(b) a specific objective
(c) managers objective
(d) Target

Answer: B

Question. In database handling reports used by software for data
(a) Condition
(b) Specific
(c) Periodic
(d) Demand

Answer: C

Question. The following statement which one is true to information systems.
(a) Information into data
(b) Procedures into statement
(c) Data into information
(d) Statement into procedures

Answer: C

Question. MODEM stands for
(a) Modulation and Demodulation
(b) Moderate and Demodulate
(c) Mode and Demode
(d) Mass and Demass

Answer: A

Question. is small figures that look like a file folder appears in the screen.
(a) Folder
(b) Icons
(c) File
(d) Cursor

Answer: B

Question. A network of organizations used for procuring raw materials, transforming these materials into products, and distributing the products to customers is called
(a) Value chain
(b) Supply chain
(c) Enterprise system
(d) Process chain

Answer: B

Question. In a firm the reports are generated under condition are called reports.
(a) exception
(b) condition
(c) standard
(d) periodic

Answer: A

Question. A evaluation process reduces the possibility of buying inadequate hardware.
(a) Stable
(b) Formal
(c) Unstable
(d) Informal

Answer: B

Question. The advantages of creating a prototype are
(a) It allows developers to experiment with number of different design options
(b) It can serve as means of communication between developers and customers
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of the options

Answer: C

Question. The word data is the plural form of
(a) datas
(b) data
(c) datum
(d) fact

Answer: C

Question. is media used in network which is used to connect between countries.
(a) Satellite
(b) Fibre optics
(c) Coaxial
(d) Twisted pair

Answer: A

Question. models to analysis a problem and provides possible solution for management evaluation
(a) Decision
(b) Standard
(c) Structural
(d) Periodic

Answer: A

Question. Decision trees could be represented in different ways such as
(a) Bottom to top
(b) Left to right
(c) Top to bottom
(d) All of the options

Answer: D

Question. In computer the number system of 0 and 1 is called as
(a) octal
(b) hexadecimal
(c) decimal
(d) binary

Answer: D

Question. Where, when and how to apply knowledge is referred as
(a) Wisdom
(b) Information
(c) Data
(d) Knowledge

Answer: A

Question. Primary storage device such as semiconductor memory chips are called
(a) Parallel
(b) Sequential
(c) direct access
(d) binary access

Answer: C

Question. The direct, computer to computer exchange of standardized, common business transaction documents between business partners, suppliers, and customers is
(a) EDI
(b) ERP
(c) EIS
(d) None of the options

Answer: A

Question. The will make the automated inventory system understandable to everyone.
(a) statement
(b) programs
(c) document
(d) blocks

Answer: C

Question. MICR magnetic ink character recognition used in
(a) Office
(b) Banks
(c) Corporate
(d) Admin

Answer: B

Question. The system which is closest to the stress will change the most.
(a) super
(b) probabilistic
(c) sub
(d) stable

Answer: C

Question. Which of the following level of managers develop short and medium range plans, schedules, and budgets and specify the policies, procedures, and business objectives for their sub units of the company?
(a) Strategic
(b) Tactical
(c) Operational
(d) Front Line

Answer: B

Question. means that information must reach the recipients within the prescribe timerframe.
(a) Duration
(b) Period
(c) Timeliness
(d) Time

Answer: C

Question. Acquiring, training and retaining good network should be a top priority.
(a) data entry
(b) lab in charge
(c) Administrator
(d) system tester

Answer: C

Question. of information systems that support key business functions as well as cross functional business processes.
(a) Standards
(b) Rules
(c) Portfolio
(d) Procedure

Answer: C

Question. is the oldest and most widely used from of grouping activities.
(a) Functional
(b) Operational
(c) Statistical
(d) Managerial

Answer: A

Question. system will monitor and control the industrial processing activities.
(a) Process control
(b) Process decision
(c) Process cleaning
(d) Process updating

Answer: A

Question. Security systems based on physical or behavioral traits are called
(a) Smart cards
(b) Tokens
(c) Firewalls
(d) Biometrics

Answer: D

Question. The information system deals with the flow of information about people working in the organization
(a) record 
(b) transaction
(c) Personnel
(d) Blocked

Answer: C

Question. A is a communication processor that connects two similar LANs
(a) Router
(b) Bridge
(c) Adapter
(d) Hub

Answer: B

Question. Decision varies as to the structure within each level of management.
(a) Degree
(b) Data
(c) Situation
(d) Order

Answer: A

Question. The evolution of Electronic data processing
(a) 1951-60
(b) 1961-70
(c) 1981-90
(d) 1971

Answer: A

Question. The internal memory in computer is also called
(a) buffer
(b) space
(c) processor
(d) cabinet

Answer: A

Question. type of printer is good for text, but not for images
(a) Daisy wheel
(b) Dot matrix
(c) Laser
(d) Ink-Jet

Answer: A

Question. steps ensure the success of the newsystems
(a) Initial
(b) Implementation
(c) Testing
(d) Design

Answer: B

Question. In general the information system can also describe in terms of
(a) Operations
(b) Functions
(c) events
(d) tasks

Answer: B

Question. is unauthorized use, access, modification, and destruction of hardware, software, data, or network resources
(a) Hacking
(b) Computer Crime
(c) Spoofing
(d) Sniffer

Answer: B

Question. Customer numbers and their names would be an example of the component of an order management information system.
(a) Software
(b) Hardware
(c) Data
(d) procedure

Answer: C

Question. The major source of data for other systems is
(a) ESS
(b) DSS
(c) MIS
(d) TPS

Answer: A

Question. Medium bans channels use type of cables used for transmissions.
(a) shielded twisted pair
(b) unshielded twisted pair
(c) fibre optics
(d) co-axial

Answer: A

Question. configurations provide extremely a fast transmission between workstations contains only one
(a) General
(b) Star
(c) Mesh
(d) Ring

Answer: C

Question. software describes the programs that are written for users. System.
(a) System
(b) Application
(c) Generalized
(d) Specific

Answer: B

Question. Which of the following individuals typically have less formal, advanced educational degrees and tend to process rather than create information?
(a) Knowledge workers
(b) Executives
(c) System analysts
(d) Data workers

Answer: D

Question. Information systems that monitor the elementary activities and transactions of the organizations are 
(a) Management level system
(b) Operational level system
(c) Knowledge level system
(d) Strategic level system

Answer: A

Question. system grouping of people and behavior has been subjected to research.
(a) Closed
(b) Social
(c) Conceptual
(d) Manufactured

Answer: B

Question. In network the term protocols means
(a) Procedures
(b) Conditions
(c) Algorithms
(d) Rules and regulations

Answer: D

Question. Projections and responses to queries are Information output characteristics associated with
(a) Decision Support System (DSS)
(b) Management Information System (MIS)
(c) Executive Support System (ESS)
(d) Transaction Processing System (TPS)

Answer: C

Question. An instruction in a computer program that triggers a malicious act is called as
(a) Logic Bombs
(b) Packet Sniffer
(c) Hacking
(d) Computer Crime

Answer: A

Question. information system uses the information technology to develop all features in the products.
(a) Structure
(b) Strategic
(c) Systematic
(d) Statistical

Answer: B

Question. Enterprise systems support
(a) Manufacturing processes
(b) Financial and accounting processes
(c) Human resource processes
(d) All of the options

Answer: D

Question. Petroleum refining, power generation and steel production systems are example of systems.
(a) Transaction Processing
(b) Process Control
(c) Enterprise Collaboration
(d) Management Information

Answer: B

Question. EDI stands for
(a) Electronic Data Interchange
(b) Electrical Data Interchange
(c) Work flow Automation Software
(d) Enhanced Data Interchange

Answer: A

Question. Deciding where to locate new production facilities is an example of a manufacturing and production information system operating at the
(a) Operational level
(b) Management level
(c) Knowledge level
(d) Strategic level

Answer: D

Question. Structured decisions are in nature.
(a) Non-Repetitive
(b) Repetitive
(c) Routine
(d) Both b & c

Answer: D

Question. FIFO stands for
(a) First Interactive First Out
(b) First In First Out
(c) First Invented First Out
(d) First Interface First Out

Answer: B

Question. To become an effective MIS department must state its
(a) goals
(b) objective
(c) profit
(d) mission

Answer: D

Question. Assembly language use technology for programming
(a) Symbols
(b) Data
(c) Mnemonic codes
(d) Alpha numeric

Answer: C

Question. TPS means
(a) Transaction Plan Master
(b) Transaction Processing System
(c) Transport Plan Management
(d) All of the options

Answer: B

Question. Decisions in which the decision maker must provide judgment, evaluation, and insights into the problem definition would be characterized as
(a) Structure
(b) Semistructure
(c) Unstructure
(d) None of the options

Answer: C

Question. Which of the following is a computer based system that stores and, manipulates data that are viewed from a geographical point or reference?
(a) Geographical information System (GIS)
(b) Database System (DS)
(c) Geographic System (GS)
(d) Software System (SS)

Answer: A

Question. is the process of defining the current problem, determining why a new system is needed, identifying the objectives of the proposed system:
(a) Feasibility analysis
(b) System Analysis
(c) System definition
(d) System requirements

Answer: C

Question. BPR means
(a) Business Product Engineering
(b) Business Process Engineering
(c) Business Product Electronic
(d) Business Process Electronic

Answer: B

Question. In organization, authority is delegated down the hierarchy.
(a) traditional
(b) classical
(c) operational
(d) absolute

Answer: B

Question. In networks can be classified by their shape are called
(a) Topology
(b) Structure
(c) Plans
(d) Architecture

Answer: A

Question. A task of developing a technical blueprint and specifications for a solution that fulfills the business requirements is undertaken in the following phase of the system development process is
(a) System initiation
(b) System implementation
(c) System analysis
(d) System design

Answer: D

Question. TPS stands for
(a) Transaction Processing System
(b) Transaction Process System
(c) Transaction Product System
(d) Transaction Profit System

Answer: A

Question. type of printer function like a photocopying
(a) Ink-Jet
(b) Dot matrix
(c) Xerographic
(d) Laser

Answer: C

Question. E-commerce is ubiquitous it reduces
(a) Marketspace
(b) Transaction costs
(c) Dynamic pricing
(d) Price discrimination

Answer: B

Question. Raw facts that have not been organized into a useful form are called
(a) Business objectives
(b) Information
(c) Data
(d) Information systems

Answer: C

Question. The MIS should be developed by
(a) The manager 
(b) The information specialist
(c) Both a and b
(d) Neither a or b

Answer: C

Question. is a device that makes pen and ink drawings of lines, curves and shapes.
(a) Light pen
(b) Mouse
(c) Keyboard
(d) Plotters

Answer: D