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This set of Management information system Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Management Information System Set 3

Q1 | The major drawbacks in decision making by MIS is difficult due ______________ for business problems.
  • structure.
  • rules.
  • strategy.
  • conditions.
Q2 | In which of the following functions of MIS reports are generated based on the enterprise's need'?
  • planning
  • prediction,
  • data processing
  • data storage
Q3 | The direct, computer-to-computer exchange of standardized, common business transaction documents betweenbusiness partners, suppliers, and customers is ______________
  • edi
  • es
  • eis
  • erp
Q4 | What software organizes, manages, and processes business data concerned with inventory, customers, andvendors?
  • customer- oriented software
  • data management software
  • storage area network network
  • grid computing software
Q5 | ______________ organizational structure employs individuals, groups, or complete business units ingeographically dispersed areas who may never meet face to face in the same room.
  • traditional
  • virtual
  • multidimensional
  • matrix
Q6 | The data processing activity that involves rekeying miskeyed or misscanned data is called ______________.
  • editing
  • data storage
  • data correction
  • data collection
Q7 | ______________ are individuals who help users determine what outputs they need from the system andconstruct the plans needed to develop the necessary programs that produce these outputs.
  • data entry operators
  • programmers
  • database administrators
  • systems analysts
Q8 | In a company ______________ is the centre which consists of all processing activities.
  • data.
  • production.
  • information.
  • sales.
Q9 | In a firm the reports are generated under condition are called ______________ reports.
  • exception.
  • condition.
  • standard.
  • periodic.
Q10 | A ______________ evaluation process reduces the possibility of buying inadequate hardware.
  • stable
  • formal
  • unstable
  • informal
Q11 | ______________ is the period in days between the ordering and delivering of goods.
  • demand
  • duration
  • lead time
  • process
Q12 | ______________ configurations provide extremely a fast transmission between workstations contains only onelink.
  • general.
  • star.
  • mesh.
  • ring.
Q13 | The first stage in the problem-solving process is called the ______________ stage. During this stage, potentialproblems or opportunities are identified and defined.
  • choice
  • design
  • monitoring
  • intelligence
Q14 | A ______________ is an abstraction or an approximation that is used to represent reality.
  • model
  • system parameter
  • system performance standard
  • system
Q15 | Which of the following SDLCs listed below takes an iterative approach to the systems development process?
  • end user
  • rad
  • prototyping
  • traditional waterfall
Q16 | ______________ models to analysis a problem and provides possible solution for management evaluation
  • decision.
  • standard.
  • structural.
  • periodic.
Q17 | A deterministic system operate in a predictable ______________.
  • model.
  • style.
  • process.
  • manner.
Q18 | ______________ is the fact that are properly arranged, classified and organized.
  • data.
  • events.
  • statements.
  • information.
Q19 | The ______________ component plays a decision rule for the computer.
  • program.
  • statements.
  • input data.
  • conditions.
Q20 | ______________ refers to the holism of the system in real time.
  • organization.
  • integration.
  • interaction.
  • central objective.
Q21 | Prototype is a
  • working model of existing system
  • mini model of existing system
  • mini model of processed system
  • none of the above
Q22 | Deciding where to locate new production facilities is an example of a manufacturing and productioninformation system operating at the:
  • operational level
  • management level
  • knowledge level
  • strategic level
Q23 | Enterprise systems support:
  • manufacturing processes.
  • financial and accounting processes.
  • human resource processes.
  • all of the above.
Q24 | An application where only one user accesses the database at a given time is an example of a(n)
  • single-user database application
  • multiuser database application
  • e-commerce database application
  • data mining database application
Q25 | In the spiral model risk analysis is performed
  • in the first loop
  • in the first and second loop
  • in every loop
  • before using spiral model