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This set of Management information system Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Management Information System Set 5

Q1 | During software development which factor is most crucial?
  • people
  • process
  • product
  • project
Q2 | Upper CASE tools are used
  • for developing dfd\s
  • for screen design
  • during all phases of system analysis and design life cycle
  • for converting structured english procedures to source code into a language such as c
Q3 | Identifying customers and markets using data on demographics, markets, consumer behaviour, and trends isan example of:
  • operational-level sales and marketing information system.
  • knowledge-level sales and marketing information system.
  • management-level sales and marketing information system.
  • strategic-level sales and marketing information system
Q4 | ______________. focuses on planning, policies, and procedures regarding the use of corporate data andinformation.
  • cio
  • systems analyst
  • database administrator
  • system operator
Q5 | The extent to which technology permeates an area or department is called ______________.
  • technology diffusion
  • technology infusion
  • technology collusion
  • technology fusion
Q6 | ______________ is any business-related exchange such as payments to employees, sales to customers, orpayments to suppliers.
  • data
  • e-commerce
  • a transaction
  • input
Q7 | ______________ is software programs that were developed for a general market and that can be purchased ina store.
  • proprietary software
  • off-the-shelf software
  • contract software
  • application software
Q8 | With the ______________ form of data processing, each transaction is processed immediately.
  • oltp
  • batch processing
  • active processing
  • automated transaction processing
Q9 | In any of the system ______________ resource is consider as people resources.
  • end user.
  • hardware.
  • data.
  • software.
Q10 | ______________ information system that express a fundamental concept and activities of informationsystems.
  • model.
  • style.
  • standard.
  • logic.
Q11 | In general the information system can also describe in terms of ______________.
  • operations.
  • functions.
  • events .
  • tasks.
Q12 | ______________ is the people who develop and operate the information systems.
  • is specialists.
  • is analyst.
  • is experts.
  • is data entry.
Q13 | ______________ is a collection of single-application software packages in a bundle designed to worksimilarly so that once you learn the basics for one application, the other applications are easy to learn and use.
  • bundled software
  • software suite
  • productivity applications
  • general purpose software
Q14 | Information systems that support the firm in its interaction with its environment are said to be performingwithin the ______________.
  • workgroup sphere of influence
  • global sphere of influence
  • enterprise sphere of influence
  • individual sphere of influence
Q15 | The current major stage in the business use of IS is oriented towards ______________.
  • cost reduction and productivity
  • gaining competitive advantage
  • strategic advantage and costs
  • improved customer relationship management
Q16 | ______________ is the process of converting a message into a secret code and changing the encodedmessage back to regular text.
  • encryption
  • fraud
  • encoding
  • cryptography
Q17 | Problems that are routine and have well-defined relationships are called ______________.
  • structured problems
  • programmed decisions
  • simple problems
  • heuristics
Q18 | The four key questions related to fairness in information use are ______________
  • cost, timing, content, and frequency
  • notice, consent, accuracy, and authorization
  • knowledge, control, notice, and consent
  • knowledge, accuracy, timing, and permission
Q19 | Acquiring, training and retaining good network ______________ should be a top priority.
  • data entry.
  • lab in charge.
  • administrator.
  • system tester.
Q20 | Primary storage device such as semiconductor memory chips are called ______________.
  • parallel
  • sequential
  • direct access
  • binary access
Q21 | In network the different communication are interconnected by using a communication processors called a______________.
  • protocols.
  • gateway.
  • multiplexers.
  • router
Q22 | ______________ is single user workstation that provide presenttion services,database services andconnectivity
  • server
  • client
  • system
  • cpu
Q23 | GUI stands for ______________
  • graphical user interface
  • graphical user interactive
  • graphical user integration
  • graphical user inference
Q24 | FIFO stands for ______________
  • first interactive first out
  • first in first out
  • first invented first out
  • first interface first out.
Q25 | A ______________ is a binary event representing a signal change from positive to negative
  • bit
  • band.
  • bandwidth.
  • frequency.