Information Systems And Engineering Economics Set 11
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This set of Information systems and engineering economics Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Information Systems And Engineering Economics Set 11
Q1 | operational decisions are
- decision made by managers that have a medium term scope
- based on aggregate data and impact the activities for the medium term that could range from the next few days/weeks/months
- both a and b
- none of the above
Q2 | Types of Communication are
- synchronous and asynchronous communication
- simplex communication
- full duplex and half duplex communication
- all of the above
Q3 | FOIS stands for
- freight operation information system
- fixed operation information system
- first operation information system
- none of the above
Q4 | CMS stands for
- client management system
- crew management system
- customer management system
- none of the above
Q5 | ICMS stands for
- international coaching management system
- internal coaching management system
- integrated coaching management system
- none of the above
Q6 | Management information systems (MIS)
- create and share documents that support day-today office activities
- process business transactions (e.g., time cards, payments, orders, etc.)
- capture and reproduce the knowledge of an expert problem solver
- use the transaction data to produce information needed by managers to run the business
Q7 | The term used to describe those people whose jobs involve sponsoring and funding the project to develop, operate, and maintain the information system is
- information worker
- internal system user
- systems owner
- external system user
Q8 | If a university sets up a web-based information system that faculty could access to record student grades and to advise students, that would be an example of a/an
- crm
- intranet
- erp
- extranet
Q9 | Which of the following is not a technology driver for an information system?
- enterprise applications
- object technologies
- knowledge asset management
- collaborative technologies
Q10 | Which of the following is a deliverable of the system implementation phase in a formal system development process?
- technical hardware and software solution for the business problem
- business problem statement
- statement of the system users’ business requirements
- none of the above
Q11 | When a bank offers web self-service for customers to answer their questions, the primary outcome is:
- adds value
- manages risks
- reduces costs
- none of the above
Q12 | The general transformation cycle for information is:
- information to data to knowledge
- data to information to knowledge
- knowledge to data to information
- none of the above
Q13 | The most important attribute of information quality that a manager requires is:
- relevance
- media
- presentation
- none of the above
Q14 | To improve the performance of a business process, which of the following is most relevant?
- input
- processing
- control and feedback
- all of the above
Q15 | The majority of publically available Internet information sources are:
- created in xml
- structured information
- normal information
- unstructured information
Q16 | Records management:
- is a discipline limited to digitised paper documents
- is a discipline limited to library books
- 3. is a discipline limited to paper documents
- none of the above
Q17 | Which of the following statements describes a taxonomy?
- a browsable hierarchy
- a list of equivalent terms
- a complex controlled vocabulary showing relationships
Q18 | Information systems that support the business functions that reach out to suppliers are known as:
- back office information systems
- expert information systems
- front office information systems
- none of the above
Q19 | Which is not a typical business function?
- manufacturing
- benefits and compensation
- sales
- services
Q20 | Project Management ensures that
- project’s risk is assessed
- project’s feasibility is assessed
- system is developed at minimum cost
- both a and b
Q21 | Which of the following is NOT a feasibility analysis criterion?
- technical feasibility
- schedule feasibility
- economic feasibility
- resource feasibility
Q22 | IT has impacts as
- first order
- second order
- third order
- all of the above
Q23 | A centralised system keeps decision making firmly at the top of the hierarchy
- TRUE
- FALSE
- not applicable
- don’t know
Q24 | Centralised IT management system best suited for
- small sized organization
- large sized organization
- all of the above
- none of the above
Q25 | Decentralised IT management system best suited for
- small sized organization
- large sized organization
- all of the above
- none of the above