Management Information System MCQs with Answers

Multiple Choice Questions 53 Pages
University Savitribai Phule Pune University
Course Bachelor of Business Administration
SBJ

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  • DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI,PUNE–45
    Subject: Management Information System Class : S.Y. BBA
    Prof . S. B. Potadar www.dacc.edu.in
    Unit 1 : Management Information Systems
    1. Using ______________ a decision maker can make hypothetical changes to problem data and observe the
    impact on the results
    A. Simulation
    B. What-if analysis
    C. Optimization
    D. Goal-seeking analysis
    Correct answer: (B)
    What-if analysis
    2. ______________ involves the investigation of new approaches to existing problems.
    A. Systems analysis
    B. Creative analysis
    C. Critical analysis
    D. Organizational analysis
    Correct answer: (B)
    Creative analysis
    3. Which of the following is NOT a goal of transaction processing systems?
    A. Capture, process, and store transactions
    B. Produce a variety of documents related to routine business activities
    C. Reduce manual effort associated with processing business transactions
    D. Produce standard reports used for management decision making
    Correct answer: (D)
    Produce standard reports used for management decision making
    4. According to the ______________ theory, organizations adapt to new conditions or alter their practices over
    time.
    A. Change model
    B. Organizational learning
    C. Organizational culture
    D. Continuous improvement

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  • DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI,PUNE–45
    Subject: Management Information System Class : S.Y. BBA
    Prof . S. B. Potadar www.dacc.edu.in
    Correct answer: (D)
    Continuous improvement
    5. ______________ is factors that are essential to the success of certain functional areas of an organization.
    A. Mission-critical factors
    B. Critical success factors
    C. Performance objectives
    D. Strategic factors
    Correct answer: (B)
    Critical success factors
    6. In ______________ organization, authority is delegated down the hierarchy.
    A. traditional
    B. classical
    C. operational
    D. absolute
    Correct answer: (B)
    classical
    .
    7. The starting point of MIS planning is general ______________ planning.
    A. objective.
    B. managers.
    C. business.
    D. firms.
    Correct answer: (C)
    business.
    8. BPR means ______________
    A. Business Product Engineering.
    B. Business Process Engineering.
    C. Business Product Electronic.
    D. Business Process Electronic.
    Correct answer: (B)
    Business Process Engineering.

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  • DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI,PUNE–45
    Subject: Management Information System Class : S.Y. BBA
    Prof . S. B. Potadar www.dacc.edu.in
    Previous
    9. ______________ leader who commands both positional and personal influence. Team.
    A. Team.
    B. Project.
    C. Formal.
    D. Informal.
    Correct answer: (C)
    Formal.
    10. ______________ is a prominent attribute of management information procured through MIS of an
    organization.
    A. Explicitness.
    B. Completeness.
    C. Accuracy.
    D. Exception based.
    Correct answer: (A)
    Explicitness.
    11. Critical information for top management is provided by ______________ information system.
    A. Expert.
    B. Executive.
    C. Decision.
    D. Managerial.
    Correct answer: (B)
    Executive.
    12. ______________ sub system covers granting of credit and cost management
    A. Accounting.
    B. Purchase.
    C. Personnel.
    D. Sales.
    Correct answer: (A)
    Accounting.

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  • DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI,PUNE–45
    Subject: Management Information System Class : S.Y. BBA
    Prof . S. B. Potadar www.dacc.edu.in
    13. ______________ type of testing ensures the system is free of errors and is ready to be placed into
    operation.
    A. Audit
    B. General
    C. Technical
    D. Data
    Correct answer: (A)
    Audit
    14. processing is considered as the classical method of processing data.
    A. Batch.
    B. Group.
    C. Sequence.
    D. Real.
    Correct answer: (A)
    Batch.
    15. ______________ type of processing, data is processed immediately after a transaction occurs.
    A. Batch.
    B. Parallel.
    C. Sequence.
    D. Real time.
    Correct answer: (D)
    Real time.
    16. ______________ of information systems that support key business functions as well as cross functional
    business processes.
    A. Standards.
    B. Rules.
    C. Portfolio.
    D. Procedure.
    Correct answer: (C)
    Portfolio.

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  • DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI,PUNE–45
    Subject: Management Information System Class : S.Y. BBA
    Prof . S. B. Potadar www.dacc.edu.in
    17. In database handling ______________ reports used by software for data.
    A. Condition.
    B. Specific.
    C. Periodic.
    D. Demand.
    Correct answer: (C)
    Periodic.
    18. ______________ steps ensure the success of the new systems
    A. Initial
    B. Implementation
    C. Testing
    D. Design
    Correct answer: (B)
    Implementation
    19. SCM stands for ______________
    A. Supply Chain Method
    B. Supply Collection Management
    C. Supply Chain Management
    D. Search Chain Management
    Correct answer: (C)
    Supply Chain Management
    20. ______________ means that information must reach the recipients within the prescribe timerframe.
    A. Duration.
    B. Period.
    C. Timeliness.
    D. Time.
    Correct answer: (C)
    Timeliness.
    21. ______________ system will monitor and control the industrial processing activities.
    A. Process control.

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  • DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI,PUNE–45
    Subject: Management Information System Class : S.Y. BBA
    Prof . S. B. Potadar www.dacc.edu.in
    B. Process decision.
    C. Process cleaning.
    D. Process updating.
    Correct answer: (A)
    Process control.
    Previous
    22. 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
    Correct answer: (C)
    data
    23. What are the qualities of a good s/w ?
    A. Reusability
    B. Portability
    C. Inter operability
    D. All of the above
    Correct answer: (D)
    All of the above
    24. Which of the following is not a characteristic of good information?
    A. Interchangeability
    B. relevance
    C. cost effectiveness
    D. timeliness
    Correct answer: (A)
    Interchangeability
    25. Which is not a domain of-Artificial Intelligence?
    A. Intelligent Agents.
    B. Expert System.

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  • DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI,PUNE–45
    Subject: Management Information System Class : S.Y. BBA
    Prof . S. B. Potadar www.dacc.edu.in
    C. None of the above.
    D. A & B
    Correct answer: (D)
    A & B
    26. Prototypes are used in
    A. model-driven analysis
    B. object-oriented analysis
    C. traditional approaches
    D. accelerated systems analysis
    E. structured analysis
    Correct answer: (D)
    accelerated systems analysis
    Previous
    27. The task of establishing system improvement objectives is performed in which phase of systems analysis?
    A. problem analysis phase
    B. logical design phase
    C. scope definition phase
    D. physical design phase
    E. requirements analysis phase
    Correct answer: (A)
    problem analysis phase
    28. Which one is NOT a common fact-finding technique?
    A. prototyping
    B. interviews
    C. research and site visits
    D. sampling of existing documents, forms, databases
    E. reverse engineering
    Correct answer: (E)
    reverse engineering
    29. Which of the following types of questions should not be asked on an interview?
    A. closed-ended questions

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  • DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI,PUNE–45
    Subject: Management Information System Class : S.Y. BBA
    Prof . S. B. Potadar www.dacc.edu.in
    B. biased questions
    C. open-ended questions
    D. loaded questions
    E. both (b) and (d)
    Correct answer: (E)
    both (b) and (d)
    30. Which of the following is(are) the inputs to the Systems Construction phase?
    A. design prototypes
    B. redesigned business processes
    C. physical design specifications
    D. documentation
    E. all of the above
    Correct answer: (E)
    all of the above
    31. Which of the following is NOT a general principle for output design?
    A. The distribution of (or access to) computer outputs must be sufficient to assist all relevant users.
    B. The computer outputs should be designed with automated tools.
    C. The computer outputs must be acceptable to the system users.
    D. Computer outputs should be simple to read and interpret.
    E. The timing of computer outputs is important. Output information must reach recipients while the
    information is pertinent to transactions or decisions.
    Correct answer: (B)
    The computer outputs should be designed with automated tools.
    32. The term used to describe those people whose jobs involve sponsoring and funding the project to develop,
    operate, and maintain the information system is
    A. information worker
    B. internal system user
    C. systems owner
    D. external system user
    E. systems builder
    Correct answer: (C)
    systems owner

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  • DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI,PUNE–45
    Subject: Management Information System Class : S.Y. BBA
    Prof . S. B. Potadar www.dacc.edu.in
    33. Decision makers who are concerned with tactical (short-term) operational problems and decision making are
    A. middle managers
    B. executive managers
    C. supervisors
    D. mobile managers
    E. none of the above
    Correct answer: (A)
    middle managers
    34. The general transformation cycle for information is:
    A. information to data to knowledge.
    B. knowledge to data to information.
    C. data to knowledge to information.
    D. data to information to knowledge.
    E. none of the above.
    Correct answer: (D)
    data to information to knowledge.
    35. Language-based, machine-readable representations of what a software process is supposed to do, or how a
    software process is supposed to accomplish its task is known as:
    A. prototyping
    B. software specifications
    C. application programs
    D. human engineering
    E. none of the above
    Correct answer: (C)
    application programs
    36. The deliverable of the problem analysis phase is
    A. system improvement objectives
    B. problem statement
    C. statement of constraints
    D. statement of work
    E. none of the above

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  • DNYANSAGAR ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, BALEWADI,PUNE–45
    Subject: Management Information System Class : S.Y. BBA
    Prof . S. B. Potadar www.dacc.edu.in
    Correct answer: (A)
    system improvement objectives
    37. Rapid Application Development (RAD) strategy includes all of the following, except
    A. actively involves system users in the analysis, design, and construction activities
    B. uses waterfall development approach to evolve system concept
    C. organizes systems development into a series of focused, intense workshops
    D. reduces the amount of time that passes before the users begin to see a working system
    E. accelerates the requirements analysis and design phases
    Correct answer: (B)
    uses waterfall development approach to evolve system concept
    38. Which of the following phases identifies and expresses requirements, prioritizes requirements, updates project
    plan, and communications the requirements statement?
    A. logical design phase
    B. decisions analysis phase
    C. problem analysis phase
    D. systems analysis phase
    E. none of the above
    Correct answer: (E)
    none of the above
    39. Which of the following is(are) the step(s) in the output design process?
    A. specify physical output requirements
    B. identify system outputs and review logical requirements
    C. design, validate, and test outputs
    D. design any preprinted forms
    E. all of the above
    40. When a bank uses information to launch a personalised credit card product this:
    A. manages risks.
    B. creates a new opportunity.
    C. adds value.
    D. reduces costs.
    E. none of the above.

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