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410+ Management information system Solved MCQs

These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) , Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) , Bachelor of Tourism Studies (BTS) .

101.

During software development which factor is most crucial?

A. people
B. process
C. product
D. project
Answer» A. people
102.

Upper CASE tools are used

A. for developing dfd\s
B. for screen design
C. during all phases of system analysis and design life cycle
D. for converting structured english procedures to source code into a language such as c
Answer» A. for developing dfd\s
103.

Identifying customers and markets using data on demographics, markets, consumer behaviour, and trends is an example of:

A. operational-level sales and marketing information system.
B. knowledge-level sales and marketing information system.
C. management-level sales and marketing information system.
D. strategic-level sales and marketing information system
Answer» B. knowledge-level sales and marketing information system.
104.

______________. focuses on planning, policies, and procedures regarding the use of corporate data and information.

A. cio
B. systems analyst
C. database administrator
D. system operator
Answer» A. cio
105.

The extent to which technology permeates an area or department is called ______________.

A. technology diffusion
B. technology infusion
C. technology collusion
D. technology fusion
Answer» A. technology diffusion
106.

______________ is any business-related exchange such as payments to employees, sales to customers, or payments to suppliers.

A. data
B. e-commerce
C. a transaction
D. input
Answer» C. a transaction
107.

______________ is software programs that were developed for a general market and that can be purchased in a store.

A. proprietary software
B. off-the-shelf software
C. contract software
D. application software
Answer» B. off-the-shelf software
108.

With the ______________ form of data processing, each transaction is processed immediately.

A. oltp
B. batch processing
C. active processing
D. automated transaction processing
Answer» A. oltp
109.

In any of the system ______________ resource is consider as people resources.

A. end user.
B. hardware.
C. data.
D. software.
Answer» A. end user.
110.

______________ information system that express a fundamental concept and activities of information systems.

A. model.
B. style.
C. standard.
D. logic.
Answer» A. model.
111.

In general the information system can also describe in terms of ______________.

A. operations.
B. functions.
C. events .
D. tasks.
Answer» B. functions.
112.

______________ is the people who develop and operate the information systems.

A. is specialists.
B. is analyst.
C. is experts.
D. is data entry.
Answer» A. is specialists.
113.

______________ is a collection of single-application software packages in a bundle designed to work similarly so that once you learn the basics for one application, the other applications are easy to learn and use.

A. bundled software
B. software suite
C. productivity applications
D. general purpose software
Answer» B. software suite
114.

Information systems that support the firm in its interaction with its environment are said to be performing within the ______________.

A. workgroup sphere of influence
B. global sphere of influence
C. enterprise sphere of influence
D. individual sphere of influence
Answer» C. enterprise sphere of influence
115.

The current major stage in the business use of IS is oriented towards ______________.

A. cost reduction and productivity
B. gaining competitive advantage
C. strategic advantage and costs
D. improved customer relationship management
Answer» B. gaining competitive advantage
116.

______________ is the process of converting a message into a secret code and changing the encoded message back to regular text.

A. encryption
B. fraud
C. encoding
D. cryptography
Answer» D. cryptography
117.

Problems that are routine and have well-defined relationships are called ______________.

A. structured problems
B. programmed decisions
C. simple problems
D. heuristics
Answer» A. structured problems
118.

The four key questions related to fairness in information use are ______________

A. cost, timing, content, and frequency
B. notice, consent, accuracy, and authorization
C. knowledge, control, notice, and consent
D. knowledge, accuracy, timing, and permission
Answer» D. knowledge, accuracy, timing, and permission
119.

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. administrator.
120.

Primary storage device such as semiconductor memory chips are called ______________.

A. parallel
B. sequential
C. direct access
D. binary access
Answer» C. direct access
121.

In network the different communication are interconnected by using a communication processors called a ______________.

A. protocols.
B. gateway.
C. multiplexers.
D. router
Answer» B. gateway.
122.

______________ is single user workstation that provide presenttion services,database services and connectivity

A. server
B. client
C. system
D. cpu
Answer» B. client
123.

GUI stands for ______________

A. graphical user interface
B. graphical user interactive
C. graphical user integration
D. graphical user inference
Answer» A. graphical user interface
124.

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. first in first out
125.

A ______________ is a binary event representing a signal change from positive to negative

A. bit
B. band.
C. bandwidth.
D. frequency.
Answer» B. band.
126.

Data encryption concept is used for ______________ purposes.

A. data hidden
B. data display
C. data processing
D. data transfer
Answer» D. data transfer
127.

The ______________ is monitors the activities of the computer system

A. processor.
B. ram.
C. rom
D. operating system.
Answer» D. operating system.
128.

EDI stands for:

A. electronic data interchanqe
B. electrical data interchange
C. work flow automation software
D. enhanced data interchange
Answer» A. electronic data interchanqe
129.

Accounting, finance, marketing, and human resources are known as

A. executive information systems
B. functional business areas
C. geographic information system
D. local information system
Answer» B. functional business areas
130.

Relational calculus is a

A. procedural language.
B. non- procedural language.
C. data definition language.
D. high level language.
Answer» B. non- procedural language.
131.

SDLC stands for?

A. software design life cycle
B. software development life cycle
C. system design life cycle
D. system development life cycle
Answer» D. system development life cycle
132.

A combination of a MIS and DSS called ______________ which helps top managers make decisions.

A. gis
B. eis
C. epi
D. cam
Answer» B. eis
133.

The most creative and challenging phase of system life cycle is

A. feasibility study
B. maintenance
C. design
D. none of the above
Answer» C. design
134.

The most important feature of spiral model is

A. requirement analysis
B. risk management
C. quality management
D. configuration management.
Answer» B. risk management
135.

Which of these items is a major component of today's IT infrastructure?

A. data management technology
B. networking
C. technology services
D. all of me above
Answer» D. all of me above
136.

______________ converts ciphertext back into plaintext.

A. encryption
B. a firewall
C. decryption
D. an encoder
Answer» C. decryption
137.

A computer security protocol for logging in would be an example of the component of an information system:

A. software
B. hardware
C. data
D. procedure
Answer» D. procedure
138.

Relational calculus is a

A. Procedural language.
B. None- Procedural language.
C. Data definition language.
D. High level language.
Answer» B. None- Procedural language.
139.

The view of total database content is

A. Conceptual view
B. Internal view.
C. External view.
D. Physical view.
Answer» A. Conceptual view
140.

DML is provided for

A. Description of logical structure of database.
B. Addition of new structure in the database system.
C. Manipulation &processing of database.
D. Definition of physical structure of database system.
Answer» C. Manipulation &processing of database.
141.

ODBC stands for

A. Object Database Connectivity.
B. Oral Database Connectivity
C. Oracle Database Connectivity.
D. Open Database Connectivity.
Answer» D. Open Database Connectivity.
142.

Architecture of the database can be viewed as

A. Two levels.
B. Four levels.
C. Three levels.
D. One level.
Answer» C. Three levels.
143.

The database schema is written in

A. HLL
B. DML
C. DDL
D. DCL
Answer» C. DDL
144.

In the architecture of a database system external level is the

A. Physical level.
B. Logical level.
C. Conceptual level
D. View level.
Answer» D. View level.
145.

In a Hierarchical level model records are organized as

A. Graph.
B. List .
C. Links.
D. Tree.
Answer» D. Tree.
146.

The language used in application programs to request data from the DBMS is referred to as the

A. DML
B. DDL
C. VDL
D. SDL
Answer» A. DML
147.

The DBMS language component which can be embedded in a program is

A. The data definition language (DDL)
B. The data manipulation language(DML)
C. The database administrator(DBA)
D. A query language.
Answer» B. The data manipulation language(DML)
148.

Which one of the following statement is false?

A. The data dictionary is normally maintained by the database administrator.
B. Data elements in the database can be modified by changing the data dictionary.
C. The data dictionary contains the name and description of each data element.
D. The data dictionary is a tool used exclusively by the database administrator.
Answer» B. Data elements in the database can be modified by changing the data dictionary.
149.

An advantage of the database management approach is

A. Data is dependent on programs.
B. Data redundancy increase.
C. Data is integrated and can be accessed by multiple programs.
D. None of the above.
Answer» C. Data is integrated and can be accessed by multiple programs.
150.

A DBMS query language is designed to

A. Support end users who use English-like commands.
B. Support in the development of complex applications software.
C. Specify the structure of a database.
D. All of the above.
Answer» D. All of the above.

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