McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Master of Business Administration (MBA) .
Chapters
| 1. |
By the 1960’s __________ were used to generate a limited range of pre-defined reports including income statements, balance sheets and sales reports |
| A. | MIS |
| B. | ERP |
| C. | KIS |
| D. | VB |
| Answer» A. MIS | |
| 2. |
1990’s saw the introduction of the _____________ information systems. |
| A. | Strategic |
| B. | GUI |
| C. | Decision |
| D. | Executive |
| Answer» A. Strategic | |
| 3. |
_____________ is often called the father of computers. |
| A. | Babbage |
| B. | Blaise |
| C. | Hobbyists |
| D. | Dovis |
| Answer» A. Babbage | |
| 4. |
___________ is the act of informing or the state of being informed. |
| A. | Data |
| B. | System |
| C. | Management |
| D. | Information |
| Answer» D. Information | |
| 5. |
Payroll Data includes wage structures, benefits, deductions and ___________. |
| A. | Allowances |
| B. | Bribe |
| C. | Lose |
| D. | Cheque |
| Answer» A. Allowances | |
| 6. |
HRIS stands for _________________ |
| A. | Human Resource Information System. |
| B. | HUDA Reserve Information System |
| C. | Human Refraction Information System |
| D. | Human Resource Institution System |
| Answer» C. Human Refraction Information System | |
| 7. |
Advantages of HR Database are______________ |
| A. | Sharing of Data |
| B. | Improved Security |
| C. | Data Consistency |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 8. |
Information systems that monitor the elementary activities and transactions of the organizations are: |
| A. | Management-level system |
| B. | Operational-level system |
| C. | Knowledge-level system |
| D. | Strategic level system |
| Answer» A. Management-level system | |
| 9. |
Projections and responses to queries are information output characteristics associatedwith a(n): |
| A. | DSS |
| B. | MIS |
| C. | ESS |
| D. | TPS |
| Answer» C. ESS | |
| 10. |
Summary transaction data, high-volume data, and simple models are information inputs characteristic of a(n): |
| A. | DSS |
| B. | MIS |
| C. | ESS |
| D. | TPS |
| Answer» B. MIS | |
| 11. |
Which of the following individuals typically have less formal, advanced educational degrees and tend to process rather than create information? |
| A. | Knowledge workers |
| B. | Executives |
| C. | System analysts |
| D. | Data workers |
| Answer» D. Data workers | |
| 12. |
Management information systems usually: |
| A. | Serve managers interested in weekly, monthly, and yearly results, not day-to-day activities. |
| B. | Help managers make decisions that are unique, rapidly changing, and not easilyspecified in advance. |
| C. | Provide managers with a generalized computing and telecommunications capacitythat can be applied to a changing array of problems. |
| D. | Perform and record the daily routine transactions necessary to the conduct of business. |
| Answer» A. Serve managers interested in weekly, monthly, and yearly results, not day-to-day activities. | |
| 13. |
Decision support systems usually: |
| A. | Serve managers interested in weekly, monthly, and yearly results, not day-to-day activities. |
| B. | Help managers make decisions that are unique, rapidly changing, and not easilyspecified in advance. |
| C. | Provide managers with a generalized computing and telecommunications capacity that can be applied to a changing array of problems. |
| D. | Perform and record the daily routine transactions necessary to the conduct of business. |
| Answer» B. Help managers make decisions that are unique, rapidly changing, and not easilyspecified in advance. | |
| 14. |
Identifying customers and markets using data on demographics, markets, consumer behavior, and trends is an example of a(n): |
| 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. | |
| 15. |
Deciding where to locate new production facilities is a(n) example of a manufacturing and production information system operating at the: |
| A. | Operational level |
| B. | Management level |
| C. | Knowledge level |
| D. | Strategic level |
| Answer» D. Strategic level | |
| 16. |
Preparing short-term budgets is an example of finance and accounting information system operating at the: |
| A. | Operational level |
| B. | Management level |
| C. | Knowledge level |
| D. | Strategic level |
| Answer» B. Management level | |
| 17. |
Tracking employee training, skills, and performance appraisals is an example of a human resource information system operating at the: |
| A. | Operational level |
| B. | Management level |
| C. | Knowledge level |
| D. | Strategic level |
| Answer» A. Operational level | |
| 18. |
Assembling a product, identifying customers and hiring employees are: |
| A. | Transactions |
| B. | Phases |
| C. | Business processes |
| D. | Business functions |
| Answer» C. Business processes | |
| 19. |
Which of the following is a network of facilities for procuring materials, transforming raw materials into intermediate and finished products, and distributing the finished products to customers? |
| A. | Production chain |
| B. | Primary chain |
| C. | Supply chain |
| D. | Distribution chain |
| Answer» D. Distribution chain | |
| 20. |
Information systems can facilitate supply chain management by: |
| A. | Tracking the status of orders. |
| B. | Rapidly communicating orders. |
| C. | Providing product specifications. |
| D. | Doing all of the above. |
| Answer» D. Doing all of the above. | |
| 21. |
Enterprise systems support: |
| A. | Manufacturing processes. |
| B. | Financial and accounting processes. |
| C. | Human resource processes. |
| D. | All of the above. |
| Answer» D. All of the above. | |
| 22. |
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» C. data | |
| 23. |
Nonroutine cognitive skills include: |
| A. | communication. |
| B. | problem-solving. |
| C. | abstract reasoning. |
| D. | collaboration. |
| Answer» B. problem-solving. | |
| 24. |
The quality of your ____________is a large part of the quality of your information system. |
| A. | computer |
| B. | thinking |
| C. | time |
| D. | challenges |
| Answer» A. computer | |
| 25. |
Which of the following is not a characteristic of good information? |
| A. | interchangeability |
| B. | relevance |
| C. | cost effectiveness |
| D. | timeliness |
| Answer» C. cost effectiveness | |
| 26. |
A human order taker can be bypassed when using a(n) _____________ . |
| A. | Office automation system |
| B. | Management information system |
| C. | Transaction processing system |
| D. | Decision support system |
| Answer» C. Transaction processing system | |
| 27. |
Data mining cannot be done if |
| A. | operational data has not been archived |
| B. | earlier management decisions are not available |
| C. | the organization is large |
| D. | all processing had been only batch processing |
| Answer» A. operational data has not been archived | |
| 28. |
Knowledge based system supports____________ . |
| A. | Knowledge of creation |
| B. | Knowledge of support |
| C. | Knowledge of Dissemination |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 29. |
Information systems that monitor the elementary activities and transactions of the organizations are: |
| A. | management-level systems |
| B. | operational-level systems |
| C. | knowledge-level systems |
| D. | strategic-level systems |
| Answer» B. operational-level systems | |
| 30. |
Projections and responses to queries are information output characteristics associated with a(n): |
| A. | DSS |
| B. | MIS |
| C. | TPS |
| D. | ESS |
| Answer» B. MIS | |
| 31. |
Summary transaction data, high-volume data, and simple models are information inputs characteristic of a(n): |
| A. | DSS |
| B. | MIS |
| C. | ESS |
| D. | TPS |
| Answer» A. DSS | |
| 32. |
Which of the following individuals typically have less formal, advanced educational degrees and tend to process rather than create information? |
| A. | knowledge workers |
| B. | executives |
| C. | systems analysts |
| D. | data workers |
| Answer» D. data workers | |
| 33. |
Management information systems usually: |
| A. | Serve managers interested in weekly, monthly, and yearly results, not day-to-day activities. |
| B. | help managers make decisions that are unique, rapidly changing, and not easily specified in advance. |
| C. | provide managers with a generalized computing and telecommunications capacity that can be applied to a changing array of problems |
| D. | perform and record the daily routine transactions necessary to the conduct of business. |
| Answer» C. provide managers with a generalized computing and telecommunications capacity that can be applied to a changing array of problems | |
| 34. |
Decision support systems usually: |
| A. | serve managers interested in weekly, monthly, and yearly results, not day-to-day activities |
| B. | help managers make decisions that are unique, rapidly changing, and not easily specified in advance. |
| C. | provide managers with a generalized computing and telecommunications capacity that can be applied to a changing array of problems. |
| D. | perform and record the daily routine transactions necessary to the conduct of business |
| Answer» B. help managers make decisions that are unique, rapidly changing, and not easily specified in advance. | |
| 35. |
Identifying customers and markets using data on demographics, markets, consumer behavior, and trends is an example of a(n): |
| 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» D. strategic-level sales and marketing information system | |
| 36. |
Deciding where to locate new production facilities is a(n) example of a manufacturing and production information system operating at: |
| A. | operational level |
| B. | management level |
| C. | knowledge level |
| D. | strategic level |
| Answer» C. knowledge level | |
| 37. |
Preparing short-term budgets is an example of a finance and accounting information system operating at the: |
| A. | operational level |
| B. | management level |
| C. | knowledge level |
| D. | strategic level |
| Answer» B. management level | |
| 38. |
Tracking employee training, skills, and performance appraisals is an example of a human resource information system operating at the: |
| A. | operational level |
| B. | management level |
| C. | knowledge level |
| D. | strategic level |
| Answer» D. strategic level | |
| 39. |
A person machine-systems and a highly integrated grouping of information-processing functions designed to provide management with a comprehensive picture of specific operation is called |
| A. | DSS |
| B. | MIS |
| C. | IIS |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. MIS | |
| 40. |
Which one of the following is not an important characteristic of useful and effective information? |
| A. | Accuracy |
| B. | Timeliness |
| C. | Completeness |
| D. | Economy |
| Answer» D. Economy | |
| 41. |
The most important reason for failure of MIS is |
| A. | Use of improper tools for design |
| B. | Non involvement of end-user |
| C. | Improper specification |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Non involvement of end-user | |
| 42. |
Select the most appropriate statement among the following |
| A. | Operational managers make unstructured decisions |
| B. | Middle level managers undertake long range planning |
| C. | As the management level goes up the hierarchy of information becomes more and more summarized |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. As the management level goes up the hierarchy of information becomes more and more summarized | |
| 43. |
Top level Managers use |
| A. | Strategic information |
| B. | Tactical information |
| C. | Operational information |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Strategic information | |
| 44. |
System is an important factor of MIS. There are various types of systems. Which one of the following is not a system? |
| A. | Physical system |
| B. | Integrated system |
| C. | Open system |
| D. | Probabilistic system |
| Answer» B. Integrated system | |
| 45. |
Which one of the following is not an approach for development of MIS? |
| A. | Hierarchical approach |
| B. | Integrative approach |
| C. | Modular approach |
| D. | Elective approach |
| Answer» B. Integrative approach | |
| 46. |
In management information system which is the correct order of the reference of activities that the manager processes? |
| A. | Planning, organizing, staffing, coordinating, directing, controlling |
| B. | Planning, staffing, coordinating, organizing, directing, controlling |
| C. | Planning, organizing, staffing, coordinating, controlling, directing |
| D. | Planning, directing, organizing, staffing, coordinating, controlling. |
| Answer» A. Planning, organizing, staffing, coordinating, directing, controlling | |
| 47. |
Management is linked to information by |
| A. | decisions |
| B. | data |
| C. | both (a) and(b) |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» C. both (a) and(b) | |
| 48. |
Which pattern reflects a pure executive form of management? |
| A. | Functional |
| B. | Line |
| C. | Line and Staff |
| D. | Committee |
| Answer» A. Functional | |
| 49. |
Porter's value chain theory was introduced in |
| A. | 1980 |
| B. | 1985 |
| C. | 1990 |
| D. | 1995 |
| Answer» B. 1985 | |
| 50. |
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 |
| A. | CRM |
| B. | Intranet |
| C. | ERP |
| D. | Extranet |
| Answer» B. Intranet | |
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