MIS MCQs on Information System, Data-Information-Knowledge and Knowledge Management System

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This is another article based on MCQs, related to Management Information System. These are the general MCQs which are commonly asked in exams and include topics like the basic introduction to Information System and its types, Data-Information-Knowledge and Knowledge Management System.

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Q 1) The general transformation cycle for information is _______.

a. Information to Data to Knowledge
b. Data to Knowledge to Information
c. Knowledge to Data to Information
d. Data to Information to Knowledge

Solution: d) Data to Information to Knowledge

Q 2) The majority of publicly available Internet information sources are ______.

a. Normal information
b. Unstructured information
c. Created in XML
d. Structured information

Solution: b) Unstructured information

Q 3) Unarticulated Knowledge is termed as ____.

a. Explicit knowledge
b. Information
c. Tacit knowledge
d. None of the above

Solution: c) Tacit knowledge

Q 4) What is the difference between data and information?

a. Data are digital while information is analog
b. They pretty much mean the same thing
c. Data are basic values or facts, while information consists of organized data used to answer question or solve problems
d. Computers store data while the humans brain stores information

Solution: c) Data are basic values or facts, while information consists of organized data used to answer question or solve problems

Q 5) Correctness of information, is best classifiable into ______.

a. Adequacy
b. Quality
c. Validity
d. Reliability

Solution: b) Quality

Q 6) Data has to be _____ before it can be converted into information.

a. Processed
b. Changed
c. Engineered
d. Transformed

Solution: a) Processed

Q 7) Which system helps to analyze historical and current data either on demand or periodically?

a. Data Access System
b. Data Analysis System
c. Fore Data Analysis System
d. System based on accounting models

Solution: b) Data Analysis System

Q 8) Summary Transaction data high volume data and simple models are information inputs characteristics of _____________ .

a. Management Information System
b. Executive Support System
c. Decision Support System
d. Transaction Processing System

Solution: a) Management Information System

Q 9) Facts and figures that are used by programs to produce useful information are called _______.

a. Data
b. Procedures
c. Hardware
d. Software

Solution: a) Data

Q 10) Documented and easily formalized knowledge is termed as ______.

a. Tacit knowledge
b. Explicit knowledge
c. Data
d. Information

Solution: b) Explicit knowledge

Q 11) Major knowledge work applications include:

a. Investment workstations, computer-aided design systems, and intelligent agents
b. Document imaging systems
c. Virtual reality systems, intelligent agents, and investment workstations
d. Computer-aided design systems, virtual reality systems, and investment workstations

Solution: d) Computer-aided design systems, virtual reality systems, and investment workstations

Q 12) The data warehouse architecture includes which of the following?

a. Data that can extracted from numerous internal and external sources
b. Near real-time updates
c. At least one data mart
d. All of the above

Solution: d) All of the above

Q 13) A collection of internal and external knowledge in a single location for more efficient management and utilization by the organization, best describes _______.

a. A knowledge repository
b. Organizational memory
c. A data warehouse
d. Knowledge management

Solution: a) A knowledge repository

Q 14) Which of the following refers to rule-based AI tolerates imprecision by using nonspecific terms called membership functions to solve problems?

a. Genetic algorithms
b. Expert system
c. Hybrid system
d. Fuzzy logic

Solution: d) Fuzzy logic

Q 15) Which of the following level of managers develop short and medium range plans, schedules and budgets and specify the policies, procedures and business objectives for their sub units of the company?

a. Strategic
b. Tactical
c. Operational
d. Front Line

Solution: b) Tactical

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