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) A ______ details are given by Management to Marketing Service System.

a. Supplier
b. Customer
c. Employee
d. None of the above

Solution: a) Supplier

Q 2) A _____ is a category of applications and technologies for presenting and analyzing corporate and external data.

a. Data warehouse
b. MIS
c. EIS
d. All of the above

Solution: c) EIS

Q 3) A _____ is/are the resources are used for DSS to explore decision alternatives.

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

Solution: a) People

Q 4) An information system that supports the planning and assessment needs of executive management is ______.

a. ERP
b. ESS
c. DSS
d. All of them

Solution: c) DSS

Q 5) Identify the odd one.

a. Expert faces the problem of selecting subsystem
b. More data means more information
c. Any reporting system is MIS
d. Any computer based system is MIS

Solution: a) Expert faces the problem of selecting subsystem

Q 6) In the financial decision making system which of the following is not a transaction processing system input?

a. Cash returns
b. Cash issues
c. Warehouse requisition slip
d. Cash receipts

Solution: c) Warehouse requisition slip

Q 7) BI can catalyze a business’s success in terms of _______.

a. Ranks customers based on probability
b. Ranks customers based on profitability
c. Ranks customers based on services
d. All of these

Solution: d) All of these

Q 8) Which of the following areas are affected by BI?

a. CRM
b. Revenue
c. Sales
d. All of the above

Solution: a) CRM

Q 9) Which of the following is not a level of information handling?

a. Transaction Processing System
b. Operational Assistance System
c. Office Automation System
d. Decision Support System

Solution: b) Operational Assistance System

Q 10) Which of the following is not tree of operational decisions?

a. A concern the execution of specific tasks
b. Include acceptance or rejection of credit
c. Usually have present standards
d. Primarily made by middle management

Solution: d) Primarily made by middle management

Q 11) Word processing, desktop publishing and electronic calendars are examples of _____.

a. Knowledge work systems
b. Decision support systems
c. Office systems
d. Artificial intelligence systems

Solution: c) Office systems

Q 12) 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. External system user
c. System owner
d. Internal system user

Solution: c) System owner

Q 13) The stored learning from an organization’s history that can be used for decision-making and other purposes best describes _____.

a. Organizational learning
b. Knowledge warehouse
c. Best practices
d. Organizational memory

Solution: d) Organizational memory

Q 14) The most successful solutions or problem-solving methods that have been developed by a specific organization or industry best describes _____.

a. Organizational memory
b. Knowledge management
c. Best practices
d. Standard operating procedures

Solution: c) Best practices

Q 15) Interactive graphics software and hardware that create computer-generated simulations which provide sensations that emulate real world-activities describes _____.

a. VRML
b. Fuzzy neural networks
c. Virtual reality systems
d. Genetic algorithms

Solution: c) Virtual reality systems

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