Management Information Systems

411. A form used to record data about a transaction is a(n)

  1. batch document
  2. source document
  3. on-line document
  4. data entry document
  5. none of the above
Correct answer: (B)
source document

412. In cases where the data item has a large number of predefine values and screen space is tight, the following GUI control should be used for an input:

  1. combination box
  2. drop-down list
  3. list box
  4. ellipsis control
  5. none of the above
Correct answer: (B)
drop-down list

413. Which of the following reports categorizes information for managers who are not interested to wade through the details?

  1. external
  2. detailed
  3. exception
  4. supplemental
  5. none of the above
Correct answer: (E)
none of the above

414. A task of developing a technical blueprint and specifications for a solution that fulfills the business requirements is undertaken in the following phase of the system development process

  1. system initiation
  2. system implementation
  3. system analysis
  4. system design
  5. feasibility analysis
Correct answer: (D)
system design

415. The most important attribute of information quality that a manager requires is:

  1. relevance.
  2. media.
  3. presentation.
  4. timeliness.
  5. none of the above.
Correct answer: (A)
relevance.

416. UML depicts information systems as a collection of:

  1. Entities
  2. Processes
  3. Data
  4. Information
  5. Objects
Correct answer: (E)
Objects

417. Information systems that support the business functions that reach out to suppliers are known as:

  1. back office information systems
  2. decision support systems
  3. expert information systems
  4. front office information systems
  5. none of the above
Correct answer: (A)
back office information systems

418. Project Management ensures that

  1. project's risk is assessed
  2. project's feasibility is assessed
  3. system is developed at minimum cost
  4. both A and B
  5. none of the above
Correct answer: (C)
system is developed at minimum cost

419. All of the following are phases of systems analysis, except

  1. decision analysis phase
  2. requirements analysis phase
  3. design analysis phase
  4. problem analysis phase
  5. scope definition phase
Correct answer: (C)
design analysis phase

420. The process of requirements discovery consists of the following activities, except

  1. requirements management
  2. sampling of existing documentation, forms and files
  3. requirements discovery
  4. problem discovery and analysis
  5. documenting and analyzing requirements
Correct answer: (B)
sampling of existing documentation, forms and files
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