Management Information Systems

351. Management information systems (MIS)

  1. create and share documents that support day-today office activities
  2. process business transactions (e.g., time cards, payments, orders, etc.)
  3. capture and reproduce the knowledge of an expert problem solver
  4. use the transaction data to produce information needed by managers to run the business
  5. none of the above
Correct answer: (D)
use the transaction data to produce information needed by managers to run the business

352. Which of the following is a deliverable of the system implementation phase in a formal system development process?

  1. technical hardware and software solution for the business problem
  2. business problem statement
  3. statement of the system users' business requirements
  4. technical blueprint and specifications for a solution that fulfills the business requirements
  5. none of the above
Correct answer: (A)
technical hardware and software solution for the business problem

353. When a bank uses business performance management software to monitor its performance in differences regions this:

  1. reduces costs.
  2. manages risks.
  3. adds value.
  4. creates a new opportunity.
  5. none of the above.
Correct answer: (B)
manages risks.

354. Records management:

  1. is a discipline limited to digitised paper documents.
  2. is a discipline limited to library books.
  3. is a discipline limited to paper documents.
  4. is a discipline limited to information contained in databases.
  5. none of the above.
Correct answer: (E)
none of the above.

355. Which of the following is not a type of navigation system for a web site?

  1. National
  2. Global
  3. Contextual
  4. Local
  5. Regional
Correct answer: (E)
Regional

356. Which of the following is not a class of information system applications?

  1. database management system
  2. decision support system
  3. expert system
  4. management information system
  5. office automation system
Correct answer: (A)
database management system

357. Examples of keyless interfaces include:

  1. bar coding, OCR, pen, and voice recognition
  2. mouse, OCR, pen, and voice recognition
  3. keyboard, OCR, pen, and voice recognition
  4. all of the above
  5. none of the above
Correct answer: (A)
bar coding, OCR, pen, and voice recognition

358. Which one is NOT a phase of the systems development life cycle?

  1. problem analysis
  2. scope definition
  3. requirements analysis
  4. post-implementation review
  5. decision analysis
Correct answer: (D)
post-implementation review

359. Request for quotation (RFQ) is

  1. a document that compares business and technical requirements of a commercial application package against the capabilities and features of a specific commercial application package
  2. a document that communicates business, technical, and support requirements for an application software package to vendors that wish to compete for the sale of that application package and services
  3. a document that communicates business, technical, and support requirements for an application software package to a single vendor that has been determined as being able to supply that application package and service
  4. a contract with management and the user community to develop or enhance an information system
  5. none of the above
Correct answer: (C)
a document that communicates business, technical, and support requirements for an application software package to a single vendor that has been determined as being able to supply that application package and service

360. Prototypes are used in

  1. model-driven analysis
  2. object-oriented analysis
  3. traditional approaches
  4. accelerated systems analysis
  5. structured analysis
Correct answer: (D)
accelerated systems analysis
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