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Management Information Systems problems


  • 1. The calculation of expected outcomes in intended to help the manager

  • Options
  • A. identify problems
  • B. identify solutions
  • C. evaluate solutions
  • D. All of the above
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 2. The parts of a system may be analyzed in the sequence

  • Options
  • A. outputs, objective, management, information processor, input, transformation
  • B. objectives, outputs, management, information processor, input, transformation
  • C. objectives, outputs, information processor, management, input transformation
  • D. outputs, inputs, objectives, management, information processor, transformation
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 3. Ultimately, internal constraints can be traced to limits on

  • Options
  • A. manpower
  • B. money
  • C. machines
  • D. material
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 4. Which of the following best explains the meaning of managerial participation in effective computer utilization is MIS:

  • Options
  • A. managers operate the computer
  • B. need for understanding and support from top management'
  • C. managers need to be educated about computers
  • D. managers need to go through the computers reports.
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 5. Long-range planning reports produced in an MIS are primarily designed for:

  • Options
  • A. top management
  • B. middle management
  • C. lower management
  • D. both (a) and (c)
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 6. The computer generation that triggered the explosion of interest in information processing was the

  • Options
  • A. first generation of computers
  • B. second generation of computers
  • C. third generation of computers
  • D. fourth generation of computers
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 7. In an experiment in which a new drug was being tested on 1000 rats, which one of the following would a computer be least able to do?

  • Options
  • A. determine the total amount of drug that had been given to all 1000 rats keep records of weight changes of the 1000 rats
  • B. keep records of the dosages and the dates the drug was given to each rat
  • C. determine the total dosage that had been given to each rat
  • D. keep records of weight changes of the 1000 rates
  • E. decide whether the drug was safe enough for use on humans
  • Discuss
  • 8. The computer has been applied most effectively in

  • Options
  • A. marketing
  • B. manufacturing
  • C. personnel
  • D. engineering
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 9. Systems that supply data for operations execution or supervision all concern

  • Options
  • A. exception reports
  • B. computing systems
  • C. orders
  • D. All of the above
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 10. Operational budgeting require how many data files that would not otherwise be needed?

  • Options
  • A. 3
  • B. 2
  • C. 1
  • D. 0
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss

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