Monday 19 March 2012

Management Information Systems- MODEL PAPER


                                        MODEL PAPER
                        MB0031 Management Information Systems
                                          (3 Credits)
                   Group A: 1 Marks Questions (Question Number 1-40)
                   Group B: 2 Marks Questions (Question Number 41-60)
                   Group C: 4 Marks Questions (Question Number 61-75)
                                        Full Marks: 140
                 Please Answer All Questions –Only One Option is Correct

                                         Group A

1   The texts   and ____________in electronic forms are effective in communicating
    ideas from source to destination.
        a)  Ideas
        b)  Representations
        c)  Images
        d)  Graphics

2    MIS helps in identifying a proper mechanism of ____________ of data.
     a)storage
     b)distribution
     c)collection
     d)elimination

3  Some of the processes like artificial intelligence, generating management
     related information, providing aid in decision making, necessary support
     systems, executive information system are the               classification of MIS
     a) Functionality
      b)Utility
     c)area of application
     d)processing type

4    A                   information is easy to process further.
     a)managhement
     b)unstructured
     c)structured
     d)generated

5    The                 is automated to work on the knowledge based
     data and information required in a particular domain of
     management activity.
     a)  Transaction processing systems
     b)  Knowledge based systems
     c)On line analytical processing systems
     d) Executive information systems

6       _____ refers to a system in which there are predefined multiple 
        instances of various modules used in business applications. 
        a)  Transaction processing systems 
        b)  Knowledge based systems 
        c)On line analytical processing systems 
        d) Executive information systems 

7       It is a system developed as model which are representative of real world 
        cases. 
        a) TPS 
        b) DSS 
        c) KBS 
        d) OOS 

8    A    complete       business     systems      requires      models     from     three    different 
        perspective –State model, interaction model and _____ model. 
        a) entity 
        b) global 
        c) data 
        d) class 

9       Under Porter's framework, enterprises have four generic strategies available 
        to them whereby they can attain above-average performance.  They are cost 
        focus, differentiation, focus differentiotion and _______ . 

        a) objective leadership 
        b) price leadership 
        c) point leadership 
        d) cost leadership 
10      Business    process   redesign   is  part  of  the  revolutionary  level  which 
        involves   more   thorough  re-evaluation  of  the  enterprise  _____and   the 
        production process. 

        a) value chain 

        b) efficiency 

        c) issues 

        d) network 

11      _______ involves reconfiguration of the scope  and tasks of the business network. 

        a) Business network redesign 
        b) Business process redesign 
        c) Business process enterprise 
        d) Business network enterprise 

12      ____ and Internal Integration are the two levels belonging to the evolutionary levels. 

        a) business scope rdefinition 
        b) business network redesign 
        c) business process redesign 
        d) localized exploitation 

13 

        The process in which the existing system in the organization is totally reexamined 
        and radically modified for incorporating the latest technology is known as  _____. 
        a) business process re-engineering 
        b) change management 
        c) changing technology 
        d) redesigning 

14 

        ______   helps   in   reorganization   of   the   entire   work   force   along   with   various   flows, 
        minimizing the wastages, and giving the system a new dimension. 
        a) business product redefinition 
        b) business process reengineering 
        c) business product reeingineering 
        d) business process redefinition 

15      This   process   of   change   for   the   betterment   of   the   organization   is 
        called as ______ . 
        a)Business process re-engineering 
        b)Business process engineering 
        c)Business process re-inventing 
        d)Business process innovation 

16      In  the Lewins model of implementing of MIS in an organization, the first 
        step is _____ . 
        a) unfreezing 
        b) refreezing 
        c) choosing 
        d) analyzing 

17      Implementation        of   MIS    in  an   organization     is   a   process    where 
        organizational   transformation   takes   place.   _____   model   can   be   used 
        bring the transformation. 

        a) Johnson 
        b) Lewin 
        c) Abraham 
        d) Porter 

18      In the _____ step of Lewin's model, the change is consolidated and equilibrium is 
        reinforced. 
        a) unfreezing 
        b) refreezing 
        c) choosing 
        d) analyzing 

19      The _______ strategic plan should be the basis for the MIS strategic plan. 

        a) employee's 
        b) organization's 
        c) manager's 
        d) customer's 

20     One can define the                  as the information required by a 
        number of personnel, departments and divisions or the functions in 
       the organisation. 
       a)operational information 
        b)functional managerial information 
       c)decision support information 
       d)organisational information 

21     ______ is largely factual, statistical and detailed in multi-dimensions of the 
       function. 
       a)operational information 
        b)functional information 
       c)decision support information 
       d)organisational information 

22     The functional information is used by a manager to plan and ____ the function. 

       a) execute 
        b) monitor 
       c) track 
       d) control 

23      Information can be determined by constructing a ____ of information versus user as 
        per the table given below. 
       a) matrix 
        b) table 
       c) diagram 
       d) chart 

24      Middle management and operations management people use the information class 
       of type _______ . 
       a) functional managerial knowledge 
        b) organizational 
       c) Decision Support 
       d) Operational 

25     The    functional  information   can  be  assessed    on   the  following  three 
        parameters    – the     _______,    the  responsibility  and   the   functional 
       objectives. 

       a) work 
        b) people 
       c) organization 
       d) software characteristics 

26     _________is used in a decision support  system for model building and 
        problem solving. 
       a) data 
        b) information 
       c) object 
       d) knowledge 

27     Decision made about what task has to be done, when it has to be done, by 
       whom and how it has to be done is known as ____ . 
       a) planning 
       b) exection 
       c) deciding 
       d) managing 

28     The planning is adopted by the ____ level executives in the organization. 
       a) middle 
       b) top 
       c) bottom 
       d) intermediate 

29     The operational planning decides on the ______ and cost control. 
       a) estimate 
       b) investment 
       c) escalation 
       d) quality 

30     ____ and costing of products is also an important aspect of operational 
       planning. 
       a) estimating 
       b) pricing 
       c) analysing 
       d) quality 

31     ERP stands for                      . 

       a)Enterprise Reserve planning 
       b)Enterprise Resource Planning 
       c)Elementary Resource planning 
       d)Elementary Resource planning 

32      The _____ database is a collection of current or historical data from a number of 
        applications or groups. 

        a)TPS 
        b)DSS 
        c)ESS 
        d)KBS 

33     The business decision-making is                      in nature. 
       a)distributed 
       b)sequential 
       c)random 
       d)parallel 

34     The Decision Support System helps in making a decision and also in its ____ . 
       a) performance evaluation 
       b) design assessment 
       c) developmental evaluation 
       d) parametric evaluation 
35     A new trend is the creation of an IT leadership team comprising the______ 
       and the Chief Technology Officer. 

       a) Chief Executive Officer 
       b) Chief Information Officer 
       c) Chief Financial Officer 
       d) Chief Operations Officer 
36     The     business     management         process    has    changed      from    function 
       management to ________ management. 
       a)process 
       b)product 
       c)consumer 
       d)service 
37     ______     are  used to solve extremely complex problems like mapping of 
       human   genome,   forecasting   weather   an   modelling   complex   processes 
       like nuclear fission. 

       a) Mini computers 
       b) Super computers 
       c) Mainframe computers 
       d) Desktop computers 
38     A   _________      is  processed      with  reference    to  business     rules,   it  is 
       scrutinised for conformance to the rules, policy or guidelines before it is 
       taken up for further processing. 

       a) information 
       b) transaction 
       c) operation 
       d) data 
39     __________ assures the accuracy, validity and proprietary of information 
       system activities. 
       a) Administrative control 
       b) information systems control 
       c)procedural control 
       d) physical facility control 
40     Before   any   transaction   can   be   input   into   the   system,   a   specific  code 
       should be assigned to it called as              . 
       a)transaction codes 
       b)verification 
       c)control totals 
       d)labels 
                                                  

 Group B 

41     MIS       classification     depends        on    the    following      aspects      : 
       functionality,     ____,    ____    ,  processing      type   and    frequency     of 
       usage . 

       a) organization structure and people 
       b) size , infrastructure 
       c) people , usage 
       d) utility , area of application 

42     A    complete      business     systems      requires     models     from    three 

       different   perspective  – class   model,   _____   model   and   _____ 
       model. 
       a) entity, interaction 
       b) global, interaction 
       c) state, interaction 
       d) class, global 

43     Business     process   redesign   is  part  of  the  revolutionary  level  which 
       involves   more   thorough   re-evaluation   of  the  enterprise  _____and   the 
       ________. 
       a) value chain and production process 

       b) efficiency and effectiveness 

       c) issues and efficiency 

       d) network and effectivensss 

44 
       The   process   reengineering   brings   about   a   radical   change   in   the 
       _____   of   the   information   and   related   _____   from   one   business 
       function to another very efficiently. 
       a) production, documents 
       b) flow , documents 
       c) abstraction , documents 
       d) generation, documents 

45     In   the  refreezing    step   of  Lewin's   model,    the  change     is  _____    and 
       equilibrium is ______. 
       a) evident , established 
       b) made , disturbed 
       c) consolidated , reinforced 
       d) analyzed , established 

46     In the systems lifecycle the desing phase leads to _____ and ____ . 

       a) requirements collection , prototyping 
       b) prototyping , implementation 
       c) feasibility study , validation 
       d) testing, feasibility study 

47     The managers in the functional areas of management are responsible for 
       achieving the targets and accomplishing the _____ and _____. 
       a) goals and objectives 
       b) vision and mission 
       c) vision and objectives 
       d) mission and goals 
48     The    functional  information    can  be   assessed    on   the  following   three 
       parameters     – the     _______,     the   __________      and    the   functional 
       objectives. 

       a) work, responsibility 
       b) people, commitment 
       c) organization, approach 
       d) software characteristics, personnel 

49     All organizations have their own ____ and ______ arising from differences in 
       interest groups. 
       a) methods and procedures 
       b) objectives and procedures 
       c) policies and ventures 
       d) cultures and policies 

50 
       A   business    decision   making    process    depends    upon    the  level  of_____    and 
       _______ involved in the problem. 
       a) uncertainty, certainty 
       b) risk, uncertainty 
       c) management , variables 
       d) business, parameters 

51     Neural Networks can be used in various business applications like ________, 
       __________,      market analysis etc. 
       a) forecasting, stock analysis 
       b) graphical analysis, linear analysis 
       c) budgeting, costing 
       d) monitoring , controlling 

52     The basis of conventional organisation design is command & control 
       which is now _____ and _____ . 

       a)collaborate & control. 
       b)communicate & control 
       c)command & collaborate 
       d)command & communicate 

53     The four business models that work together in an e-enterprise 
       organization are ________ , ________ , ebusiness and ecommerce. 
       a) eshopping, ebuying 
       b) ebuying , eselling 
       c) ecommunication, ecollaborationb 
       d) etrading, eordering 

54       In reality, there is no right or wrong decision but a ____ or _____ 
         decision. 
         a) big , small 
         b) rational , irrational 
         c) optimistic, pessimistic 
         d) good, bad 

55       Decision making at the middle level is of type_____ and that at the top level is of type _____ . 

         a) certainty, risk 
         b) uncertainty, risk 
         c) certainty, uncertainty 
         d) risk, uncertainty 

56       The _____and _____of information also changes depending upon the risk in decision- 
         making. 
         a) value , scope 
         b) quantum , structure 
         c) quantum , scope 
         d) quantum , value 

57       Management Science models are developed on the principles of ______ 
         , ______ , _____________. 
         a) Networking, behaviour, hierarchy 
         b)  business management, accounting, econometrics 
         c) accounting, systems, HR 
         d) economics, engineering, and science 

58       A   _____   provides  a   single,   pre-established   WAN   communications   path   from 
         the customer premises through a carrier network, such as a telephone company, 
         to a _____ network. 

         a)Wide area network, local 
         b)local area network , remote 
         c)Metropolitan area network, local 
         d)Point-to-point Links, remote 

59       ________ and _________are the protocols by which data is transmitted 
         over networks. 
         a) HTTP, FTP 
         b) TCP, FTP 
         c) HTTP, UDP 
         d) TCP , UDP 

60       As a monitor,     the CIO must scan the external environment to keep up with 
         ________and __________. 
         a) technical changes , competition 
         b) market changes , technical changes 
         c) development, competition 
         d)  control factors, competitive pricing 
                                             Group C 

61      Match the following : 

           P)  TPS       x) The system adopted is capable of quick data 
                         acquisition and interpretation of the data which is 
                         necessary in decision making. 
           Q)  KBS       Y) Helps the management in decision-making by 
                         providing them with reports and different statistical tools. 
           R)  MRS       Z) Helps in conducting the daily routine activities like 
                         sales order entry, airline reservations, payroll etc. 

        The correct answer is : 
        a) P-X, Q-Y, R-Z 
        b) P-Y, Q-Z, R-X 
        c) P-Z, Q-X, R-Y 
        d) P-X, Q-Z, R-Y 

62      In   implementing       a  computer      based    information     systems      the 
        major behavioural factors which affect the system are : _____ , 
        need for _____, organizational            _____ , _____ to change and 
        organizational climate. 

        a) decision making, change, behaviour, willingness 

        b) decision structure, change, behaviour, acceptance 
        c) decision styles, explanation, expectations, resistance 
        d) decision support, explanation, changes, willingness 

63      Under Porter's framework, enterprises have four generic strategies 
        available     to  them     whereby     they   can    attain   above-average 
        performance. They are : 

        a) cost leadership, differentaiotion, product focus, focused differentiation 

        b) cost leadership, integration, product focus, focused differentiation 

        c) cost leadership, differentiation, cost focus, focused differentiaion 

        d) cost leadership, integration, cost focus, focused differentiation 

64      Match the following: 
        P) Six sigma                              X) measuring performances against standards 
        Q)        Customer          focus       Y)        specific       measure          of     quality 
        R)       Benchmarking                  z)       service,      product      features,      quality 

        Which of the following is correct? 

        a) P-X, Q-Y, R-Z 
        b) P-Y, Q-Z, R-X 
        c) P-Z, Q-X, R-Y 
        d) P-Y, Q-X, R-Z 

65       DFD uses symbols like circle, rectangles etc to represent dataflows and 
         illustrate relationships among ___ , ____ , ____ and _____ . 

         a) data, flows, external entities and stores 
         b) data, object, product, stores 
         c) data, product, item, stores 
         d) data, list, entities, blocks 

66       Consider                  the               following                statements                 : 
         P) The design of the MIS should consider the class of information as a whole 
         and provide suitable information system architecture to generate the information 
         for            various             users             in           the            organisation. 
         Q) The functional information is defined as a set of information required by the 
         customer      conducting     the  administration     and   management        of  the   function. 
         Which of hte following is correct? 

         a) Both Statements are true 

         b) Both statements are false 

         c) Statement P is True and Statement Q is False 

         d) Statement P is False and Statement Q is True 

67 
         Match                              the                          following                            : 
         P)   manufacturing                         X)   accounts   payable,   receivable,   fixed   assets 
         Q)   Financials                            Y)   workflow  management,   quality  control,   BOM 
         R)       Human        Resources                          Z)      benefits,      training,     payroll 
         Which of the following is correct ? 

         a) P-X, Q-Y, R-Z 

         b) P-Y, Q-X, R-Z 

         c) P-Y, Q-Z, R-X 

         d) P-X, Q-Z, R-Y 

68       Consider                     the                  following                   statements                    : 
         P) A DSS helps manager to take a decision whereas an ES acts as a decision maker or 
         an                      advisor                     to                    the                     manager. 
         Q)A  DSS   is   meant   only   for   decision   making   whereas   an   ES   provides   expertise   to   the 
         manager. 
         Which of the following is correct ? 

         a) Both Statements are true 

         b) Both statements are false 

         c) Statement P is True and Statement Q is False 

         d) Statement P is False and Statement Q is True 

69       The core business processes of the organisation are procurement, 
         manufacturing, _________, _________, __________and _________. 
         a) selling, distribution, delivery, accounting 
         b) buying, selling, accounting, pricing 
         c) buying, selling, distribution, pricing 
         d) selling, accounting, pricing, taxing 

70        Which among the following are the types of rationality as differentiated by Simon Herbert. 
           a) Objectively, structurally, consciously, organizationally 
           b) Objectively, subjectively, consciously, organizationally 
           c) Objectively, subjectively, structurally, organizationally 
          d) Objectively, subjectively, consciously, structurally 
71       Match                          the                        following                         : 
         P)   Behaviour   model                                                 X)   trend   analysis 
         Q)  Management Science model                   Y) principles of business management 
         R)        Operations      Research     model                         Z)     mathematical 
         Which of the following is correct ? 

         a) P-X, Q-Y, R-Z 

         b) P-Y, Q-X, R-Z 

         c) P-Y, Q-Z, R-X 

         d) P-X, Q-Z, R-Y 

72       Consider                 the              following              statements                 : 
         P)   An   internet  is  a  private  network    that  uses   Internet   protocols,  network 
         connectivity,   and   possibly   the  public  telecommunication      system    to  securely 
         share part of an organization's information or operations with suppliers, vendors, 
         partners,              customers               or            other             businesses. 
         Q)   There   is  often  an  attempt   to  use   Internet  technologies    to  provide   new 
         interfaces     with    corporate     "legacy"     data    and     information     systems. 
         Which of the following is correct ? 

         a) Both Statements are true 

         b) Both statements are false 

         c) Statement P is True and Statement Q is False 

         d) Statement P is False and Statement Q is True 

73       Modernization project is carried out which can include any combination of 
         _______, _________ and __________ . 
         a) migration, employment, creation 
         b) selection, creation, redevelopment 
         c) employement, infrastructure, transformation 
         d) migration, transformation, redevelopment 
74       The selection criteria for evaluation have the following dimensions to be 
         satisfied simultaneously : 
         a) technical, operational, financial 
         b) utility, performance, output units 
         c) financial, economical, performance 
         d) modularity, funcionality, utility 
75       Information    system    control   assures    the  _______,     _______and      ______    of 
         information system activities. 
         a) precision, requirements, functionality 
         b) precision, utility, modularity 
         c) accuracy, validity, functionality 
         d) accuracy, validity, proprietary 

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