MIS Quiz

20 Questions | By Sbsahmedabad | Last updated: Sep 21, 2018 | Total Attempts: 1021

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This quiz will enhanced your knowledge and managing IT (Information Technology) in corporate organization. This quiz will be a component in your grading.

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1.

A description of how a company produces, delivers and sells a product or service to create wealth is called :
- A.
  
  Business Model
- B.
  
  Business Process
- C.
  
  Operating Procedure
2.

In an information system, which of the following transfers information to the people or groups in an organization who use it:
- A.
  
  Input
- B.
  
  Process
- C.
  
  Output
3.

Ina an information system,which of the following accepts data from the environment?
- A.
  
  Input
- B.
  
  Process
- C.
  
  Output
4.

Sets of logically related tasks & behaviors that organizations develop to produce specific business results are called:
- A.
  
  Corporate Assets
- B.
  
  Business Processes
- C.
  
  Processing
5.

Using an Information System to enhance productivity is an example of which of the six strategic business objectives?
- A.
  
  Improved decision-making
- B.
  
  Competitive advantage
- C.
  
  Operational excellence
6.

Using an Information System to help determine how many products to distribute to retail outlets is an example of which strategic business objectives?
- A.
  
  Customer and supplier intimacy
- B.
  
  Improved decision-making
- C.
  
  Survival
7.

An Organization co-ordinates work through a structured hierarchy and formal:
- A.
  
  Standard operating procedure
- B.
  
  Lines of Communication
- C.
  
  Evaluations
8.

The behavioral approach to information systems tends to focus on:
- A.
  
  System capabilities
- B.
  
  Non-technical solutions
- C.
  
  Formal models
9.

Investment in information technology accounts for approximately what % of all capital invested today in the U.S:
- A.
  
  25%
- B.
  
  50%
- C.
  
  75%
10.

Investing in a new business model that is appropriate for a new product or service is an example of:
- A.
  
  An organizational complementary investment
- B.
  
  A managerial complementary investment
- C.
  
  A social complementary investment
11.

Internet advertising is growing at a rate of more than 25 percent a year:
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
12.

The six important business objectives of information technology are new products, services, and business models; customer and supplier intimacy; survival; competitive advantage; operational excellence; and:
- A.
  
  Improved flexibility
- B.
  
  Improved decision making
- C.
  
  Improved business practices
- D.
  
  Improved efficiency
13.

Dell Computer's use of information systems to improve efficiency and implement "mass customization" techniques to maintain consistent profitability and an industry lead illustrates which business objective?
- A.
  
  Improved flexibility
- B.
  
  Improved business practices
- C.
  
  Competitive advantage
- D.
  
  Survival
14.

The use of information systems because of necessity describes the business objective of:
- A.
  
  Survival
- B.
  
  Improved business practices
- C.
  
  Competitive advantage
- D.
  
  Improved flexibility
15.

Which of the following choices may lead to competitive advantage: (1) new products, services, and business models; (2) charging less for superior products; (3) responding to customers in real time?
- A.
  
  1 only
- B.
  
  1 and 2
- C.
  
  2 and 3
- D.
  
  1, 2, and 3
16.

Verizon's implementation of a Web-based digital dashboard to provide managers with real-time information such as customer complaints is an example of
- A.
  
  Improved flexibility
- B.
  
  Improved decision making
- C.
  
  Improved efficiency
- D.
  
  Customer and supplier intimacy
17.

Order data for baseball tickets and bar code data are examples of:
- A.
  
  Raw input
- B.
  
  Raw output
- C.
  
  Customer and product data
- D.
  
  Sales information
18.

The average number of tickets sold daily online is an example of:
- A.
  
  Input
- B.
  
  Raw data
- C.
  
  Meaningful information
- D.
  
  Feedback
19.

Output:
- A.
  
  Is feedback that has been processed to create meaningful information
- B.
  
  Is information that is returned to appropriate members of the organization to help them evaluate the input stage.
- C.
  
  Transfers data to the people who will use it or to the activities for which it will be used
- D.
  
  Transfers processed information to the people who will use it or to the activities for which it will be used.
20.

Converting raw data into a more meaningful form is called:
- A.
  
  Capturing
- B.
  
  Processing
- C.
  
  Organizing
- D.
  
  Feedback